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Sheng soloist Wu Wei comes to Cleveland Museum of Art. See: Friday, March 11.
WED 03/09 2022 MAC Tournament Many teams in college basketball’s biggest conferences will make it to the NCAA basketball tournament whether or not they win their conference tournament. In the MidAmerican Conference, teams must win the conference tournament to get selected to play at the Big Dance. At least that’s traditionally been the case. So expect the mid-sized schools from the region (Kent State, Ohio University, Akron University, etc.) who’ll duke it out at this year’s tournament to engage in some real winner-take-all battles. Today at 11 a.m., both men’s and women’s teams will play at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, leading up to the championship games on Saturday. 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com.
THU 03/10 Drink and Draw with Dr. Sketchy Akron Founded in 2005 in a dive bar in Brooklyn, Dr. Sketchy’s has now spread to more than 100 cities
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around the world. Dr. Sketchy Akron, a monthly drink and draw event that takes place on the second Thursday of each month at Jilly’s Music Room in Akron, gives patrons the opportunity to “draw glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality.” The fun begins at 7 p.m.; it costs $10 to draw. second Thursday of every month. 111 N Main St., Akron, 330-5763757, jillysmusicroom.com.
FRI
03/11
Wu Wei A sheng soloist who has helped to develop this 4,000-year-old Chinese wind instrument into an “innovative force” in contemporary music, Wu Wei studied the sheng at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and was a soloist with the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra before studying at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin, where he’s now based. His performance tonight at 7:30 at the Cleveland Museum of Art will include traditional and contemporary Chinese music as well as masterworks of the European baroque period. Check the museum’s website for more info.
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Wu Wei
11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
SAT
03/12
Aminé Known for his clever lyrics, rapper Aminé comes to House of Blues tonight as part of a tour in support of his latest effort, TWOPOINTFIVE, which features special guests AJ Tracey, Cochise and 454. The album draws from club and dance music, influences that the rapper distills nicely on standout tracks like “Charmander,” “NEO” and “Van Gogh.” The show starts at 7 p.m. Consult the House of Blues website for more info. 308 Euclid Ave., 216-523-2583, houseofblues.com.
SUN 03/13 Shoeless: A Musical Tale of Cinderella Today at 3 p.m. at the Mimi Ohio Theatre, North Coast Men’s Chorus presents the world premiere of a staged musical concert of the fairy tale Cinderella. Cinderella, the Prince, her evil stepmother and her two stepsisters all make appearances
along with the Fairy Godmother. 1511 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.
MON 03/14 Movie Mondays Every Monday, Cleveland Cinemas hosts $5 Movie Mondays, where film fans can catch up on the latest Hollywood flicks for significantly reduced prices. Bring your friends and family and make Movie Mondays a weekly tradition — many theaters even offer discounted concession stand items. Participating theaters include Apollo Theatre, Cedar Lee Theatre and Chagrin Cinemas. Additional charges apply for 3-D movies. clevelandcinemas.com.
TUE
03/15
Henry Rollins Punk rock icon Henry Rollins comes to the Mimi Ohio Theatre tonight as part of his Good to See You 2022 tour. He’ll talk about how he survived the COVID shutdown and likely discuss his travel to faraway places such as Nepal, Sri Lanka, Siberia, North Korea and Sudan. The show
