‘Moonlight’ at Nightlight
The Nightlight has landed the acclaimed film Moonlight, about a young man’s coming of age at three defining moments in his life. It plays at 6:45 and 9:15 p.m. through Thursday. (Yes, there are showings on Thanksgiving Day if you need to escape the relatives for a while.) Make a night of it and have dinner before and drinks after in the Maiden Lane district of downtown Akron. Tickets are $9, $8 children and seniors. 330-252-5782, www.nightlightcinema.com.
All things Pooh bear
Lindsay Mattick, author of the Caldecott Award-winning children’s book Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear, talks about the original Winnie-the-Pooh at 6:30 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historical Society, 96 Library St., Hudson. Register at 330-653-6658 or www.hudsonlibrary.org.
Russian folk double bill
Tired of the same old music? Check out a Russian folk double bill of Oleg Kruglyakov,on three-stringed balalaika and Vadim Kolpakov on seven-stringed Gypsy guitar at 7 p.m. at Nighttown, 12387 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights. Tickets are $15 at 216-795-0550 or www.nighttowncleveland.com.