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jun.indd 1 5/4/2012 12:19:06 PM From the ultimate healing environment: a broader spectrum of care.

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features From the ultimate healing environment: a broader spectrum of care.

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center brings the nationally recognized expertise of University Hospitals closer to you.

With a vast array of services that include: AN ARTISTIC THE SPIRIT OF COMPOSITION 36 SERVICE 43 • Minimally invasive, robot-assisted and traditional surgery A year after opening, Opus Plymouth Church’s historic • Adult and pediatric emergency services 24 / 7 restaurant has become a congregation helped mold • State-of-the-art diagnostic imaging and radiology services big hit with its great food the City’s progressive values. • Specialized care from experts in neurology, gastroenterology, and live music. orthopaedics, heart and vascular care, urology and more

All delivered in the comfort of a state-of-the-art facility feature: that’s built around what matters most. NO REST FOR THE RETIRED 48 Shaker Schools’ Educa- tor Emeritus program puts retirees back in service.

departments:

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The Shaker Schools Update 12 FINDING A PATH THROUGH DIFFERENT LIVES 44 Real Estate News 17 THE HOUSE HISAKA BUILT 30 Q&A with Home Town To learn more about UH Ahuja Medical Center, The 1968 house built by noted American architect Don Hisaka in author Tracy Kidder. Library News 18 and to access our expansive network of hospitals Shaker stands as one of his most enduring legacies. throughout Northeast Ohio, call or visit: Out & About 53 Calendar of events. 1-866-UH4-CARE 1-866-844-2273 UHAhuja.org Advertiser Index 67

In-network for more insurance plans, to ensure exceptional care. Shaker Observer 68 University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center is considered in-network for all major insurance plans in the region, including, but not limited to: The Wild Side Medical Mutual of Ohio (including SuperMed) CIGNA • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Aetna • United Healthcare • SummaCare on the cover: Sandra Warner, 18, a professional model, poses on a fire truck as Miss Flame 1960.

For a complete list, visit UHAhuja.org/insurance or call our Photo courtesy of the Local History Collection, Shaker Heights Public Library. Insurance Access Line at 216 - 983-150 0.

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JUNE | JULY 2012 VOLUME 30 ISSUE 3

3400 Lee Road Shaker Heights, OH 44120 WEBSITE: shakeronline.com EMAIL: [email protected] VOICE MAIL: (216) 491-1459 FAX: (216) 491-1408 TTY: (216) 491-3161

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From Our Readers levard. Frederick and I live on Riedham Buy your copy of Home Town at Lo- Road and often get both exercise and in- ganberry Books on Larchmere, Shaker’s My name is Andrew Sords, and I am spiration right in our own neighborhood. only bookstore and host of the final book a former Shaker Heights resident discussion. You may also borrow a book and a 2003 Shaker High grad. I was Christine Lang from either of the Shaker libraries, where moved by Nancy O’Connor’s article christinelang.photoshelter.com a supply has been provided by the Friends about music education in the Shaker of the Shaker Library. Schools. [“Music Everywhere,” Feb- ruary/March 2012.] Elegant & Edible Series: The orchestras from fifth grade on- wards were extraordinarily important Pest Control for Edible Plants in my development as a concert violin- Wednesday, June 6, 7 PM ist, and I am grateful for the chances Centennial Activities & Events Kurt Belser, speaker and opportunities provided to me. Or- Shaker Middle School Choir Room 41 chestra was a time to meet like-minded Shaker Reads: 20600 Shaker Boulevard peers, practice the art of performing, One Community, One Book Free and how can one forget the memorable tour of England in 2000? Shaker’s book-loving residents unite in Deer. Rabbits. Potato beetles. Tomato Since graduating from SHHS, I have the reading of Home Town by Tracy Kid- hornworms. There are lots of pests com- been quite successful as a concert vio- der. Discussions of Home Town will take peting to eat the vegetables you grow. linist, and this year I have engagements place at numerous locations and various Belser offers practical information on how in Australia, Poland, Toronto, Mexico, times to engage residents throughout the you should keep them from beating you the Caribbean, and across the U.S. I community. The Centennial Education to your harvest. Emphasis is on organic am grateful to the Shaker Schools and and Learning Committee hopes that all methods. Come prepared with ques- residents for helping Shaker Heights the many Shaker book groups will read tions. Registration required: http://bit.ly/ remain a world-class community. Home Town – discussing both within EandEControl. their own groups and then joining others Andrew Sords in one of the following community book Gracious Gardens Tour andrewsords.com discussions. Registration is required at Sunday, June 17, 1-5 PM http://bit.ly/HomeTownDiscussions. Site maps available from the Shaker I want to express my gratitude for Historical Society, 16740 South Park Shaker Life’s Out & About section, • Tuesday, June 19 – Bertram Woods $20/in advance; $25/day of tour. which led to an exhibition at Logan- Branch, 20600 Fayette, 7–8:30 PM. berry Books by Frederick Snowden • Wednesday, July 18 – Book and Brew The Ninth Annual Garden Tour features and myself. at Academy Tavern, 12800 Larchmere, 7 a connoisseur’s collection of creatively Back in the fall of 2011 we learned PM. designed, meticulously maintained and through the magazine of Otis’ Curios- • Thursday, August 16 – Pearl of the scrumptious gardens that include vegetable ity Shop, a Loganberry holiday shop- Orient, 20121 Van Aken, 7 PM. and fruit plantings. Family-friendly. Pro- ping event that would feature, among • Wednesday, September 19 – Logan- ceeds benefit The Shaker Historical Soci- other things, the work of local artists. berry Books, 13015 Larchmere, 7 PM. ety. Tickets: shakerhistoricalsociety.org Frederick and I took in some of our pieces, and before we left we were The culmination of Shaker Reads: One Pollinators scheduled for our own show during Community, One Book will be the ap- Saturday, July 8, 2 PM March this year. pearance of Tracy Kidder in the William Shaker Historical Society Frederick’s ceramics and pastels and N. Skirball Writers Center Stage program 16740 South Park Boulevard my photographs on canvas have been of the Cuyahoga County Public Library Free well received. One of the attendees’ on Tuesday, October 9. Tickets are avail- favorites depicts a fall tree scene taken able through playhousesquare.org/writers This is a family-oriented garden walk-and- during a walk down Lomond Bou- centerstage. talk featuring bees and butterflies. What

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magic do they perform to turn flowers The Shakers whose creator was a modern into vegetables? Where do butterflies dance pioneer and contemporary of Mar- go in the winter? How do bees make tha Graham. honey? What can you do to encourage Food and drink are available from such pollinators in your garden? Registration local restaurants as Saffron Patch, A Touch required: http://bit.ly/EandEPollinators. of Italy, Fresh Market, and Dewey’s as well as from Wow! & Cookies/Restless Coffee, A Tour of Community Gardens and CJ Italian Ice. in Shaker Heights Third Annual Shaker Heights The City of Shaker Heights and the Saturday, July 21, 1-4 PM Arts & Music Festival Shaker Arts+ Council wish to thank our corporate sponsors: For Shaker residents who do not have The Shaker Heights Arts & Music Festival space to make an edible garden at home, returns to Farnsleigh Road on Saturday Festival Advocates ($1000-$2,499) a variety of community gardens are here and Sunday, June 16 and 17, for another • Key Bank to grow your food and flowers. Infor- rollicking street fair with arts, music, food, • Ohio Savings Bank mation will also be provided about oth- and community fun. The Festival delivers • PNC Bank er community gardens in the Greater fine, fun, and fabulous arts and crafts from Cleveland area. the Ohio Designer Craftsmen juried show. For more information about becoming Listen and dance to the music by bands a Festival sponsor, call 216-491-1412. Other Events Honor provided by the Shaker Arts Council and Shaker’s Centennial enjoy food from local restaurants. MLK, Jr. Award for Human Rela- Last year, enthusiastic crowds of resi- tions Given New, Broader Focus The Gem in Your Back Yard dents and visitors partied into the night Nature Center at Shaker Lakes on Saturday, then returned on Sunday to The Human Relations Commission has Summer Benefit listen, eat, stroll, and shop. The Festival revised the criteria for its Award for Hu- Saturday, June 9, 6-11:30 PM runs from 10 am to 10 pm on Saturday man Relations, given since 1990. The $150/member; $175/non-member and from 11 am to 5 pm on Sunday. The award honors individuals or groups exem- Reservations required; space is limited. craft show, which ends at 8 pm Saturday, plifying Dr. Martin Luther King’s values, Call 216-321-5935 or visit shakerlakes. includes more than 150 exhibiting artists specifically those of “kind and compas- org for additional information. chosen from applicants throughout the sionate care for individuals, regardless country. of background or life circumstances and Twilight in the Garden Benefit Admission is free and features an ex- which encourage volunteerism, service to Shaker Historical Society tensive entertainment and musical line- the community, helping others and build- Sunday, July 15, 6-10 PM up. On Saturday there’s Northcoast Jazz ing community.” $150/person Collective, The Dan Zola Orchestra, Dave The new parameters invite nominations Call 216-921-1201 or visit Sterner, New Barleycorn, Noel Quin- at any time, not by a given deadline, and shakerhistoricalsociety.org for tana’s Latin Crew, and Cats on Holiday. acknowledge efforts covering any time pe- additional information. On Sunday, enjoy performances by Blue riod, not just the previous year. Nominees Lunch, Chip Richter, and Evil Ways. must be from the City, but may live else- Family Connections’ Children’s activities are organized by where. 10th Annual DadsDay Run the Ludlow Community Association, and Attendance at the Commission’s annual Sunday, Father’s Day, June 17 include strolling performers stilt walking, presentation of the Award for Human Re- Race starts at 9 AM. juggling, and creating balloon animals. lations, which coincided with the City’s Registration required. Family fun is scheduled for both days. observance of the Martin Luther King, Call 216-921-2023 or visit In addition, in honor of the City’s Cen- Jr. holiday, had dwindled in recent years. FamilyConnections1.org for tennial celebration, Verb Ballets pres- The new award parameters enable the additional information. ents Doris Humphrey’s renowned The Commission to accept nominations on an Shakers, also known as the Dance of the ongoing basis, and to make plans for an Chosen (1931). Prepare to be rocked by award presentation with greater flexibility.

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To make a nomination, or to read the • Learn about the operations of the Fire out and pick up mail and newspapers. revised form, visit shakeronline.com and Department. • Use motion detector and/or dusk-to- search “MLK Award Nomination Form.” • Ride along in a police cruiser on patrol. dawn lighting outside. • Review crime scene procedures. • Check all door and window locks. Ide- The Shaker Heights Citizens • Learn and experience firing range pro- ally, all locks should be keyed to one key, Police Academy Wants You! cedures and gun safety. with an emergency key hidden but acces- • Learn about the K-9 Unit. sible. Use a deadbolt lock where glass is The Shaker Heights Police Department • Learn about the laws of arrest. present. will hold its 21st Citizens Police Academy • Learn about drugs and their impact on • Be sure that double-hung, casement, beginning this August. Classes are held on crime. and sliding windows function and lock Thursdays from 7-10 pm, starting August • Learn about the response to threats properly. 16 and ending November 8. Interested continuum. • Lock first floor doors and windows Shaker Heights residents age 21 and older • Learn about community policing. when you go to bed. can apply at shakeronline.com, pick up an • Learn about special police tools and tac- • Trim shrubbery that obscures doors and application in person at the Police Depart- tics. windows, eliminating “cover” for some- ment, or call Police Chief Scott Lee’s of- • Participate in Citizens Police Academy one trying to gain entry. This also allows fice at 216- 491-1240 to request an ap- Graduation Ceremony. the Police Department a view into your plication. home, if needed. The 12-week program is sponsored by Anyone who lives or works full time • Your address should be clearly visible the Shaker Heights Police and Fire De- in Shaker Heights may apply. Applicants from the street for emergency purposes. partments. The goal of the course is to must have no violent felony convictions. • Close and lock your garage door when raise citizen awareness of police proce- In addition, applicants may not have been you are not nearby. Place valuables stored dures and programs. Students are provid- arrested for misdemeanor offenses within in the garage in a locking device not visible ed with all necessary materials and there is two years of application. Complete back- from the street when the garage is open. no fee. ground checks will be done on all appli- • Lock bikes when they are unattended, The Citizens Police Academy began in cants. even if you will be away only for a few mo- 1994, and has graduated more than 348 Mail printed applications to D. Scott ments. All bikes should have a license, and students. Classes are diverse in age, race, Lee, Chief of Police, Shaker Heights Po- riders should wear helmets. gender, and profession. lice Department, 3355 Lee Road, Shaker • Lock your car, even while it is in the ga- The weekly three-hour sessions are con- Heights, 44120, or fax to 216-491-1243. rage; keep electronics and valuables out of ducted by Shaker Heights police officers For more information on the program, view. who cover topics such as criminal inves- call 216-491-1240 between 8:30 am– • Be aware of your surroundings and tigation, response to threats, K-9 Unit, 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, and ask those around you when you bike, walk, or and tactics. Classroom lectures and field for Debra Messing or Rosemary Price. jog. visits help participants better understand • Alarm systems can be effective, if prop- the pressures, complexities, and opera- SHPD: Remove the erly installed by a licensed company. Con- tions of police work. Class size is limited Opportunity for Crime tact the Crime Prevention Unit at 216- to approximately 18 students to ensure an 491-1225 for a list. active dialogue with the police officers. As you plan outdoor activities and sum- Please note: The program fosters an un- mer vacations, the Shaker Heights Police For more tips on home security, or for derstanding of law enforcement and does Department wants to keep you and your any questions, contact Commander Cole not grant any police authority to Academy valuables safe. Commander of Police John at 216-491-1225. graduates. Cole strongly encourages homeowners to follow these common sense tips to help Safety First on the Fourth! What You’ll Do: you enjoy the summer: • Learn how the Police Department It is illegal to discharge most fireworks works. • When planning a vacation, use light in the state of Ohio – and for good rea- • Learn how the Police Department and timers and notify the Police Department son. The only safe way to enjoy fireworks the Municipal Court serve the public. when you leave by calling 216-491-1220. is to attend a public display conducted • See the Police Department in action. Ask a friend or neighbor to keep an eye by trained professionals. Even seemingly

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harmless sparklers burn at a temperature are properly installed and free of holes eas of Shaker, it also owns the tree lawn as of more than 1,800 degrees, and can easily and tears. public right-of-way. cause third-degree burns. Instead, enjoy a dazzling display of fireworks at Shaker Community prevention remains the Who pays for the trees that are planted on Middle School on July 4 at dusk. best way to prevent the spread of West the tree lawn? By law, residents who own For any questions about fireworks or Nile Virus. Please do your part to help property pay an annual assessment on fire safety and prevention, contact the contain it by following these guidelines: their property tax bill of $1.16 per front Shaker Heights Fire Prevention Bureau at foot of their property. The funds collected 216-491-1215. • Do not allow standing water to accu- pay for tree trimming, planting, and main- mulate; mosquitoes will breed in any un- tenance. Health Department Offers treated standing water that lasts for four Flu Shots, Immunizations or more days. Whose responsibility is it to maintain • Do not rake leaves or other yard waste the trees? It is the City’s responsibility The Shaker Heights Health Department into the gutter or storm drains as it pre- to maintain the trees, but residents are makes it easy and affordable for residents vents water from flowing, giving mosqui- partners with the City when a new tree is of all ages to get a seasonal flu shot. Call to toes a place to lay eggs. planted. The City sends the resident a let- schedule an appointment beginning Mon- • Fill or drain any low places in the yard. ter explaining how to help maintain the day, August 13. The Health Department • Keep drains, ditches or culverts clear of tree by refilling the green plastic reservoir offers seasonal flu clinics throughout Sep- weeds and rubbish. bag with water. tember, October, November, and Decem- • Empty plastic wading pools, birdbaths, ber (if needed). and pots at least once per week. Whose responsibility is it to maintain the The first clinic date is Tuesday, Septem- • Cover trash containers to keep out rain- tree lawn? It is the resident’s responsibil- ber 25. FluMist, the nasal spray vaccine, water. ity to maintain the tree lawn. will be available for persons aged 2-49 • Repair leaky outdoor pipes and faucets. years. The high-dose flu vaccine for adults • Keep grass and shrubbery trimmed to When issues arise on the tree lawn such as 65 and older will also be available. The give mosquitoes fewer places to hide. damage, danger posed by a tree, or when cost of the seasonal flu vaccine is $12 for • Fill tree rot holes and hollow stumps other questions arise, who should I con- children aged 6 months to 18 years, $30 with sand or concrete. tact? Please contact Superintendent of For- for adults. Pneumonia shots are $50. estry Pat Neville by calling 216-491-1490 The Health Department also offers For more information and updates or emailing him at patrick.neville@sha back-to-school immunizations, as well as about West Nile Virus, visit shakeronline. keronline.com. other shots commonly needed for travel- com, or call the Health Department at ing out of the country. Check shakeron- 216-491-1482. Must Love Cats line.com for available vaccines and their costs, or call the Health Department at Trees and Tree Lawns: Working at the Shaker Heights Public 216-491-1480. Mine? Yours? Ours? Works Department comes with an unusual requirement in the job description: Protect Against West Nile Virus Shaker’s urban forest is a gem. Our beautiful tree-lined streets are equally daz- The City urges residents to continue tak- zling to new residents as those who have ing the following precautions to protect watched the City’s trees mature for de- themselves against West Nile Virus: cades. Maintaining our tree lawns involves • Personal protection is most important an important partnership between Shaker at dusk or dawn, when mosquitoes are residents and the City. Here are some fre- more likely to feed. During these times, quently asked questions compiled by the wear socks and shoes, long sleeved shirts, Tree Advisory Board about that partner- long pants, and a hat. ship. • Apply insect repellant containing 15 percent or less DEET to exposed skin. Who owns the trees and the tree lawn? • Check window screens to be sure they The City owns the trees and, in most ar-

