A Night of Broadway Favorites at Mandel Concert Hall
Cleveland Pops Orchestra has a ticket into the Broadway lover’s heart. Vocalists Lauren Berry and Connor Bogart bring to life hits from Wicked, West Side Story, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia and more. $31-$107, April 2, 8 p.m., 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-765-7677, clevelandpops.com
Cleveland International Film Festival at Playhouse Square
The Cleveland International Film Festival is set to astound, educate and celebrate humanity once again, piecing together the larger puzzle of what it means to be human. This year, the festival will take place in person, with virtual streaming options also available. $14-$16, March 30-April 9 & streaming April 10-17, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-623-3456, clevelandfilm.org
Cleveland International Wine Festival at Lago Custom Events
If you’re into expanding the wisdom of the palate and serious about wine, Cleveland’s reeling in oenophiles from around the globe to participate in three terrific nights of education and delight. Featuring classes on vintage aging to pairings; avocado toast and quail egg brunches to VIP blue scampi caviar experiences. $30-$100, April 1-3, Fri. 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 1 p.m.-9 p.m. & Sun. 10 a.m.-noon, 1091 W. 10th Street, Cleveland, 216-410-9168, tastecle.com
Cousin Stizz at the Grog Shop
Boston native MC Cousin Stizz is set to be at the Grog Shop Sunday night, breaking the dreaded back-to-work evening with his direct, casual-yet-confident style. Well known for his 2015 debut albumSuffolk County, Stizz will share the night with Tony Shhnow, Walker OG, Eastside and Malan The Artist. $15-$75, April 3, 8 p.m., 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-321-5588, grogshop.gs
In Concert: Photography and the Violin at Transformer Station
Music transcends time and social class, and just looking at photos of violins causes the echo of an orchestra or ditty of a fiddle to swell in our minds. Ohio native and concert violinist Evan Mirapaul is sharing his exquisite—and extensive—collection of 250 violins photographed through the centuries. The collection features cultural figures from Albert Einstein to the Three Stooges and portrays the relationship between the violin and photography. Free, Jan. 21-April 3, Wed.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 1460 West 29th St., Cleveland, 216-938-5429, transformerstation.org
Joshua Adam Jay at Mandel Jewish Community Center
An accomplished magician on all accounts (former Sleight-of-Hand World Champion, consultant for Game of Thrones illusions and bilking Penn & Teller on “Fool Us”), Joshua Jay’s latest book, How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters gives the bystander the slightest peak into the philosophy of magic. $5-$10, April 3, 4 p.m., 26001 S. Woodland Road, Beachwood, 216-831-0700, mandeljcc.org
Much Ado About Nothing at Great Lakes Theater
It’s always a treat for a performing arts aficionado when a Shakespeare piece comes to town. Much Ado About Nothing makes a quick favorite, for both its drama and stinging one-liners. Beneath the surface, the social fragility of both masculinity and femininity is called into question before falling back into order by the end. But maybe we’re reading much ado into nothing. $15-$80, March 25-April 10, various times, 2067 E. 14th St., Cleveland, 216-241-6000, greatlakestheater.org
Past Masters, Master Teachers, and Modern Artists Opening Concert at the Cleveland History Center
Let all the weariness of the present shrink from your consciousness, as the Western Reserve Historical Society reflects on the life Dr. A. Grace Lee Mims (“The Black Arts” host on WCLV Radio), with the works of Dr. H. Leslie Adams, Hale Smith and more performed by pianist Dianna White-Gould, violist Christopher Jenkins and more. While this event is free, note reservations are required. Free, April 3, noon-4 p.m., 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, 216-721-5722, wrhs.org
Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the I-X Center
Whether you understand the tangle of pipes twisting from an engine like a noodled beard or you are just tagging along to be with the motorhead in your life, this 56 years young show promises if it has piston, it’s here, with more than 1,000 vehicles to marvel at, 32 feature areas, and 60 vendors. Also, there’s a parade each morning. $10-$20, April 1-3, Fri. 3 p.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. & Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 1 I-X Center Drive, Cleveland, 216-265-2528, pistonpowershow.com
Threads Moving Backward and Forward: Contemporary Textile Artworks from Ohio at the Massillon Museum
Inside the Fred F. Silk Community Room Gallery, more than the process of embroidery and weaving will be celebrated on its 1 p.m. opening event on Saturday. Rather, an arrangement of stories, traditions and undying culture, by the hands of Ohio artists—from Jo Westfall of Canton, Katie Mongoven of Cleveland Heights and more. Free, April 2-May 18, Tues.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. & Sun. 2 p.m.-5 p.m., 121 Lincoln Way East, Massillon, 330-833-4061, massillonmuseum.org