5 Things To Do In Cleveland This Weekend: April 5-7

Cleveland Ballet’s Coppelia
Leaping back to Playhouse Square by popular demand, the Cleveland Ballet presents Coppelia. Based on two not so typical love stories written by E.T. A. Hoffman, a young man becomes infatuated with a life-sized dancing doll pushing away his true love. This comical ballet choreographed by world re-known Spanish choreographer Ramon Oller raises the barre and will have you laughing and pirouetting in your seat. $25 - $79. April 5 8 p.m., April 6 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org

Cinema Wasteland
It’s alive! (For three days) Original and independent horror film lovers grab your pitchforks and torches for the Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo. Get a room to have some spooky fun all weekend long at Holiday Inn along with Dracula and Frankenstein where the event also takes place. After checking in join the mob to watch films, buy memorabilia and get autographs from horror celebs such as Tom Sullivan, Evil Dead Animator, Make-Up Effects and Artist. $15 - $55. April 5 4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m., April 6 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., April 7 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Holiday Inn, 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville, 440-891-1920, cinemawasteland.com

Ohio Mead Festival
Check out the Ohio Mead Festival at Skidmark Garage to see what all the buzz is about. The Festival is designed to showcase the mead of Ohio, an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, with samples, live music and food trucks. It highlights local meaderies like Brothers Drake Meadery. After 12 samples and the ability to purchase more if you’ve pollen in love with one, bottles can be purchased straight from the source. $17 - $74. April 6 4 p.m. – 9 p.m., Skidmark Garage, 5401 Hamilton Ave., Cleveland, 440-591-4822, refinedfestival.ticketbud.com

Soja 
Two-time nominated Grammy eight-piece band, Soja, is bringing their roots reggae style to the House of Blues this weekend. With over 300 million Youtube views this D.C. area based band of self-taught musicians has picked up the tempo from their humble beginnings of basement jam sessions to headlining concerts all over the world. This tour will feature their latest album, Poetry In Motion, which captures that feeling of magic the band sparked 20 years ago. $26 - $36. April 7 7 p.m., House of Blues, 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-523-2583, houseofblues.com

Be More Chill 
It is 2019 so forget 16 candles when a high schooler can just power on their supercomputer to grant them everything they most desire. Baldwin Wallace University’s music theatre and arts management program brings to life Ned Vizzini’s novel Be More Chill on the Playhouse stage as part of their annual spring collaboration. So log on, subscribe and stay tuned to find out if Jeremy Heere, your average teenager, can get the girl and the popularity with the help of “The Squip.” $25 April 5 7:30 p.m., April 6 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., April 7 7 p.m., Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org