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must love cats. At least one particular cat named Eddie. Eddie started visiting the Public Works Department about five years ago, slipping in the back door at the service garage just around suppertime. When the workers on shift started feeding him, the situation became more permanent. “Our load operator, Eddie Kolar, passed away not too long before the cat started showing up. Somehow the name Eddie just seemed like the right fit,” says Der- mot Clinton, chief mechanic. “Now this cat practically rules the roost over here.” On any given day, Eddie can be found sleeping in one of the service vehicles, or snoozing on someone’s keyboard. Dave Embry, an accounting clerk for the department, says, “I’ve only been here a year, but I truly do not remember ‘being able to work with a cat lying on your desk’ in the job description. He will actually come and lie down on the keyboard while I’m typing.” Once it became clear that Eddie was here to stay, Public Works Director Bill Boag insisted that some of the workers take the cat to the vet for a check-up. That’s when they found out that Eddie, whom they had assumed was a pregnant female, was actually a large male. Several of the workers chip in to pay for vet care, food, and catnip. But Eddie is earning his supper, says Clinton. “We don’t have a pi- geon or mouse problem around here any- more.”

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to entrepreneurs and those who dream of The program culminates in Showcase being entrepreneurs: Apply! The Shaker Day during which program graduates LaunchHouse Accelerator program took demonstrate a proof of concept to in- off on April 18, when it began accepting vestors, potential customers, other en- applications for its 12-week accelerator trepreneurs, and a public eager to learn program which starts September 13. Ap- about new business growth in the region. plications will be accepted until July 1. “Located within and focused on North- LaunchHouse is the first and only in- east Ohio, the LaunchHouse Accelerator cubator in Northeast Ohio chosen to re- plans to bring entrepreneurs from across ceive a ONE (Ohio’s New Entrepreneur) the country to a region with enormous Fund grant from the Ohio Third Frontier educational, financial, and interpersonal Program. The funding enables Launch- assets, an affordable cost of living, and House to build on its success in seeding, a welcoming population,” says Launch- mentoring, and helping to obtain follow- House Managing Partner Todd Goldstein. on funding for companies. It plans to LaunchHouse will provide these 10 replicate those efforts with a new group entrepreneurial teams with low-cost of entrepreneurs chosen to participate in housing and a playful work environment the accelerator program. in which they can plan to stay and grow Through the program, LaunchHouse their businesses. will invest a total of $25,000 in each of To submit an application to the 10 entrepreneurial teams (consisting of LaunchHouse Accelerator, visit launch- two or more co-founders) whose focus is house.com. software and web-based technology. This pre-seed funding is made possible by the Work/Live: $200,000 ONE Fund grant and an ad- Home Based Business Fair ditional $50,000 matching grant from is Labor Day Weekend Cleveland-based Clarion Direct Invest- ment whose president and CEO, Morris All Shaker home based businesses are Wheeler, is a resident of Shaker Heights. invited to participate in a Home Based Thirty teams will be selected from the Business Fair at Horseshoe Lake Park, applications received. Each team then during the City’s Centennial “Come Back pitches to a selection panel. From this to Shaker” celebration. The fair takes group, 10 entrepreneurial teams are se- place on Saturday, September 1 from 11 lected to spend 12 weeks honing their am to 2 pm. The Centennial committee business concept. The process is spe- will provide tables, chairs, and a tent; cifically designed to help entrepreneurs you provide the rest. All businesses that build strong businesses and to improve do not require food preparation are wel- the likelihood of securing follow-on come to come show your wares, hand out funding. Industry specific professional literature, and network with others. mentors are a key part of the process. The City is also getting ready to roll out be the change

APPLY to Shaker LaunchHouse 12-week Accelerator Program in software/web-based tech and earn $25K. Program starts September 3. Application deadline: July 1.

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its “Shop Shaker” campaign, with an on- acute issue, such as an injury; others see line database of Shaker businesses and a her on a regular basis to help counteract mobile app. All retail, service, and profes- work or play related stressors. sional businesses – including home based “I have one regular client who is a businesses – can list pertinent data and chef. She is on her feet all day, so she promotions on the site. comes weekly for reflexology on her To be included in the “Shop Shaker” da- feet.” Hellesen’s services are also popu- tabase and mobile app, or for more infor- lar with athletes, particularly runners. mation about the Home Based Business “I volunteer one Saturday per month Fair, visit http://bit.ly/ShopHBBizFair, or at the Cleveland Running Company email [email protected]. (20150 Van Aken Boulevard) giving ten minute sports massages to runners Medical Massage Therapist post-run.” Finds Her Bliss Hellesen’s clients give glowing praise to her healing touch, appreciate the Emily Hellesen, owner of Bliss Medical convenience she offers of evening and Massage, didn’t pursue massage therapy weekend hours, and love the ease of as her first career choice. After earning a the online scheduling system she uses. civil engineering degree from Penn State, Appointments are generally available and then working for many years in proj- Monday through Friday from 10 am-3 ect management for Swagelok and Charles pm, from 6–9 pm on Monday through Schwab, Hellesen had what she describes Thursday, and all day on Saturdays and as an “early mid-life crisis.” Sundays. Hellesen had moved back to North- “One of the benefits of this work is east Ohio after living in Chicago for many that I have the flexibility to spend time years, in order to be near her parents. with my kids. But I know that I also have She picked Shaker Heights as the place to to make it convenient for my clients,” raise her two children, owing to the strong she says. She is also generous with her sense of community and diversity. “Then services, doing about 20 percent of her my mother died of cancer at age 59, when work free. I was 39, and I had this epiphany that I In addition to traditional massage was not doing what I was supposed to be therapy and reflexology, Hellesen also doing in life. I quit my job on a Friday and performs energy medicine therapy, such started medical massage school the next as chakra cleaning and balancing, and Tuesday.” reiki, an Asian channeling technique She attended an intensive program at that aligns the body’s energy and helps the Cleveland Institute of Medical Mas- to release stress. She is also trained to sage, graduating with the highest grade apply Kinesio Te x tape, which can be point average in her class. Upon receiv- used to help treat common athletic is- ing board certification, she set up her own sues and lymphedema. For services, massage studio on the third floor of her hours, and scheduling, call 216-295- Fernway neighborhood home last Octo- 0555, visit blissmedicalmassage.ma ber. She also sees clients at Cleveland Fit- ssagetherapy.com or visit her Facebook ness Revolution on Mercantile Road in page at facebook.com/BlissMedical Beachwood. MassageLLC. Since then, business has grown quickly. “I don’t do much traditional advertising,” KeyBank Plans Grand Re-opening says Hellesen. “People mostly find me by word of mouth.” Some of Hellesen’s cli- Mary Sutton, new branch manager at ents seek treatment to work through an the KeyBank branch at 3370 Warrens-

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ville Center Road, invites all Shaker resi- cently at The Temple-Tifereth Israel. That en-layer cake), challah, and other braided dents to stop in for refreshments during class of 50 now joins him at his new studio breads,” says Feigenbaum. He hopes to the Shaker Heights Arts & Music Festival in Shaker Heights on weekdays at 6 am. eventually expand his offerings and hours, on Father’s Day weekend. KeyBank has He has six instructors, all of whom first based on customer demand. “We would recently made upgrades at all of its North- came to him as followers of his class. like to offer an assortment of grainy breads east Ohio locations, which include re- “We work primarily with people over daily, if there is enough demand,” he says. modeling, new technology, and enhanced 50, people who use a walker, people who The bakery operates primarily on a to- training that enables employees to deliver use a cane, and people who shuffle.” Some go basis, but patrons can take advantage more targeted and timely service to cli- clients are referred to him by their doctor, of a few café tables to enjoy their pastry ents. others by word of mouth. Lee, who is 63, along with a cup of locally roasted coffee. Says Sutton, “We’re making this invest- became interested in Tai Chi after suffer- For the latest menu offerings, visit lu- ment because, even with online banking, ing from a number of illnesses that were cyssweetsurrender.com, find the bakery ATMs, and mobile banking, customers not sufficiently improved through West- on Facebook (there is a link from the still rely on a ’bricks and mortar’ branch ern medicine and surgery. website), or call 216-752-0828. for many of their banking needs. Our Lee offers a free balance evaluation for commitment is to make your every bank- new clients, with no appointment needed. Shaker News Briefs ing experience a memorable one.” He then places new clients in a class with The Shaker Heights KeyBank branch is others of comparable ability. Clients can Kemai Ballard, a 2012 graduate of located at the intersection of Warrensville come twice a week for $49 per month, or Shaker Heights High School, was awarded Center and Farnsleigh Roads, where the five days per week for $79 per month. For a Howard University Legacy Scholarship. Shaker Heights Arts & Music Festival takes more information, contact Lee at 216- In addition to Ballard’s academic achieve- place. Watch for more details about the 832-1612. ments, she was the MyCom Youth Coun- Grand Re-opening closer to the event. cil President, served on the United Way Lucy’s Sweet Surrender Youth Advisory Board, is an active mem- Triple Balance Keeps Now Open in the Van Aken District ber of the Word Church youth group, and Seniors on Their Toes has worked at Young Audiences. The four Get ready to surrender to your sweet year Legacy Scholarship covers all tuition John Lee wants to help improve stability tooth: Lucy’s Sweet Surrender bakery is and fees at Howard University. – and significantly reduce the risk of fall- now open for business at the corner of ing – for seniors. His new Shaker Heights Warrensville Center Road and Chagrin A collection of art by Shaker resident Ma- studio, Triple Balance, offers Tai Chi class- Boulevard, in the former home of Chan- ria Cristina Casal (SHHS ’08) is now es and other strategies to strengthen the dler & Rudd grocers. on display at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones muscle groups needed to achieve this re- Owner and chief baker Michael Fei- Community Building until September 1. sult, such as learning to walk backwards genbaum is happy to be back in his old Casal graduated in May from Davidson or sideways. neighborhood. He spent many of his for- College, where she studied studio art. For “According to the Centers for Disease mative years living on Lytle Road, and is a exhibit times and details, call the Com- Control and Prevention, 35 percent of graduate of the Shaker Schools. He later munity Building at 216-491-1360. The adults over 65 will have a fall,” says Lee. attended California Culinary Academy in artwork is also available for sale. “Our goal is to catch them before they the San Francisco Bay area. “That’s where fall.” I got into the baking scene,” says Feigen- Two Shaker residents, Naja Davis and The studio is located in the shopping baum, who moved back to Cleveland in Naomi Hill, were semi-finalists in the plaza at 20125 Van Aken Boulevard, and 1989, setting up shop on Buckeye Road. 2012 Stop the Hate essay contest spon- is open Monday through Friday from 6 am Now, Feigenbaum brings his European- sored by the Maltz Museum of Jewish to 2 pm. Lee will eventually offer evening style scratch baking, for which he is rightly Heritage. Both students just completed classes as well. Tai Chi is a slow moving, famous, to Shaker Heights. The bakery is 11th grade. Davis attends Laurel School low-impact form of exercise that is es- open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 am and Hill attends Shaker Heights High pecially good for the upper body muscles to 4 pm. School. and joints. “We are offering all the same things we Lee taught Ta i Chi at the Jewish Com- were known for at the old place, such as Shaker resident Charles Modlin, MD munity Center for 10 years, and most re- strudel and dobos torte (a Hungarian sev- received the Distinguished Alumni Award

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from National Medical Fellowships at “the myriad of financial hijinks and colos- yield the right of way to pedestrians. their 65th Anniversary Gala last April. sal leadership failures that have turned the Modlin is Director of the Minority Men’s first decade of the new century into an Dogs: Dogs are not permitted to run at Health Center at The Cleveland Clinic and economic disaster.” large, and owners are required to imme- a staff urologist in the Glickman Urologi- diately remove all waste deposited by their cal and Kidney Institute. He founded the Raul Seballos, MD vice chair of the de- dogs on public or private property that is Minority Men’s Health Fair, which serves partment of preventive medicine at The not their own. Dog waste must not be put more than 1,000 men with free health Cleveland Clinic, and a Shaker resident, in City waterways, sewers, or on the curb- care screenings and information. The Na- will be the first person to hold the Dr. side, as it poses a health hazard. Nuisance tional Medical Fellowships’ mission is to Richard Lang endowed chair in preventive dogs should be reported to the Public provide scholarships for underrepresented medicine at the Clinic’s Wellness Institute. Works Department, 216-491-1490. minorities in medicine. The $2 million gift to endow the chair was given by Sam and Maria Miller, also Shak- Domestic Power Tools: Operating or Richard Ransohoff, MD a Shaker er residents, and Al and Audrey Ratner. permitting the operation of any mechani- resident, has been awarded the 2012 Miller and Ratner are chairmen emeriti cally powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis of Forest City Enterprises. The funds will lawn or garden tool, lawn mower, or other Research. Ransohoff is a physician and support Dr. Seballos’ research into the ef- similar device used outdoors, other than researcher in the Neurosciences Depart- fectiveness of non-invasive techniques to powered snow removal equipment, is pro- ment of Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Re- diagnose early-stage chronic diseases, like hibited outdoors between 9 pm and 7 am, search Institute. The American Academy cardiovascular disease and cancer. and on Saturdays and Sundays before 9 of Neurology and National Multiple Scle- am. rosis Society present the award annually to City Council has approved the one recipient in recognition of “significant following appointments: Jogging: Street joggers may not obstruct and exciting work” which results in “out- traffic and are required to wear reflective standing contributions to research in the Neil Dick was appointed to the Tax In- clothing at night. understanding, treatment, or prevention centive Review Council. Dick joins Patri- of multiple sclerosis.” cia Barz as the second mayoral appoin- Leash Law: All dogs visiting Lower Lake Ransohoff ’s most recent contributions tee. Barz recently completed service on Park, Southerly Park, or Horseshoe Lake to the field include the discovery that MS the Finance Committee. Dick served on Park must be kept on leashes at all times. can progress from the outermost layers of the City’s Economic Development Task Failure to do so is a minor misdemeanor the brain to its interior. He also developed Force. with penalties up to $150. Citations may an experimental model that allowed his Kathy Hexter was appointed to the be issued by uniformed officers and depu- research group to identify a novel mech- Landmark Commision. She will complete tized City employees. Penalties may be anism for harmful infiltration of white the remaining term of a member who paid by mail without a court appearance. blood cells into the central nervous sys- resigned; her term ends December 31, tem, making new therapeutic targets pos- 2013. Lost Pets: If you have lost a pet, call the sible. Thomas Starinsky was appointed to Public Works Department at 216- 491- the Landmark Commission for a three- 1490 (after hours or emergencies, 216- E. Henry Schoenberger, Shaker resi- year term ending December 31, 2014. 491-1499). dent and ’60 Shaker graduate, has written How We Got Swindled by Wall Street Godfa- Seasonal Reminders Playing in the Street: Roller skating, thers, Greed & Financial Darwinism - The roller blading, skateboarding, or riding in 30-Year War Against the American Dream. Bicycle Riding: Helmets are required any type of coaster or toy vehicle in the He will sign books on June 13 at 7 pm at for everyone 5 and older when operating street is prohibited unless permission has Loganberry Books, 13015 Larchmere. a bicycle and for all passengers regardless been given to close the street for block A foreword by David Satterfield, former of age. Bicyclists may not ride more than parties. business editor of the Miami Herald and two abreast in a single lane and must ride two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner prais- as near to the right side of the roadway For more information about the City’s es Schoenberger for his “keen intellect as possible. Children under the age of 14 Codified Ordinances, visit shakeronline. and searing wit” and for exposing may ride bikes on the sidewalk, but must com.

