THEATER ANTIC Inc. — (Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls; 330-971-5665) Final performances of Phantom of the Opera, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $10, $8 students, $6 seniors and children younger than 12. Beck Center for the Arts — (Studio Theatre, 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood; 216-521-2540) Final performances of The Producers, 8 p.m.…
Et cetera
ET CETERA 10th Annual KNAFF/Victim Assistance Program Picnic — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 2610 Ley Drive, Akron. Featuring live entertainment by the Calypso Gypsies, a visit from horses provided by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol, fishing, games, face painting and more. 330-376-0040. Stan Hywet Hall &…
Classical music
CLASSICAL MUSIC 25th Anniversary Concert of Russian and Eastern European Music and Dance — 7 p.m. Saturday, Cuyahoga Falls High School Auditorium, Cuyahoga Falls. Featuring: St. Nicholas Balalaika Orchestra and St. Nicholas Russian Youth Dancers; and BARYNYA. $18; $15, seniors and students. 330-478-0026. Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival — Disney in Concert: Magical Music of the…
Auditions
AUDITIONS Akron Pops Orchestra — Seeking musicians, especially violinists, bassists and other strings, for the volunteer orchestra, which performs a variety of concert music. Most rehearsals and concerts are on Thursday evenings, with a few weekend concerts. 330-645-6211. Akron Symphony Chorus — Chorus auditions for George and Ira Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess will be held…
A chance to dance
A CHANCE TO DANCE Ballroom Dance Lessons — Thursdays through Sept. 2, at the Quirk Cultural Center, 1201 Grant Ave., Cuyahoga Falls. Lessons offered are: beginner ballroom, intermediate ballroom, intermediate Argentine tango, and beginner club-style dances. $10 per person/per class, $16 per couple/per class. Lesson times vary; call for specific times. For more information, call…
Mall events
MALL EVENTS Aurora Farms Premium Outlets — 549 S. Chillicothe Road. Summer Music Series presents Flash in the Pan at 1 p.m. Saturday. Mall hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. 330-562-2000. Chapel Hill Mall — 2000 Brittain Road, Akron. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon to…
Fresh Air
Today Photo show — The Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society is presenting a members’ show from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Happy Days Lodge in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. That’s off state Route 303 in Boston Heights. Guests are welcome to attend. Call 330-657-2909 for more information. Bats for fun — The Portage Park…
Smooth jazz draws fans in Akron
I checked out the world premiere Aug. 11 of the Lockbottom Jazz & Blues Club in downtown Akron, which featured local smooth jazz band the Stingers.
Gabor in serious condition
Associated Press LOS ANGELES: Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist says the 93-year-old actress is in extremely serious condition after two blood clots were removed at a Los Angeles hospital. Publicist John Blanchette said Sunday that he had spoken with Gabor’s husband, Frederic Von Anhalt. Blanchette described the situation as ”very sad.” Blanchette said Gabor was in…
‘Expendables’ No. 1 at box office
Associated Press LOS ANGELES: Sylvester Stallone has proven that he’s not yet expendable at the box office. Stallone and his pumped-up pals lifted Lionsgate’s 1980s-style action romp The Expendables to a No. 1 debut with $35 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. While the macho Expendables lured male audiences, Julia Roberts delivered a crowd-pleaser for…
‘Wild Grass’ a baffling obsession
Move over, Inception. Your reign as the year’s most enjoyably baffling movie has just ended. Wild Grass, the new picture by 88-year-old French New Wave icon Alain Resnais, starts out in surprisingly (for Resnais) linear and logical fashion: Marguerite (Sabine Azema) goes shopping for shoes and has her purse stolen by a thief on Rollerblades.
‘Eat, Pray, Love’ fans are courted by travel industry
Linney copes with ‘Big C’
By Chuck Barney Contra Costa Times Don’t miss: The Big C — Brace yourself for a provocative new series that tries to find the humor in cancer. The luminous Laura Linney plays Cathy Jamison, a repressed, play-it-safe wife and mother who gets a loud wake-up call in the form of Stage 4 melanoma. Initially, she…
