Set sail for I-X Center’s Mid-America Boat Show
It seems like boating season is years away. Start dreaming about fishing trips and sailing to the islands at the Mid-America Boat Show, which opens at noon Thursday and runs through Monday at the I-X Center in Cleveland. Tickets are $14, $12 seniors, free for children 12 and younger. www.clevelandboatshow.com.
See preview of Weathervane’s ‘A Kid Like Jake’
A Kid Like Jake opens at 7:30 p.m. at Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron, and continues through Jan. 22. The play depicts parents dealing with the gender identity confusion of their 4-year-old son. Thursday is preview night, with discounted tickets; regular tickets are $10-$22 at 330-836-2626, www.weathervaneplayhouse.com.
Hear pianist Bronfman with Cleveland Orchestra
Pianist Yefim Bronfman is the Cleveland Orchestra’s guest artist on this weekend’s programs, featuring Bruckner’s Seventh, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Saturday at Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Franz Welser-Möst conducts. Tickets are $29-$149 at www.clevelandorchestra.com.