True, this weekend may be the busiest ever with All Roads, the hip-hop conference, and more theater and dance productions than Stevenson has plates, but that's no excuse to miss all that big C-town has to offer.

Oh, Clay! Oberlin's young and restless can get their fill of pottery at "As the Wheel Turns," a ceramics exhibtion by Oberlin artists Chris Breuer and Tom Phinney. The show opens Saturday at Firelands Association for the Visual Arts; refreshments will be served. Call (440) 774-7158 for more information.

Don't be cruel to 23 Cleveland artists. Studio Esprit in Avon Lake is hosting the area's finest gallery artists and Elvis May 2. Artist Marvin Jones will open for Elvis with his show "Marvin Jones." Although the Grand Opening festivities are still a few weeks away, the exhibition, "Passage to Spring" is already underway. For more information, call (440) 930-2099.

Have you heard? Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore, tonight at the Cinematheque. The film is Sarah Jacobson's portrait of a high schooler deflowered in a cemetary. You're sure to be in the mood for The Pornographers, Shohei Imamura's study of a pathetic little man with a camera, showing Saturday night. For more information, call (216) 421-7450.

So what were Edward II and Piers Gaveston doing behind closed doors? Frank Barnhart answers the question that nearly sent England plumetting into the throes of anarchy; they were lovers! Barnhart's one-man production of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II takes center stage at Cleveland Public Theater for the next two weeks. Call (216) 631-2727 for more information.

Neal Creque tickles the ivories Sunday night at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland. Creque will perform Professor of Jazz Studies Wendell Logan's Roots, Branches, Shapes and Shades (of Green) (Collard Series #2). The piece, specifically comissioned by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, is featured in The Music of Five Distinguished African American Composers. Call (216) 687-5017 for more information.

Ah, the dog days of Spring. Cleveland Playhouse presents Sylvia, a romantic comedy about a man, a woman and the dog that comes between them. Sylvia, the lovable stray Greg rescues from the park, is played by a woman. Needless to say, Kate is not pleased. You might be if you call (216) 795-7000.

Not quite sure how to spend Yom Ha'atzamut this year? Don't worry, the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland has the answer; the sixth annual Fine Craft Festival. The festival features wood vessels, hand-woven hats and egg shaped glass faces. Call (216) 831-3767 for more information.

Karel Paukert is playing the organ. Call (216) 421-7340 and ask where and when.

This week, Arts Out of Town was compiled by Hanna! Comments and questions, call x8123.