Amy Casey's unsettling paintings of an urban environment undergoing decay and dislocation are part of a foursome of exhibits opening tonight at Parish Hall (6205 Detroit Ave., 216939.9099). In her work, highways twist and bend and houses sit in precarious positions, often defying gravity, the overall effect resembling the aftermath of some intelligent if capricious earthquake. Casey will share the large upstairs space at Parish Hall with Breehan James, while Brian Krnc's work will be shown in the basement gallery and Lauren Payne's will hang in the adjoining church. Free reception from 7-11 p.m.

— Anastasia Pantsios

THURSDAY, MAY 31

Two-Headed

The TITLEWave theater ensemble returns to Cleveland Public Theater with Two-Headed, a play by Julie Jensen (author of Wait!, performed at CPT in 2003) that won't do much for Mitt Romney's Republican presidential hopes, already under fire from religious righties who consider his Mormon faith somehow illegitimate. Two-Headed airs some Mormon dirty laundry as it follows a pair of Mormon women in the late 19th century, struggling with male-dominated Mormon society and the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre, the slaughter of more than 100 wagon-train travelers bound for California from Arkansas by a mormon militia. TITLEWave's artistic director Greg Vovos directs the work, which opens at CPT (6415 Detroit Ave., 216.631.2727) with a preview at 7:30 tonight and performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, through June 16. Tickets: $10-$15. — AP

Cleveland Orchestra

Gearing up for its gala performances of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier next weekend, the Cleveland Orchestra offers a warm-up, Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, at Severance Hall at 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday, with music director Franz Welser-Möst conducting. It kicks off the two-week festival Richard Strauss: His Life, His Inspirations. The two concerts also include music by Haydn and Josef Strauss. Tickets: $29-$80. The concert previews, at 7 p.m. in the Reinberger Chamber Hall, will be given by Seattle Opera's director of education Perry Lorenzo, who will also be giving a free lecture in the Reinberger at 7 p.m. tomorrow on Der Rosenkavalier. General admission tickets available at the Severance Hall box office: 216.231.1111. — AP

Apollo's Fire: Scarborough Fayre

Not that an excess of formality is its stock-in-trade, but with the summer coming on, Apollo's Fire, Cleveland's Baroque Orchestra, becomes decidedly more informal. To suit the rustic locations it utilizes for its Countryside Concerts (as opposed to the urban churches it uses the rest of the year), the group's attention turns away from its usual classical works to the earthier, folk-style material that comprises its Scarborough Fayre program, covering Renaissance fairs, Shakespearean-era ditties and tunes from Cape Breton and Appalachia. Featured guests include soprano Sandra Simon, fiddler David Greenberg and hammered dulcimer player Tina Bergmann. Performances at 7:30 tonight, 6 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, and 3:00 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Baroque Music Barn (Chagrin Rd. and Shaker Blvd., Hunting Valley), and at 7:30 pm. Tuesday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 6 at the Happy Days Visitor Center (500 W. Streetsboro Rd., Peninsula). Tickets: $20-$45. Box office: 216.320.0012. — AP

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

Frozen

Magnetic - Olga Ziemska opens at MOCA Friday.

British playwright Bryony Lavery built Frozen out of some very dark and disturbing material: several lurid and highly publicized child-murder cases in England's homely Midlands region. In it, a convicted killer, a victim's mother and a researcher who studies serial murderers interact to explore their "frozen" emotions to get to a place of acceptance and forgiveness. Directed by noted area director Sarah May with an experienced cast that includes Dierdru Ring as the mother, Liz Conway as the researcher and Jason Karkouc as the killer, it opens at the Beck Center for the Arts (17801 Detroit Ave., 216.521.2540, beckcenter.org) at 8 tonight and runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays through June 24. Some performances will be followed by a "talk-back" featuring experts leading discussions on issues such as capital punishment, criminal justice and pathological behavior. Tickets: $17-$28. — AP

Paradox, Potential and Parties at MOCA

Sculpture and installation artist Olga Ziemska uses everything from plaster to magnets and steel filings, to bits of glass and mirror to examine "the mystical underpinnings of existence." In some moments of surreality and others of geometric beauty, she poetically expresses the interactions and relationships between the world and its components. She's the MOCA Wendy L. Moore Emerging Artist this season, and her show Mirror Matter opens with a party Friday, along with MOCA's civic and architectural exhibit, OPEN: New Designs for Public Space. A panel discussion of contemporary public space kicks things off at 5:30, followed by the summer opening party from 7-10 p.m. MOCA Cleveland is at 8501 Carnegie; call 216.421.8671. It's free.

— Michael Gill

Guys and Dolls

The Cleveland Public Schools contain some very gifted kids, even if they sometimes lack opportunities. The goal of the annual All-City Musical, now in its eighth year, is to give these kids a chance to participate in a full-blown, professionally directed, choreographed and staged music production. This year's production is the Broadway classic Guys and Dolls, revolving around a coterie of rakish gamblers looking for love. More than 50 kids from schools across the district have been working for more than two months to present a performance polished enough to be worthy of the stage at Playhouse Square's Ohio Theatre, where it'll have three performances, at 7:30 tonight and tomorrow and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are just $10; call 216.241.6000. — AP

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Windsong Chorus Spring Concert

Considering that it's been around in one form or another since 1979, Windsong, Cleveland's Feminist Chorus, is relatively unknown in the area, unlike its larger, flashier counterpart, the North Coast Men's Chorus. With around 30 women currently participating, the group performs woman-affirming music with a goal of promoting social change while encouraging the personal growth of its members. Its spring concert, Home Is Where the Heart Is, takes place at Trinity Cathedral (2230 Euclid Ave.) at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 advance, $15 at the door. Go to windsongchorus.org for info. — AP

TUESDAY, JUNE 5

Rembrandt Lecture

The intimate, 18-painting exhibition, Masterpieces of European Painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art, at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage (2929 Richmond Rd., Beachwood, 216.593.0575, maltzjewishmuseum.org) through July 8, gives art-lovers a chance to commune with some of their favorite works up close and personal during the time the art museum is closed for expansion. Among the works is Rembrandt's 1635 work "Portrait of a Lady," and Rembrandt: Master Printmaker will be the topic of a guest lecture at the Maltz Museum at 7 p.m. when CMA curator of prints Dr. Jane Glaubinger stops by to share her insight into what the artist's printmaking explorations reveal about his work. It's $8 members, $12 non-members. — AP