The Ohio Renaissance Festival is open on weekends until Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. rain or shine. The Festival, in Harveysburg, OH, offers entertainment, food, games, crafts, stage acts and food from the 16th century. It's probably the cheapest and most feasible way to travel through time. For more information call (513) 897-7000.
Shear Madness, the "madcap murder mystery" that's played all over the world, opens Sept 26 at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland. The play revolves around the murder of a concert pianist who resides in an apartment above a unisex hairstyling salon. Tickets are $20-$25 and are available through ADVANTIX at (216) 241-6000.
Halls of Mirrors is an exhibit showcasing the types of artistic expression born through the melding of movies and other visual arts. Paintings, sculpture and architecture will be on display starting Sept. 21. For more information call (614) 292-0330.
The Cleveland Chamber Symphony will open its season of "music that dares to explore" with free concerts of Sept. 30, 8 p.m. at Cleveland State University's Drinko Recital Hall. Edwin London will conduct pieces by P.Q. Phan, Aaron Copland and Libby Larsen. For more information call (216) 687-9243.
The Baltimore Consort visits the Cleveland Museum of Art Sept. 25 at 7:45 p.m. The Consort are Renaissance Musicians who perform ballads, frottole, ayres and improvisations. Using instruments of the time, they are unique in their improvisational style. For tickets and more information call (216) 421-7340.
Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, presents a concert "Like Father, Like Son: Music of J.S. Bach and his Children" on Sept. 25, 8 p.m. in Rocky River, Sept. 26, 8 p.m. in Akron and Sept. 28, 8 p.m. in Cleveland Heights. For tickets and more information call (216) 932-2010.
Women's Voices, a women's dancing festival, runs Thursday through Saturday Sept. 26-Oct. 12 at the Cleveland Public Theatre. For information and tickets cal (216) 631-2727.