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A Night for the Red & White Tops $2 Million Mark They’re Off

Members of the Class of 2012 have been accepted to a diverse array of colleges and universities, including all the Ivy League schools, Ohio public institutions, and private colleges. Here’s a sampling of the more than 130 schools that have accepted Shaker seniors:

American University Art Institute of Chicago Bates College Berklee College of Music Brown University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Institute of Music Columbia University Cornell University With this year’s proceeds, A Night for the Red & White has now raised more than $2 Dartmouth College million over its 20-year history for enrichment in the Shaker schools. About 750 guests Davidson College attended the fundraiser this year, enjoying dining, dancing, and a silent auction. The gala Duke University event attracted a record number of corporate sponsors, and yielded net proceeds exceed- Georgetown University ing $108,000. Shown from left are Red & White executive committee members Marisa Harvard University Matero-Maury, Robin Eisen, Kathy Connors, and Irene Meyerhoefer with Christine Auginas Haverford College (center), executive director of the Shaker Schools Foundation. Howard University The Juilliard School Dollars and Sense Kenyon College Miami University What does money mean to you? What ing Center and Money Museum, which University of Michigan would you save money for? Why were is adjacent to the Federal Reserve Bank cows first used as money? in downtown Cleveland. Students from New York University A group of Shaker Middle School stu- John Koppitch’s English class and Jenni- Northeast Ohio Medical University dents had a chance to expound on these fer Weisbarth’s math class participated in Northwestern University and more thought-provoking questions making the video. University of North Carolina about money when they were asked to “We have established an excellent re- University of Notre Dame appear in an educational video for the lationship with the Community Relations Oberlin College Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The and Education department at the Federal Oberlin Conservatory of Music video, called “Money Visions,” explores Reserve Bank,” said Koppitch, whose The Ohio State University people’s various attitudes and perceptions classes have toured the Fed every year Ohio Wesleyan University about money. since 2007. The project is scheduled for Ohio University The film will be used as part of an completion later this summer. Watch for University of Pennsylvania interactive display at the Bank’s Learn- a link to the video at shaker.org. Pomona College Princeton University Smith College Spelman College For the latest news and info about the Shaker schools, visit shaker.org. University of Virginia To receive regular e-news updates, subscribe at shaker.org/news. Washington University in St. Louis College of William and Mary facebook.com/forshakerschools Yale University

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On Labor Day Weekend, Shaker's Got That Swing! Come Back to Shaker!

Calling all Shaker grads: the Shaker Schools Foundation invites you to “Come Back to Shaker” on Labor Day weekend for a special Regional Re- union, celebrating the Centennial of the Shaker Heights Schools and community. This special event also coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Shaker Schools Foundation, one of the first of its kind in the nation. The Regional Reunion takes place on Saturday, September 1, from 12 to 2 pm at Shaker Heights High School, with a cookout on the front lawn, tours of the High School, and a football game at 2 pm. Lunch reservations are $10.50 for adults, and $6 for children up to age 12. For questions or to make reservations, Student musicians from Woodbury, the Middle School, and the High School delighted a packed house at the Centennial Evening of Jazz concert. For the fourth consecutive year, call 216-295-4329 or visit shaker.org/ Shaker has been named a “Best Community for Music Education” by the NAMM Founda- foundation. Graduates from all classes, tion. and their families, are welcome. The City of Shaker Heights is host- Alumni in the News ing a number of family-friendly events throughout the weekend, including a Jamie Babbit, ’89, a Los Angeles based Michael Cowett, ’09, who just com- Rockin’ Party at Thornton Park from 7 writer, director, and producer, recently pleted his junior year at Harvard, ran pm to midnight on Saturday; a Shaker directed an episode of the popular NBC successfully for Republican State Com- Homes Tour from 1 to 5 pm on Sunday, show “Smash,” about actresses who vie for mitteeman for the Middlesex and Suffolk the lead role of a hit Broadway musical. state senatorial district, serving sections September 2; and a Family Movie Night of Cambridge and Boston. In addition to at Chelton Park at 7:30 pm on Sunday. Hilary Beard, ’80, is co-author of Health Cowett’s new role as a political represen- Additional information on these events First!: The Black Woman’s Wellness Guide tative, he is editor-in-chief of the Harvard will be posted at shakeronline.com. (with Eleanor Hinton Hoytt). The book Salient, a journal of political thought. A addresses black women’s most press- classics major, he is a recipient of the ing health concerns from adolescence Bowdoin Prize, one of the highest com- through maturity. A Princeton gradu- mendations Harvard University bestows ate, Beard worked for 13 years in sales, on its students. marketing, and management with Procter and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson, and Audrey Gyurgyik, ’07, a recent gradu- Pepsi, before leaving the corporate world ate of Davidson College, was awarded a to pursue a career as a writer. She is an $25,000 fellowship from the Thomas J. award-winning health journalist and the Watson Foundation to pursue a full year New York Times best-selling author of of independent, purposeful exploration Friends: A Love Story; 21 Pounds in 21 Days: and travel. Gyurgyik will explore a holistic The Martha’s Vineyard Diet/Detox; and Venus approach to actor training, a form that in- and Serena: Serving from the Hip. corporates the body, soul, and mind. She continued on next page

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is one of 40 graduates selected from more graduating from the prestigious music than 700 applicants nationwide. Her trav- program at Rice University. els will take her first to Tibet, where she will study yoga with a Tibetan monk; then Geoffrey S. Mearns, ’77, has con- to Brazil to train with Zikzira, a physical tinued his fast ascent in higher educa- theater company; to Serbia with the Dah tion as the newly appointed president of “theater of breath”; and finally, to Italy to Northern Kentucky University, a rapidly work with renowned theatre practitioner growing public university just across the Jerzy Grotowski. Ohio River from Cincinnati. The former federal prosecutor served as provost and Sara Levine, ’88, is the author of the senior vice president for academic affairs novel Treasure Island!!! Hailed by the New at Cleveland State University beginning in York Times as “a rollicking tale, shame- February 2010. Prior to that, he was dean less, funny and intelligent,” the novel fea- and professor of law at Cleveland State’s tures an unnamed 25-year-old woman, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. working at a dreary job as a pet librarian (yes, you read that right), who finds sud- David Simmons-Duffin, ’02, was den inspiration in the Robert Louis Ste- named by Forbes Magazine as one of venson classic of the same name (minus the “30 Under 30” in the field of sci- the punctuation). Levine studied English ence. The list recognizes leaders in their at Northwestern University and earned field who “aren’t waiting to reinvent the a doctorate in English from Brown Uni- world.” Simmons-Duffin was recognized versity. She has taught nonfiction writing for his work creating mathematical mod- in the MFA program at the University of els of the similarity between quantum Iowa, and is the chair of the Writing Pro- particles known as “super-symmetry.” He gram at The School of the Art Institute of received his Ph.D. in theoretical phys- Chicago. ics from Harvard in May, and is moving into a new role as a postdoctoral member Ari Maron, ’96, a partner with MRN of the Institute for Advanced Studies at Limited in Cleveland, has attracted na- Princeton. tional attention for the transformative changes he has effected in the Cleveland Robyn Minter Smyers, ’87, was re- landscape. He is largely credited for recently named to the board of trustees creating East Fourth Street as a popular, of the George Gund Foundation. She is pedestrian-friendly destination for fine a partner at the law firm of Thompson dining and entertainment, as well as the Hine. Smyers received her undergraduate city’s new Uptown area, a booming retail degree from Harvard and her law degree and residential development near Uni- from Yale. She is also a board member at versity Circle. A serious violinist who ini- the City Club, the Museum of Contem- tially considered a career in music, Maron porary Art-Cleveland, and the Diversity MY VISION: joined the family-owned business upon Center of Northeast Ohio. Turn rush hour into happy hour.

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jun.indd 16 5/2/2012 12:26:01 PM FLS-10027 Shaker Life Mag Roofing Ad_v3.indd 1 4/26/12 2:19 PM ALL UNDER ONE ROOF REAL ESTATE NEWS REAL NUMBERS Build a New Home in ROOF CLEAnIng CARPEt CLEAnIng Housing transfers between January 1 and March 31, 2012 appear below. The first list in- Shaker Heights cludes only those properties that have had a prior sale within the last 10 years. Excluded are “quit claim” transfers as well as those resulting from foreclosure, in which the sale The City of Shaker Heights resumes a after before price is not reflective of the property value. DON’T 2 ROOMS tradition begun 100 years ago, offer- REPLACE ing new construction of architecturally yOuR ROOf, 2012 PRIOR superior homes designed by respected ADDRESS SALE PRICE SALE PRICE CLEAN fREE architects. It! $ There are now opportunities to build SCoTCh 3316 ABERDEEN RD $ 93,902 $ 72,000 (2008) affordable homes on vacant lots in sev- guArD 3286 ARDMORE RD $200,000 $200,000 (2002) eral Shaker neighborhoods. What’s • Removes black staining, streaks, algae and moss 69 3706 AVALON RD $ 53,400 $ 25,000 (2009) more, the City can make a number of • Reduces energy costs Up to 150 sq. ft. per room 19827 CHAGRIN BLVD $349,500 $450,000 (2002) pre-approved home construction plans 2666 ENDICOTT RD $595,000 $220,000 (2002) available to the prospective buyer. And • Save thousands by cleaning and sealing $.35 each additional sq. ft. rather than replacing your roof 2996 FALMOUTH RD $370,000 $384,900 (2008) builders, such as Home Again Restora- 3255 GLENCAIRN RD $339,000 $339,500 (2008) • Increase curb appeal Limited time offer. tion Company, which has experience • Increase the value of your home by 5-10% not valid with any other offer. 23900 HERMITAGE RD $355,000 $335,000 (2009) building in Shaker Heights, will work • Proven to sell homes faster 18414 LOMOND BLVD $120,000 $169,000 (2002) with the new homeowner to put to- • We use an all-natural, non-toxic eco-friendly cleaner 19115 SHAKER BLVD $700,000 $765,000 (2003) gether financing and to see the house • No charge to move furniture 2688 SULGRAVE RD $227,500 $160,000 (2006) completed with a minimum of red tape. • Weekend cleaning after before 2832 WEYBRIDGE RD $360,000 $425,000 (2007) Presto! A new home is built in Shaker • Because of our state-of-the-art 2677 WRENFORD RD $345,000 $495,000 (2004) Heights. SPRIng SALE equipment, dries within 8-10 Pre-approved plans are designed hours LIST OF HOUSING TRANSFERS WITH A PRIOR SALE WITHIN 15 YEARS: to blend architecturally into Shaker’s 22780 FAIRMOUNT BLVD $169,900 $ 35,000 (2000) neighborhoods and feature energy effi- Regular We also specialize in: ciencies that modern homebuyers seek. 20% OFF 3314 LEE RD $115,000 $140,000 (1998) price: • Tile and grout cleaning Some restrictions apply. Call for details. 18421 LYNTON RD $299,000 $226,000 (1999) Like the model homes of the Van Swer- • Hardwood restoration $.49/sq ft 3716 TRAVER RD $140,000 $191,500 (1999) ingen days, examples of several new 3702 TRAYNHAM RD $131,500 $163,900 (2000) home designs have already been built at 3636, 3666, and 3680 Strathavon Road as well as at 3730 and 3734 Lindholm Information Source: First American Real Estate Solutions Road. The process for becoming the new- est home builder in Shaker Heights is simple:

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To register online for Library programs or reserve a meeting room, visit shakerlibrary.org and click on the links under Tools.

New Trustee Appointed class of 2012) and a daughter Mikayla, 10 in American Public Libraries ranking. to Library Board who will enter Woodbury in the fall. The Library is part of what makes Shaker different from other Northeast Ohio The Shaker Heights Board of Education Library Update communities when families are choosing has appointed Carmella D. Williams to a to the Community a place to live. seven-year term on the Library Board of The Library is doing its part to try Trustees. As the Library continues to celebrate its to stimulate the economy, too, through Williams has a degree in criminal diamond anniversary, residents can be the use of widescreen TVs, provided by justice from the University of Phoenix proud of its 75 years of service to the Dynamic Media Partners. The Library and is currently employed by Baker and community. has promoted library programs, city Hostetler LLP as a Last year, more than half a million centennial events, and other nonprof- records manage- people visited Main Library and Bertram it agencies, while also supporting local ment analyst. She Woods Branch. They borrowed mate- businesses. The Library’s Community was born and raised rial, did homework, used computers, did Entrepreneurial Office (CEO) provides in Cleveland. After local history research, and attended pro- inexpensive office space and services, graduation from grams. Children prepared for school by such as faxing, scanning, and color print- Shaw High School, participating in story times and using the ing, for small and family businesses. In PHOTO BY CAYDIE HELLER PHOTO BY CAYDIE Williams she joined the U.S. Library’s unique Play and Learn Station cooperation with the Career Transition Navy and served for facilities, a collaboration with Family Center, the Library also helps displaced eight years, living in Italy, Maine, and Connections. workers reconnect with the workplace. Connecticut. She and her family settled Library customers have access to Together with the City and the Schools, in Shaker in June of 2000. more than 10,000,000 items through Library leaders are looking to the future According to Williams, “I joined the the Library’s membership in CLEVNET, for ways to help boost the local economy Library Board because I appreciate the a consortium of 38 independent librar- and tax base to produce a more prosper- services provided by the Library and ies across northern Ohio. This includes ous Shaker and an even better Library. I want to assist in its continued suc- 60,000 ebook titles as well. CLEVNET cess.” Williams’ goals as a trustee are to allows member libraries to reap the ben- Library Board Approves improve and expand Library services and efits of big systems by sharing in the costs Strategic Plan programs, to upgrade technology, and of a common catalog and computer sys- to implement programs that will attract tem – regionalism at its best! The Library board approved a new teens and adults to the Library. The Library has adapted to lower Strategic Plan in March and its imple- When she is not working and vol- state revenues and falling property val- mentation is now well underway. To unteering as president of the Moreland ues without a tax increase. Since 2008, ensure that Library customers can find on the Move Community Association state funding has fallen by 26.2 percent what they want, the Library plans to (MOMCA), Williams enjoys spending and overall library funding is down 12.7 increase the percentage of the budget time with family and friends, listening to percent since 2007. How has the Library dedicated to the collection while reduc- music, and watching movies. She enjoys responded? By cutting expenses: 15.7 ing costs other than those for material reading mysteries and biographies, and percent in the past three years, includ- and hours of operation. recommends The Pact and The Bond by ing staff reductions of 14.3 percent. The The annual operating budget will be Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Library is committed to adapting, not kept to half or less of inflation and the Rameck Hunt. According to Williams, increasing the burden on the community, Library will begin an ongoing efficiency “Both books discuss the journeys of three while still maintaining the level of service audit to reduce costs and increase pro- young men who overcome many chal- residents have come to expect. ductivity. One example of cost savings lenges early in their lives. Their experi- Of special note is the fact that the is the Library’s switch from standard ences and successes prove that you can’t Library has received the top 5-Star rating telephone service to Voice over Internet judge a book by its cover.” from Library Journal for four consecu- Protocol (VoIP ) through its partnership Williams has a son, Donovan (SHHS tive years, as well as the Hennen’s To p with CLEVNET. In addition, the Library continued on page 20

