Have a laugh seeing Bill Maher
This election season is a gold mine for comics with a political bent, so Bill Maher should offer up a fine night of laughs at 7:30 p.m. at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace Theatre, 1615 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets are $25-$95 at 216-241-6000 or www.playhousesquare.org.
Indulge in wine, cheese in Kent
The 10th annual Art & Wine Festival will run from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday in downtown Kent, with more than 40 artists and local food and wine. Live music will begin at noon. Proceeds benefit Main Street Kent. Go to www.mainstreetkent.org or call 330-677-8000.
Find treasures at a garage sale
The annual Richfield Community Garage Sale runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with more than 150 participants located throughout Richfield. An itemized list of what will be available at each garage sale and a map showing individual sale locations may be purchased for $1 from 8 a.m. to noon on the day of the event near the northwest corner of Route 303 and Route 176 in Richfield.
Attend the art walk in Akron
This month’s Downtown Akron Art Walk from 5-10 p.m. offers lots of fun stuff to do, including demonstrations at Akron Glass Works (106 N. Main St.); a book signing with authors D.X. Ferris and Joanna Wilson from 6-8 p.m. at Urban Eats Cafe (51 E. Market St.); the Pop-Up Crafty Mart at Summit Artspace (140 E. Market St.) including a “felted creature workshop” from 6-9 p.m. for $16.82; and a Full Circle Storytelling presentation at 7 p.m. in the Transition Gallery of Summit Artspace ($15, www.watheatre.com/fullcircle).
Go to a concert at Blossom
Florence and the Machine roll into Blossom Music Center at 7:30 p.m., with openers Of Monsters and Men. Tickets are $26-$115 at 330-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.