After months of waiting, fans of the Cleveland Orchestra can now plan and get tickets for the orchestra’s Hough neighborhood residency.
The residency, produced through a partnership with the Cleveland Museum of Art, brings the world-class organization into the community, giving fans and residents a chance to see the orchestra outside of its usual venue at Severance Hall.
Late last week, details and dates were announced, including the centerpiece of the festivities, a free community concert on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the East Technical Professional Center on E. 79th Street. The program will be broadcast on WCLV-104.9 FM for those unable to attend.
Tickets can be picked up during regular business hours starting today at the locations below and are first-come, first-serve, with a maximum of four tickets per person.
● Baseball Heritage Museum
● Cleveland UMADADOP
● East High Alumni Assoc.
● Eliza Bryant Village
● Fatima Family Center
● Hough Development Corp.
● Langston Hughes Library
● Lexington Bell Community Center
● Rainey Institute
● Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center
There’s a whole lot more as the Orchestra pops up in Hough — previous residencies took place in Lakewood, Detroit Shoreway and Slavic Village.
There will be a hands-on family workshop about the Cleveland Orchestra’s “Star Spangled Spectacular” on July 28 at 5 p.m. at the Langston Hughes Library. The library will also host a “Musical Rainbow” concert on Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. that features violist Lisa Boyko.
On Aug. 6, “A New Day in Hough” will run events starting at 6 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. that includes a pancake breakfast, a parade and a baseball game.
At Eliza Bryant Village on Aug. 28, there will be a community open house starting at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m. that includes performances from the Cleveland Orchestra chamber ensemble and the Eliza Bryant choir.
Be sure to check out one of the events.
This article appears in Jul 6-12, 2016.