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will explore purchasing partnerships and Stokes-Hammond grew up in the contracting for efficiency of scale, with Ludlow neighborhood and attended a goal of saving $600,000 over the next Shaker Schools. In 2011 at Goucher three years to be used for capital needs. College, she wrote her master’s thesis Another critical area of focus is tech- in historic preservation on the Ludlow nology. The Library will work to ensure Community Association’s important role that public computers are kept up-to-date, in civil rights history. She argued persua- and that staff is trained to help customers sively that neighborhood organizing for in the use of new technologies, includ- integration in Shaker Heights was as sig- ing eReaders and tablets. A new website nificant to the history of civil rights in that provides convenient, mobile access to the north as the integration of Little Rock Library services will be created and self- High School was in the south. checkouts and reserve pick-ups will be Stokes-Hammond believes that the implemented. National Register of Historic Places should To contain costs, the Library will focus represent the diversity of our nation’s his- on automating tasks to increase staff pro- tory, and that the Ludlow neighborhood ductivity, reducing the time and cost of should be added to the National Register’s business and implementing an improve- Civil Rights Heritage Trail. ment process in every library department Meet at the Library for an evening of to save time and money without compro- memories, discussion, and planning to mising customer service. help make this possibility a reality. Finally, the Library will pursue its vision to provide innovative, customer-driven Monday Morning JumpStart services in vibrant, welcoming spaces. Speakers Offer Help for Job Because the Library is community-based Seekers and community-responsive, it plans to increase its joint initiatives and partner- Monday Morning JumpStart is a weekly ships with community organizations and jobs club for those seeking employment. to increase the number of library staff The group is moderated by career coach involved in community activities as well. Bonnie Dick and meets from 10 am to noon Mondays at Main Library to discuss Shelley Stokes-Hammond to job searches, network, and share employ- Speak about Putting Ludlow on ment hurdles. On the last Monday of each the Civil Rights Heritage Trail month a featured speaker joins the group at 11 am to talk on a particular topic. The Library and the At 11 am Monday, June 25, Katherine Ludlow Community Burik, The Interview Doctor, presents Association pres- “Tell Me About Yourself.” Burik is a human ent Shelley Stokes- resource executive with demonstrated Hammond, develop- expertise in applying human resource ment and public affairs strategies to solve business problems, and officer at Howard in coaching for improved performance. Stokes-Hammond University Libraries in Before she began her own business, Washington, D.C. and Burik was director of human resources at daughter of Congressman Louis Stokes, Saint-Gobain Building Distribution North who will speak about civil rights history in America and for nine years vice president Shaker Heights and Cleveland, with a par- of human resources at MACtac in Stow, ticular focus on the Ludlow Community Ohio. Association, at 7 pm Tuesday, June 5 at the Burik earned a degree in History Main Library. from Northwestern University and her

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MA in Industrial Relations from Loyola counseling and coaching and have record- University of Chicago. She is certi- ed successful job placement for six of its fied as a Senior HR Professional by the clients. The Center is open from 9:30 am Society of Human Resource Managers to 5 pm Monday through Thursday and and as a Registered Corporate Coach by from 10 am to 3 pm on Fridays. the Worldwide Association of Business In addition to individual job counsel- Coaches. ing and coaching sessions, the CTC offers At 11 am Monday July 23, Ken Haseley a series of free workshops at Main Library will speak on “How Science Can Help throughout the summer. You Improve Your Ability to Persuade.” Making Positive First Impressions is If you are in sales, marketing, purchas- held from 1-3 pm Thursday, June 14. ing, advertising, or PR, your livelihood Get tips on the little (and big) things that depends on your ability to persuade. To determine how you will be perceived, some extent, each of us is in the persua- and learn how that perception can have a sion business. So how can we improve positive influence on your job search. our ability to influence others? Results-Oriented Resumes Workshop This workshop examines some of the is held from 1-3 pm Thursday, June principles and techniques that contribute 28. Job seekers become a salespeo- to success in the persuasion process. ple and their principal “sales tool” is Haseley is a senior counselor with The a well-designed, targeted resume. This Ammerman Experience, a Houston- and workshop will show what will catch the Cleveland-based firm that helps people employer’s attention to gain an interview. learn to communicate Improving Interviewing Skills work- effectively in critical shop is held from 1-3 pm Thursday, July environments or dif- 12. Preparation is the essential ingredient ficult situations. For for a successful job interview. Learn how more than a decade, to investigate the company to discover Haseley has served what the employer seeks so your answers as a visiting profes- will differentiate you from other candi- Haseley sor at Ivanovo State dates. University in Russia, Job Applications That Get Noticed is where he works with faculty, students and held from 10 am-noon Thursday, July business people in the Ivanovo Region. 26. Many job applications are com- Haseley is a graduate of Kent State pleted online so a computer can scan University and received his MBA from the them, looking for keywords to search for University of Dallas. He has lectured at the skills, educations, and experiences MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and important to the employer. It also scans regularly teaches in the Executive MBA for keywords that may be used to screen program at the University of Houston. out candidates. Learn how to tackle questions on an employment application to be Career Transition Center sure yours will be read. Staff Offers Job Counseling All workshops are free; however, reg- and Workshops istration is required. For more information, call the Career Transition Center at The Career Transition Center at Main 216-367-3011. Library opened on January 23 in the Community Entrepreneurial Office (CEO) on the second floor of the Main Library. CTC career counselors Bonnie Dick and Ann Hunter offer free job

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Dream Big – READ! high-quality summer reading program Summer Reading Opportunities material. By combining library resources for the Entire Family and with support from Friends of the Shaker Library, children, teens, and adults Again this summer the Library will gain the advantage of participating in an join the Collaborative Summer Library appealing summer reading program at the Program (CSLP), a grassroots consortium lowest cost possible to the Library. of states working together to provide Inspired by this year’s theme, Dream Big – READ! the Library has planned programs designed to help pre-readers build reading and language skills, encour- Summer Book Discussions age school-age children to read through- Double your reading pleasure. Book discussions offer new perspectives in out the summer, motivate teens to read reading. Sign up, borrow a book, bring a friend, and join in a book discussion. and discuss literature, and encourage Pre-registration is requested for all book discussions. Books are available at adults to experience the joy of reading. the Main Library Information desk one month before the discussion. Join in the summer reading fun from June 4 through August 1 and make your 10 AM TUESDAY, JUNE 12 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy dreams come true@theLibrary! AT MAIN LIBRARY Kidder pens a story about the char- Library staff has planned some inter- Book Buzz: acters and qualities that give a place esting programs for adults. All programs The Paris Wife by Paula McLain a sense of home. While the book is meet at the Main Library and begin The Cleveland Heights author has set in a small Massachusetts town, promptly at 7 pm. Reservations are created a vivid portrait of Hadley the sentiments in it ring true for any requested and can be made in person, Richardson, the complex woman hometown that inspires allegiance. online at shakerlibrary.org or by phone: behind the legendary Ernest Thanks to Friends of the Shaker 216-991-2030 Hemingway, who acted with strength Library for providing the books for and grace as her marriage crumbled. the Centennial read. 7 PM TUESDAY, JUNE 12: Dream Big: Dream Interpretation 7:30 PM TUESDAY, JUNE 12 7:30 PM TUESDAY, JUNE 26 AT MAIN LIBRARY AT MAIN LIBRARY Why we dream remains a mystery. Are Mystery Book: Tuesday Evening Book Discussion: dreams the result of what we eat before Nowhere to Run by C.J. Box Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet we go to sleep? Are they a portal to cos- Joe Pickett’s in his last week as by Jamie Ford mic communication? What do recurring temporary game warden in Baggs, Set in both the ethnic neighborhoods dreams mean? Medium/clairvoyant, lec- Wyoming, but there have been of Seattle and World War II Japanese turer, spiritual coach, herbalist, and inter- strange goings on and his conscience internment camps, this tender first faith minister Marianne Goldweber will won’t let him leave without checking novel explores an innocent passion try to answer these and other questions out: reports of camps looted, tents that crosses racial barriers. about the dream state and how dreams slashed, elk butchered, as well as the originate. In addition, she will talk about runner who vanished. 10 AM TUESDAY, JULY 10 how to interpret dreams. Join us and you AT MAIN LIBRARY might learn something beyond your wild- 7 PM TUESDAY, JUNE 19 Book Buzz: est dreams. AT WOODS BRANCH Let the Great World Spin Shaker Reads: by Colum McCann 7 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 14: One Community, One Book: This narrative is a rich vision of the Dream Big: Build Wealth Home Town by Tracy Kidder pain, loveliness, mystery, and prom- ise of New York City in the 1970s Robert Houston from Wealth Education Shaker Library joins in the Shaker when a tightrope walker spanned the Collaboration and Opportunity Fund, Centennial citywide read! Twin Towers. Inc. (WECO) will speak about building wealth to help make your dreams come

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true. Recognized as a Master Money for his prismacolor pencil, Iris by the they would be discovered. Her family Volunteer and budget counselor by the Barn, Paulette George Krieger for her survived and came to America in 1946. Ohio State Extension Service, Houston’s gouache, Chinese Rose Vase, and Amy Meet this heroic experience includes working with the Lewandowski for her watercolor, King’s woman and hear her Consumer Credit Counseling Service. Window. first-person account He also worked with Prudential and Other artists juried into the show of her family’s strug- Nationwide Insurance companies in the included: David Brichford, Lynn Katz gles and survival. area of financial planning, and has taught Danzig, Stephanie Darrah, Lois Davis, Following her non-credit courses in financial literacy at Willa Eisele, Toni Fiderio, Betty talk, the book The Lakeland Community College. Forchheimer, Boni Suzanne Gelfand, Heavens Are Empty: Chris Grossman, Ronnie Jeter, Carol Discovering the Lost 7 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 21: Johnson, Tricia Kaman, Wally Kaplan, Town of Trochenbrod, by Dream Big: Sleep Surrender George Kocar, Joan Neubecker, Fabiana Avrom Bendavid-Val, Olivier, Roy Pekoc, Jane Petschek, Amelia will be available for sale. Reservations are Shyam Subramanian, MD, director of Reed, Irwin Schafer, Patricia Schroeder, required for this program for adults and Clinical Sleep Operations at University Margot Schulz, James Tomko, Debbie teens: 216-991-2030. Hospitals of Cleveland, Inc. will dis- Vail, and Jerome White. cuss insomnia and its causes. Millions of The juror for the 2012 show was Dan June and July Computer Classes Americans suffer from insomnia which Whitely, locally based artist and instruc- is usually treated with the use of sleep tor. Many Shaker residents know Whitely Classes are free, but registration is aids and sleeping pills, which could be as art teacher and chair of the Shaker required. Call the Computer Center at harmful to the patient and disrupt their Heights High School Art Department. At 216-991-2030 and choose option 8. ability to get natural sleep. The modern his studio in Chagrin Falls, he works on approach is an integrative and holistic oil paintings for exhibition and commis- WORKING WITH WINDOWS 7® one and this talk will provide a broad sions while teaching workshops through- 3-4:30 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 1 overview about mechanisms that lead to out the year. Whitely’s work is represent- 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, JULY 7 insomnia and provide insights related to ed in various corporations throughout Learn to open, move, resize and arrange its management. Ohio, including the Cleveland Clinic, windows. Key Bank, Hillcrest Hospital, and Nestle Library Announces Corporation. EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE 13th Annual Barbara Luton 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, JUNE 5 Art Award Winners Survival: A First Person This is a three-class series. June 5: Mouse, Account of the Holocaust Computer Literacy, Using Windows, “As juror for this year’s show, I was Using and Maintaining Files and Folders. instantly impressed by the vast breadth of Friends of the Shaker Library’s annual June 12: Using the Internet, Search skillful craftsmanship and diverse medi- meeting is at 7 pm Tuesday July 10 at tools, Setting up an email address, and um presented by each artist.” Main Library. It will feature Holocaust using email. June 19: Types of Internet – Dan Whitely survivor Betty Gold and her amazing resources, Search Tools and how to use story of survival. them. The 13th Annual Barbara Luton Art Gold and her family of five lived in Competition yielded a bounty of beautiful Trochenbrod, Poland, a town of 5,000 EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE art. Te d Yu’s watercolor, This Old House, Jews. Once the Nazis occupied the city, 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 won Best of Show and was purchased Betty’s father heeded This is a three-class series. June 6: Mouse, by the Library. Ruta Butkus Marino’s the warnings and built Computer Literacy, Using Windows, colorful quilt, Grandiflora Extrema, bunkers in the near- Using and Maintaining Files and Folders. took first place, Horace Reese’s pastel, by forest where they June 13: Using the Internet, Search tools, Maasai Youth, took second place, and lived for three years Setting up an email address, and using Marc Frisch’s color photograph, January through intense cold, email. June 20: Types of Internet resourc- Calm, was third-place winner. Honorable hunger, and the ever- es, Search Tools and how to use them. mentions were awarded to Dicc Klann Gold present worry that continued on page 25

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PLAY AND LEARN STATION baby and promote language learning and READ TO KING AT MAIN LIBRARY AT MAIN LIBRARY literacy in this six-week series. Classes King is certified with Therapy Dogs last 30 minutes and topics include Baby International and loves to listen to sto- Play and Learn programs are a partner- Sign, Baby Yoga, Nature Baby, Baby ries. Time spent reading to King counts ship with Family Connections. Rhymes, Baby Songs, and Baby Play. toward your Summer Reading Program June 11-July 17 total! School-age children can register for A free preschool literacy program offer- 10 am Mondays at Main Library a 15-minute time slot in person, online, ing interactive opportunities for parents 10 am Tuesdays at Woods Branch or by phone beginning two weeks before or caregivers to explore with their chil- No registration required; groups must make King’s visits. dren, ages birth to 5 years of age. special arrangements. 10 am-noon Thursdays, June 14 and 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays July 7 & Saturdays TERRIFIC TWOS 6-8 pm Tuesdays Stories, songs, and movement for 2-year- PAJAMA STORIES AT WOODS BRANCH No registration required. olds with an adult. Stories for children ages 3 and up with or Summer Session: June 12-July 18 without an adult. PLAY AND LEARN BABIES 10 am Tuesdays at Main Library 7:15 pm Monday, June 18 A special room filled with literacy-based 10 am & 11 am Wednesdays Register online, in person, or by phone begin- activities just for babies from birth to 18 at Woods Branch ning Monday, June 4. months with their parents or caregivers. No registration required; groups must make 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays special arrangements. MEET AMERICAN GIRL DOLL & Saturdays JULIE AT WOODS BRANCH (Grades 1-5) No registration required. PRESCHOOL STORIES Travel back in time and learn what life was Stories, rhymes, and fun for children 3, like for Julie in 1974. Listen to a chapter PLAY AND LEARN STATION 4, and 5 years old. from one of her books, watch a DVD, FOR CAREGIVERS Summer Session: June 12-July 18 make a craft, enjoy a snack. A preschool literacy program offering 1:30 pm Tuesdays at Woods Branch 2:30-4 pm Saturday, July 21 interactive opportunities for non-parent 10 am Wednesdays at Main Library Register in person, by phone, or online begin- caregivers to explore with their children, No registration required; groups must make ning Saturday, July 7. ages birth to 5 years. special arrangements. 10 am-noon Wednesdays DREAM BIG – READ! A one-time registration is required; please call MAKE-IT TAKE-IT (For kids of all ages) June 4-August 1 Family Connections: 216-921-2023. Visit the Children’s Rooms at both Come and explore the night this sum- libraries and make a fun craft. mer at the Library. Children ages 6-12 FAMILY FUN FRIDAYS AT PLAY AND LEARN 10-11 am Thursdays June 21, can keep track of time spent reading or FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS July 12, and July 26 listening to books, and add up the hours Facilitated play time every Friday with No registration required. to earn prizes. Children from birth to your special needs children ages 3-5 age 5 can join the fun, too, and earn years. MEET AMERICAN GIRL DOLL MOLLY AT stickers and prizes by visiting the Library 1-3 pm Fridays WOODS BRANCH (Grades 1-5) and enjoying fun pre-reading activities. For information, please call Family Connections: Travel back in time and learn what life Sign up for the summer reading program 216-921-2023. was like for Molly in 1944. Listen to a and report your hours online at shakerli- chapter from one of her books, watch a brary.org, or in person at either library. BABY SUMMER SAMPLER (For babies DVD, make a craft, and enjoy a snack. Registration begins June 4. from birth to 23 months with an adult.) 2:30-4 pm Saturday, June 9. Explore new ways to bond with your Registration began May 26.

