Event: “Les Misérables” at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace

Date: 9/20-22

Price: From $20

Description: This Tony award-winning musical, with an incredible new staging by Cameron Mackintosh, is coming to Playhouse Square in Cleveland for less than a week. If you’re not familiar with “Les Misérables”—the musical or the original Victor Hugo novel, which is well over a thousand pages long—to summarize the story very, very briefly, it follows quite a large cast of characters through early 19th century Paris, culminating in the June Rebellion of 1832. Like the book, the musical adaptation is also very long and very sad, but definitely worth the watch. And if you attend the Saturday night showing, you’ll be sure to see some other Case Western Reserve University students there, as the University Program Board (UPB) is giving away tickets (though registration for the raffle closed 9/19).

Event: “Pride and Prejudice” at Playhouse Square’s Allen Theatre

Date: 9/20-29

Price: From $30

Description: Media set in the Regency era has had a huge resurgence in popularity in recent years, thanks to shows like “Bridgerton” as well as the long stay of the 2005 film adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” on Netflix. This classic English love story is basically a 19th century romantic comedy, following the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet as she evades unwanted suitors and combats the antics of her spoiled younger sisters and overbearing mother. If you’re a fan of Jane Austen or want to better understand her hype, this production is a must-see.

Event: Cleveland Pickle Fest

Date: 9/21 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Price: General admission $10

Description: Once described by The Observer as “a pickle-lover’s dream,” this festival celebrating all things pickle-related is sure to be a hit with “casual pickle enjoyers and pickle aficionados alike.” Taking over Mall C in Downtown Cleveland with numerous food trucks, vendors, attractions, bands and a pickle-eating contest, you’ll be guaranteed an afternoon well spent. Plus, you can feel good about where your money’s going, as the festival’s proceeds benefit the Greater Cleveland Volunteers.

Event: uISA Garba

Date: 9/21 from 6:30-9 p.m.

Price: Free

Description: All are welcome at the Undergraduate Indian Students Association’s celebration of Navaratri, a major Hindu festival. Case CobRaas, a student dance team, will lead garba circles, and there will be more dance at the event in the form of Sanedo, Dandiya lines and an open dance floor featuring Bollywood songs. To top everything off, there will be light refreshments including free samosas. Some of the most fun I’ve had at CWRU has been at its cultural events, so if you’re considering attending uISA Garba, I would highly encourage you to do so.

Event: Mother Mother at House of Blues

Date: 9/25 from 8-11 p.m.

Price: From $50

Description: You might have only discovered Canadian rock band Mother Mother from their TikTok viral song “Hayloft” in 2020, but it’s likely that you’ve learned at least a few more of their songs since then. If you can tear yourself away from homework, come downtown to House of Blues this Wednesday night to see the group perform tracks from their latest album, “Grief Chapter,” as well as a special guest performance from indie band Winnetka Bowling League. According to Destination Cleveland, “Grief Chapter” “push[es] the page, the pen, and their sound further than they ever have before.”