Happenings — what’s coming up in Northeast Ohio starting Feb. 16 – News-Herald

Country singer Jo Dee Messina will be in Northeast Ohio on Feb. 16 for a show at Masonic Cleveland. Details: MasonicClevleand.com. (Courtesy of 117 Entertainment)

Here is a brief rundown of some coming entertainment options in Northeast Ohio. Make submissions for consideration via email to [email protected] or [email protected]. You must include a phone number and/or web address for publication.

Art

Beck Center for the Arts: 17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, presents “The Portrait Show,” through Feb. 26; “Watercolor Paintings by Kenneth C. Beck,” through March 1. Call 216-521-2540, or visit beckcenter.org.

Cleveland Museum of Art: 11150 East Blvd., presents “Material and Immaterial in Korean Modern and Contemporary Art,” through Feb. 25; “Nature Supernatural,” through March 3; “Liturgical Textiles from Late Medieval Germany,” through Aug. 4; “Colors of Kyoto: The Seifū Yohei Ceramic Studio,” through March 10; “Six Dynasties of Chinese Painting,” through May 6; “New Narratives: Contemporary Works on Paper,” through April 14; “Toe the River’s South in Japanese Painting,” through June 2; “Barbara Bosworth: Sun Light Moon Shadow,” Feb. 25 through June 30; “From Dreaming to Hiking: Korean Landscape Paintings,” Feb. 20 through Sept. 29. Call 216-421-7340 or visit clevelandart.org.

Kent State University Museum: 515 Hilltop Drive, Kent, presents “Sukeina: The Light of Omar Salam,” the first museum exhibition in the United States dedicated to the work of the brand Sukeina founded by Omar Salam, Feb. 16 through June 2. Call 330-672-3450 or visit kent.edu/museum.

Museum of Contemporary Art (moCa) Cleveland: 11400 Euclid Ave., presents its Winter/Spring 2024 Exibitions, through May 26 (opening-night celebration 7 p.m. Feb. 2) — Manabu Ikeda: “Flowers From the Wreckage,” featuring more than 50 works from the past 25 years | Andrea Bowers: “Exist, Flourish, Evolve,” a “multi-site, multimedia campaign that builds awareness and action around the dangers facing Lake Erie and all of the Great Lakes ecosystems” | BlackBrain: “SCRD GRDN,” a project by BlackGrain and guest artists from Julia de Burgos Cultural Center. Call 216-421-8671 or visit mocacleveland.org.

Sculpture Center: 1834 E. 123rd St., Cleveland, presents Nalani Stolz: “Bodies Still Becoming” and Zachary Smoker: “Inured,” Feb. 23 through April 13 (opening event 5:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 23, with artist talks from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.). Call 216-229-6527 or visit sculpturecenter.org.

Spaces Gallery: 2220 Superior Viaduct, Cleveland, presents three exhibitions — “Anticipatory|Después,” featuring the work of Brianna L. Hernández (Shinnecock Indian Nation, Long Island, New York), “A Botanical Conversation,” featuring the work of Mehdi-Georges Lahlou (Brussels, Paris) and “Escaping Aawful Land,” featuring the work of Aaron D. Williams (Cleveland) — noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday through March 1. Call 216-621-2314 or visit spacesgallery.org.

Stocker Arts Center at Lorain County Community College: 1005 N. Abbe Road, Elyria, presents “Art Maker on the Move,” Feb. 23 through March 19 (opening reception 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Beth K. Stocker Art Gallery. Call 440-366-4040 or visit StockerArtsCenter.com.

Auditions, rehearsals, submissions, etc.

Lorain Community Music Theater: will hold auditions for “9 to 5 The Musical,” 12:45 to 2:45 p.m. March 2 and 2 to 4 p.m. March 3at St. Peter School, 3655 Overlin Ave., L at St. Peter School, 3655 Oberlin Ave., Lorain. Visit loraincommunitymusictheater.org.

Children’s entertainment

Playhouse Square: 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents PAW Patrol Live! “The Great Pirate Adventure,” March 9 and 10. Call 216-241-6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.

Comedy

Agora Theatre & Ballroom: 5000 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, presents Darcy & Jer, Feb. 18; Tony Hinchcliffe, Feb. 23; Ketterkenny Presents: A Night of Stand-Up, Feb. 27; Bianca Del Rio, March 22; Joe Pera, March 24; Dusty Slay, April 20; Alan Ruck, May 3; Kathy Griffin, May 11. Visit AgoraCleveland.com.

Covelli Centre: 229 E. French St., Youngstown, presents Sebastian Maniscalco, Nov. 14. Call 800-745-3000 or visit covellicentre.com.

Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant (formerly Cleveland Improv): 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, presents Comediane Pierre, Feb. 16 and 17; Don “DC” Curry,” Feb. 23 through 25. Call 216-696-4677 or visit ClevelandFunnyBone.com.

Hilarities 4th Street Theatre: 2025 E. Fourth St., Cleveland, presents Andy Woodhull, Feb. 15 through 17; Joe Briggs, Feb. 16; Alingon Mitra, Feb. 18; Zoltan Kaszas, Feb. 29 through March 2; Michel Blaustein, March 15 and 16; Steve Rannazzisi, March 21 through 23; Ari Shaffir, March 31; Michael Kosta, April 5 and 6; Gareth Reynolds, April 7; Tom Green, April 11 through 13; Ian Bagg, May 24 and 25; Chris Redd, June 7 and 8; Kam Patterson, June 13 through 15; Adam Ray, June 20 through 22; Dave…