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INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT 2010® 7-8:30 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 7 7-8:30 PM THURSDAY, JULY 5 Summer Specials Learn to create a slide show with text and graphics. ANIMALS AT NIGHT AT MAIN LIBRARY Bring your blanket or folding chair and (Grades K-5) we will provide the entertainment. In INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL 2010® Some animals are very active at night. the event of stormy weather, the pro- 10-11:30 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 9 Learn more about them and how they gram will be held inside the Stephanie 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, JULY 9 pass their nights when Barb Morgan Tubbs Jones Community Building. Learn the basics of spreadsheet con- from the Nature Center visits the 7 pm Monday, July 9 struction, formatting and design, print- library. Register online, by phone or in person begin- ing options, and creating and using basic 3-3:45 pm Tuesday, June 12 ning Monday, June 25. formulas. Register in person, by phone or online beginning Tuesday, May 29. MARSHMALLOW MADNESS MACROS IN WORD® AND EXCEL® AT MAIN LIBRARY (Grades K-5) 2-3:30 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 9 JUNGLE TERRY AT WOODS BRANCH Perhaps you’ve roasted marshmal- Create and explore the uses of macros (For families and children of all ages) lows over a campfire, but have you in Microsoft Office 2010 to accomplish Meet some exotic nocturnal animals ever played games or made a craft tasks more efficiently. when Jungle Te r r y visits the Library. using marshmallows? Join us for some 7-8 pm Wednesday, June 20 marshmallow madness! GOOGLEMANIA™ Register in person, by phone, or online 3:30-4:15 pm Tuesday, July 17 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, JUNE 11 beginning Wednesday, June 6. Register in person, by phone, or online Learn advanced Internet searching strate- beginning Tuesday, July 3. gies using the Google™ search engine. CAMPFIRE SING-ALONG AT MAIN LIBRARY BUILD A MINIATURE LIGHTHOUSE GRAPHICS IN POWERPOINT 2010® (For families and children of all ages) AT WOODS BRANCH (Grades K-5) 7-8:30 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 14 What better way to enjoy a summer Build a miniature lighthouse using Learn to create PowerPoint presentations evening than singing around the camp- simple household materials to make a by inserting clip art, Word Art, digital pic- fire. No experience necessary. Lyrics, perfect night-light. tures, and text boxes into slides. chords and S’mores provided. If you 3:30-4:15 pm Tuesday, July 24 play the guitar or ukulele, bring it to Register in person, by phone, or online INTRODUCTION TO ONENOTE 2010® play along. Bring a blanket or folding beginning Tuesday, July 10. 3-4:30 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 15 chair and meet on the lawn in front Remember when you organized your of the Colonnade next to the Main LIGHTS OUT! binder report? Now learn to do it elec- Library. If it rains, we’ll meet in the SUMMER READING WRAP-UP! tronically using Microsoft’s tool to create Library’s Meeting room B. Bring the family for fun, games, refresh- and store information digitally. 7-8 pm Thursday, June 28 ments, and a scavenger hunt to cel- Register in person, by phone, or online ebrate the end of a successful Summer ANIMATION IN POWERPOINT 2010® beginning Thursday, June 14. Reading program. 7-8:30 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 21 7-8 pm Wednesday, August 1 at Main Learn the objects that can be added to a NIGHTTIME STORIES Library and Bertram Woods Branch slide and the menus that control them. AT THE COLONNADE Register online, in person or by phone begin- Storytelling, songs, and silliness for the ning Wednesday, July 18. CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN EXCEL 2010® whole family, and a cool snack, too! 10-11:30 AM SATURDAY, JUNE 23 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, JULY 23 Learn how Excel can display data as charts of visual information and review chart

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Computer Classes continued from page 25 (Grades 7-12) types to understand how they are used Teen Scene and with what kind of data. Main Library Second Floor Summer Hours: 1-6 pm Monday, June 11 through Thursday, August 16 MAILMERGE IN MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010 Regular after-school hours resume 3:30-8 pm Monday, August 27 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 23 MailMerge utilizes list and address information from many sources. Learn to use it to create form letters, envelopes, labels, OWN THE NIGHT! industry. Best of all, take home your and catalogs or directories. TEEN SUMMER READING Program for beautiful creation to eat or share. ages 13-18 June 4-August 1 6-7:30 pm Wednesday, June 27 at GOOGLE DOCUMENTS™ Main Library. This program is gener- 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, JUNE 25 Sign up at shakerlibrary.org. Enter the ously funded by MyCom. Using a web browser, work on docu- number of hours read each week by ments, spreadsheets, and databases over 5:30 pm Saturday to earn a spot in the 6:30-8 pm Thursday, June 28 the Internet, and invite others to edit the weekly drawing for $10 Gift Cards to at Woods Branch documents. GameStop, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Register in person, by phone, or online two or Starbucks. Every 25 hours of read- weeks before the program. FORMULAS FOR SPREADSHEETS ing earns a ticket toward the Grand 7- 8:30 PM THURSDAY, JUNE 28 Prize Drawing for a new Kindle Fire. LIGHT UP THE NIGHT! Learn to make formulas and sample some Get more details at shakerlibrary.org. GRAFFITI ART FOR TEENS spreadsheet programs to become familiar Express yourself with color and design with how a formula is constructed, how it Summer Programs for as you learn to draw eye-popping works, and how to make new ones. Teens Ages 13-18 graffiti letters from a professional artist from Progressive Arts Alliance. INTRODUCTION TO MIDNIGHT SNACKS: This program is generously funded by MICROSOFT ACCESS 2010® HOW TO EAT AROUND THE WORLD MyCom. 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, JULY 3 Did you know that Indian food tastes Learn the basics of building a relational best when eaten with your fingers 6-7 pm Wednesday, July 11 database, which connects data through a from banana leaves? Thai food works at Main Library field (such as a birthday or Social Security best with chopsticks? Tortillas make Register in person, by phone, or online number) called a key. foods portable in Mexico? And there’s beginning June 27. more than one way to eat a bowl of OPENOFFICE.ORG soup? Tr y them all as we eat our way BE A STAR: GLOW PARTY FOR TEENS 10-11:30 AM SATURDAY, JULY 7 around the world! This program is Celebrate the end of our summer Can’t afford the high cost of software? Tr y generously funded by MyCom. reading program with our Glow Party! OpenOffice.org, a free suite of software 6-7 pm Wednesday, June 13 We’ll have a professional DJ there so with features and functions much like the at Main Library that you can dance the night away others. Register in person, by phone, or online or try out your skills at mixing and beginning May 30. scratching! Food, fun and crafts, too. TABLES IN MICROSOFT ACCESS 2010® This program is generously funded by 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, JULY 10 MAKE A LATE-NIGHT TREAT: MyCom. Learn how to design and use tables in an EUROPEAN-STYLE CAKE DECORATING Access database. FOR TEENS 6-7 pm Wednesday, July 25 Learn the fine art of cake decorating at Main Library EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE from the professional bakers at Lucy’s Register in person, by phone, or online 6:30-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Sweet Surrender. Take a peek into this beginning July 11. This is a three-class series. July 11: Mouse, exciting career within the food arts Computer Literacy, Using Windows, Using and Maintaining Files and Folders.

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July 18: Using the Internet, Search tools, fictional land from fantasy novels is real, The Bookshelf: Setting up an email address, and using but darker and more dangerous than he Summer Reading email. July 25: Types of Internet resourc- could have ever imagined. es, Search Tools and how to use them. Summer’s here and the reading is easy! The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee If you’re looking for a good book to take EVERY CITIZEN ONLINE Bender. Doubleday, 2010. Discovering an to the pool this summer, try one of these 6:30-8:30 PM THURSDAY, JULY 12 unusual ability to taste the emotions of titles recommended by Library staff. This is a three-class series. July 12: Mouse, others in their cooking, Rose Edelstein Computer Literacy, Using Windows, grows up to regard food as a curse Among the Missing by Morag Joss. Delcorte Using and Maintaining Files and Folders. when it reveals everyone’s secret reali- Press, 2011. In the aftermath of a tragic July 19: Using the Internet, Search tools, ties. By the Pushcart-winning author of bridge collapse that took her husband Setting up an email address, and using An Invisible Sign of My Own. and daughter, pregnant Silva pretends email. July 26: Types of Internet resourc- that she was among the victims and bides es, Search Tools and how to use them. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Crown her time in their small cabin downstream, Publishers, 2011. Immersing himself in convinced that her family is still alive. By FORMS IN MICROSOFT ACCESS 2010® a mid-21st-century technological virtual the Edgar Award-nominated author of 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, JULY 17 utopia to escape the real world of famine, The Night Following. Forms do two things in database pro- poverty, and disease, Wade Watts joins an grams. They make data entry less risky increasingly violent effort to solve a series Breakdown by Sara Paretsky. G.P. Putnam’s and allow users to see data. of puzzles by the virtual world’s super- Sons, 2012. When the teenage daugh- wealthy creator, who has promised that ters of some of Chicago’s most influ- WINWAY RESUME WRITING the winner will be his heir. ential families discover the body of a 10-11:30 AM SATURDAY, JULY 21 ritually murdered victim, investigator Learn to create a professional looking Sweet Revenge by Diane Motte Davidson. Warshawski explores theories that the resume with WinWay Resume Deluxe William Morrow, 2007. Catering a holi- killing is linked to a hostile media cam- 14. day breakfast for local library staff, Goldy paign against a senatorial candidate or a Schultz is shocked to see a suppos- wealthy patriarch’s childhood in Nazi- ONLINE JOB HUNTING edly dead woman who is believed to be occupied Lithuania. By the award-win- 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, JULY 21 Goldy’s ex-husband’s killer, an encounter ning author of Body Work. This class is designed to help job seekers that precedes the murder of a high-end develop the Internet and computer skills map dealer. By the author of Dark Tort. Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James. needed for online job hunting. Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. Pemberley is The Taste of Salt by Martha Southgate. thrown into chaos after Elizabeth CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN EXCEL 2010® Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2011. Bennett’s disgraced sister, Lydia, arrives 10-11:30 AM MONDAY, JULY 23 Josie has made a success of herself as the and announces that her husband Explore the ways Excel can display data only senior black scientist at the Woods Wickham has been murdered in this Jane as charts of visual information and the Hole Oceanographic Institute, but can’t Austen inspired mystery. ways data can be charted. escape the family she left behind in Cleveland. A great book from an award- Home in Carolina by Sherryl Woods. Mira, QUERIES IN MICROSOFT ACCESS 2010® winning local author. 2010. When her childhood sweetheart 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, JULY 24 – and the man who betrayed her – Queries are questions asked of databases. Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine. Europa returns home to Serenity, South Carolina, Learn how to ask the questions correctly. Editions, 2011. Inspired by the Robert Annie Sullivan is faced with some difficult Louis Stevenson novel, a college gradu- choices. REPORTS IN MICROSOFT ACCESS 2010® ate realizes she has done nothing bold 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, JULY 31 and sets out to redesign her life based The Magicians: A Novel by Lev Grossman. An Access report takes data from a data- on the core values of Stevenson’s hero Viking, 2009. After graduating from an base and presents it by your design. Learn Jim Hawkins. A first novel by a Shaker exclusive college of magic in upstate New to decide how records will appear in the Heights High School graduate. York, Quentin Coldwater finds that a report, and what information to include. continued on next page

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The Bookshelf continued Cleveland Restoration Society staff • Both libraries will delay opening until will be available to review historic color 10:30 am Friday, June 15 for staff training. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. schemes and provide tips on how to Both are closed Wednesday, July 4. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Working side-by- choose appropriate colors for your older side for a record label, former punk rock- home. This occasional lecture series • Poetry In the Woods features regional er Bennie Salazar and the passionate Sasha is cosponsored by the Shaker Heights poets reading original poetry and prose at hide illicit secrets from one another while Landmark Commission. Pre-registration 7 pm Tuesday, June 12 at Bertram Woods interacting with a motley assortment of is requested. Branch. No registration is required. equally troubled people from 1970s San Francisco to the post-war future. By the Summer Saturday • American Sign Language National Book Award-nominated author eReader Instruction Instructor Valerie Williams teaches basic of Look at Me. signing using role play and other fun Library staff will offer eReader and Tablet activities. The class is progressive, building Withering Heights by Dorothy Cannell. St. Instruction from 3-4:30 pm Saturday, from one skill to another, and is appro- Martin’s Minotaur, 2007. Heading for her June 30 in the Main Library Computer priate for adults and children over 10 younger cousin Ariel’s delightful Gothic Training Lab. This interactive, hands- accompanied by an adult. Class meets at 7 mansion on the Yorkshire moors, Ellie on class will teach you how to use your pm Wednesdays, June 13, 27, July 11 and discovers that things could not be worse – eReader or tablet to download library 25. Pre-registration requested. For more a mysterious villain is stalking the house’s ebooks. Please bring your device. Pre- information, call 216-991-2030. picturesque halls, the medium who turns registration is essential for a spot in this up to conduct a séance is an imposter, and class. • The Shaker Art Gallery on the sec- a local neighbor is her husband’s glamor- ond floor of Main Library features art- ous former flame. Endnotes work of 12 recent Shaker High graduates, Christina Mearns, Shala Miller, Anupama Exterior House Paint and • Night and Day Knitting. Both Suresh, Grant Johnson, Elise Barrington, Historic Color Workshop libraries offer an opportunity to knit or Ian Bartimole, Shoshana Bieler, Tristan crochet with others and get help from Braman, Mary Fowler, Cecilia Li, Nora If the thought of painting your house experienced knitters Fern Braverman O’Connell, and Patrick Zempolich. On makes you blue, this is the program and Elfriede Heaney. No registration is display through June 29. for you. Mary Ogle from Cleveland required. Knit Mornings meets from 10 Restoration Society offers tips on house am to noon Wednesday, June 6 at Main • From July 9 through August 17, Ben painting at 7 pm Tuesday, June 26 at Library and Knit Nights meets from 7 to Hauser’s Sketches of Hawthorne will the Main Library. She examines different 8:45 pm Thursdays, June 21 and July 19 be featured in the art gallery. Come for types of paint failure and suggests what to at Woods Branch. the books, but be sure to see the art, look for when hiring a contractor. which is available for sale.

The “Digimobile” is Coming!

OverDrive’s Digital Bookmobile will be at Main Library on Wednesday, July 18. A high-tech update of the traditional bookmobile, the Digital Bookmobile promotes the Library’s services for downloading eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video. Save the date and stop by to immerse yourself in an interactive learning environment.

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jun.indd 30 5/2/2012 12:27:36 PM great homesshaker The House Hisaka Built

BY RORY O’CONNOR PHOTOS BY KEVIN G. REEVES

Noted American architect Don Hisaka did a lot of work around Greater Cleveland – offices, government centers, university buildings, even parking lots – when his company was headquartered here in the 1960s and ’70s. But the 1968 house he designed and built in Shaker for his family of four is unquestionably his most enduring legacy in these parts. Many residents identify it as Shaker’s “modern” house, which sits on a corner lot on Drexmore Road across from Plym- outh Church among the much older and more usual Colonials. Yet it’s cleverly un- obtrusive, seeming to have grown up out of the earth like the trees that surround it. It’s the only house in Northeast Ohio to have an Honors Award from the American Institute of Architects. More than 30 years after he left Ohio, the 83-year-old Hisaka, now retired in Berkeley, California, visited his creation in 2011. He came to town for an event called “Don Hisaka, the Cleveland Years,” arranged by the Cleveland Artists Founda- tion at the Beck Center for the Arts.

The Hisaka house, shot from Drexmore Road, April 2012. The front door is at the far right of the photo.

