Each year around this time Cleveland metal fans pour into the Beachland Ballroom for a free show with a huge lineup of local bands. They come bearing cans of food and sacks of pet food because it's the annual Metal Holiday Food Drive. Sat 12/5. * Quire Cleveland reprises its popular program of carols from across the centuries. Fri 12/4-Sun 12/6.
* The legendary Rocket from the Tombs returns to the Beachland. Thu 12/3.
* Cleveland Opera Theater presents the Ohio premiere of the opera version of A Streetcar Named Desire. Fri 12/4-Sat 12/5.
* Two Rock Hall programs reflect on the intersection of war and music. Thu 12/3 & Wed 12/16.
* Brunch With Bowie at BOP STOP with vinyl needle drops of new LP Blackstar ★. Save the date: Sun 1/24.
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The issue of food waste has come to the foreground in recent years, as both social justice and environmental activists promote the need to address how much food is produced and thrown away. Come to the CWRU farm in Hunting Valley to hear how local businesses are tackling the problem. Sat 11/7.* It's getting to be hot soup weather. At SouperBowlCle in Gordon Square, you can try 20 different soups at various spots in the neighborhood and vote on your favorite. Proceeds go to help those in need via the West Side Catholic Center. Sat 11/7.