Hard to categorize, fun to watch
The Avett Brothers are hard to categorize: part country, part folk, part rock ’n’ roll. They’ll play a two-night stand at the Akron Civic Theatre, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets are $45-$57.50 at 330-253-2488, www.akroncivic.com.
Abracadabra, they reappear!
The Illusionists’ first show, Witness the Impossible, made its U.S. premiere in Akron in 2014 before going on to Broadway. The edgy magicians are back with the Turn of the Century tour at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., University of Akron. Tickets are $35.50-$58. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Good writer’s a Bad Feminist
Writer Roxane Gay talks about her funny, insightful essay collection Bad Feminist at Case Western Reserve University’s Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road, Cleveland. Tickets are $30 at 216-368-6062.
First make it, then swap it
Did you make a killer jam with the last of the fall harvest? Or a terrific IPA in your home brewing kit? The Countryside Local Food Swap lets cooks, bakers, brewers and DIY-ers trade homemade items via silent auction-style bidding and bartering. It will be held at Hale Farm and Village, 2686 Oak Hill Road, Bath, at 7 p.m. Registration is required at www.cvcountryside.org.
Styx stacks up three members
Concept-album-loving frontman Dennis DeYoung is long gone, but Styx is still touring with three original members, including Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young. See if they’re still rockin’ the paradise at 7:30 p.m. at the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park. Tickets are $45-$75 at 800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com.