Cain Park Season Program 2022

WELCOME BACK TO CAIN PARK!

This summer, Cleveland Heights is showcasing some of the best professional entertainment Northeast Ohio has to offer and we are excited for you to be a part of it!

In 1934, two Cleveland Heights theater groups wanted to put up an outdoor production of A MidSummer Night’s Dream, and not having a place to perform wasn’t going to get in their way. They created their own performance space at the foot of the sledding hill at Taylor and Superior Roads and dubbed it “Cain Park” after then-Mayor Frank Cain. The community rallied behind the idea, and four years later, the Cain Park Amphitheater opened to the public. The Alma Theater, named for Mayor Cain’s wife Alma, followed four years later. Cain Park has been a living monument to Cleveland Heights’ commitment to the arts ever since.

This year we celebrate the 45th anniversary of our legendary Arts Festival. A community gathering that began with nearly 50 artists, today has grown both in size and prestige, becoming one of the region’s most respected juried art shows.

We have many events for neighbors of all ages to enjoy. Come to Cleveland Heights and Cain Park. Make a day – or a night – of it!

I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Mayor Kahlil Seren

45TH ANNUAL CAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL

FREE ADMISSION

FRIDAY, JULY 8 3:00 PM-8:00 PM

SATURDAY, JULY 9 10:00 AM-8:00 PM

SUNDAY, JULY 10 NOON-5:00 PM

For over four decades, the Cain Park Arts Festival brings to Northeast Ohio the work of hundreds of artists across the country. FREE admission will be offered for the three-day juried event. Supplemental to the art exhibits, food concessions and live entertainment will be available for people of all ages.

The Festival is comprised of hundreds of captivating fine arts and crafts items (ceramics, glass, wood, sculptures, jewelry), and two-dimensional art pieces (painting, watercolors, hand-pulled prints, and photography). Items are available both for purchase and the visual delight of attendants. The admission jury for the festival consists of three visual arts professionals with evaluating experience.

The 2022 Cain Park Arts Festival is in part curated by Northeast Ohio award-winning artist, George Kozmon. His work is represented in prestigious public and private collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, (Cleveland, OH), the Akron Art Museum (Akron OH), Hyatt Regency (Cologne, Germany), IBM (Armonk, NY), the Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), Astor Residence Hotel (London, England), and the Progressive Collection, (Cleveland, OH).

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LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE ARTS FESTIVAL

FRIDAY, JULY 8

Alma Theater | 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM CHARLIE

MOSBROOK, MORGAN

MECASKEY AND FRIENDS

Evans Amphitheater | 4:00 PM-7:00 PM SPYDER STOMPERS

SATURDAY, JULY 9

Evans Amphitheater | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM

JUGGERNAUT JUG BAND

Evans Amphitheater | 2:00 PM-4:00 PM LABRA BROTHERS

Evans Amphitheater | 5:00 PM-7:00 PM LIZ BULLOCK WITH GAVIN COE

Alma Theater | 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM KULTURE KIDS: Mission is Possible: What Comes Up, Must Come Down

SUNDAY, JULY 10

Alma Theater | 12:30 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM KULTURE KIDS: Ma’at is Missing: Deciphering Manners

Evans Amphitheater | 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM JEFF VARGA AND FRIENDS

WINE TASTING

Cain Park’s Wine Tasting Series is back! June 29 • July 8 • July 22 • August 13

Guests 21+ may purchase a wine tasting for $15 per person and the tasting on July 8 is from 4pm-7pm in the Alma Courtyard between 6:30pm and 7:45pm to participate. Look for the wine glass in the season calendar! Sponsored by The Wine Spot

BUY TICKETS

ONLINE

Tickets may be purchased by visiting cainpark.com, or scanning the QR code.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Preview Night: $25

JUNE 9-26

SCHOOL OF ROCK

Alma Theater

Thursday: 7:00 PM Friday: 7:00 PM

Saturday: 7:00 PM Sunday: 2:00 PM

All other performances:

In advance: $32; Day of show: $34

*13 and under not permitted without an adult

Directed by Joanna May Cullinan

Music Directed by Brad Wyner

Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star decides to earn some extra cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. He turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out?

