Live Acoustic Music Near Mentor, Ohio

If you've never experienced hearing talented musicians perform in a small, intimate environment, you are in for a treat.

House concerts are a growing trend across the country, where people invite friends and neighbors into their homes for an up-close concert experience. And there are several house concerts being held in and around the Mentor area that you can check out - you just need to contact the host and ask to be invited.

Churches and non-profit community groups around Mentor host occasional coffeehouses that feature traditional folk musicians and other acoustic artists as a way of bringing the community together. Local libraries also host free concerts that are open to the general public.

In addition, live acoustic music can be heard in several listening rooms and small theaters in and around the Mentor area. Local vineyards and restaurants and cafes in the area sometimes host nationally touring musicians as well.

Below you can find a listing of upcoming shows in these smaller venues by nationally and internationally touring artists.

Upcoming Acoustic Shows

July 11
Sometimes music shouldn't be easy, and instead should be mysterious, idiosyncratic and the work of a true maverick. - Acoustic Magazine(UK)
The Treelawn Social Club (Neighborhood Bar)
Cleveland, OH
July 11
The Winchester Music Tavern (Nightclub)
Lakewood, OH
July 12
Alan Lee Edwards is a North Carolina based singer-songwriter. He was formerly the singer/songwriter & guitarist of Lou Ford, which he formed with his brother in the mid-90's. He has been called a pioneer of the Americana, Alt-Country genre.
Honky Tonk House Concerts (House Concert)
Streetsboro, OH
July 16
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
July 18
Instrumental guitarist mixing Latin, Jazz, Light Rock, World, and Live Looping. Performing in the Cleveland / Akron, Ohio area and beyond. Solo or Duo act.
Rocky River Wine Bar (Vineyard)
Rocky River, OH
July 18
Celtic/ Folk/ World/ Rock/ Americana.
Tremont Farmers Market - Lincoln Park (Outdoor Music Series)
Cleveland, OH
July 19
Celtic/ Folk/ World/ Rock/ Americana.
Tremont Farmers Market - Lincoln Park (Outdoor Music Series)
Cleveland, OH
July 19
Red Room House Concerts (House Concert)
Cleveland, OH
July 20
Celtic/ Folk/ World/ Rock/ Americana.
Tremont Farmers Market - Lincoln Park (Outdoor Music Series)
Cleveland, OH
July 23
Jenks 1929 (Listening Room)
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
July 24
Music Box Supper Club (Listening Room)
Cleveland, OH
July 25
Instrumental guitarist mixing Latin, Jazz, Light Rock, World, and Live Looping. Performing in the Cleveland / Akron, Ohio area and beyond. Solo or Duo act.
Mentor Farmers Market (Outdoor Music Series)
Mentor, OH
July 30
The Treelawn Social Club (Neighborhood Bar)
Cleveland, OH
August 2
Jenks 1929 (Listening Room)
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
August 15
Greg Klyma is a road-tested troubadour and a relentless songwriter. You'll find him weaving lanes between Tom Petty and Merle Haggard on music's highway.
The Treelawn Social Club (Neighborhood Bar)
Cleveland, OH
August 15
American Songwriter describes Eilen Jewell as “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.”
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
August 19
The Kent Stage (Small Theater)
Kent, OH
August 19
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
August 26
The Kent Stage (Small Theater)
Kent, OH
September 4
Music Box Supper Club (Listening Room)
Cleveland, OH
September 5
Moira Smiley is an American singer, composer, lyricist and musician born in New Haven, Vermont. She has been described as being a multi-instrumentalist who excels on banjo, accordion and piano, in addition to using body percussion.
Music Box Supper Club (Listening Room)
Cleveland, OH
September 5
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
September 12
Flat Iron Cafe (Neighborhood Bar)
Cleveland, OH
September 20
Walter is a contemporary blues master.
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
September 24
The Kent Stage (Small Theater)
Kent, OH
September 26
Music Box Supper Club (Listening Room)
Cleveland, OH
October 3
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
October 5
Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cafe, Restaurant or Coffee Shop)
Cleveland, OH
October 5
The Kent Stage (Small Theater)
Kent, OH
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Places to see live acoustic music in and around Mentor, Ohio

House Concerts

Folknet Concert Series (Beachwood)
Honky Tonk House Concerts (Streetsboro)
Red Room House Concerts (Cleveland)

Listening Rooms

G.A.R. Hall (GAR Hall) (Peninsula)
Jenks 1929 (Cuyahoga Falls)
Music Box Supper Club (Cleveland)
The Barn on Avon Lake (Music on a Mission) (Avon Lake)

Folk Music Coffeehouses

St Andrew Sanctuary Concert Series (Mentor)

Vineyards & Breweries

Harpersfield Winery (Geneva)
Kosicek Vineyards (Geneva)
Rocky River Wine Bar (Rocky River)
Rosabella Winery (Austinburg)
Vino Veritas Cellars Winery (Cleveland)

Cafes, Restaurants & Coffee Shops

Beachland Ballroom and Tavern (Cleveland)
Lyric Bistro (Fairport Harbor)
Market District Portage Crossing (Cuyahoga Falls)
Revive Cafe (Middleburg Heights)

Libraries

Lakewood Public Library (Lakewood)
Lorain Public Library System - North Ridgeville (North Ridgeville)

Small Theaters

78th Street Studios (Cleveland)
The Kent Stage (Kent)

Outdoor Music Series

Eton Chagrin Boulevard Beats (Woodmere)
Free Stamp Friday (Cleveland)
Tremont Farmers Market - Lincoln Park (Cleveland)
Crocker Park (Westlake)
Mentor Farmers Market (Mentor)

Bars & Nightclubs

Aloft Hotel Cleveland Airport (North Olmsted)
Dunlap's Corner Bar (Cleveland)
Flat Iron Cafe (Cleveland)
The Treelawn Social Club (Cleveland)