MUSICAL ACTIVITIES
Jan. 30 -- Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 7:30 p.m., E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron.
Jan. 31 -- D.J. Shadow and Cut Chemist, evening, House of Blues, Cleveland.
Feb. 1 -- Marilyn Manson, evening, the House of Blues.
Feb. 2 -- Martina McBride, 7:30 p.m., Wolstein Center.
Feb. 2 -- High School Rock-off finals, the House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
Feb. 2 -- Laser Spectacular featuring the music of Pink Floyd, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theater, Euclid Avenue.
Feb. 2 -- Band of the Coldstream Guards, 8, the State Theater on Euclid Ave.
Feb. 2 -- 1964, Beatles tribute band, 8 p.m., Kent Roosevelt High School, Rt. 43 on the north side of city.
Feb. 2 -- Cleveland Pops Orchestra, 8, Severance Hall.
Feb. 4 -- Richard Thompson, evening, the Kent Stage.
Feb. 6 -- Ingrid Michealson, evening, the House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
Feb. 7 -- Matchbox 20, 7 p.m., Q Arena in Cleveland.
Feb. 7 -- Three Mo' Divas, 7:30 p.m., the Allen Theater.
Feb. 7-9, 14-16 -- Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall, Euclid Ave., Cleveland.
Feb. 8 -- Turtle Island String Quartet with Stefon Harris, 8 p.m., the Tri-C Metro Campus in Cleveland.
Feb. 8 -- "Wonderland: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder," 7:30 p.m., the Ohio Theater.
Feb. 8 -- Al Jarreau, 8:30, Severance Hall, Cleveland.
Feb. 9 -- Frontiers: A Tribute to Journey, evening, House of Blues, Cleveland.
Feb. 9 -- Pieces of a Dream, evening, the Tangier, West Market Street, Akron.
Feb. 10 -- Akron Symphony Orchestra, 3, Severance Hall on Euclid Avenue.
Feb. 12 -- Flogging Molly, evening, the House of Blues.
Feb. 13 -- Blind Boys of Alabama, evening, Kent Stage, E. Main, downtown.
Feb. 15 -- Dark Star Orchestra, evening, House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
Feb. 16 -- Casting Crowns, 6 p.m., the Wolstein Center.
Feb. 16 -- Greg Brown, evening, Kent Stage, East Main St. in downtown Kent.
Feb. 16 -- Chagrin Valley Light Orchestra presents "Light of My Life," 8, the Chagrin Valley Little Theater.
Feb. 22 -- Cleveland Blues Festival, 8 p.m., Wolstein Center at Cleve. State Univ.
Feb. 22 -- Wilco, 7:30, Lakewood Civic Auditorium.
Feb. 23 -- Red Wanting Blue, evening, House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
Feb. 24 -- Toby Mac, evening, Canton Memorial Civic Center, North Market Street.
Feb. 26 -- Angels and Airwaves, evening, House of Blues, downtown Cleveland.
Feb. 28 -- The Legacy of Luther Vandross, 7:30, the Allen Theater, Euclid Ave.
Feb. 28 -- Ace Frehley, evening, the House of Blues.
March 1 -- George Strait, 7:30, Q Arena in Cleveland.
March 1 -- The Avett Brothers, evening, the Kent Stage, E. Main Street, Kent.
March 1 -- Big Head Todd and the Monsters, evening, the House of Blues, Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.
March 1 -- The Chieftains, 7:30 p.m., the Palace Theater, Playhouse Square.
March 7-9 -- The Scintas, evening, the Tangier, Akron.
March 22 -- Blue Man Group, 8, the Q, Cleveland.
March 26 -- Avril Lavigne, 7 p.m., Wolstein Center at Cleveland St. University.
March 28-29, April 4-5 -- Michael Stanley evening, the Tangier, West Market St.
March 29 -- Simply Sinatra, 8 p.m., Severance Hall, Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.
THEATRICAL EVENTS
Now-Feb. 1 -- SaltiMBanco Cirque Du Soleil, six shows, Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University.
Now-Feb. 2 -- "Drowning Sorrows," Coach House Theater, West Exchange Street on the west side, of Akron.
Now-Feb. 2 -- "Broadway Melodies of 1939," Stages Restaurant, the Cleveland Play House, Euclid Avenue.
Now-Feb. 3 -- "George Gershwin Alone," Cleveland Play House, Euclid Avenue.
Now-Feb. 3 -- "I Have Before Me a Remarkable document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda," Dobama Theater at Tri-C East, East 30th in Cleveland.
Now-Feb. 9 -- "Orange Flower Water" at the Bang and Clatter Theater, Akron.
Now-Feb. 10 -- "Moon Over Buffalo," the Weathervane Playhouse, north Akron.
Now-Feb. 23 -- "The Odd Couple," the Carousel Dinner Theater in south Akron.
Now-Feb. 24 -- "Big Box" at Cleveland Public Theater.
Now-Feb. 24 -- "Julius X," the Karamu Theater on East 89th Street, Cleveland.
Feb. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 -- "On Golden Pond," 8 p.m., Aurora Community Theatre in library on E. Pioneer Trail.
Feb. 1-2 -- "Laughing Stock," 8, Chagrin Valley Little Theater in Chagrin Falls.
Feb. 2-23 -- "Tuck Everlasting" by Cleveland Play House Theatre for Children, 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays, the Play House, Euclid Avenue.
Feb. 6-March 9 -- "Wicked," the State Theater on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.
Feb. 7-10 -- Hershey Felder as "Monsieur Chopin," Cleveland Play House.
Feb. 8 -- "Wonderland" tribute to Stevie Wonder, 7:30 p.m., the Ohio Theater.
Feb. 9-10 -- "Defending the Caveman," 5 and 8:30 Saturdy, 7 p.m. Sunday, Ohio Theater, Playhouse Square.
Feb. 15 -- "Blast," evening, Thomas Hall in Akron.
Feb. 15-16 -- Ballet Theater of Ohio's winter series repertory, 8, Akron Civic Theater, downtown Akron.
Feb. 28 -- Peking Acro-bats, 7:30 p.m., the Palace Theater on Euclid Avenue.
Feb. 29-March 2 -- "CATS," E.J. Thomas Hall, the Univ. of Akron campus.
April 1-3 -- Riverdance, E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
Currently -- "Dinosaurs Alive," "Polar Express" and "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag," Omnimax Theater at Great Lakes Science Center off E. 9th Street along the lakefront in Cleveland.
Currently -- "Mood Indigo," "Vionet," "Dean Harris Jeweler," "Charles James," "Edward Curtis and the Legacy of Collectors," Carnival Glass: The First Decade," "Art of Needle and Bobbon" and "Japanese Men's Haori," Kent State Univ.'s Museum.