Summer Youth Guide 2008
July

ART

ROBERTO OCASIO 2008 LATIN JAZZ MUSIC CAMP for music, percussion, and vocal students grades 7-12, including graduating seniors, will be held July 8-11 at Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music in Berea; tuition assistance available; contact 440-572-2048 or www.latinjazzproject.com

ART HOUSE SUMMER CAMPS include Super Hero Camp, Ages 5 to 7,  mornings July 7-10, and Comedy Camp, Ages 8 to10, mornings  July 14-17, at the Art House, 3119 Denison. For information, contact 216.398.8556 or www.arthouseinc.org

BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS on Detroit Ave. in Lakewood offers week-long camps for youth in dance, singing, and visual arts enrichment, plus theater summer performance workshops and classes. Call 216-521-2540 or www.beckcenter.org.

FAIRVIEW PARK , W.38th Street between Franklin and Woodbine, offers a free Breakdancing Workshop Thursday, July 10 from 6-8 pm, and a free Drumming Workshop on Thursday, July 17th from 6-8 pm. Call 216-696-2122 ext.117.

TEEN POETRY CLUB meets Tuesdays from 6-7 pm at the Rockport Branch, Cleveland Public Library, at 4421 W. 140 Street, just north of Puritas. For information call Luigi Russo, Teen Librarian at 216-623-7053.s.



COMPUTER CAMPS

FREE WEEKLONG AFTERNOON COMPUTER CAMPS for youths will be HELD throughout  Cuyahoga County Library System locations.  To register, call the library branch or log on to cuyahogalibrary.org. West side locations include the Parma-Ridge Branch (440-888-4300), July 14-18 for ages 8-13; and the Brook Park Branch (216-267-5250), July 21-25 for ages 10-13



EVENTS

40TH ANNUAL LATINO FESTIVAL/PUERTO RICAN PARADE  will be held  July 18-20  in downtown Cleveland. Contact the Julia de Burgos Arts and Cultural Center at WSEM, 5209 Detroit Avenue, or call 961-2970.

ENHANCE YOUR DOUBLE DUTCH jump roping skills, or just enjoy watching, at Fairview Park, West 38th between Franklin and Woodbine, on Wed. evenings July 9th and  23rd from 7-9 pm. Come back to Fairview Park on Thursday evenings from 7-9 pm for the weekly Ice Cream Social. For information or other events call ParkWorks at 216-696-2122 ext. 117.

ST. MALACHI CENTER OLD ANGLE FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL will be held Saturday, July 5 from 11am to 3 pm at 2416 Superior Viaduct, directly behind St. Malachi Church, W.25th Street, just north of Detroit Ave.  The festival includes  family activities, entertainment, and community resources.   Games of skill and chance will be offered along with food, prizes, crafts, music, and more.  For information, 216-771-3036 or visit www.StMalachiCenter.org.



NATURE

CAMP GARFIELD offers 3-day outdoor day camps in the forests, meadows and wetlands of the Garfield Park and Bedford Reservations of the Cleveland Metroparks. Sessions run from 9:30 am – 4 pm for grades 2-3 on July 9-11; grades 4-5 on July 16-18; and grades 6-8 on July 30-August 1. Space is limited and registration required. Call 216-341-3152.

HIGHBROOK LODGE, the Cleveland Sight Center’s camp on 60 acres in  Geauga County, offers a residential camping experience for campers of all ages with visual impairment. There are weekly sessions by age group for youth, a session for family vacations, plus an adult-only week.  For information, contact 216-791-8118 ext.264 or email gmcgrath@clevelandsightcenter.org.

CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY    explores creepy crawlies with bug-related activities at local branches in July, including bug-themed movies, crafts, and magic show, plus presentations to learn about friendly and unfriendly bugs. Call your local branch or log onto www.cpl.org.      

BOOKS ALIVE! Summer nature reading series at the Rocky River Nature Center of the Cleveland Metroparks will focus on books about outdoor survival skills. Program on July 9-10 for ages 9-14 focuses on the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen.  The July 23 program for readers age 6-10 features The Big Tree by Bruce Hiscock. Registration required; call 440-734-6660.

ZOO ANNIVERSARY DAY at Cleveland Public Library’s Brooklyn Branch, 3706 Pearl Road on Tuesday, July 1, 10:30-11:30 am. Learn about Cleveland’s very own zoo. Call  623-6920 for information.

The Plain Press would like to thank the following Patrons, Sponsors and Friends for supporting the Plain Press Summer Youth Guide: Patrons: Russ Smith & Stephanie Sadlon; Sponsors: Bill and Laura Caldwell In Memory of Mary Catherine Caldwell, Anthony and Rachelle Coyne, and Timothy P. Sheehan; Friends: Gail Long, Mary Rose Oakar, Edward Burke, Steve Mindlin  and Joe Marcoguiseppe.

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