Hear Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom
Tonight’s Blossom program was set months ago, but takes on added poignance as the Cleveland Orchestra presents George Gershwin’s An American in Paris at 7 p.m. The evening will also include Maurice Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and Piano Concerto in G, and Aaron Copland’s Suite from Appalachian Spring (you might know it as Simple Gifts). The evening also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the National Park System. Tickets are $30-$99 at 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com.
CSU to host free Keep the Promise concert
The Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University will host the free Keep the Promise concert, organized by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. It will feature speakers Dr. Cornell West, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and actress and White House Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization Diane Guerrero. The music will be provided by the Roots backing one of the stars of Empire, Jussie Smollett, Grammy-winning contemporary gospel duo and reality TV stars Mary Mary, and R&B crooner/songwriter/producer Raheem DeVaughn. Tickets are free and the doors open at 4 p.m. The show is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Go to usakeepthepromise.org for more information.
Don’t miss these events coming to an end
A couple of “last chances”:
• Ohio Shakespeare Festival’s production of The Tempest closes with a performance at 8 p.m. This staging takes full advantage of its outdoor setting at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, says Beacon Journal arts writer Kerry Clawson. Tickets are $28 open seating, $33 reserved, $15 students at 1-888-71-TICKETS, www.ohioshakespearefestival.com.
• Four nature- and critter-themed exhibitions close at the Canton Museum of Art, 1001 Market Ave. N., including Art and the Animal, Field and Stream: Nature’s Beauty from the Permanent Collection and Wounded Warrior Dogs and Celebrating America’s K-9 Heroes. 330-453-7666 or www.cantonart.org.