Sunday January 12
Lake Take 1
Coming up this week in Cleveland, Disney On Ice happens at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Thursday, The 78th Street Studios Art Walk is on Friday, Flanagan’s Wake is at The Kennedy Theater on Friday and Aretha: The Queen Of Soul is at the Hanna Theater on Saturday.
Lake Take 2
Get out to the Connor Palace Theater for an Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular Birthday Edition. Elvis Impersonators will be on hand for this Gala event covering all aspects of The King’s career. The music begins at 7 tonight. Or head out to Severance Hall for a Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert. The Cleveland Orchestra will be performing in addition to an awards ceremony for those who have made a positive impact on the community in the spirit of Dr. King Jr. It all starts at 7 tonight.
Monday January 13
Lake Take 1
If you’re looking for some comedy tonight, head over to Great Lakes Brewing Company. Bill Squire, from our sister station WMMS, will be on hand for Craft Laughs. It’s a weekly stand-up event showcasing upcoming local comedians. It all goes down starting at 8. Or get some trivia in over at the Happy Dog’s Monday Night Trivia. They’ll dole out the headscratchers starting at 8 tonight along with a huge variety of hot dogs and craft beer.
Lake Take 2
If you want something a little bit educational, go to the Science Café over at the Music Box Supper Club. It’s an informal lecture series featuring regional scientists and it all gets started at 7. Or get out and go see the Skatch Anderssen Big Band at Brothers Lounge. The music and dancing starts tonight at 7.
Tuesday January 14
Lake Take 1
Get out tonight and hear some Jazz over at the Bop Stop. The Joey Skoch Trio are a Cleveland-based piano-led group who’ll be laying down the jazzy grooves tonight from 7 to 9:30. Or head over to the Winchester Music Tavern in Lakewood for their Open Turntable Tuesdays & Open Mic Night. Bring your own vinyl for them to spin from 6-9 and if you are musically inclined, participate in their Open Mic night happening after 9.
Lake Take 2
Make your weekend plans now to catch Disney On Ice Presents Road Trip Adventures over at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. All your favorite Disney characters will be on hand as well as music from Finding Dory, Frozen, Toy Story and more. It starts at 7 Thursday night with shows through the weekend. Or catch a tribute to Aretha Franklin down at the Hanna Theater called Aretha: The Queen Of Soul. Chastity Lockhart and her 10-piece band will be performing songs from Aretha’s Six-Decade career with two shows on Saturday: one at 4 and the other at 7:30.
Wednesday January 15
Lake Take 1
Get out to House Of Blues tonight and see Led Zeppelin 2. This highly-acclaimed tribute act will be performing Led Zeppelin’s Third album in celebration of its 50th Anniversary. The music starts at 8. Or make your weekend plans now to check out some of the best local art in town at the 78th street studios Third Friday Art Walk. Tour the more than 60 galleries which will open their doors from 5 to 9 Friday night.
Lake Take 2
Head out to the Music Box Supper Club for Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties. Tonight’s guest is Cleveland native David Spero, who’s been called a “rock-radio pioneer” He’ll recount stories from Cleveland’s long and rich history in Rock Music starting tonight at 7. Or go see comic Katie Hannigan over at Hilarities. She’s an actress and writer who has appeared on Comedy Central, The Travel Channel, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert among others. She’ll be onstage tonight at 7.
Thursday January 16
Lake Take 1
Take the family out to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse tonight for Disney On Ice Presents Road Trip Adventures. All your favorite Disney characters will be on hand as well as music from Finding Dory, Frozen, Toy Story and more. It all starts at 7 tonight and goes through Sunday. Or get out to Music Box Supper Club for a Moody Blues Tribute By Time Traveller. Billed as “America’s Number 1 Moody Blues Tribute”, they’ve performed the band’s more than 3-decades of hits all across the country and they take the stage tonight at 7:30.
Lake Take 2
Get a little local history lesson in at the Lakewood Public Library tonight. Local author, Jeffrey Stroup, will be on hand to talk about his new book, Abandoned Cleveland. It features many images and stories of long forgotten buildings around the city. It happens tonight at 7. Or if you’re in the Akron area, go check out some Honky-Tonk Blues over at the Akron Art Museum at their Mid-Winter Blues & Other Tunes event. The Cory Grinder Band will perform from 6-9 tonight while you peruse the different galleries the museum has to offer.
Friday January 17
Lake Take 1
Check out some of the best local art in town at the 78th street studios Third Friday Art Walk. Tour the more than 60 galleries which will open their doors from 5 to 9 tonight. Or go see Flanagan’s Wake down at Playhouse Square. The interactive Irish production starts tonight at 8 inside the Kennedy’s Cabaret Theater.
Lake Take 2
Enjoy some classical music tonight over at the Connor Palace Theater down in Playhouse Square. The Mozart Effect: Live, A Symphony For The Senses will feature The Cleveland Pops Orchestra as they take you on a trip through the legendary composer’s career. The music starts at 8. Or get some laughs in over at the Improv Comedy Club & Restaurant with comic JB Smoove. He played the fast-talking Leon on the hit show Curb Your Enthusiasm and he’ll be onstage tonight at 7:30 with additional shows through the weekend.
Saturday January 18
Lake Take 1
Catch a tribute to Aretha Franklin down at the Hanna Theater called Aretha: The Queen Of Soul. Chastity Lockhart and her 10-piece band will be performing songs from Aretha’s Six-Decade career with two shows today: one at 4 and the other at 7:30. Or take the family out to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse tonight for Disney On Ice Presents Road Trip Adventures. All your favorite Disney characters will be on hand as well as music from Finding Dory, Frozen, Toy Story and more. There’s 3 shows today: one at 11, another at 3 and the other at 7 tonight.
Lake Take 2
If you never got to see Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ music live or just want to see it recreated, there’s a tribute act playing tonight called Shadow Of A Doubt. They are based here in Northeast Ohio and they’ll start playing the Petty classics tonight at 7:30 at the Music Box Supper Club. Or if you’re into fishing, sailing, skiing and that sort of thing, then get over to the IX Center for the Progressive Cleveland Boat Show & Fishing Expo. It goes from 10 to 10 today is will be happening through Monday.