Cheese & Wine Fest Cleveland 2021 at Lago Custom Events
Cheese and wine are best friends. We’re pretty sure they share an Instagram account, that’s how tight they are. Journey to the east bank of the Flats this weekend to devour this pair together at Lago Custom Events. More than 50 types of wine and cheese will be available from around the globe. Float through the ballroom and relax at a firepit outside by the veranda with an unlimited number of samples glass while soaking in live music by Stamper Starr and Apostle Jones. $55-$60, Nov. 13, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., 1091 W. 10th Street, Cleveland, 216-410-9168, tastecle.com
Cleveland Gaming Classic at Wagner’s of Westlake
The south ballroom will be the galactic convening of superheroes, game legends and more this coming Saturday. No matter where you are in the universe, get ready to fly in to take part in an awesome cosplay contest, a free play arcade, music by 88bit and real-life gaming heroes Daniel Pesina as Johnny Cage and Kerri Hoskins as Sonya Blade. Kids under ten get in for free. And, for an exclusive Cleveland Gaming Classic 2021 T-Shirt, you can purchase admission for $30. $12-$30, Nov. 13, Noon- 10 p.m., 30855 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, gamecleveland.com
Cleveland Pizza Week at Various Locations
Any way you slice it, the CLE will be serving up some terrific, thin, thick, cheezy, greasy, whatever-you-love-about-pizza pizza this week. Most of Cleveland’s most popular places to grab the sauce-dripping dough pie will be serving up specialties, from The 27 Club to Biga to Citizen Pie. Just don’t forget your pizza week passport! $8, Nov. 8-14, various locations, clevelandpizzaweek.com
Flash Nonfiction Festival at Literary Cleveland
For those stranger than fiction and faster than lightning, this one’s for you. Brevity and Literary Cleveland are hosting a Flash Nonfiction Festival for the first time this November. Master the power of brevity (less words doesn’t mean less work!), craft a whole character — a scenario — in a sentence, put an essay in a paragraph and much more magic at this virtual event. Registration is due November 12. $15-$90, Nov. 14-20, Sun.-Fri. 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. & Sat. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 216-400-9488, litcleveland.org
Joe Louis Walker at Music Box Supper Club
With the sound of his mother’s B. B. King records and father’s blues piano reverberating in the chambers of Joe Louis Walker’s childhood, the four-time Blues Music Award winner and Blues Hall of Fame inductee continues to sharpen the soul-cutting blade of modern blues, even after 25 years. On a cold, November night, nothing can warm your bones as well as a wailing blues guitar. $15-$20, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com
Making Home: A Refugee and Immigrant Art Exhibition at Current Gallery
The bold colors and heavy atmosphere of anticipation is laden upon the shoulders of Augusto Bordelois’ Leaving Home an Autumn Morning. Bordelois, an immigrant from Cuba, is one of ten artists featured at Current Gallery during November, and visitors will get a chance to connect with them at an artist panel this weekend. No matter where we’re from, we all enjoy music, art and tasty food — all of which will be present. Funds go directly to Us Together’s mission. $20, Nov. 12, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., 1300 W. 78th St., Ste 101, Cleveland, 216-925-4477, ustogether.networkforgood.com
Ray Flanagan’s 29th Birthday Bash at The Winchester Music Tavern
This Friday is the debut of Ray Flanagan & The Mean Machines at The Winchester. Also making an appearance are special guests Orefice Roth, Abby Rose and Jen Maurer. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets at the door will be $15. While Flanagan has established himself as one of the area's top singer-songwriters, especially with this year's monthly two-song releases, this is his first performance with the Mean Machines, his retooled backing band. $10-$15, Nov. 12, 8 p.m., 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, thewinchestermusictavern.com
Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain at the Cleveland Museum of Art
The gods of Phnom Da are reuniting this Sunday at the Cleveland Museum of Art for an overdue meeting. Guests will travel three continents over the course of 15 centuries without leaving the museum in this immersive, reality-hybrid gallery model by HoloLens to discover the epic story behind Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, a 1,500-year-old Cambodian sculpture of a Hindu god in the act of preserving his people. Free-$15, Nov.14-Jan. 1, Tues.-Thurs. & Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-9 pm., 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org
"Pictures at an Exhibition" at Severance
Art is an act of love that transcends death. After the passing of painter Viktor Hartmann, Mussorgsky grieved and paid tribute to his friend in musical memorial, "Pictures at an Exhibition." The piece explores a musical interpretation of Hartmann's work of fantasy — medieval castles, French markets and hatching chicks. Also playing is Messiaen's "The Forgotten Offerings" and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major. $21-$91, Nov. 11, 13-14, Thur. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 8 p.m. & Sun. 3 p.m., 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-231-7300, clevelandorchestra.com
The Prom at Playhouse Square
If you’re into musicals — those plays where people sing their feelings — Playhouse Square is inviting you to see the latest downtown this November. The glitzy sequins sparkling across The Prom’s title advertisement have good reason to proudly parade. Described as a joyous while comic Broadway hit, the piece features choreography from Casey Nicholaw and music by Matthew Sklar, crafted alongside plenty of other Tony Award nominee talent. $10-$115, Nov. 2-21, Tues.-Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sat. 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. & Sun. 1 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org