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Uncle Fred takes us on a trip to Cain Park, located right in our back yard. This episode take a look at a gem in Cleveland Heights. Sprawling across Lee and Taylor Road, Cain Park is like a mini-Blossom Music Center. Offering two theaters for plays and multiple concerts, there is something here for everyone. The summer concert series has kicked off and will continuing through August. If you want to check out some of the shows for FREE, keep your ears locked to 88.7 The Heights all summer long for concert giveaways! Check out who will be playing, dates, times and more here. Don’t forget, keep listening to wjcu.org and 88.7 the Heights for a chance to win free tickets.
Uncle Fred gets a blast from his past! In this episode of Arts on the Heights, catechism classes are revisited… with a new twist. Playing at the Cleveland Play House until July 6th, Late Night Catechism is a hilarious show teaching its audience how to get into heaven. The nun, played by Lisa Buscani, gives an unforgettable role that will not only leave you smiling but offers genuine religious information. For more information about tickets and times check out the website and experience twenty-first century catechism classes!
from the Heights Observer
Summer vacation is well underway, but for many kids in Iowa, life is hardly idyllic. Severe flooding has led to evacuations and road closures. As flood waters recede and families are able to return to their homes, their focus will be on essential survival needs: shelter, food and safe water. Meanwhile, children are unable to play in sewage-flowing front lawns and their toys have been ruined.
Two Cleveland Heights moms decided that they could help. “We said, ‘we can do this!’” said Nivi Engineer, a mother of three young boys. She and friend Sue Maher have organized a toy drive to aid flood victims. Sue has family ties in Iowa and knows firsthand of the devastation.
The women call their effort Summer Santa. Nivi’s friend Daniela Dorsey created a graphic of Santa delivering a bag full of toys while wearing rain boots. Nivi and Sue set up a website and organized local organizations to become drop off centers for donations and help with publicity.
Donations of new or like-new toys will be accepted at several Heights locations until July 15. Beachwood Place mall will consolidate donations and ship them to the American Red Cross, which will manage distribution in Iowa. The Red Cross has set up several shelters in the affected areas and will distribute the toys to children staying there.
Nivi requests that donors not send items that are wooden or made of cloth. “I would be concerned about them becoming susceptible to mold,” she said. She also suggests that items be placed in a bag or backpack labeled on the outside with the age and gender of the intended child so that they will be easy to transport when the child is able to return back home. “Backpacks are great because the kids will be able to use them for school in the fall.”
Suggested items include:
• For babies: non-cloth toys or non-wooden toys.
• For toddlers/preschoolers: Magna Doodle, crayons & coloring books, and flash cards.
• For school-age girls: dolls and costume jewelry.
• For school-age boys: comic books and card games.
• For all children: children’s flashlights, batteries, sidewalk chalk, scissors, pens and pencils, drawing paper, hand-held video games, age-appropriate books, balls, toy cars, plastic/rubber toy animals, backpacks, and school supplies.
Items can be dropped off at any of the following locations in the Heights:
• Church of the Saviour United Methodist Church, 2537 Lee Rd.
• Heights Parent Center, 14780 Superior Rd.
• Progressive Urban Real Estate, 2026 Lee Rd.
• Ruffing Montessori School, 3380 Fairmount Blvd.
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd.
• Or at the Beachwood Place customer service desk located at the lower level near the main entrance.
Monetary donations can be made to the American Red Cross by clicking here or calling 1-800-REDCROSS) or to the Mercy Foundation Employee Flood Relief Fund Mercy Care or 319-398-6206), the local hospital, which although impacted by the flood is now back in operation and providing direct assistance to victims.
Nivi and Sue are impressed with the outpouring of creativity and concern that the Heights community has shown in a short period of time. They encourage parents to get their children involved. “Children can help collect toys, write a letter or send a picture with your donation,” said Nivi, “It’s important that our kids can connect with the kids in Iowa to let them know we’re thinking of them.”
For more information visit the Summer Santa website.
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Join Uncle Fred in the latest episode of Arts on the Heights, as he takes a trip to the past at Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, located in Beachwood. The most recent exhibit offered commemorates the 60th anniversary of Israel and is called “Israel, yesterday, today, and tomorrow” which will run through the month of June. It celebrates all of the accomplishments of the country and its people. Visit Maltz Museum for a walk in the past. For more information click here for the official website.
In this episode of Arts on the Heights join Uncle Fred as he takes a tour through Vatican Splendors, which is spending the summer in Cleveland. Located at the Western Reserve Historical Museum, this 200 piece exhibit commemorates the 500th anniversary of Saint Peter’s Basilica and the founding of the Vatican Museum. This magnificent exhibit offers something for everyone with displays of the Pope’s wardrobe, art work, news real and so much more! For more information, click here.
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