Lynyrd Skynyrd to perform
3/2/2004Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its Vicious Cycle Tour to the Stranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets are $39.50 and $49.50 from the box office, 419-381-8851, and Ticketmaster.
Stomp, the troupe that uses anything to make music, including garbage cans, returns to the theater Friday-Sunday. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Friday, 5 and 9 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets ranges from $36-$43.
The Village Players opens One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Friday in the theater at 2740 Upton Ave. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturdays through March 20 and 2 p.m. March 14. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors from the box office, 419-472-6817.
Stone Cross Ministries is sponsoring a "A Night of Smiles" dinner with Judge Ken Johnson, former Indiana Supreme Court justice, as speaker. It is scheduled March 12 at Sylvania Country Club, 5201 Corey Rd., Sylvania. Eddie Boggs will play during dinner. Reservations are $18.50. Information: 419-841-9653.
Indie bands the Penetration and Wide Awake will be in concert at 10 p.m. tomorrow in Mickey Finn's Pub, 602 Lagrange St.; cover is $4. The Celtic rock band Seven Nations returns at 9:30 p.m. Friday; tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
And the Joe Hoffmann Band will hold its CD release party Saturday. Kate Pivoriunas opens at 9:30 p.m.; cover is $5. Information, 419-246-3466.
The Sandusky State Theatre, 107 Columbus Ave., Sandusky has scheduled Doc Severinsen at 7:30 tonight. Tickets are $35, $40 and $45 from the box office, 419-626-1950 or online at www.state-theatre.com.
Also at the theater will be the Irish Rovers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday ($21 to $26) and Melissa Manchester and Paul Williams at 7:30 p.m. March 20 ($39, $45 and $55).
Fremont Community Theater will present Into the Woods, weekends May 7-22. Tickets, $8, are now on sale. Information: from 419-332-0695
The Wexner Center at Ohio State University in Columbus is accepting entries through March 26 for its ninth annual Ohio Short Film & Video Showcase. Pieces must be no longer than 20 minutes and independently produced in Ohio within the last 18 months. The showcase will be held at 7 p.m. May 8. Information: 614-688-3307.
MICHIGAN
My Way, a musical tribute to Frank Sinatra, will be staged at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 South Monroe St., Monroe. The show features a New York cast singing almost 60 Sinatra favorites. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $11 for students. Information: 734-242-7722.
AUDITIONS
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre will hold auditions for Forever Plaid from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the theatre, 16 Tenth St. Four male singers are needed. Production dates will be April 23-May 15. Information, 419-243-9277.
The Bedford Community Players have scheduled auditions for The Music Man, Jr. Children ages 5 to 10 may try out from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, and young adults ages 11 to 16 may audition from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Bedford High School. Information, 734-850-1212.