An elaborate artistic tapestry continues to weave right outside of Oberlin. Just look at the amazing events for the week of Sept. 18 to 24:
The brilliant, sweeping sound of Latin American baroque and European Renaissance music will echo through the Cleveland Museum of Art, Friday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The Colombian early music ensemble Musica Ficta will perform Romances and Villiancicos from Spain and the New World, utilizing replicas of ancient instruments from the museum's collection. There is no charge for the concert. Phone 216- 421-7340 for further detail.
The Weilerstein Trio/The Cavani String Quartet performs at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Friday, Sept. 18, at 9 p.m. This free concert features Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht Opus 4 and Ravel's String Quartet in F Major.
Electronica invades Cleveland when The Crystal Method visits Agora Ballroom for a show Friday, Sept. 18, at 10 p.m. Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland endeavor to reaffirm America's place in a British-dominated circuit, with "Vegas," their debut album. See them live as they juxtapose samples and sound bites with the palpitations of breakbeats and synthetic hooks. Tickets are $15. Call (216) 241-5555 for additional information.
How I Learned to Drive explores the harrowing subjects of child abuse and incest, with such intelligence, grace, and clarity, that it was honored with the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, and dubbed the most acclaimed play of the 1997 New York Theatre season. Paula Vogel's masterwork takes center stage at the Dobama Theatre beginning Friday, Sept. 18, with performances continuing until Oct. 11. A simple driving lesson serves as a metaphor to the emotions of a very tangled relationship, in this brilliant theatrical achievement. For more information, call 216-932-6838 or visit the website online at multiverse.com~dobama.
Rain, based on a Somerset Maugham story and adapted for the stage by John Colton and Clemence Randolph, is in production this weekend, Sept. 18 to 20, at the Cleveland State University Factory Theatre. The play begins each evening at 8 p.m. Admission is $5. Call 216-687-2109 for further information.
Allow whimsical fantasy and imaginative spirit to align at the 9th Annual Chalk Festival, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Also meet a strolling 16th century entourage of King Henry VIII, his Queen and court, and mingle with ArtCrew & Giant Knight Puppet, a costumed troupe inspired by the museum's medieval collection. Call 216-421-7340 for more elaborate detail.
Social and political convictions merge with art at SPACES in Cleveland. The gallery commem-orates its two-decade long existence with Howling at the Edge of a Renaissance: SPACES and Alternative Art in Cleveland 1978-1998, an exhibit running through Oct. 23. The gallery focuses forward, with the symposium, Don't Look Back: What the Future Holds for Artists Spaces, featuring a panel of artists and curators, this Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5: 30 p.m., Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Further information can be obtained by calling 216-621-2314.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame presents a tribute to blues legend Robert Johnson beginning Sunday, Sept. 20. Exhibits and programs, Hellbound on My Trail: Robert Johnson and Did Robert Johnson Sell His Soul to the Devil? complement a week long celebration which includes performances by blues masters, a conference at Case Western Reserve University, informal jam sessions, films, works on canvas and concerts by contemporary blues artists. For more information about the week's lineup call 1-800-493-7655, or visit the web-site at www.rockhall.com.
Free Tibet premieres at the Cedar-Lee Theatre, Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The documentary chronicles the San Francisco Tibetan Freedom Concert, featuring among others, the Beastie Boys, Beck, Rage Against the Machine and the Smashing Pumpkins. Admission is $6.75, with all profits benefiting the Milarepa Fund. Dial 216-321-8232 for more details.
In 1995, photographer Mark Klett obtained a grant which enabled him to devote six months to capturing the essence of Japanese people and culture. Color and black and white photographs mingle in a scroll-like montage of tradition and modernity. Religion coexists beside ruins of war and earthquake and shots of the city contrast blatantly with historical monuments, in Shikata ga nai, a title meaning, "nothing can be done." The installation complements the major "Buddhist Treasures from Nara" exhibit, and runs through Oct. 22 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Telephone 216-421-734 for more information.
Arts...Out of Town is compiled weekly by Melanie English. If you know of something to include, don't hesitate to give her a call at x8123.
Copyright © 1998, The Oberlin Review.
Volume 127, Number 3, September 18, 1998
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