Drive-In Film: Airplane!

Airplane! is the 1980 American parody film written and directed by David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson. The film is a parody of the disaster film genre and is known…

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Broadway Camp! and Broadway Camp, Too!

Registration has opened for the Renaissance’s annual “Broadway Camp!” summer theatre program for students ages 8-13. In order to support the health and safety of participants, the popular summer camp sessions will be held as virtual classes, set for the weeks of June 22-26 (Broadway Camp!); and June 29-July 2 (Broadway Camp, Too!). Camp options…

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July Happenings and Events

Summer is here, and while our summers may be looking a little different this year, there are events for everyone’s comfort level on our calendar. Thousands and thousands of visitors make road trips to our area each year, but many visitors are staying close to home this year. This could be the best summer to explore like a visitor in your own backyard since our attractions, restaurants, and stores need local support more than ever. These events are a great way to fill your summer with fun and help our local businesses thrive again....

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Drive-In Concert with Just Jazz Live

Mansfield Ohio’s Premier Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Led by Britt Reed and Tom Blair, the band averages over 200 shows annually. Because of the vocal versatility of singers Kelly Knowlton and Joel Claypool Just Jazz Live plays anything from swing to Latin jazz, jazz blues to R&B. Get tickets here. Part of the Avita Health System…

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CANCELED – Renaissance Youth Opera Theatre: Kiss Me, Kate

All performance dates for this event have been CANCELED! Egotistical leading man, director, and producer Fred Graham is reunited with his ex-wife, Lilli Vanessi, when the two are forced to play opposite one another in a new production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Alongside their bickering, the show’s supporting actress, Lois Lane and gambling…

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CANCELED – Rock of Ages

Broadway’s Best Party is turning up the volume to ten! ROCK OF AGES, nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, captures the iconic era that was the big bad 1980s Hollywood. Know What Love Is, Feel the Noise, and Take Your Best Shot at one of the Sunset Strip’s last epic venues, a place…

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CANCELED – Family Film: The Goonies

This performance has been CANCELED! A 1985 smash hit, The Goonies follows a group of young misfits who discover an ancient map and set out on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure.

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CANCELED – Mansfield Symphony Orchestra: Exuberance!

This performance has been CANCELED! The final concert of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra is nothing but exciting. Beginning with Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concerto No. 3 and ending with the masterpiece, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, you will be rising from your seat before the final notes are played.

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CANCELED – Cabaret

This performance has been canceled! Based on a 1939 novel by Christopher Isherwood and a 1951 play by John Van Druten, Cabaret features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Cliff Bradshaw, an American author working on a novel in Berlin, encounters Sally Bowles at the seedy Kit Kat Klub where she sings….

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