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Editor picks for a night out, the next two weeks
6 events, Nov 7–20 in Northeast Ohio, including Wild Winter Lights and Come From Away.
6 events · Nov 7–20
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Wild Winter Lights
The Zoo after dark, wrapped in lights. Walk it or drive it on select nights, and book online early; the walk-up price climbs and so does the line.
WHO Everyone
WhenSelect nights Wed Nov 18 – Wed Dec 30, 2026 · 5:00–9:00 PM; not held Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day
WhereCleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland
CostWalk-through: non-members $27 advance / $29 day-of online / $30 walk-up, members $24 / $27 / $30; drive-through $59 per vehicle, members $49; under 2 free ($1 fee included)
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Come From Away
Hudson Players stage Come From Away at the Barlow Community Center.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Nov 6–7 7:30 PM; Sun Nov 8 2 PM
WhereBarlow Community Center, 41 South Oviatt Street, Hudson
Cost$15; student, senior and group $13
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The Lion in Winter (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre)
Sibling rivalry, adultery and dungeons: CVLT stages James Goldman's Plantagenet family brawl at the River Street Playhouse.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct 30–Nov 8, 2026 · Fri & Sat 7:30 PM (no show Oct 31); Sun Nov 1 & 8 at 2 PM
WhereCVLT River Street Playhouse (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre), 56 River Street, Chagrin Falls
Cost$17 general admission
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This weekend · Sat Nov 7 – Sun Nov 8
The Lion in Winter (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre)
Sibling rivalry, adultery and dungeons: CVLT stages James Goldman's Plantagenet family brawl at the River Street Playhouse.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct 30–Nov 8, 2026 · Fri & Sat 7:30 PM (no show Oct 31); Sun Nov 1 & 8 at 2 PM
WhereCVLT River Street Playhouse (Chagrin Valley Little Theatre), 56 River Street, Chagrin Falls
Cost$17 general admission
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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sondheim’s musical thriller at the Hanna — razors, meat pies, and Hugh Wheeler’s book via MTI — in Great Lakes Theater’s fall window.
WHO Everyone
WhenOct 23 – Nov 8, 2026 · Wed–Fri 7:30 PM; Sat 1:30 & 7:30 PM (Oct 31 1:30 PM only); Sun 3 PM
WhereHanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, 2067 E. 14th St., Cleveland
Cost$23–$115; patrons under 25 $17 inclusive of fees
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HADESTOWN
You catch the Tony- and Grammy-winning Hadestown at Connor Palace — Orpheus and Eurydice meet Hades and Persephone on the KeyBank Broadway Series.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 3–Sun Nov 8: Tue–Fri 7:30 p.m.; Sat 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sun 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
WhereConnor Palace, Playhouse Square, 1615 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Cost$36.30–$150
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Come From Away
Hudson Players stage Come From Away at the Barlow Community Center.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Nov 6–7 7:30 PM; Sun Nov 8 2 PM
WhereBarlow Community Center, 41 South Oviatt Street, Hudson
Cost$15; student, senior and group $13
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Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hänsel und Gretel"
Kevin Newbury directs and Raphael Jiménez conducts Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel in Hall Auditorium.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 5 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Thu–Sat 8 PM, Sun 2 PM, Nov 5–8
WhereHall Auditorium, 67 North Main Street, Oberlin
CostReserved Seats $15 | Students $10
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Coming up · Nov 16–30
Wild Winter Lights
The Zoo after dark, wrapped in lights. Walk it or drive it on select nights, and book online early; the walk-up price climbs and so does the line.
WHO Everyone
WhenSelect nights Wed Nov 18 – Wed Dec 30, 2026 · 5:00–9:00 PM; not held Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day
WhereCleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland
CostWalk-through: non-members $27 advance / $29 day-of online / $30 walk-up, members $24 / $27 / $30; drive-through $59 per vehicle, members $49; under 2 free ($1 fee included)
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