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jun.indd 31 5/4/2012 2:02:21 PM Above: Owners Joyce Rothschild and Dan Mansoor in the home’s two-story living room. The house has no front or back in the usual sense. Instead, there are four modules that face a courtyard (opposite page), which is largely hidden from view. A large “He did a walk-through and spent a crabapple tree is the centerpiece of the courtyard. little time. It was fun to talk to him,” says the home’s current and sixth owner, Dan Mansoor, who has lived there since 2007 with his wife Joyce Rothschild and their two children. “I said ‘Yes!’ when we first walked in to look at it,” Dan says. Easy to see why. The house is over- whelming in its charm, but not its size. At 3,200 square feet with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths – and no formal dining room, no basement, and no attic – it’s eminently suitable for four people or fewer, people willing to eschew the com- forts of a traditional home for those of a unique architectural work of art. Kevin Reeves’ photos, commissioned for Shaker Life, tell the story.

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jun.indd 33 5/2/2012 12:27:48 PM Above: One of the home’s modules features a rec room above the garage. (Hisaka added the room after the house was originally completed.) The module with the study and second-floor master bedroom is across the courtyard. Opposite page: A narrow stairway leads to a second-floor passageway with bedrooms on either end.

Architect Don Hisaka in an undated photo.

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jun.indd 36 5/2/2012 12:27:58 PM an artistic composition

A year after opening, Opus Restaurant has become a big hit with its combination of great food and live music.

By Jennifer Coiley Dial By the time we arrived at Opus Restau- They are encouraged by the number of Photos by Janet Century rant on a cold Saturday night in February, residents who come in regularly, and have just about every table was full, and the been pleasantly surprised by the response. Opus Restaurant band, Northcoast Jazz Collective, was in “This is a great location,” says Carson. 20126 Chagrin Boulevard full swing. Located on Chagrin Boulevard Billed as “a casual, yet upscale din- 216-991-6787 in the strip near MotoPhoto and Portrait ing experience,” Opus serves a variety of opus-restaurant.com Studio, Opus opened in May 2011 and scrumptious items from fried green to- has enjoyed near-capacity seating several matoes to cold-water lobster tail, and a Northcoast Jazz Collective nights per week. client favorite, smoked barbecued turkey Mark Grey “Opening Opus in Shaker Heights was ribs. In April, they began serving lunch, 216-870-9117 a great opportunity for us,” says Claude which includes many of their popular northcoastjazzcollective.com Carson, who owns the restaurant with dishes, and new menu items. Brian Gresham. Claude manages the front And on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sun- end, while Brian handles the day-to-day day evenings Opus enhances the dining operations. The pair also owns a Cleve- experience with live jazz, Northcoast Jazz land restaurant, Harvard Wine and Grill. Collective being one of the regulars. “We are able to serve a clientele that “It’s wonderful to have a locally owned we haven’t been able to reach until now,” restaurant like Opus in the Van Aken Dis- says Carson, “and that’s been our goal.” trict – offering jazz in the evenings and

Opus employee Jamie Dawson serves smoked barbecued turkey ribs and sliders. At left: A platter of shrimp scampi.

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jun.indd 37 5/2/2012 12:28:02 PM The Opus Experience: Jazz and grilled lobster.

a sit down option for lunch,” says the City’s Economic Development Direc- tor, Tania Menesse. “Opus and Lucy’s Sweet Surrender [in the old Chandler & Rudd building] join Shaker institutions like MotoPhoto, Bicycle Boulevard, and Curves are a shining example of what we’re working for in the Van Aken district – a unique, walkable, mixed-use area.” Northcoast Jazz Collective (NJC) is no stranger to the local restaurant scene. NJC has performed at other local hot spots including Boulevard Blue, SASA Bistro, and The Grotto. Drummer Mark Grey formed the group in the early 2000s when he returned to Northeast Ohio from graduate school in Hawaii. Born to a family of drummers and playing since he was ten, Mark has performed many different genres but decided to stay with jazz because he says it is the “most fun.” A special education teacher, Mark lives in the Onaway neighborhood with his wife, Aimee, who is a teacher at Shaker Heights High School, and their two children. Rounding out the band is John Gal- lo on acoustic bass, Dave Frank on sax, and Dan Maier on piano. NJC plays

Northcoast Jazz Collective as a trio, which is the lineup they use at Opus. Standing are John Gallo and Dan Maier. Mark Grey is seated.

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jun.indd 38 5/4/2012 12:32:30 PM Specializing in Shaker Architectural Style Custom Stonework, Creative Designs & Plantings

mainly post-bop modern jazz standards (1950-present) and original composi- tions. Its mission is to perform modern arrangements that challenge listeners’ Details Make the Difference perceptions. They have released three See our portfolio at www.eastside-landscaping.com CDs: a self-titled release in 2005, Chang- ing Times (2006), and the recently released Cleveland Splendor, with liner notes written by longtime Shaker resident and newscaster Leon Bibb. “Certainly this CD by the Northcoast Jazz Collective is worth celebrating,” writes Bibb. “It all blends together under the steady hands of masterful drummer, Mark Grey.” NJC is also scheduled to appear at the Shaker Heights Arts & Music Festival on Saturday, June 16, on Farnsleigh Road between Warrensville and Van Aken. (Visit shakeronline.com for more information.) The group is available for club dates, private parties, and other events. Be sure to catch them on a nice summer evening at Opus. “Opus is an artistic composition and the term is usually reserved for music, but an artist’s best work can also be called his opus,” says owner Claude Carson. “That’s what this restaurant is for us – our best work to date.”

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jun.indd 39 5/2/2012 12:28:08 PM Plymouth Church in Shaker Village in an undated photo from the early 1920s, courtesy of the Local History Collection, Shaker Heights Public Library. Opposite page: The church today after renovations.

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jun.indd 40 5/2/2012 12:28:09 PM The Spirit of Service Members of Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights are part of a historic congregation that helped mold the City’s progressive values. BY DIANA SIMEON PHOTOS BY GREEN STREET STUDIO

Oris and Mantis Van Sweringen under- mouth, and whose sister, Harriet Beecher mouth decided to take the opportunity to stood that a community is much more Stowe, wrote the incendiary anti-slavery re-establish the church in Shaker. They than a collection of houses and apart- novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. worshipped at first in a chapel hauled ment buildings, no matter how gracious Over the next half century, the church from Lakewood to the five-acre Coventry and well-built. So when the brothers flourished. An 1895 survey of Cleveland’s Road property and later in the auditori- were drawing up their plans for Shaker Congregationalist churches describes um at the then brand-new Shaker High Heights, they made sure to set aside land Plymouth as “progressive, enterprising, School (now Woodbury School). for schools, a country club, and several with great social activities.” One of those By 1919, Plymouth’s congregation had churches. activities was the Olivet Mission, which raised enough money to build a perma- They offered land either free or at a the church ran in Cleveland’s Bohemian nent home in Shaker and construction low cost to institutions willing to settle (Czech) neighborhood in the Flats. began on what members then described in the Village, which is why today Shaker But by 1913, the church had fallen on as “the most beautiful and convenient co- is home to the likes of Hathaway Brown, hard times: membership had dwindled, lonial-style church in America.” Charles University School, Laurel School, the money was short, and Plymouth was S. Schneider, a Shaker resident and mem- Shaker Heights Country Club, and many forced to shut its doors. ber of the church, was tapped as the ar- churches. In fact, five churches were Then came the Van Sweringens and, chitect. Schneider’s other work includes eventually built on Van Sweringen land, in 1916, the remaining members of Ply- Shaker Heights City Hall [see Shaker but Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights was the first. Its cornerstone was laid on June 27, 1920, around the corner from Shaker Square on Coventry Road. While Plymouth has been a fixture in Shaker for almost 100 years – its flock began worshipping here in 1916 – the history of the church begins in the pre-Civil War years, long before the Van Sweringens made their offer of land. The church’s progressive values, anchored in good works and community, are also firmly rooted in 19th-century social liberalism, and have thrived in Shaker Heights.

The early days

Plymouth was originally founded in 1850 by parishioners who broke away from the Presbyterian Old Stone Church in Cleve- land’s Public Square. The breakaway group was made up of staunch abolitionists, who opposed Old Stone’s lukewarm stance on slavery. By 1852, the renegade group, several of whom are believed to have been part of Cleveland’s Underground Rail- road, had set up as the Plymouth Con- gregational Church. The name was suggested by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, the prominent abolitionist whose church in Brooklyn, New York was also called Ply-

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jun.indd 41 5/2/2012 12:29:51 PM Life’s cover for April-May 2012], several Shaker school buildings, and Akron’s Stan Hywet Hall. The building was ready for use by 1923. It had a sanctuary that seated more than 800 – with a loft fitted out with an E.M. Skinner organ – a Sunday School room, and a basement that also served as a dining room. (Plymouth’s Skinner organ was replaced in 1964 with one made locally by the Holtkamp Organ Company, but it is still in use in a church in Orleans, Mas- sachusetts.) Schneider designed Plymouth in the Georgian Colonial style, which he felt would evoke the architecture of old New England. To this day, the church is considered among the best examples of this style in the region, and with its brick façade, soaring steeple, and graceful columns, it would not be out of place on any New England village green. In 1987, the building was designated a historical landmark by the Shaker His- torical Society. In 2008, it was awarded a Landmark Preservation Award by the City.

Onward and upward

The members of Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights have found a spiritual community that shares the City’s progressive ideals. “This whole area has always been infused with the idea of we can do better,” says the Rev. Dr. Shawnthea Mon- roe, who has served as senior minister of Plymouth Church since 2008, relocating from Moorehead, Minnesota. “Beginning with the utopian society Celebrate the Shaker Centennial with Plymouth Church of the Shakers, then the Van Sweringens, then integration and Civil Rights, Shaker Plymouth Church offers a variety of Centennial-themed programming keeps moving forward,” she says. “And throughout the year, including: Plymouth’s history is also one of onward and upward, beginning with the break • Historical Tours: Future, Past, Present. Free guided tours of Plymouth’s from Old Stone. Again, the idea of we can Georgian Colonial building will be offered from until Labor Day. Call 216- do better.” 921-3510 to make a reservation. As Shaker grew from a village of just a couple thousand in 1920 to more than • Centennial Canteen Dance for Teens. Travel back in time to the 1950s, 15,000 by the end of that decade, Ply- when Plymouth’s popular Friday-night canteen dances were the place to be for Shaker’s teenagers. Friday, August 31, 7 pm.

• Shaker Centennial Speaker Series: Voices Within. Beginning this fall, the church will host distinguished speakers from around Shaker Heights. Plymouth Church’s pastor the Rev. Dr. Shawnthea Monroe, April 2012.

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jun.indd 42 5/2/2012 12:29:55 PM mouth also prospered. By the mid- blessings of their relationships.” 1940s, the church had more than 2,500 “The church is for everybody,” flatly members; to make room it added two states Robb Forward, who finally joined new wings, which were completed in the church 14 years ago and today serves 1953. as a commissioned minister, working with “In those days, it was about neigh- prisoners in correctional facilities. borhood and family and the church was It’s a philosophy that one can’t help the glue,” says Sally W. Menges, who was but feel the church’s 19th-century born in the 1930s and is still a member of founders would have appreciated. Many Plymouth today. “I grew up in the church. Congregationalists, whether they called My family lived right around the corner on themselves that or Presbyterian, were not Chadbourne.” Menges even took piano just abolitionists but ardent supporters of lessons from Georgia Schneider, Charles’ women’s rights; moreover, they founded wife. “I remember waiting for my lessons many of America’s most prestigious col- and looking at the architectural drawings leges and universities, including Harvard, of the church. I was so touched by their Yale, and, closer to home, Oberlin, which beauty.” admitted women and African Americans Over the years, the church served as a from its earliest years in the 1830s. And gathering spot not just for its own mem- certainly, Plymouth’s founders would rec- bers, but also for the surrounding com- ognize the spirit of service that still ener- munity, especially its teenagers. gizes the church today – and not just on On Friday nights, beginning in the Sunday mornings. 1950s, Plymouth was the site of “Canteen Each year, the church’s youth groups Dances,” which were popular with teen- head out on mission trips across the agers from across the City. Menges recalls country; the church has partnered with those dances, as does Robb Forward, who Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodland School; also grew up in Shaker and today runs the it’s part of the Interfaith Network that Brown-Forward Funeral Home. provides food and shelter to the homeless “All the chaperones had a six-inch rul- on Cleveland’s East Side; it works closely er,” he jokes. with the Cleveland Foodbank. The list Forward, who wasn’t actually a mem- goes on. ber of the church back then, went so far The building itself – the oldest parts of as to join the church’s youth group in the which turn 90 next year – is a place where 1960s. “That’s how open the church was. you’re just as likely to meet a visitor as a There were many kids in the group who member of the Cleveland Institute of Music, belonged to other churches.” whose students take lessons here; the popular Parents Day Out pre-school program is Strength in diversity housed here; the church’s esteemed ArtsP- lymouth series draws artists and musicians As Shaker diversified in the 1960s and from across the region; on any given week, beyond, so did Plymouth. These days, the calendar is filled with classes, luncheons, like the city it calls home, the church is dinners, Bible studies, support groups, choir a vibrant mix of folks from all walks of rehearsals, youth groups, meals. This is a list life. In 2005, its members took the step that also goes on. of becoming “open and affirming,” which “It all goes back to the founding of in the parlance of the United Church of the church in Shaker Heights,” sums up Christ – most Congregational churches in Richard W. Pogue, retired managing part- America merged with the UCC in the late ner of the prominent Cleveland law firm 1950s and 1960s – indicates a congrega- Jones Day and an honorary co-chair of tion is open to and affirming of lesbian, the Shaker Heights Centennial. He joined gay, bisexual, and transgender members. the church in 1970 with his wife, Patri- “They are welcome to be openly cia, and their children. “These were local present in our congregations,” says Rev. citizens who were interested in the com- Monroe. “We’re willing to call them as munity. Community is the big word as far ministers, baptize their children, and do as Plymouth Church goes.”

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jun.indd 44 5/4/2012 12:33:54 PM Q&A with Tracy Kidder Finding a Path Through Different Lives By Sue Starrett Photo by Gabriel Amadeus Cooney

Pulitzer Prize winning author, journalist, and essayist Also in demand as a public speaker at universi- Tracy Kidder has visited Shaker Heights only briefly, ties and in community settings, Kidder will partici- but he knows a lot about towns like ours. What he pate in the Cuyahoga County Library’s William N. observed and chronicled about Northampton, Mas- Skirball Writers Center Stage series on October 9, sachusetts in his book Home Town resonates for our 2012. For details, visit playhousesquare.org/writers community. It is no surprise that the book has been centerstage. chosen for the City’s Centennial book discussion, Kidder and his wife Frances have lived in West- Shaker Reads: One Community, One Book. ern Massachusetts since 1976. They are the parents According to a New York Times review of Home of two children, and grandparents of four. Addition- Town in April 1999, “…Mr. Kidder makes a strong al information is at tracykidder.com. case that the beauty of a place is not in its skin – it is in its people. They are the simple and dramatic acts What motivated you to become a writer, and par- and the descriptive faces of his book. They are, he ticularly a nonfiction writer? contends, the genius of a place.” In 2004, Kidder received the Lettre Ulysses I took my first creative writing course at Harvard for Award for the Art of Reportage. In conjunction with fun. I enjoyed it, and the teacher liked my stories. the honor, he wrote, “I’m a little suspicious of the Young women also liked my stories, and it seemed great, overarching view. It always leaves something like a good way to meet and impress girls. It was out. What interests me is trying to catch the reflec- the 1960s…the whole enterprise seemed roman- tion of the human being on the page….I’m inter- tic. The next year I took a writing course taught by ested in how ordinary people live their lives. You the great poet and translator Robert Fitzgerald, who have to make it believable on the page; you have to made me feel that writing is a high calling, and pos- bring people to life and scenes to life.” sibly within my reach. When I went to Vietnam, I Born in New York City, Kidder earned an A.B. carried that dream with me. Not to pull it off would degree from Harvard, where he began as a political have felt like such a terrible failure. science major and switched to English. Following When I returned, I requested some law school two years of service in Vietnam, Kidder was accept- applications; as they arrived, my father displayed ed into the Iowa Writers Workshop at the Univer- them on the mantel. I ended up at the Iowa Writers sity of Iowa. There he earned an M.F.A. in English Workshop as a refuge. I was in fast company there, and made an important connection with The At- and was intimidated by the other writers. The fic- lantic Monthly. Kidder’s first paid assignments were tion well was drying up, but one of my professors for the magazine, of which he eventually became a was proselytizing about ‘new journalism’ [a style contributing editor. He also has been published in of journalism that uses literary techniques], and it The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Granta caught my attention. Plus, there was no local com- magazine, and served as guest editor for The Best petition for nonfiction writers. I was encouraged by American Essays, 1994. Dan Wakefield, contributing editor of the Atlan- Kidder’s first nonfiction book, The Soul of a New tic Monthly. He suggested that I work with one of Machine, received the 1982 Pulitzer Prize in Gen- the magazine’s young editors, Richard Todd. Dick eral Nonfiction and the 1982 National Book Award. taught me how to write, and we have enjoyed a long In all, he has written eight books and has received collaboration and friendship. It’s a feat to be a good many literary honors. Both the National Book Crit- editor. ics Circle and The Los Angeles Times named Kid- der’s most recent book, Strength in What Remains, What led you to write Home Town? as a finalist for their 2009 awards. The University of Massachusetts, Springfield College, and Clarkson I had just finished a long article on Haiti for the University have granted Kidder honorary Doctor of New Yorker, and that caused me to see Northamp- Humane Letters degrees. ton in a different way – as a town that seemed to

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jun.indd 45 5/2/2012 12:29:58 PM be working well. At that time, I had visited Northampton regularly for nearly 20 years. Then I ran into Tommy O’Connor [a Northampton police officer and character in the book] at the gym. He said, ‘you don’t remember me, do you?’ He had ticketed me for speeding about five years prior. He had stopped my wife ear- lier that day, but hadn’t given her a ticket because he hated to see women cry! He invited me to ride in his cruiser: ‘I’ll show you a town you never thought existed.’ When I first took a ride around town with him, I realized that my impressions of the place weren’t exactly wrong but were certainly incomplete, and that realization made the town all the more interesting to me. I also chose Northamp- ton because it seemed to be full of sur- prising, colorful characters, and because, living nearby, I wouldn’t have to travel far to study it.

