Cleveland Orchestra

From patriotic tunes at Blossom Music Center to the celebration of the Fourth of July at Fairport Mardi Gras, Northeast Ohio has several festivals this week. Here are five suggestions.

Two Cleveland productions tackle race and the Bard.

Cleveland Institute of Music alumnus describes his journey took out of a country under siege.

Akron will distribute around 3,200 free, at-home COVID tests this Saturday at four locations; three parents in Hudson have filed a lawsuit challenging the school district's quarantine and mask-wearing rules; University Hospitals has closed its freestanding Madison Health Center emergency room in Lake County; and more stories.

COVID-19-related cancellations continue to wrack Cleveland’s performing arts scene.

A listener asks how the iconic Northeast Ohio venue is protected from winter.

Northeast Ohio arts venues and organizations continue to shut down performances and exhibitions in the wake of the latest COVID-19 surge.

Ohio reported about 7,600 COVID-19 cases on Sunday; the latest COVID-19 wave is giving arts organizations flashbacks to the start of the pandemic; the Ohio Department of Education says a school whose legitimacy was scrutinized after its supposedly top-tier football team got clobbered in an ESPN-televised game didn’t live up to its billing educationally either; and more stories.

The concert Saturday night was canceled hours before the "Pictures at an Exhibition" performance due to a "possible COVID case in the Orchestra," according to a message the orchestra posted on its web site and on Twitter. At the time, the orchestra intended to go on with its Sunday afternoon performance.

Summit County public transit workers will not be going on strike Monday as planned; The Cleveland Orchestra canceled two concerts over the weekend after a performer tested positive for COVID-19; Ohio's COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all increasing; and more stories.