Each year, Tremont West partners with Ward 3 Councilman, Kerry McCormack, LAND Studio and Cleveland Public Theatre to present free professional dance, theatre and music in Lincoln Park during the month of August.

Raymond Bobgan, the Executive Artistic Director of Cleveland Public Theatre, curates the performances. This year, the Arts in August series opens with a performance by Cleveland Public Theatre’s Student Theatre Enrichment Program. The opening weekend also includes a performance of Macbeth by the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.

The final weekend of the series will feature ContempOpera and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra.

The events are free, and you can bring a picnic, order take-out from one of the Tuesdays in Tremont participants and bring a chair or a blanket.

Here’s the schedule of events:

8/4: Cleveland Public Theatre’ s STEP
8/6: Cleveland Shakespeare Festival
8/11: Inlet Dance Theatre
8/12: Verb Ballets
8/18: Cleveland Opera Theater
8/19: Papo Ruiz Y La Dulzura de la Salsa
8/20: Me Him & Her Presents – Good Vibes
8/25: ContempOpera
8/26: Cleveland Jazz Orchestra (CJO)

This article appears in Jul 19-25, 2017.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.