Jazz outdoors, dogs on the run and more to do in and around South Bend this weekend
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It feels like summer with this week's temps in the 80s. How about some outdoor music tonight? Or time spent with the dogs at the park Saturday? There's that, plus theater and a free movie for this week's "Five Things to Do." With weekend temps expected in the 80s, how about checking out some outdoor music or play with dogs at the park for Dogapalooza!
For more events, go to https://www.southbendtribune.com/things-to-do/events/ or check the Outdoor Extras from Joseph Dits' Outdoor Adventures column here.
Merrimans’ Play-House Players perform at Notre Dame’s Snite Museum
SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame’s Snite Museum of Art presents the first Merrimans’ Playhouse @ the Snite Museum performance of the season from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 12 in the courtyard of the Snite.
The event features the Merrimans’ Play-House Players —local musicians Stephen Merriman on drums; Mary Merriman, bass; Jeff Miller, guitar; Don Lerman, alto saxophone; Stefan Hess, piano; and Todd Neuenschwander, tenor saxophone.
This performance will highlight their enjoyment of one of jazz’s most valued traditions, the open session.
Bring a blanket or lawn chair.
In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved into the museum’s atrium. Blankets, lawn chairs and picnic refreshments are welcome inside.
Museum galleries also will be open, where the exhibit “Who Do We Say We Are? Irish Art 1922 | 2022” continues through May 15.
On exhibit: Who are the Irish? University of Notre Dame's Snite Museum explores a century of art
Admission is free.
For more information, call 574-631–5466 or visit sniteartmuseum.nd.edu.
SB Civic presents McDonagh’s ‘The Lonesome West’
SOUTH BEND — “The Lonesome West” opens May 13 and continues through May 22 at South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main St.
Written by the Academy Award-winning writer/director Martin McDonagh, this dark Irish comedy is the third play in McDonagh’s “Leenane Trilogy.”
It focuses on two brothers in rural Ireland who squabble over the inheritance left by their recently deceased father.
Also, there’s a rumor in town that one of them may have murdered the father over a haircut-related insult. The local parish priest and a young girl from the community, also their bootleg whiskey supplier, attempt to keep the brothers from quarreling.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 13-14 and 20-21 and at 2 p.m. May 15 and 22.
Tickets are $32-$27.For more information, call 574-234-1112 or visit sbct.org.
Elkhart Civic postpones opening of a black-and-white ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
BRISTOL — The opening for “Arsenic and Old Lace” at Elkhart Civic Theatre’s Bristol Opera House, 210 E. Vistula St., has been delayed until May 20. Other details have not yet been disclosed.
Staged all in black-and-white by director Dave Dufour, the 1941 dark comedy by Joseph Kesselring concerns the elderly Brewster sisters, whose “charity” consists of putting older gentlemen out of their misery with poisoned elderberry wine.
They’re found out by their favorite nephew, Mortimer, who is aghast at the situation but still wants to protect his favorite aunts. Add to the mix Mortimer’s brother, Teddy, who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and his other brother, the homicidal Jonathan.
In 1944, Frank Capra directed a film adaptation starring Cary Grant.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 13-14 and 20-21 and at 3 p.m. May 15 and 22.
Tickets are $22-$16.
For more information, call 574-848-4116 or visit elkhartcivictheatre.org.
Goshen Theater presents free screening of ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’
GOSHEN — The Goshen Theater presents a screening of “Raya and the Last Dragon” at 7 p.m. May 13 at 216 S. Main St.
The 2021 Walt Disney Animation Studios film takes place in the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity.
Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned, and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people.
However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world — it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well.
“Raya and the Last Dragon” features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as Raya, a warrior whose wit is as sharp as her blade, and Awkwafina as the magical, mythical, self-deprecating dragon named Sisu.
Characters also include a street-savvy 10-year-old entrepreneur named Boun, the formidable giant Tong and a thieving toddler, Noi, with her band of Ongis.
Rated PG. Length: 90 minutes.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.
For more information, call 574-312-3701 or visit goshentheater.com.
Ox Bow County Park holds ‘Dogapalooza’ on May 14
GOSHEN — Elkhart County Parks presents “Dogapalooza” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 14 at Ox Bow County Park, 23033 County Road 45.
The event features a range of dog- and people-friendly activities, including a police K9 demonstration, two chances to try doggy yoga, an off-leash dog play area, local pet organizations, a dog trick and costume contest, and food for people and dogs.
It will finish with a dog parade.
Bring a donation of dog food or dog pet supplies for local rescues and be entered into a drawing for a prize package.
All dogs must be kept on a 6-foot leash unless they’re in the leash-free area.
Ox Bow reserves the right to remove any attendee not following park policy, as well as any aggressive dog(s).
Cost is $5 per vehicle.
For more information, call 574-535-6458 or visit elkhartcountyparks.org.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend things to do : Theater, outdoor music, dog parks and more
