MAY “DO THIS”
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FRI & SAT 5/2-5/3, 5/8-5/10, 5/16-5/17, 7:30 pm; SUN 5/18, 3 pm
Near West Theatre presents Zorba. St. Patrick Club, Bridge & W38th, Ohio City. Tickets $6. For reservations, call 216-621-3242.
WED 5/7, 6:30 pm
Eagle Viaduct/Flats Transportation Study Public Meeting, OLA/St. Joseph Center, 2346 W14th, Tremont. 216-781-7890.
WED 5/7, 7 pm
Peace Walk from St. Malachi (corner of W. 25th and Detroit) to Public Square.
THU 5/8, 6 pm.
Detroit-Superior Bridge Bikeway Meeting, Lutheran Hospital Auditorium, Franklin & Fulton, Ohio City. Learn about current status of the promenade and bike lane project.
FRI 5/9, 7:30 pm
Benefit Coffeehouse, St. Paul Community Church, W45th & Franklin, Ohio City. Music, refreshments. Proceeds will go toward repair of St. Paul’s kitchen, damaged a while back in a fire. Bring the kids. Freewill donation at the door.
SAT 5/10, 9 am-noon
RiverSweep, Tremont. Clean up the banks of the Cuyahoga. Register at Lincoln Park gazebo beginning at 8:30 am and receive a cool t-shirt. Lunch follows.
SAT 5/10, 10 am-2 pm
Mother’s Day Plant Sale, Zion Church, W14th & Branch, Tremont. Annuals, vegetables, hanging baskets.
SAT 5/10, 10 am - 4 pm
Preservation Home Fair & Tour. Archwood Ave., Brooklyn Centre. Meet craftsmen and contractors specializing in historic home preservation. Learn about programs that may help you preserve your historic home. And take a peek at some of this historic district’s lovely homes. Call 216-459-1000 for details.
TUE 5/13, noon
Shafaatullah Khan mini-concert, State Theatre, E17th & Euclid, Downtown. Indian music on sitar, surbahar and tabla. Free. Presented by Tri-C Showtime at High Noon.
WED 5/14, 7 pm.
Folknet Showcase, Powerhouse Pub, 2000 Sycamore, Flats West Bank. Featuring jazz and classical guitarist Ryann Anderson, singer/songwriter Colette, and Irish band The McKnights. Admission is free, making it a truly Cheap Date! Call the Pub at 216-861-4982 or visit www.folknet.org for info.
WED 5/14 & TUE 5/20, 3 p.m.
Make Your Own Book. Carnegie West Library, 1900 Fulton, Ohio City. Kids will work with staff of CPL’s Preservation Department in formatting and constructing their own books. Write down story ideas before the first day. Program size limited; stop by or call 216-623-6927 to register.
THU 5/15, 7 pm
Lakefront Plan Meeting, Sagrada Familia Church, 7719 Detroit, Detroit-Shoreway. Third round in the public meetings that will refine the plan. Be sure to ask whether they’ve done an environmental assessment for the iron ore transfer station.
SAT 5/17
City Year Serve-a-Thon. Projects will be taking place city-wide, including at clean-up at Lincoln Park in Tremont, an alley-sweep near Eco Village in Detroit Shoreway, and a kids’ carnival in Fairview Park in Ohio City. For details, call City Year at 216-574-2677.
SAT 5/17, 10 am-noon
Fairview Park Flower Planting. Call Laura Fratus at 216-687-1959 by 5/16 if you can come. We’ll plant one flat of annuals for every participant. Kids can also enjoy themselves at the City Year Carnival while parents plant the posies. (Rescheduled from 5/3.)
SAT 5/17, 11 am
Organic Gardening Workshop, Carnegie West Library, 1900 Fulton, Ohio City. Lynn Gregor of OSU Extension Service will lead a training session for gardeners interested in growing a productive garden without synthetic chemicals. Free. Presented by Kentucky Community Garden.
SUN 5/18, 10 am-5 pm
Ohio City Home Tour. See some of the Near West’s most beautiful new construction and restorations. $12 includes trolley service. 216-781-3222.
FRI 5/23-MON 5/26
Greek Heritage Festival, Annunciation Church, W14th & Fairfield, Tremont. Greek food, art, dancing. 216-861-0116.
SAT 5/24, 1 pm
Learn to Fish. North Lot Concession, Edgewater Park. Naturalist Carol Ward will introduce you to the basics and provide equipment and bait while supplies last. Fishing license required for participants 16 and older.
WED 5/28-SUN 6/1
Old Brooklyn Community Fair, Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125 Fulton, Old Brooklyn. Learn about neighborhood services.
SAT 5/31, noon - 6 pm
RiverDay, Whiskey Island. Self-guided walking tour. Gather on Boardwalk at 3 pm to support proposed park on this location. Eat at the marina’s Sawmill Tavern & Grill (216-631-1801). Take Edgewater Park exit from the shoreway, bear all the way to the right, and follow signs to the marina.
SUN 6/1, 10 am - 5 pm
Solar Cooking Workshop, Cleveland Environmental Center, Fulton & Lorain, Ohio City. $80 includes materials for the solar oven you’ll build, use and take home. All ages. For details and to register, contact Matthew Harris at onelove25@surfy.net or 440/248-1026.
SUN 6/1, 1 - 4 pm
Sunday in the Park: a Benefit, Art House, 3119 Denison, Brooklyn Centre. French accordion music, fancy hat decorating, silent auction, summer snacks. Tickets $35-$60. Contact Art House at 216-398-8556 or arthouseinc@aol.com