Community Board
July 2010

Cleveland State University, Cleveland State University School of Communication, and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation sponsor the Plain Press Community Board. To submit your Community Board listings, please contact us.

Plain Press Community Board offers free listings for free events sponsored by non-profit organizations. Priority is given to events in the Plain Press service area.

COMMUNITY BOARD

EVENTS

BROOKSTOCK, A CELEBRATION OF MUSIC & NATURE, runs from 2-8:30 pm on Sat., July 17 at Cleveland Metroparks Brookside Reservation¸ offering music performances, games, arts and crafts, and live animals. Event site is located off John Nagy Blvd. off the Ridge Road entrance of Brookside Reservation.

KIDS’ SUMMER FILM FEST offers free family films at the Capitol Theatre, W.65th and Detroit, at 10 a.m. the following Wed. mornings: July 7: The Fantastic Mr. Fox; July 14: Alvin and the Chipmunks; July 21: Planet 51; July 28: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; Aug. 4: Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Seating is limited and granted on first-come, first-served basis. For info, visit www.clevelandcinemas.com.

2010 WALK+ROLL, afternoon car-less community celebration including walking, bicycling, and trolley tour events during July include:
Sat., July 17, Old Brooklyn/Brooklyn Center Walk+Roll includes All Access Home and Bicycle Tour, antique bike display, tai chi demonstrations, health screenings, nature hike, and kids activities. For info call Old Brooklyn CDC at 216-459-1000 or visit www.oldbrooklyn.com.

Sat., July 25, Broadway/Slavic Village Walk+Roll includes guided bike tours, bike polo, historic church tours, Zumba class, folk & Gaelic music, and putting contest. For info call Slavic Village Development at 216-429-1182 or visit www.slavicvillage.org.

RIVERSIDE CEMETERY CLEVELAND BREWERS TOUR is a guided walking tour among resting places of early Cleveland brewmasters on Sat., July 31, from 9 am – noon, part of Cleveland Metroparks Urban Explorations series. Call 216-206-1000 for required advance registration and info. Letter and instructions will be made.

PUERTO RICO BIRTH CERTIFICATE CLINIC will be held on Wed., July 7, 1-4 pm, at the Spanish American Committee, 4407 Lorain Avenue. As of July 1, l birth certificates will become invalid and people born in Puerto Rico will have to apply for a new certificate. Volunteers from The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland will help with the process at this free clinic. First-come, first-served. For more information, call (216) 687-1900.

FORUM

TOWN HALL DISCUSSION ON IMMIGRATION POLICY at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2592 W. 14th, on Thurs., July 22 at 7 pm, will include town hall discussion and the film “A Day without a Mexican”. Program is open to all, all perspectives welcome. For info, call Jeff Tennat at Pilgrim’s Diversity Committee, 216-496-0747, or email J.B.Tennant@me.com

OTHER

OSU EXTENSION “EATING SMART” SERIES at Cleveland Public Library branches include:
Brooklyn Branch, 3706 Pearl Rd: 11:30 am on Thur., July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29
Walz Branch, 7910 Detroit: 12:30 pm on Fri., July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30
Lorain Branch, 8216 Lorain, 12:30 pm on Wed., July 7,14, 21, and 28.

ANNUAL PHONE BOOK RECYCLING CAMPAIGN: Unwanted phone books can be recycled by dropping off at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way, and several other Metroparks location seven days a week during regular park hours. Phone books only – no plastic bags – can be dropped off in the dark green collection container in the Zoo’s Hippo Parking Lot. For info, call 216-443-3749 or visit www.cuyahogaswd.org/residents/phonerec.htm.
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SENIORS

PLAYHOUSE SQUARE AUGUST CLASSIC FILM SERIES offers free tickets to seniors (60 yrs or older) for the film “Love in the Afternoon”, starring Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn, to be shown at the Palace Theatre downtow on Fri., Aug. 13, at 1 pm. Seniors must call ahead to reserve tickets; first come, first served. Call 216-420-6848 or 216-443-8158. Tickets will be mailed.

VOLUNTEERS

SEEDS OF LITERACY NEEDS VOLUNTEER TUTORS for summer adult literacy program at the Resource Center, 3104 W.25th , 3rd floor (W.25th & Clark). The non-profit Seeds of Literacy offers free tutoring in basic education and GED preparation in basic education and GED preparation in weekday morning, afternoon, or evening sessions. The facility is ADA accessible and on major RTA lines. All tutors are required to attend one tutor training session; no teaching experience is necessary. For information on becoming a tutor, contact Linda Worthington at 216.661.7950 or lindaworthington@seedsofliteracy.org..

ROOSEVELT POST 58 is looking for new veterans and supporters to help Tremonts’ oldest veterans organization assist hospitalized veterans and their families. Contact Roosevelt Post 58,Terry Zacharyj at 216-241-1788 or ukieshouse@sbcglobal.net

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