Parents looking for a chance to talk shop with peers are invited to hook up at Talkies Coffee & Film Bar on Wednesday, October 22 at 7:30 pm. This is an informal gathering and a somewhat free-form discussion. Call Gayle Kanary at 216-631-5632 for details.
Doug Horner, the new pastor at St. Paul’s Community Church, would like us to pass on an invitation to all Mama Says readers to join the church members and neighbors for a fellowship dinner on Sunday, October 12, at 1 pm. Food provided; you don’t have to bring anything. If you can make it, RSVP to jhorner422@aol.com.
The church is located at the corner of West 45th and Franklin in Ohio City.
The Broadway School of Music & the Arts announces a nine-week session of group arts classes, for ages three years to adult, beginning October 13. Classes include:
• Music & Movement (ages 3-5 with parent)
• Music FUNdamentals (ages 6-10)
• Beginning Ballet (ages 7-11)
• Rising Stars (children’s acting class) – two groups (ages 8-12, and ages 13-16)
• Introduction to Drum Corps (ages 10-17)
• Theatre on Broadway (adult acting class) (ages 17 and older).
• RHAPSODY Hip-Hop Education Program, in conjunction with the Progressive Arts Alliance – three groups (ages 10-14, ages 15-17, and ages 18 years and older)
The cost is $65 for nine weeks, plus a $28 annual individual registration fee ($38 per family). For more information on group class schedules, instrumental music lessons or to receive a free class brochure, please call the school at (216) 641-0630.
The Broadway School, located in the landmark Hruby Conservatory Building within the historic North Broadway neighborhood, is dedicated to enriching the cultural lives of people in the community. The school is a certified member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.
When an arts series keeps going — week after week, year after year — audiences might be tempted to take it for granted. But it would be a shame if music lovers overlooked this splendid opportunity presented to us just a short walk or invigorating bike ride from most of the Near West Side. Music Near the Market is a series of free brownbag concerts offered every Wednesday of the year, and featuring the exquisite Beckerath organ at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Although it draws fans from outlying suburbs, the series is a special boon to those of us who live or work in the neighborhood near West 30th and Lorain. Running from 12:15 to 12:45 pm, the concerts are the perfect length for well-behaved young audiences. Pack a “quiet lunch” of finger foods, avoiding crinkly plastic wrappers and those horrible “juice bags” that squirt everywhere when squeezed. Our favorite is a Tupperware container of salami and cheese cubes, seedless grapes and pita bread. By the time your child nibbles his way through the lunch, you will have both enjoyed a half-hour’s respite that could be calming or stirring, depending on the program. Reward good concert behavior with a selection from the delicious treats at Athens Pastry, 2545 Lorain — a toddler-size walk from the historic church.
For a sampling of what the series has to offer, here’s the program for October. Full details can be found at www.musicnearthemarket.org or by calling Florence Mustric at 216.321.1393.
October 1 & 8: Florence Mustric, with Mary Beth Ions, violin
“Light and Dark”: Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending and music by Alain
and Gubaidulina.
October 15 & 22: Robert Myers
“Bach: the Leipzig Years”: Masterpieces large and small from Bach’s mature
years in Leipzig.
October 29: Robert Richter
“On a Wing and a Prayer”: Music by Mendelssohn, Franck, Bolcom, and others.
Can’t make a noon concert? This FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, in connection with Open House at Trinity Lutheran, Ms. Mustric will be playing a concert at 8 p.m. (30 minutes), “Playfully Yours,” that features excerpts from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Robert Elmore’s Fantasy on Nursery Tunes.
Local puppeteer David Johnson of Pleasure Puppets and Marionettes will lead a puppet-making workshop at the Carnegie West branch of the Cleveland Public Library on Saturdays at 1 pm from October 4 to December 13. Children will create their own puppets, learn the art of puppeteering, write two plays, and present two shows. Parents are encouraged to participate.
The first meeting will be informational. Enrollment is limited. Program is free. Call the library at 216.623.6927 for more details about registration.
The library is located on Fulton Road at Bridge Avenue in Ohio City.