East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
On Wed., March,14, Commodore Place Apartments held its first annual Chili Cook-off Fundraiser. The proceeds will go towards a summer trip that will benefit all the residents who attended the cook-off Toya A. Rogers, the new service coordinator in the apartment building at Euclid Avenue and Ford Drive, got the idea from the monthly Women's [...]
Posted by: LIngram Posted on: 27 March 2012
Rainey student and aspiring actress Teliah Gainer asked fellow students… What Does Rainey Mean to You? Tayla Gray: a vocal music major at Cleveland School of [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 01 February 2012
On a cold, wet winter evening last month, as the sun set and the streets darkened, there was a joyful noise on East 55th Street. About 27 young violin students started their daily practice at the Rainey Institute, an afterschool arts program. “Everybody up!” teacher Darnell Weaver said. He pointed to a series of dots written on the board. “We’re [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 01 February 2012
Youth from the Central neighborhood set out to showcase their talent Saturday. With the help of the Central Promise Ambassadors, the children prepared their performances during three months of rehearsals and took to the stage at Cuyahoga Community College's Metro Campus to show parents and supporters what they could accomplish. The program consisted of [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 01 February 2012
The Cleveland Orchestra’s and PNC Bank are sparking children’s interest in music with programs like the PNC Musical Rainbow Series and PNC Grow Up Great, which won’t break the bank for parents. “It’s about introducing kids to the orchestra one instrument at a time,” said Joan Katz Napoli, The Cleveland Orchestra’s director of Education and Community Programs, [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 01 February 2012
The Rainey Institute currently reaches about 850 children and young adults annually and exposes them to a diverse assortment of arts programs, which they may not encounter otherwise. These programs continue to expand in 2012. Since 1966, the institute's main priority has been education through visual and performing arts. Today, students at the institute can [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 01 February 2012
A musical for children will be presented at Plymouth Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 11. Plymouth Church, UCC, is located at 2860 Coventry Rd., one block south of the Coventry-Shaker Blvd. rapid stop and just east of Shaker Square. Ample parking is available in the church lot. The play will be "The Tale of [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 04 January 2012
More than 250 elementary-age students, from nine Cleveland Metropolitan Schools, performed their original works of poetry at the seventh annual America SCORES Cleveland Poetry SLAM Friday, November 18 at Cleveland State University’s Waetjen Auditorium. The citywide poetry slam gave America SCORES’ budding poets an opportunity to have their voices heard by more than 500 parents, teachers and [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 07 December 2011
Local artist and community activist Alanda Sales, from Cleveland's Buckeye neighborhood, opens her first art exhibit titled “The Art of Love” Dec. 16 at the Doboma Art Gallery located in the Cleveland Heights Main Library, 2345 Lee Rd. “The Art of Love” will officially open at 5:30 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A reception with light [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 18 November 2011
Cleveland students brought stories to life through poetry at America SCORES Cleveland Poetry Slam. From the soccer field to the stage, poet-athletes used slam poetry to express themselves. America SCORES Cleveland presented the 7th annual Poetry SLAM!, an extravaganza of spoken word performance by the participants of America SCORES Cleveland, the only local non-profit that provides soccer, [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 18 November 2011
America SCORES Cleveland is an after-school program for elementary school students that uses creative writing, sports and service to inspire children to "have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world." Young poets from the program performed their original works at the seventh annual America SCORES Cleveland Poetry SLAM last month at Cleveland State University. [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 16 October 2011
WHO: The Funny Sound is a Cleveland-based R&B band composed of Sam Goodi , Chimera, Don the King, Frank West, and Qui. FOUNDED: Early 2009 SOUND: Fusion of soul, funk and punk rock CONCEPT: “To make great music that feels good to us…music people can appreciate,” said Shannon Wainwright, founder and President of the [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 15 October 2010
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