All-City Shakespeare Festival

An organization that hosts a number of local arts education programs, ESU Cleveland aims to "celebrate English as a shared language to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators, its members and the community." It also provides workshops that focus on teaching through performance. At 6 tonight at the Metroparks' Acacia Reservation in Lyndhurst, it hosts its annual All-City Shakespeare Festival. The event includes an 8 p.m. production of Romeo and Juliet as part of a celebration of the 2017-2018 programs. Proceeds will support the February 2019 Shakespeare Monologue Competition presented in cooperation with the Education Department of Great Lakes Theater. Hors d'oeuvres and food stations catered by Acacia as well as a cash bar and raffles are included. Tickets are $75. (Niesel)