Folk-rock singer at Kent Stage
Remember the Goodyear ads from the late ’90s that urged you to “go where you want to go” with “serious freedom?” That voice belonged to folk-rock singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke. Last time she was in Northeast Ohio, she was performing her one-woman show about her mother’s fight with Alzheimer’s in 2015 at Cleveland Play House. She plays the Kent Stage at 8 p.m. behind her new album Midnight. Hallelujah. Tickets are $21 at 330-677-5005, www.thekentstage.com.
Attend a classical music concert
The Cleveland Orchestra is presenting the Duruflé Requiem this weekend, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Severance Hall. Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano, is the featured soloist. Get there an hour early for a free talk before the concert. Tickets are $29-$162 at www.clevelandorchestra.com.
Catch Apollo’s Fire this weekend
Apollo’s Fire presents Love in Venice: A Multicultural Fiesta at 7:30 p.m. at Fairlawn Lutheran Church, 3415 W. Market St., Fairlawn. It features Vivaldi’s Autumn from The Four Seasons and other works. Tickets are $20-$70. If you miss it, they’ll perform the same program at three other venues around the area through the weekend; find out more at 216-320-0012, ext. 1, or www.apollosfire.org.
‘Christmas Rocks’ in Northfield
Get in the swingin’ holiday spirit with The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s Christmas Rocks! at 7:30 p.m. at the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park. Tickets are $44.50-$75 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.