Warm up this weekend for Valentine's Day with some romantic virtual productions. Here are five online arts and cultural ideas for you and your Valentine to enjoy.
Tri-C JazzFest
Cleveland trumpeter and composer Dominick Farinacci performs a live-streamed concert with New York City vocalist Veronica Swift from Tri-C's LiPuma Center for Creative Arts. " Love Notes" starts at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 14, and also features Cleveland jazz vocalist Evelyn Wright.
Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists
Emmy-winner Leon Bibb joins Sandra Bishop in a virtual production of A.R. Gurney's romantic two-hander " Love Letters." The Pulitzer-finalist play goes online Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., via Zoom.
Beck Center for the Arts
The music theater students of Baldwin Wallace University stage their annual Beck Center residency production virtually this season. " 5x15: Five World Premiere Fifteen-Minute Musicals" spotlights winners of the National Alliance of Musical Theater 15 Minute Musical Challenge and is staged virtually Feb.12-28.
Inlet Dance Theatre
Inlet continues the " I AM project: A Pandemic Response" this Saturday, Feb. 13, with solo choreography by company member Katie Wilber. Each member of Inlet created and performed new work in personal, solo settings using the prompts, "I was, I am, I will be."
Cleveland Cello Society
The Cleveland Cello Society presents " Cellisti! 2021 - a Beethoven Virtual Mini-Festival" featuring a line up of Northeast Ohio's finest cellists and pianists. Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano live stream from the Bop Stop Tuesday, Feb. 16, and Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m.