Electra/Orestes at Cleveland Play House
Drop into drama with a performance by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Play House’s MFA Acting Program class of 2022. Director Desdemona Chiang resurrects Euripides’ Greek classics for a gripping adaptation that toys with the dynamics of time. Chiang starts at the end of Orestes, rewinds, then plows back to the present. The story alone is a concoction of an immortal plot: a cursed bloodline, vengeance and tragedy, each held within the riddle of fate or freewill. $5, April 21-25, Wed & Thu 7 p.m., Fri-Sun all day on-demand, 216-241-6000, clevelandplayhouse.com
Monday, Day 3753 at Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Naeem Mohaiemen’s 2017 film, Tripoli Cancelled, owes some origin to when the artists’ father was stranded in Ellinikon Airport in Greece, but the exhibit frames a bleaker portrait. A man haunts the halls of a vacated airport for more than 10 years, killing boredom with talismans of society like Watership Down and Boney M’s “Rivers of Babylon.” Running about 90 minutes, the film depicts isolation and humanity’s denotation absent of relational others, questions an audience living in lockdown may cling to fiercely. Free, Feb. 18-June 6, Thu-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 11400 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-421-8671, mocacleveland.org
Pepsi NFL Football Helmets at Downtown Cleveland’s Mall C
Bracing chilly winds from Lake Erie, 32 giant replica Pepsi NFL helmets parade Mall C outside FirstEnergy Stadium. The helmets have traveled across the nation for previous drafts, and now their April arrival kicks off festivities for the much-anticipated 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland. After April 29, the helmets will be moved inside the NFL Draft Experience, where admission is free, but reservations are required. Don’t miss this unique photoshoot opportunity — and don’t forget to tag the @nfldraft with #PepsiNFLHelmets and #NFLDraft. Free, April 19-27, all day, Mall C, Lakeside Ave. E, Cleveland, rocktheclockecle.com
Spring Picnic Days on the Farm at Hale Farm
Nestled on the southwestern fringes of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park sits Hale Farm. The brick farmhouse-turned-museum could not be a more charming backdrop for a spring picnic. Along with admiring the natural beauty of trails and birds in migration, games and craft kits will be available for kids on the village green. Flower pressing and foraged plant cooking demonstrations will be held and the Marketplace at Hale Farm & Village will be open to browse Ohio-made vittles, wine and beer. $6, April 24-May 8, Sat & Sun 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, 330-666-3711, halefarm.org
Unfairly Neglected Masters Virtual Concert at Heights Arts
It’s not enough for an artist to be a master, they must be recognized. Heights Arts calls to the curtain the works of pianist Fanny Mendelssohn and Russian composer Anton Arensky in the final concert of their Unfairly Neglected Masters series. A virtual concert streamed live from the Bop Stop, Texan pianist Patti Wolf will give life to the eclipsed work of Mendelssohn and, alongside violinist Isabel Trautwein and cellist Tanya Ell Woolfrey of the Cleveland Orchestra, Arensky. $25, April 25, 3 p.m., 216-371-3457, heightsarts.org