CAIN PARK MAIN TICKET OFFICE

MAY 31-JUNE 5

NOON-5:00 PM

JUNE 7-JULY 1 and JULY 12-AUGUST 21

TUESDAY: 5:00PM-9:00 PM

WEDNESDAY: Noon-5:00 PM

THURSDAY: 5:00PM-9:00 PM

FRIDAY: Noon-9:00 PM

SATURDAY: Noon-9:00 PM

SUNDAY: Noon-5:00 PM

SPECIAL HOURS

JUNE 12, 26, 29: Noon-9:00 PM

JULY 5, 6, 7: Noon-5:00 PM

AUGUST 7: Noon-9:00 PM

DURING THE ARTS FESTIVAL

JULY 8: 3:00PM-8:00 PM

JULY 9: 10:00AM-8:00 PM

JULY 10: 12:00PM-5:00 PM

CLOSED

EVERY MONDAY

JULY 2, 3, 4

Preview Night: $25

AUGUST 4-14

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Alma Theater

Thursday: 7:00 PM Friday: 7:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 PM Sunday: 2:00 PM

All other performances:

In advance: $32; Day of show: $34

Directed by Joanna May Cullinan

Music Directed by Jordan Cooper

An intimate portrait of the famed composer in his own words and music. Through the use of exclusive interview footage, audiences get an inside look at the personal life and artistic process of the father of the modern musical, who we lost just last year at the age of 91.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

JUNE 11 | 3:00 PM

LAURIE BERKNER BAND

In advance: $25, $20

Day of show: $28, $23

*Children 2 and under sitting on lap are free

JUNE 12 | 7:00 PM

CHRIS BOTTI

In advance: $100, $65, $50, $35

Day of show: $103, $68, $53, $38

JUNE 18 | 5:00 PM

MULTI-MUSIC FEST:

