Nan's Notes

ARTS COLLINWOOD THIS SUMMER

July and August concerts, we hope, will proceed as planned – in the sculpture garden adjoining the Zaller Building at 16006 Waterloo, which is being refurbished by volunteer gardeners with donated plants, and is sprouting new sculptures. (Thanks, Kurt and Charles, for cleaning it up.) It’s shady and cool, and admission is free (performers may pass the hat). Bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, children. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

If it rains again, concerts will move to the Arts Collinwood gallery, 15605 Waterloo. For information, call Arts Collinwood at 216-692-9500. The concerts are being presented by the Waterloo Sculpture Garden, with Arts Collinwood and the merchants of Waterloo Road.

For date-savers: Sunday, July 11, 2-4 pm: UpStage Theater's improv troupe;

Jazz in the Cafe

Jazz in the Café every Wednesday evening; no cover; excellent beer, wine and bits of food (tapas is Spanish; bits of food is what it really means) and a changing display of art – not to mention the show that is usually hanging in the gallery – till the end of June, that will be the Annual Members’ Show, which is excellent also. Check out the weird teddy bear.

Arts Collinwood  15605 Waterloo Road, 216-692-9500, www.artscollinwood.org. Gallery and Café hours: Tuesday –Saturday 11-11; Sunday 11-5. Community Center, 397 E156.

Let’s Help Mother Earth! Go Green Tuesday, June 15, 2 – 3 pm.

Children, young adults and families, join Kathleen M. Rocco, Education Specialist from the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District, for and interesting hour of recycling fun!  Learn tips on how you could help Mother Earth by going green, and create your very own paper. 

Preschool Story Time  Every Monday during June and July,10:30 – 11:00 am.

Stories, rhymes, songs and more for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. For more information, please call 623-7039 or email cpl-memnot@cpl.org.

Cleveland Metroparks NatureTracks Mobile Tour   Monday, July 12, 1 – 3 pm.

Children, young adults and families, hop onboard the NatureTracks Mobile Classroom and expand your knowledge of nature.  Join Mario Jackson, Cleveland Metroparks Education Specialist, as he discusses what you could do to became closer to the environment.

Jungle Terry’s Live Animal Show    Thursday, July 22, 3:30  – 4:30 pm.

Children and families, please join Jungle Terry for the Summer Reading Club Live Animal Show!  Come and learn interesting facts about nature’s animals.  Funded in part by the Friends of the Cleveland Public Library.

Celebrating Euclid Beach Park   Saturday, July 17  3 - 6 pm.

The history of the innovative Humphrey family and how they made Euclid Beach Park so successful. Shady Lake Park will be discussed as well. A film on the Humphrey family will be shown during this presentation.

MySpace/Ourplanet Teen Book Discussion & Living With Ed Film  Wednesday, June 23, 4 – 6 pm.

Teens are invited to discuss green living practices from the book Myspace/Ourplanet  by Tom Anderson.  After the discussion teens will view green practices in a few green episodes of Living with Ed, featuring environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr.  Reserve a copy of the book to be prepared for the discussion.

AT THE MARKET

I’ve collect – and roasted – my organic chicken – excellent! We’ve eaten the first punnet of strawberries and are working on the second. Eggs, of course. And (Ta-ra-ra!) the first local tomatoes. I bought a cauliflower from Nick the Hungarian, with reservation, since it was obviously Not Local and might not be fresh – but it was so crisp and firm and peppery that I ate a lot f it raw, with olives.

There are still lots of bedding plants and greens.

Coit Road Farmers’ Market           

Coit Road Farmer's Market is located at the corner of Coit & Woodworth Road in East Cleveland. www.coitmarket. org. Open year-round Saturday 8 am to 1 pm; Wednesday, 8 am to 1 pm, mid-April to mid-December; and Monday, 4-7 pm, June to October. 216-249-5455 during market hours. 

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1910   June 18

The Collinwood Nottingham Historical Society will hold a garden party with a carrousel theme in (suitably) the Waterloo Sculpture Garden (corner of Waterloo and E160, next to the Zaller Building (if you’re a really old resident, the Collinwood Bakery building). Bring a dessert to share and a lawn chair to relax in.  And do feel free to come in period costume – maybe you can rent a hat from Bernie Walsh. For more information, contact Mary Louise at (216) 486-1298 or CollNottHistory@aol.com. You could also go to the Society’s monthly meeting on June 17 (at the Lithuanian Hall, 877 E185 St) at 6:30, and hear the whole history of the carrousel.      

