That Summer of ’77
Summer of Sam. Directed by Spike Lee. Screenplay by Victor Colicchio, Michael Imperioli, and Spike Lee. Starring John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody, Jennifer Esposito, and Michael Rispoli.
Bigger, Longer, and Almost as Funny
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Directed by Trey Parker. Written by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady. With the voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman, and Isaac Hayes.
Troubled Waters
It’s a sunny Friday morning, with birds chirping beneath an azure sky, and Art Uhas and Bill Brown are right where they like to be—up to their elbows in fish guts. Uhas, 72, used to butcher beef and chicken for a living, and it shows. He expertly chops his way through a cooler of fish,…
Edge
Former Tribe head case Albert Belle can’t hit a dog in the ass this year (.270), but he’s selling newspapers at a mighty clip. Belle’s June 25 debut column in the fledgling Baltimore Press sold out the issue, according to Publisher and Editor Mark Adams. “Our circulation is 8,000, and we printed and sold out…
Shooting Match
Jacqueline Marino can be reached at jmarino@clevescene.com.
Encore
Henry V. Tim Perfect’s production of Henry V has an ideal setting in the Tudor-like courtyard of Mather Mansion on the Case Western Reserve campus. Unfortunately, the production itself, with jungle-fatigue-trench-coat chic, is more akin to an advertising campaign for the Gap than the victories of a king or the magical evocations of a playwright.…
Sweet Birdie of Youth
Bye Bye Birdie, through July 4 at Evans Amphitheater, Cain Park, Superior Avenue and Lee Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-371-3000.
’60s Redux
Linda McCartney’s Sixties: Portrait of an Era. Through August 8 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, One Key Plaza. Adult admission is $14.95. 216-515-1212 or 888-764-ROCK.
Tango With Your Mango?
Johnny Mango World Café and Juice Bar. 3120 Bridge Avenue, Cleveland. 216-575-1919. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Bar open until 1 a.m. daily.
High Felicity
Community Service Tour, with the Lo Fidelity Allstars, Crystal Method, Orbital, and DJ John Kelley. 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, Nautica Stage, 2014 Sycamore Street, the Flats, $26.50 ($30 day of show), Ticketmaster, 216-241-5555.
Trashing the Trailer
The Backsliders. Thursday, July 1, Wilbert’s Bar & Grille, 1360 West Ninth Street, Warehouse District, $6, 216-771-2583.
Original Bastard
Lee Rocker. 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, Euclid Tavern, 11629 Euclid Avenue, $10 ($12 day of show), Ticketmaster, 216-241-5555.
Livewire
George Benson One Wish Cain Park June 21 A rhythm-and-blues prodigy, George Benson was first known for his voice. He later honed his guitar chops to the point that singing became window dressing, the music of his youth a footnote. Not that Benson hasn’t made peace with that bargain decades ago, but his performance at…
The Really Old Ball Game
The Akron Black Stockings play Sunday afternoons throughout Ohio. The next home game is 1 p.m., Aug. 15, at Stan Hywet Hall, 74 North Portage Road, Akron. Admission is $4, $2 for kids 6-12. Call 330-836-5533 for a complete schedule of games.
Soundbites
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces,” wrote George Santayana. The business world, though, is not nature. Brothers John and Richard Shahinian used to co-own the Record Exchange CD and video game shops around greater Cleveland. The two brothers, however, separated bitterly in 1997. They split the business, with John basically taking control of the…
Pleasant Ville
The Greenville Inn is located at 16362 Arch Street in Bainbridge. Hours are Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.; and Sunday, 1 p.m. to midnight. 440-247-8068.
Western Dud
Wild Wild West.Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Screenplay by S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman. Starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, and Ted Levine.