LEGENDS OF JAZZ II FEATURING SPYRO

GYRA, HIROSHIMA, ROY AYERS

In advance: $85, $65

Day of show: $89, $69

*NO DISCOUNTS

JUNE 23 | 8:00 PM

BEN FOLDS

IN ACTUAL PERSON LIVE FOR REAL TOUR

In advance: $75, $50, $40, $30

Day of show: $78, $53, $43, $33

JUNE 25 | 8:00 PM

VERB BALLETS FREE EVENT

JUNE 26 | 7:00 PM

YIDDISHE PIRAT

42ND YIDDISH CONCERT IN THE PARK FREE EVENT

JUNE 29 | 8:00 PM

BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY

In advance: $35, $30, $25

Day of show: $38, $33, $28

JUNE 30 | 8:00 PM

PINK MARTINI

FEATURING CHINA FORBES

CO-PRESENTED BY THE GROG SHOP

In advance: $70, $55, $45

Day of show: $73, $58, $48

JULY 1 | 8:00 PM

BELA FLECK AND MY BLUEGRASS HEART

SAM BUSH, JERRY DOUGLAS

In advance: $150, $75, $65, $40 Day of show: $153, $78, $68, $43

JULY 15 | 8:00 PM

JULY 16 | 8:00 PM

JULY 17 | 2:00 PM

GROUNDWORKS

DANCETHEATER

In advance: $25 Day of show: $30

JULY 21 | 8:00 PM

THE BEAT GOES ON

FEATURING LISA MCCLOWRY AS CHER

In advance: $25, $20 Day of show: $28, $23

JULY 22 | 8:00 PM

ERIC BENÉT

In advance: $50, $40, $30

Day of show: $53, $43, $33

JULY 23 | 8:00 PM

BRIT FLOYD WORLD TOUR 2022

THE WORLD’S GREATEST

PINK FLOYD SHOW

In advance: $65, $45, $35, $25

Day of show: $68, $48, $38, $28

JULY 29 | 1:00 PM

JULY 30 | 8:00 PM

INLET DANCETHEATER FREE EVENT

AUGUST 4 | 8:00 PM

MELISSA ETHERIDGE

In advance: $100, $65, $50, $35

Day of show: $103, $68, $53, $38

AUGUST 6 | 8:00 PM

RENNIE HARRIS PUREMOVEMENT

AMERICAN STREET DANCE THEATER

CO-PRESENTED BY DANCECLEVELAND

In advance: $40, $35, $25, $20

Day of show: $45, $40, $30, $25

AUGUST 7 | 7:00 PM

APOLLO’S FIRE

JEANNETTE SORRELL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

In advance: $50, $42, $32, $20 Day of show: $53, $45, $35, $23

AUGUST 12 | 8:00 PM

MARCELLA AND HER LOVERS

In advance: $40, $25, $20 Day of show: $43, $28, $23

AUGUST 13 | 8:00 PM UNDER THE STREETLAMP

In advance: $45, $35, $25 Day of show: $48, $38, $28

AUGUST 18 | 8:00 PM AN EVENING WITH HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER AND AOIFE O’DONOVAN

In advance: $40, $25, $20 Day of show: $43, $28, $23

AUGUST 19 | 8:00 PM

LIVINGSTON TAYLOR

In advance: $25, $20 Day of show: $28, $23

AUGUST 20 | 8:00 PM

JIM BRICKMAN

In advance: $75, $45, $35, $25 Day of show: $78, $48, $38, $28

FREE EVENTS

TUESDAY CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS

All performances will take place at 7:00 PM

JUNE 14 | Alma Theater NO EXIT

JUNE 21 | Alma Theater

AMETHYST QUARTET

JULY 19 | Evans Amphitheater ATHENA QUARTET

JULY 26 | Evans Amphitheater CLEVELAND BRASSWORKS

AUGUST 9 | Alma Theater

LARRY HERMAN AND FRIENDS

AUGUST 16 | Evans Amphitheater

IRON TOYS

Funding for the Tuesday Chamber Music Series is provided by Local 4 Music Fund and The Music Performance Trust Fund.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT SERIES

All performances will be held in the Evans Amphitheater from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

JUNE 19

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: ATHENA

STRING QUARTET HOSTED BY RON “THE JAZZ MAN” DAVIS featuring EVELYN WRIGHT, CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA.

JULY 24

KATE KOOSER AND FRIENDS

A LOCAL BUSINESS RAFFLE TO SUPPORT HEIGHTS ARTS

JULY 31

BILL MARCH AND FRIENDS

AUGUST 14

BARBARA KNIGHT QUINTET

AUGUST 21

THE LOCAL HOMETOWN BAND

Funding for the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series is provided by Music Talent of Cleveland and The Music Performance Trust Fund.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

July 1 - July 3 , 20 a le ers will be announced live from Heights Arts in August

Together we grow! Heights local businesses are proud supporters of Heights Arts. Every raffle ticket you purchase supports artists and arts programming in your own backyard.

W H Y

Because when business supports the arts and the arts support business, everyone benefits.

Enter to win prizes of $50 or more from any participating business. Enter the Grand Prize drawing to win gift cards to participating businesses (value of up to $800).*

Raffle tickets are $5.00 per entry, with an extra entry for every $15.0 0.

Purchase raffle tickets at any participating business, by scanning the QR code, or by visiting heightsarts.org/heartintheheights

* Grand Prize made possible by the Heights Arts Board and City Council.

THE FEINBERG ART GALLERY

JUNE 8 – JULY 11 | Alma Courtyard

Opening Reception: JUNE 8 • 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

They’re Back…

Various Artists

Curator: Michelle Barnicky Stachnik

After a two-year hiatus, The Feinberg Gallery is proud to reinitiate this exhibit tradition. This show will feature a select group of students from the Cleveland Institute of Art exhibiting their most current and thought-provoking work. These students have been producing their work in isolation for a better part of the last two years. They’re Back… looks to examine the works produced by artists that are transitioning back to creating and working alongside other artists; receiving feedback in real time, allowing them to adjust and discuss their process and enriching everyone’s experience. There are many connections that emerge from sharing input, space, and viewing the creative process from concept to finished piece over extensive periods of time. A process that results in a richness of work which this exhibit will highlight.

Rituals

Various Artists

Curators: Michelle Barnicky Stachnik and Cass Penegor

The production of art throughout human history is a ritual. Each time an artist starts a creation they are participating in their own private ritual from mixing their paint, to laying out their tools, and even the washing of their brushes. These rituals can be just as important as the actual production of work; they help with the thought process, creative flow, execution, and the ability to complete a work. Over the last two years, the artists participating in this invitational have had to hone in on many of their rituals along with taking on new ones and letting go of others due to the pandemic. The works featured in this exhibit will examine and celebrate the rituals of these artists.

Gyro | Souvlaki | Baklava | Moussaka | Dolmathes | Taverna

Explore 15 groundbreaking artists erasing the traditional boundaries between art and fashion photography. cma.org

Fire on the Beach, 2019. Dana Scruggs (American). Image courtesy of Aperture, New York, 2019. © Dana Scruggs

The exhibition is organized by Aperture, New York, and is curated by Antwaun Sargent.

