‘Mamma Mia!’ in Cleveland
Take a chance on Mamma Mia!, running through Sunday at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace Theatre. It’s a goofy story built around the guilty-pleasure music of ABBA, but if you’re not on your feet singing along to Dancing Queen at the end, we have no hope for you. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, and tickets are $10-$80 at 216-241-6000, www.playhousesquare.org.
Songwriters converge at Musica
Members of the Summit County Songwriter’s Circle will be featured at an open-mic event at 8 p.m. at Musica, in the Maiden Lane neighborhood of downtown Akron. The circle is recruiting new members; find out more at www.songwritersummit.com. For more information on future open-mic nights, see www.brentkirby.com/bk10x3.
Birdwatchers flocking to class
Spring bird migration season is upon us, and warblers are among the coveted sightings for birdwatchers. Summit Metro Parks is offering a class on identifying warblers from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, Akron. 330-865-8065 or www.summitmetroparks.org.
Marco Polo’s route retraced
The Hudson Library & Historical Society and Western Reserve Academy have teamed up to bring filmmaker, author and explorer Denis Belliveau to the library at 7 p.m. Belliveau and Francis O’Donnell spent two years retracing Marco Polo’s 25,000-mile route, as seen in the PBS documentary In the Footsteps of Marco Polo. The talk is free; copies of the film will be available for purchase and signing. Register at http://hudsonlibrary.org or call 330-653-6658, ext. 1010.