How long did it take you to research and write the book, and how did you find the people you interviewed?

BE COOL I worked on the book for three years. My THIS SUMMER! literary model was Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. I didn’t have a systematic way of looking for characters, but since No Duct Work? I had taught at Smith College, I knew I wanted someone from their Ada Com- No Problem! stock Scholars Program [for nontradi- Air condition your vintage home while tional students]. I also spent a lot of time preserving its architectural integrity. in district court and several years riding around with Tommy. I was trying to find some of the underbelly of Northampton, and a cop was the perfect guide. I write a lot of drafts. First I write a long and messed up rough draft and then start over again. I wrote at least ten drafts for Home Town; it was a tricky book to put together, finding a path through different lives. What I discovered was the tangential ways these lives touched each other. I hit the essential things – college, government, court, police – so that I could get a pic- ture of the town, all the while thinking of To learn more about Winesburg and trying to approximate it in The Unico System™ call us nonfiction. at 440.248.2110 or visit

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jun.indd 46 5/2/2012 12:29:59 PM You are interested in how ordinary people live their lives. How have your many Excerpt from Home Town interviews impacted the way you view “A great deal lay hidden and half-hidden in humanity? this small, peaceful town. Well before you understood all of it, you would feel you un- I don’t think anyone is really ordinary. derstood too much.... As places go, it seemed The human brain uses some of the most so orderly. But what an appalling abundance complex structures in the known uni- it contained. If all of the town were trans- verse. I couldn’t do what I do as long as parent, if the roofs came off all the buildings I have and not be skeptical. But my job is and the houses and the cars, and you were not to judge people; otherwise I wouldn’t forced to look down and see in one broad learn anything. My job is to try to under- sweep everything that happened here and was stand why people do what they do and to happening... you’d be overcome before you see the world through their eyes. I mostly turned away. And not just by malignancy and like people, and I particularly like them as suffering, but by all the tenderness and joy, a writer, though it is harder to write about all the little acts of courage and kindness and virtue and kindness than about vice. simple competence and diligence operating all the time. To apprehend it all at once – who What is your relationship with the could stand it? No wonder so much remains reader? invisible in towns.” The biggest part of writing narrative is to bring characters to life on the page. My editor said that what’s really magical is transporting them off the page and into the reader’s imagination. You’ve got to get the reader to that brink of understanding without forcing them to accept it.

You also spend your time as a public speaker. Have you ever been to Cleve- land?

I had the great good fortune that Moun- tains Beyond Mountains [a book about physician and humanitarian Paul Farmer] was adopted by many colleges as required reading. I have spoken at more than 100 colleges since 2003. I visited Case West- ern Reserve University with Paul Farmer, and I also have spoken at the City Club. I’m hoping to curtail the travel soon; I’ve got to get back to work.

What’s next?

I’ve been working on that ardently. I have some possibilities, but nothing certain. Right now I’m spending many hours with my editor, finalizing Good Prose, which is a book about writing that will be released by Random House in January 2013.

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jun.indd 47 5/2/2012 12:30:01 PM rest forretiredretired the

Shaker Schools’ Educator Emeritus program offers energetic retirees a way to put their undiminished passion for teaching back into service.

By Jennifer Proe

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jun.indd 48 5/2/2012 12:30:01 PM e•mer•i•tus [ih-mer-i-tuhs], adj. Retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one’s office or position. From the Latin origin, ‘having fully earned’; a veteran soldier who has earned his time.” – Dictionary.com

ach year, a wealth of talent and experience leaves the Shaker schools as veteran Eteachers retire from their posts. And each year, a substantial portion of that talent returns to our schools, as many of those retirees choose to remain connected in a volunteer capacity known as “Educator Emeritus,” sharing their accumulated wisdom with a new generation of teachers and students. The idea for the Educator Emeritus program originated with former Shaker High School English teacher Steven Fox, who served the Shaker Schools for more than 30 years. In a proposal to Superintendent Mark Freeman, he advocated for the creation of this role, noting, “It would be appropriate for the District to recog- nize that some of its long-standing staff, staff who have spent the entirety or great majority of their careers teaching the children of Shaker Heights, are properly described as having ‘earned’ their discharge rather than having simply left the profession. Even though they are no longer on the payroll, they can, and often do, make valuable contributions to the Shaker educational community and to the profession at large.” Fox was not merely suggesting an honorary designation. He envisioned the program as a way to welcome back those teachers who had a strong desire to continue contributing their time and expertise by volunteering in classrooms, advising younger teachers, consulting with colleagues, or generally applying their knowl- The idea for the Educator Emeritus program edge in service to the schools. “The message implied [by the program] would be originated with retired High School English that Shaker is an educational community that never stops encouraging, recogniz- teacher Steven Fox, pictured here in 1985, who envisioned a way to welcome back ing, and rewarding excellence among its staff,” Fox wrote. teachers with a strong desire to contribute Freeman embraced the idea of connecting past with present. To bring it to their time and expertise by volunteering in fruition, he appointed a small committee in 2008 to create the program param- classrooms, advising younger teachers, and eters. Together, Steven Fox, retired Fernway principal Donald Coffee, Boulevard applying their knowledge in service to the principal Colleen Longo, and then-Registrar Glenda Moss crafted the following schools. Photo from 1985 Gristmill. guidelines:

• Educators may apply after one year of retirement. • Individuals must have completed at least 20 years of service in education, the last ten or more in the Shaker Schools. • Selected individuals will have displayed the high level of professionalism that characterizes Shaker educators. • Individuals must have demonstrated continued involvement with the Shaker Schools.

To date, more than a dozen Shaker retirees can claim Emeritus status, with more candidates applying each year. Each Educator Emeritus is assigned to the building in which he or she worked (although their volunteer service may take them else- where in the District), and receives a Shaker e-mail address, business cards, and ID badge to help stay in the loop. Paving the way as the first Emeriti were Steven Fox and Donald Coffee, both of whom had already found ways to stay involved after retirement. Fox continued to spend time with High School students, primarily by teaching technical writing in Joe Marencik’s engineering class. He also spoke to students and teachers

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jun.indd 49 5/4/2012 12:34:40 PM in the Advanced Placement English classes to explain how their AP exams would be scored, transferring valuable knowledge from his vast store of experience. With a record number of 159 AP Scholars last year, it seems that some of that knowledge transfer may still be paying dividends. Coffee, who served as Fernway principal from 1971 to 1991, remains active as president of the Shaker Heights Retired School Employees’ Association. “Shaker is an outstanding school system with a diverse population. The professional nature of the system, and the parents’ recognition of the importance of education, is what made me want to stay involved after retirement,” he says. Coffee coordinates a small army of Shaker retirees, some of whom he has recruited to the Emeritus program, to produce a newsletter and plan luncheons for members of the association. “Retired

Emerita Janet Houk works on reading skills with a small group of students on a weekly basis. Houk envisions recruiting more retirees to volunteer in a similar capacity. Photo by Colleen McCreary

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jun.indd 50 5/2/2012 12:30:06 PM The Ranks of Educator Emeritus

The growing ranks of Educators Emeriti include faculty members from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines. They contribute as volunteers in the classroom, guest speakers, travel chaperones, exam proctors, and more. To date, the list includes:

Steven Fox, High School (2009) Donald Coffee, Fernway (2009) Rosemary Nagy, Onaway (2010) Barbara Hise, Woodbury (2010) Joyce Pope, Boulevard (2010) Olivia (Marianne) Schwartz, High School (2011) Robert Sylak, High School (2011) Beth Illes-Johnson, High School (2011) Donna Brittain, Mercer (2011) Janet Houk, Woodbury (2011) Glenda Moss, Administration (2012) Diane Smith, High School (2012) Isaac Smith, High School (2012)

To nominate a retired faculty or staff member for the program, or to request an application, contact Ouimet Smith, Registrar, at [email protected], or 216-295-1400.

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jun.indd 51 5/2/2012 12:30:07 PM Retired Fernway principal Donald Coffee leads efforts to keep retirees connected through a periodic newsletter and

social gatherings. Photo by Colleen McCreary

Shaker teachers love to get together and with a small group of students who were better when I walk out of there. I feel like get updates on the schools,” says Coffee. reading below grade level. I see a need I am making a difference.” Having com- “Recently, we made a conscious effort for mentors in the system, because I be- pleted a full school year in this role, Houk to make a stronger contribution to the lieve that kids are changed one at a time. now envisions recruiting more retirees to Shaker Schools Foundation as another I know that if I can get them to love read- volunteer in a similar capacity. “I would way to give back.” ing, it unlocks a whole world for them.” love to see it ripple out. I know there are Coffee and his wife, Xiao Ying, have Woodbury librarian Mary Strouse more people who would like to do what also organized a number of trips to Chi- found the perfect fit for Houk’s talents I’m doing.” na for Shaker retirees, and have enjoyed with the Accelerated Reader program, Among the ranks of those soon to be meeting some of the District’s visiting which is designed to motivate students to inducted is Glenda Moss, who not only guest teachers from China who teach become more proficient readers. Strou- helped to shape the program initially, but Mandarin to Shaker students in grades se connected Houk with three students became its caretaker during her time as 1-12. whom she believed could benefit greatly registrar for the Shaker Schools. (That One of Shaker’s most recent Emeriti, from Houk’s undivided attention on a duty now falls to her successor, Ouimet Janet Houk, learned about the program weekly basis. Says Houk, “The students Smith.) Says Moss, “I can’t wait to come before she retired. “I was fascinated by definitely look forward to their time with back in and help out with the kindergar- the idea, and decided that I wanted to me. I read to them, and they read to me. ten open houses, and to do anything I can stay plugged in and give back.” We set up motivational benchmarks, and to help new students get settled and busy Houk began her Shaker teaching ca- when they meet them, we have a small re- at school.” reer at Moreland School in 1970. She lat- ward, like a pizza lunch together. The stu- Having worked for 27 years at the er worked at Lomond School until 1992, dents motivate one another, too; there is High School teaching cooperative busi- and subsequently at Woodbury School, some friendly competition to meet their ness education, and then 10 years as reg- first as a sixth-grade teacher and then as a goals.” istrar, Moss could not be faulted for tak- part-time skills tutor, retiring in 2010. The results seem to be mutually ben- ing a well-deserved rest and moving on to She didn’t let much grass grow under eficial. “They are feeling some success, a life of leisure. “That’s not for me,” she her feet before jumping back in. “I love which is important, and enjoying the en- says. “After giving so much of my life to kids, and I loved what I was doing, es- couragement and individual attention,” the schools, I want to be able to say I’m pecially with literacy. I requested to work says Houk. “And I love it! I feel so much still actively involved in my district.”

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Ongoing Activities for Families

MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS children birth to age 5, co-spon- from 11:30 am-1:30 pm OR 2:30- & FRIDAYS: Parent and Child Play sored by Shaker Library and Family 4:30 pm, and Sundays from 11am–1 Sessions, THE PATRICIA S. MEARNS Connections. INFO: 216-921-2023 OR pm or 1:30-3:30 pm. The perfect FAMILY PLAYROOM AT SHAKER FAMILY 216-991-2030. place to hold a birthday party for CENTER. Stay cool in the air-con- your young child. Enjoy the private ditioned playroom, where par- FRIDAYS: Family Fun Fridays for use of the gym with riding toys and ents and caregivers with children Families Raising Children 3-5 with equipment. FEES & INFO: 216-921- birth to age 5 can play and make Special Needs, 1-3 PM, PLAY AND 2023. friends. Playroom is open Monday, LEARN STATION AT MAIN LIBRARY. Free, Wednesday & Friday 9:30 am-noon drop-in, facilitated playgroup for or Monday, Wednesday, Thursday parents with children ages 3-5 with Ongoing Activities & Friday 4-6 pm. Use of gym and special needs. Special activities held for Adults muscle room during specific hours on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Friday of the also included. FEES & INFO: 216-921- month. INFO: 216-921-2023. MONDAYS: Monday Morning 2023. JumpStart, 10 AM-NOON, MAIN SATURDAYS: Make Room for Daddy, LIBRARY. A jobs club for those seeking TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS: for Families Raising Children 3-5 employment moderated by Bonnie Play and Learn Station, 10 AM-NOON, years with Special Needs, TWO Dick, founder of Career Transition MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop-in, litera- SATURDAYS PER MONTH 10 AM-NOON, Center. Participants gather leads cy-based play for parents and care- THE PATRICIA S. MEARNS FAMILY through networking and discuss up- givers with children birth to age 5 PLAYROOM AT SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. to-date job search techniques, new co-sponsored by Shaker Library and Free, drop-in, facilitated playgroup trends, as well as job fairs and Family Connections. Evening hours: for fathers with children ages 3-5 open positions. INFO: 216-991-2030 6-8 pm Tuesdays. INFO: 216-921-2023 with special needs. Grandfathers or EXT. 3011. OR 216-991-2030. siblings under 5 are welcome. INFO: 216-921-2023. MONDAYS: Shaker Monday AA, 8:30- WEDNESDAYS: Play and Learn Station 9:30 PM, CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, for Home Day Care Providers, 10 SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS: Birthday 3445 WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD. AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop- Parties, SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Support group. INFO: 216-991-3432. in literacy play sessions just for Birthday parties are available for home day care providers and their children birth-6 years on Saturdays continued on page 56

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STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Destinations... COMMUNITY BUILDING / 16740 South Park Boulevard BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH LIBRARY COMMUNITY COLONNADE 216-921-1201 20600 Fayette Road 3450 Lee Road SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL 216-491-1360 216-991-2421 20600 Shaker Boulevard MAIN LIBRARY FAMILY CONNECTIONS AT 216-295-4100 16500 Van Aken Boulevard SHAKER FAMILY CENTER 19824 Sussex Road THORNTON PARK 216-991-2030 3301 Warrensville Center Road 216-921-2023 THE NATURE CENTER AT SHAKER LAKES 216-491-1295 2600 South Park Boulevard SHAKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL 15911 Aldersyde Drive 216-321-5935 216-295-4200