SPECIAL THANKS

Friends of Cain Park

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Arts Professional Network

Friends of Heights Parks

CH-UH Green Team

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

School of Rock (Cleveland West, Strongsville, Highland Heights)

Actors’ Equity Association

Adam Fleischer, The Wine Spot

GroundWorks DanceTheater

Heights Youth Theatre

Local 4 Music Fund

Verb Ballets

Kathy Blackman, The Grog Shop

Hiram College

Cleveland State University

Beck Center for the Arts

Chagrin Valley Theatre

Cleveland Institute of Art

We would also like to express our gratitude and appreciation to every department of the City of Cleveland Heights that has been instrumental in making this year’s Cain Park Season possible.

We apologize for any omissions that might have occurred due to printing deadlines.

FRIENDS OF CAIN PARK

Over the last three decades, Friends of Cain Park has supported one of the region’s treasures, Cain Park. In addition to the satisfaction of supporting Cain Park, members are entitled to discounted tickets and the best seats in the house to most events. Annual memberships are $40 for single membership and $50 for family membership.

CITY OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS STAFF

Kahlil Seren, Mayor

Cain Park is a division of the Department of Parks and Recreation:

Joseph P. McRae, Director

CAIN PARK ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

General Manager

Erin Cameron Miller

Operations Manager

Adam Kirk

Public Relations & Marketing Manager

Jorge Ramos Pantoja

Public Relations/Marketing Assistant

Naomi Carrier

Senior Production Manager

Lindsay Carter

Assistant to the GM

Maurita Riddle

CITY SUPPORT STAFF

City Administrator

Joseph Sinnott

Director of Communications and Public Engagement

Mike Thomas

Government TV Coordinator

Steven Barker

Social Media Coordinator

Jessica Rosenblatt

Executive Assistant to the Mayor

Patrick Costigan

CAIN PARK OPERATIONS STAFF

Operations Assistant Manager

Elisa Byrd

House Managers/Volunteer Coordinators

Savanah Pfister, Logan Reedy

Operations Assistants

John Platten, Rose Scalish

CAIN PARK TICKET OFFICE STAFF Manager

Jonathan Wilhelm

Assistant Manager

Julia Miller

Staff

Mindi Bonde, Samantha Dobbins-Cobb, Frank Ivancic, Cat Kenney

CAIN PARK PRODUCTION STAFF

Theater Artistic Director

Joanna May Hunkins

Theater Production Manager

Carl Skorepa

Events Production Manager

Shannon McManus

Technical Director

Stephen Vasse-Hansell

Assistant Technical Director

Blaise Beach

Assistant Production Manager/Deck Chief

Lexi Snoddy

AEA Stage Managers

Byron Abens, Emily Wright

Theater Master Electrician

Louis Semenoro

Events Sound Engineers

Aria Jackson, Jonathon Jackson, Shamarr Walker

Theater Sound Engineer

Angie Hughes

Costume Shop Manager

Amy Payne

Wardrobe

Emily Hetrick, Katie Lytle, Sheila Scanlon

Scenic Artist

Justine Schneider, Jamie Cohen-Kiraly

Carpenters

Raymond Beach, Brenda May, Vincent Tose

Events Technician

Chancellor Branham

Assistant Stage Managers

Adam Benjamin, Mekenzie Keogh, Rachel Krause

CAIN PARK ARTS FESTIVAL

Director

George Kozmon

Festival Assistant

Jonathan Wilhelm

FEINBERG ART GALLERY

Curator

Michelle Stachnik

CAIN PARK PROGRAM

Publisher

Live Publishing Company

Cover and Graphic Design

Ben Small

Production Manager

Gail Smith

Printing

Premier

Printing Corporation

INTERNS

Sound

Kaitlin Smith

CAIN PARK HISTORY

The birth of Cain Park begins with Heights High School drama teacher Dr. Dina Rees Evans and Cleveland Heights Mayor Frank C. Cain. In 1930, Evans had come to Cleveland Heights to research a theory for her Ph.D. – that theater education helped make “dramatic” transformations in students’ attitudes and social behaviors as well as helped them succeed in other areas. After earning her doctorate, Evans went on to stage an outdoor presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the foot of the sledding hill at Taylor and Superior Roads in the summer of 1934. Needing a name for the performance location, Evans hastily dubbed it “Cain Park” after Mayor Frank Cain, who raised no objection. The success of the production led to the building and development of the Amphitheater, which was completed in 1938, with the Alma Theater added in 1944.

