Tune in to ‘Nashville’ on CMT
The resurrected Nashville returns to prime time at 9 p.m. with a two-hour season premiere. Canceled by ABC last May, the country music drama, starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere, was picked up by cable’s CMT. Season five kicks off with the aftermath of Juliette’s plane crash.
Get ready to listen to classics
The Cleveland Orchestra spotlights Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in this weekend’s concerts, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday at Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Music from Bernard Herrmann’s indelible score for Psycho is also on the program, along with works by Schoenberg (Thursday and Saturday only) and Bartók. Tickets are $29-$149 at www.clevelandorchestra.com.
See ‘Ocean Waves’ at Nightlight
It’s your last chance to catch Ocean Waves at Akron’s Nightlight Cinema (30 N. High St.). It is the first time this 1993 film has been released in the U.S. The animated tale of young love from Japan’s renowned Studio Ghibli screens at 7 p.m. www.nightlightcinema.com.
Calling all drum enthusiasts
Drumming enthusiasts from across the region gather at 9 p.m. for the Northeast Ohio Drum & Music Jam at the Beachland Ballroom (15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland). Doors open at 8:30. All ages welcome, and it’s free. www.beachlandballroom.com.