Mocking ‘Mothra’ at the movies
The RiffTrax gang is back on area screens at 7:30 p.m., and this time the target of mockery is the 1961 Japanese camp classic Mothra. Yes, it’s about a giant moth larva that devastates Tokyo. Cinemas include Cinemark Portage Crossing, Cuyahoga Falls; Cinemark Macedonia 15; Valley View 24; Hudson Cinema 10; Montrose 12, Akron. See www.fathomevents.com for tickets and more information.
‘Kinky Boots’ foots it to Palace
The joyous Cyndi Lauper/Harvey Fierstein musical Kinky Boots opens at 8 p.m. at the Connor Palace Theatre in Playhouse Square and continues through Aug. 28. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; tickets are $10-$80 at 216-241-6000, www.playhousesquare.org.
Find otters with others outdoors
River otters have returned to the area in the last few years, after near extermination four decades ago due to trapping and habitat destruction. Join a naturalist for a hike on the Buttonbush Trail in search of these playful water-lovers, 7-8:30 p.m. Liberty Park, Pond Brook Conservation Area, 3973 E. Aurora Road, Twinsburg. 330-865-8065.
Tune in to tunes outside
The season for free outdoor concerts is drawing to a close. Catch the Metro Parks Ensemble at the Tallmadge Meadows area of Munroe Falls Metro Park, 1088 North Ave., Tallmadge. The tunes start at 7 p.m.