During its early years, Cain Park was home to both aspiring and big-name talent. As the theatrical director, Evans stressed the theater’s role as a teaching institution in the community. Under Evan’s guidance, Cain Park attracted talent such as Broadway music director Jack Lee, producer Ross Hunter, and actors Hal Holbrook, Dom DeLuise, Carol Kane, Jack Weston, and Pernell Roberts who performed on sets designed by nationally acclaimed industrial artist Viktor Schreckengost, among others. After Evans departure in 1950, Marvin Kline took over the theater and bought in national stars such as Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Mathis, Jerry Lewis, and Sammy Davis Jr.

Cain Park soon began to diversify in ways that established its reputation as a unique alternative on the cultural arts scene. In 1978, the Amphitheater was scouted by Cain Park alumnus David Shaber for the location of his movie, Those Lips, Those Eyes, which resulted in $100,000 being invested in the Amphitheater for renovations by the film’s production company. These improvements and renewed public interest in the facility allowed the City to begin staging musical productions there and open it up for concerts and dancing. In 1987, the City of Cleveland Heights received the Governor’s Award for the Arts “in recognition of the City’s support for the arts through Cain Park programs over the last 49 years”.

Today, Cain Park’s original purpose remains unaltered – to act as the living symbol of the City’s commitment to nurturing quality programming in the arts for an area that thrives on it. At Cain Park’s dedication in 1938, Mayor Frank Cain counseled: “Treat it well, keep it on a high plane, and above all, support and enjoy it.” His successors continue to heed his advice.

Cain Park stage 1940s

HELPFUL FACTS

LOCATION Cain Park is located at Lee and Superior roads in Cleveland Heights. For online mapping and travel directions to Cain Park, please use 14591 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights Ohio 44118.

FREE PARKING Safe, well-lit, and patrolled –Cain Park offers free on-street parking spaces available within easy walking distance. Limited handicap spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis, next to the Lee Road entrance. Handicap permits are required. This lot is open during regular business hours.

POLICIES By Ohio state law, smoking is not permitted at Cain Park except in designated areas outside both theaters.

CHILDREN Regardless of age, children 3 and older are required to have a ticket when attending a ticketed event. Children 2 and under are permitted on laps for free. We urge guardians to use discretion in bringing a young child to an evening performance. Adult supervision of all children admitted to any performance is mandatory.

LATE SEATING All events start promptly at the time printed on the ticket. Please allow ample time for travel, parking, and walking the well-lit pathways into the park. Latecomers and persons leaving either theater will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Cain Park accepts no responsibility for any inconvenience.

DISRUPTIVE PATRONS As a courtesy to the performers and those seated around you, please turn off all cell phones, smartphones, pagers, and watches with alarms prior to the performance and again after intermission.

PHOTOS/RECORDING DEVICES The use of cameras and recording devices of any type is prohibited during SCHOOL OF ROCK and SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM performances.

PROHIBITED ITEMS Unauthorized flyers or other promotional materials cannot be distributed anywhere inside Cain Park. All carry-in items and coolers, including purses, will be checked by staff at the games. Items not permitted: outside food and beverages, glass

items of any kind, pets, cameras and recording devices of any type, firearms, candles. Violators may be ejected without refund. Cain Park also reserves the right to ask disruptive patrons to leave the premises without refund.

AUDIENCE CONDUCT Standing during a concert may be accepted as normal. Each situation is handled on an individual basis.

PARKING There are limited spaces next to the Lee Road entrance for use by vehicles with a valid handicap permit, on a first-come, firstserved basis, at no charge. This lot is open during regular business hours.

SEATING FOR MOBILITY-IMPAIRED

PATRONS Wheelchair access is available in both theaters, all restrooms and the Art Gallery. When purchasing tickets, please ask for wheelchair seating or request other special assistance.

COURTESY VEHICLES Operate continuously 1 hour prior to showtime (from the Lee Road and Goodnor/Superior entrances only) and immediately upon show’s end. Because of limited space and crowding of pathways, no courtesy vehicles will operate during the Cain Park Arts Festival.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING Wireless hearing enhancement systems are available free of charge in both theaters on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 216-371-3000 in advance to make arrangements for the performance(s) you’ll be attending. Your driver’s license or credit card will be retained in the Ticket Office until the receiver is returned at show’s end.

ALFRESCO DINING & REFRESHMENTS

Wine, beer, coffee and assorted other beverages, snacks, and meals are available for purchase at Cain Park’s concessionaire, Cain Park Grill. Ohio state law and local ordinance prohibit bringing your own alcoholic beverages to Cain Park. Picnic Box Dinners are available by calling the Ticket Office 48 hours in advance of the event.

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