And on Sunday, June 13, Mary Louise will present a talk on Collinwood at 2 pm, in the County Bicentennial Speaker’s Series at the County Archives,  2905 Franklin Blvd.

 THE UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS  July 8 -11

The UniverSoul Circus, founded in the 90’s to showcase the full range of talents in the Black community, now boasting performers from around the world, will present its shows at the Great Lakes Expo Center (across the street from Euclid Square Mall) July 8-11. Call the local group sales office at 216.789.3014 for group tickets. Go to www.facebook/universoulcircus.com for special discount alerts. Check out the Web site -- www.universoulcircus.com.

 NATURE CENTER OPENS ITS EXPLORATION STATION   June18

After months and months of fund-raising and preparation, the Lakefront State Park is opening its exploration center at 8701 Lakeshore Blvd., Friday June 18, 7 - 9 pm. Stop by to check out all the exhibits and activity stations, and admire Christine Siarka’s photos — “Precious Lake Erie: Beauty at our doorstep.” Even better, if you’re of a certain age, meet Capt’n Willie, the Great Lakes Pirate, and munch on refreshments provided by Interstate Safety & Service.

216-881-8141 ext. 3001 / www.clevelandlakefront.org

COOL CAMPS FOR KIDSShipwreck Camp 2010

July 19 - July 30, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm weekdays. In partnership with the Cuyahoga County Public Library and Cleveland Lakefront State Park (ODNR), the CWRU Center for Science and Mathematics Education brings back Shipwreck Camp. Kids ages 12-15 participate in an expedition to find shipwrecks in Lake Erie. For more information, call 216-368-5075. Cost of this two week camp is $450, includes $25 application fee. Applications are now available.

WALK THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Join your neighbors, explore the sights and sounds of Collinwood and learn new and interesting facts about the place where you live. Join a YMCA of Greater Cleveland walk leader each Tuesday at 7 pm. All walkers entered in a raffle for Dave’s Gift Card.

Tuesday,  June 15 (2 miles): NE Corner of Waterloo Road & E156, Historic Waterloo route.    

Tuesday,  June 22 (1.14 miles): NE Corner of Nottingham Road & E174, Historic Bungalow route.          

 Tuesday,  June 29 (2.25 miles): Neff Road at Dorchester Road, Euclid Beach/Wildwood  route.  

Walks held in order, rain or shine … but not in thunder storms. Sponsored by Clevelanders in Motion, Northeast Shores, the Y and Arts Collinwood. You’ll find displays of schedules and maps at the Arts Collinwood Café, Arabica, Memorial Library, Golden Age Center, the Senior High Rises by McDonald’s and Dave’s Supermarkets. 

SUMMER AT LAKEFRONT STATE PARK Friday Family Fun Nights

6/18 Nature Center Grand Opening 7 pm—9 pm

6/25 Bats! @ Euclid Beach 8 pm—9:30 pm

7/2 Stargazing @ Headlands 9 pm—11 pm

7/16 Nature Center Activities 7 pm—9 pm

7/23 Charter Fishing on Lake Erie 6:30 pm—9 pm

7/30 Luau Beach Party @ Headlands 6:30 pm—9:30 pm

8/6 Nature Center Activities 7 pm—9 pm

8/20 Evening Canoe @ Wildwood 7 pm—9 pm

Family Nature Adventure Thursdays

Meet the naturalist at the Wildwood pavilion (10:30 – 12 pm) for some nature exploration. Each week will feature a different topic and activities.

Passport To Fishing

Meet at Wildwood west-end parking lot Thursdays at 1 pm, for a two-hour program that starts with some learning activities before fishing. Equipment and bait provided to the first 15 participants under 16 years of age.

Adventures In Canoeing

This two-hour (starting at 10 am) program will begin with basic instruction before hitting the water. Limit 8 canoes per session. Pre-registration is required. Saturdays: June 26, July 24, August 21.