Ingenuity Fest
Creativity sparks here with partners and participants of Ingenuity Cleveland displaying intersections of art, culture and science. Embracing adored traditions associated with progression, this year’s theme, FuturePast, recognizes the many contributions and advancements to Cleveland technology and art. See artists' installations, local makers and small businesses, live music and dance, and more. $5-$10. Sept 28 5 p.m.-1 a.m., Sept 29 12 p.m.-1 a.m., Sept 30 12 p.m.-5 p.m., Hamilton Collaborative, 5401 Hamilton Ave., Cleveland, 216-589-9444, ingenuitycleveland.com
National Ballroom Dance Week
Take a day to learn a few techniques in Waltz, Tango, FoxTrot and more in honor of National Ballroom Dance Week. These mini-classes, hosted by SOAR Student Run Free Clinic, Latino Medical Student Association, USA Dance Ohio Chapter 2024 and Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health offer dance lovers a great course teaching techniques such as quickstep, brush and prep. A day of performance-oriented partnered dancing will have you quick and on your toes. Free. Sept. 30 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Northeast Ohio Medical Center, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, 440-235-9289, sequoia-wellness.com
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra at Hawken School
Hang out with the band, enjoy a cocktail party and listen to fantastic music at the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra’s annual benefit. The annual benefit and concert helps fund and expand education initiatives such as CJO in the City and Side by Side as well as CJO’s Subscription Series Concerts. Cleveland Jazz Orchestra promotes the historical value of jazz while guiding youth toward a future in music. $50-$150. Sept. 30 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Hawken School Gates Mills Campus Shiverick Commons, 12465 County Line Road, Gates Mills, 216-287-0945, clevelandjazz.org
Festa Gervasi Grape Harvest Festival
With grape stomping and live music on the Piazza lawn, the Gervasi Festival returns for another year celebrating a bountiful grape harvest. In collaboration with 720 Market, the festival has tradition deeply rooted in the Italian grape harvest, Crush, which is still honored in communities of Italy. Enjoy the open-air market exhibiting local bakers, brewers and more while enjoying food from the Gervasi Bistro, Crush House and Piazza. Free. Sept. 30 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1700 55th St. NE, Canton, 330-497-1000, gervasivineyard.com
Playwrights Festival
Ignite your imagination with the Sherlock Project, a creative exercise of storytelling techniques. Inquire at Craft Talk, Writing Plays That Get Produced, a panel discussion with playwrights Andrew Black, Amy Drake and Faye Sholiton. Enjoy staged readings Sexual Politics, In Plain Sight and 6 Quick Cuts with engaging full-length, one-act or tabletop plays. All this and more intriguing theatrics at the 4th Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival. Free. Sept. 29 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., Creative Space at Waterloo Arts, 397 East 156th St., Cleveland, 330-265-8665, playwrightslocal.org