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jun.indd 53 5/2/2012 12:30:10 PM CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS june Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Little Italy Geocoaching Art Walk in the Shaker 6/1-3 Parklands noon. (p. 65) 10 am, Nature Center. (p. 60)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Shaker Open Mic Civil Rights Pest Control for The Gem in Your Symphony Shakespeare History in Shaker Edible Plants Backyard Benefit Orchestra 7 pm, Market Ave. Heights and 7 pm, Middle 6 pm, Nature Center. 3:30 pm, Tubbs Wine Bar. (p. 65) Cleveland 7 pm, School. (p. 56) (p. 60) Jones Community Main Library. Building. (p. 56) (p. 56)

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Parent and Child Poetry in Coffee, Cookies Build Wealth Gracious Gardens Used Sports Play Sessions the Woods & Conversation 7 pm, Main Library. of Shaker Heights Equipment Sale Ongoing. Shaker 7 pm, Bertram 10:15 am, Tubbs (p. 58) Twilight in the 10 am, Thornton Family Center. Woods. (p. 58) Jones Community Garden Benefit Park. (p. 59) (p. 53) Building. (p. 58) 6 pm. (p. 59) Gene’s Jazz Hot Shaker Heights 7 pm, Loganberry Books. (p. 58) Arts & Music Festival 6/16-17 10 am, Farnsleigh Road. (p. 60) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 10th Annual Shaker Reads: Meet Jungle Open Bridge North Union DadsDay Run One Community, Terry at Night Ongoing. 1 pm, Farmers Market 9 am, Shaker Family One Book 7 pm, Bertram Tubbs Jones Com- Ongoing. 8 am, Center. (p. 60) 7 pm, Bertram Woods. (p. 61) munity Building. Shaker Square. (p. 56) (p. 56) Gracious Gardens Woods. (p. 61) of Shaker Heights Garden Tour 1 pm. (p. 61)

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 A Most Play and Parent and Child Campfire Excellent Race Learn Station Play Sessions Sing-Along 7:30 am, Beaumont Ongoing. 10 am, Ongoing. Shaker 7 pm, Community School. (p. 66) Main Library Family Center. Colonnade. (p. 62) (p. 53) (p. 53) Classics Book Club 7 pm, Loganberry Books. (p. 62)

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jun.indd 54 5/2/2012 12:30:10 PM CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS july Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shaker Heights Yoga Independence Larchmere 1930-1955: Ongoing. 6:15 pm, Day Fireworks Festival Thriving through Plymouth Church. dusk, Shaker Middle noon, Larchmere Adversity (p. 56) School. Blvd. (p. 62) Thru 7/17 Shaker Historical Society. (p. 62)

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pollinators Nighttime Stories Survival: A First- Graffiti Art for Play and Summertime Cleveland 2 pm, Shaker at the Colonnade Person Account Teens Learn Station Family Picnic Shakespeare Historical Society. 7 pm, Community of the Holocaust 6 pm, Main Library. Ongoing. 10 am, 6 pm, Nature Center. Festival (p. 62) Colonnade. (p. 62) 7 pm, Main Library. (p. 63) Main Library (p. 60) 7 pm, Community (p. 62) (p. 53) Colonnade. (p. 63)

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Cain Park Weight Watchers Book and Brew Knit Night Community Arts Festival Ongoing. 5:30 pm, 7 pm, Academy 7 pm, Bertram Meal noon, 7/13-15 St. Peter’s Church. Tavern. (p. 63) Woods. (p. 63) Christ Episcopal 3 pm. (p. 66) (p. 56) Church. (p. 64) Summer Jazz & Band Experi- ence Camp 2 pm, Thornton Park. (p. 64) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Monday Morning Yoga Shaker Heights Parent and Child North Union JumpStart Ongoing. 6:15 pm, Community Band Play Sessions Farmers Market Ongoing. 10 am, Plymouth Church. 7 pm, Community Ongoing. Shaker Ongoing. 8 am, Main Library. (p. 53) (p. 56) Colonnade. (p. 64) Family Center. Shaker Square. (p. 53) (p. 56)

29 30 31 Transformative Toastmasters Ongoing. 6:30 pm, Christ Episcopal Church. (p. 56)

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TUESDAYS: English in Action, 7 PM, is first-come-first-served. INFO: 216- Commencements MAIN LIBRARY. Free English classes for 991-3432. those who need help, led by Brondy We take great pains as parents to learn Shanker. INFO: 216-991-2030. SATURDAYS: North Union Farmers as our children grow, Market, 8 AM-NOON, SHAKER SQUARE. But the hardest thing we’ll ever learn is TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: ABLE/GED Sweet and juicy strawberries are how to let them go. Classes, 9 AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY now in season and July will yield TEEN CENTER. Pre-register for these fresh peaches. In addition to fresh JUNE 2: HAWKEN SCHOOL, 2 PM classes through ABLE at 216-371- produce the market has a great JUNE 5: LAUREL SCHOOL, 10:30 AM 7138. selection of baked goods, local art, JUNE 7: Shaker Heights High School, and prepared foods from some of 6 PM, OHIO THEATER TUESDAYS: Weight Watchers, 5:30 Cleveland’s best restaurants and JUNE 8: HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL, PM, ST. PETER’S CHURCH, 18000 VAN food trucks. Buy fresh and local and 11 AM AKEN BLVD. Weigh in begins at 5 pm enjoy shopping with your neighbors. followed by meeting at 5:30 pm. INFO: 216-751-7656 or northunionion Events for INFO: 800-651-6000. farmersmarket.org. june TUESDAYS: Yoga, 6:15 PM, PLYMOUTH Art About Town CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY RD. Flexible June 3: Shaker Symphony instructor can help you find your Permanent Exhibit: The Van Orchestra, 3:30 PM, STEPHANIE TUBBS karma. $10/class. INFO: 216-921-3510. Sweringen Legacy: Shaker JONES COMMUNITY BLDG. Featured Heights, The Rapid & Terminal soloist: Luis Coelho on clarinet. TUESDAYS: Transformative Tower, SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Adults: $10/adults; $6/students/ Toastmasters, 6:30-7:30 PM, UNITY The life story of Oris and Mantis seniors 60+. INFO: 216-491-1360. OF GREATER CLEVELAND IN CHRIST Van Sweringen, industrious young EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 3445 WARRENSVILLE men who rose to fame and power June 5: Civil Rights History in CENTER RD. The club meets every in the early 1900s explores their Shaker Heights and Cleveland, Tuesday. Open to all. INFO: 216-751- humble beginnings and their legacy 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Shelley Stokes- 1198. of iconic Cleveland landmarks. INFO: Hammond will speak on civil 216-921-1201. rights and the Ludlow Community WEDNESDAYS: 12-Step Program, 8 Association’s important role in civil PM, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY THRU JUNE 29: Shaker Graduates rights history and why it should be RD. Take your first step to recovery Art, MAIN LIBRARY. The art of Christina added to the National Register’s here. INFO: 216-921-3510. Mearns, Shala Miller, Anupama Civil Rights Heritage Trail. INFO: 216- Suresh, Grant Johnson, Elise 991-2030. THURSDAYS: Open Bridge, 1-4 PM, Barrington, Ian Bartimole, Shoshana STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY Bieler, Tristan Braman, Mary Fowler, June 6: Knit Morning, 10 BLDG. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon Cecilia Li, Nora O’Connell, and AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Bring a proj- playing bridge. Reservations not Patrick Zempolich will be on display ect and work on it with others during required. and for sale through June 29. this morning session led by experienced knitters, Elfriede Heaney and FRIDAYS: Bread Distribution, 10 JULY 9-AUGUST 17: Sketches of Fern Braverman. INFO: 216-991-2030. AM-NOON, CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Hawthorne by Ben Hauser, MAIN 3445 WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD. Free LIBRARY. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote June 6: Pest Control for Edible bread from our neighbor, The Fresh cautionary tales about man’s inher- Plants, 7 PM, SHAKER HEIGHTS MIDDLE Market, is available to the public. ent evil. Artist Ben Hauser offers his SCHOOL, CHOIR ROOM 41. Kurt Belser Most bread is 2-3 days old, but artistic interpretation of the famous will talk about ways to keep pests still quite good. Some days other author. like deer, rabbits, potato beetles, products are available. Everything and tomato hornworms from eating

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your plants. Get practical information with an emphasis on organic methods. Come prepared with questions! Registration required at http:// bit.ly/EandEControl.

June 7: Reception for Anne Weissman, 6-8 PM, ANNEX GALLERY, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. The artist’s works are on display through June 30. INFO: 216-795- 9800.

June 9: Meet American Girl Doll Molly, 2:30-4 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Children can discover what life was like in Molly’s era of 1944. INFO: 216-991-2421.

June 11-15: Bee the Buzz! Adventure Camp, 10 AM-NOON, SHAKER HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Children in grades 2-4 can explore the wonders of the honeybee at this interactive camp. Hands-on lessons, games, crafts, exploration of a working bee- hive, and investigation of antique and modern beekeeping artifacts add to the fun. Class size is limited (with optional Lunch Bunch from 12-12:30 pm). $60/Full Session or $15/morning. INFO: 216-921-1201 OR shakerhistory.org.

June 12: Book Buzz, 10 AM, MAIN LIBRARY. Read and discuss The Paris Wife, a vivid portrait of Hadley Richardson, the complex woman behind the legendary Ernest Hemingway, by local author Paula McLain. INFO: 216-991-2030.

June 12: Mystery Book Discussion, 7:30 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Read Nowhere to Run by C.J. Box and discuss whodunit. INFO: 216-991-2030.

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June 12: Poetry in the Woods, 7 PM, THORNTON PARK. Got a basement perceived and how that perception 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Enjoy filled with figure skates, bicycles, or can influence your success in a job original poetry read by regional barbells? Be a sport and donate your search. INFO: 216-991-2030 EXT. 3011. poets. INFO: 216-991-2421. unused athletic equipment and help the Shaker Youth Center stay in good June 14: Build Wealth, 7 PM, June 12: Dream Interpretation, fiscal shape. All donations are tax MAIN LIBRARY. Robert Houston from 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Meet medium/ deductible. INFO: 216-752-9292. Wealth Education Collaboration and clairvoyant, lecturer, spiritual coach, Opportunity Fund, Inc. (WECO) herbalist, and interfaith minister June 13: How to Eat Around will speak about building wealth to Marianne Goldweber, who will talk the World, 6-7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. help make your dreams come true. about how to interpret dreams. INFO: Teens can sample foods from around INFO: 216-991-2030. 216-991-2030. the world. INFO: 216-991-2030. June 14: Gene’s Jazz Hot, 7-9 PM, June 13: Coffee, Cookies & June 14: Read to King, 10 LOGANBERRY BOOKS, 13015 LARCHMERE Conversation, 10:15 AM, STEPHANIE AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Read to a cer- BLVD. Local jazz band performs in TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY BLDG. The tified therapy dog and earn summer the Lit Arts room. Bassist and singer High Notes will perform the day reading credits. INFO: 216-991-2030. Gene Epstein is a popular Cleveland before Flag Day in honor of our vet- area string bassist and band leader. erans. INFO: 216-491-1360. June 14: Making Positive First Guitarist and singer Seth Rosen has Impressions, 1-3 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. rock-steady rhythm and deliciously June 13-15: Used Sports Get tips on the little, and big, things colorful harmonies. Clarinetist and Equipment Donation Days, 4:30- that determine how you will be singer Bill Kenney is a virtuosic per- GETreadY to learn more, Visit Us! uPPeR SChOOL VISITaTIOn Tuesday, September 18, 2012 | Grades 9 through 12 think bigger, aLL SChOOL OPen hOuSe Sunday, October 14, 2012 | Preschool through Grade 12 LOweR & MIddLe SChOOL PaRenT VISITaTIOn reach higher. Thursday, November 8, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 8 eaRLY ChILdhOOd PaRenT VISITaTIOn Thursday, December 6, 2012 | Preschool through Kindergarten [email protected]

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former with an irrepressible sense of fun and is an eminent historian with several jazz history books currently in print. Jazz violinist Reed Simon is a much-welcomed new addition to the group. Free cookies; donations for the band gratefully accepted. INFO: 216-795-9800.

June 15: Delayed Library Opening. Shaker libraries delay opening until 10:30 am for staff training.

June 15: Shaker Arts Council Board Meeting, 7 PM, STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY BLDG.

June 15: Gracious Gardens of Shaker Heights Twilight in the Garden Benefit, 6-10 PM. Enjoy a light dinner buffet, wine, special- ty beers and beverages, live musical entertainment, valet parking, raise-the-paddle benefit, and more at a private Shaker Heights resi- JFSA Care at Home. dence. Proceeds benefit The Shaker Historical Society. Tickets: $150/ A Lot More Than Home Care. person, includes Garden Tour ticket. INFO: 216-921-1201 OR shakerhistory. JFSA Care at Home offers a complete range of services that org. enable older adults to remain independent and safe in their own home: June 16: Used Sports Equipment • Nursing • Lifeline Emergency Sale, 10 AM-5 PM, THORNTON PARK. • Therapy (Physical, Speech, Response System Shaker Youth Center fundraiser helps Occupational) • Kosher Home Delivered to beat the high cost of equipping • Medical Social Worker Meals your big or little sport. INFO: 216-752- • Home Health Aide • Individual and Family 9292. Companionship Counseling Transportation • Home Making and Deep June 16: Community Meal, • Personalized Home Cleaning NOON, CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 3445 Management • Care Coordination WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD. Enjoy a deliciously prepared meal in an atmo- sphere of friendship, community, 216.378.8660 and dignity. All are welcome and the www.jfsacareathome.org meal is free. INFO: 216-991-3432.

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jun.indd 59 5/2/2012 12:30:12 PM The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes OUT & ABOUT 2600 South Park Boulevard INFO: 216-321-5935 OR shakerlakes.org. June 16 & 17: Shaker Heights Arts & Music Festival, TUESDAYS: Stone Oven Days, 2267 JUNE 18-AUGUST 16: Outdoor Saturday 10 AM-10 PM, Sunday 11 LEE ROAD. The Stone Oven donates a Adventure Camps. Experience AM-5 PM, FARNSLEIGH ROAD BETWEEN portion of their lunch proceeds to and observation are the primary WARRENSVILLE AND VAN AKEN. Fine, fun the Nature Center. tools by which we teach, empower, and fabulous arts and crafts from and encourage students of all ages the Ohio Designer Craftsmen jur- THRU JUNE 29: Art on VIEW: to explore and learn about the ied show. Listen and dance to the Embroidery by Eugenia natural world. Seasonal camp staff music provided by the Shaker Arts Vainburg. includes school teachers and trained Council and enjoy food from local naturalists who are CPR and first restaurants. Craft show ends at 8 pm JUNE 2: Geocaching in the Shaker aid certified to insure your child’s Saturday. Food and music continue. Parklands, 10 AM-NOON. Join us for safety. INFO: 216-491-1400. a real world treasure hunt using GPS devices. Learn how to use the JUNE 21 & JULY 19: Tales n’ Trails: devices, navigate to specific GPS Summer Solstice Adventures, coordinates, and try to find the hid- 2-3:30 PM. This program is designed den geocache. Bring your own GPS for nature lovers over the age of device or use one from the Nature 55 to highlight the wonders of Center. $5/person. nature. Programs are presented on the Nature Center trails as weather JUNE 9: The Gem in Your Backyard permits, or indoors in inclement Benefit, 6-11:30 PM. Come for a weather. $2/person. dazzling evening of food, friends, music, and laughter under the stars. JUNE 23 AND JULY 28: Stewardship Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and din- Saturday, 9 AM-NOON. Interested ner by Marigold Catering. Live in land stewardship? Join a new

music and dancing. Look for event monthly volunteer program and HELLER PHOTO BY CAYDIE updates at shakerlakes.org. help with invasive plant removal in June 17: 10th Annual DadsDay the marsh and other habitats, native Run, 9 AM, SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. JUNE 12: Babes in Nature: planting, and seed collection. Dress Race day registration and check- Warming Up to Summer, 10-10:45 for the weather and wear water- in begin at 7:30 am. Races are AM. Explore the scents, textures, proof boots if you have them. Tools, for everyone, and runners, walk- and sights of the summer at a nat- snacks, and coffee provided. Bring ers, and strollers are encouraged uralist-led program for adults and a water bottle. Register by calling to join. All participants receive a children to share nature together. Brandon Henneman at ext. 237. commemorative T-shirt. Awards are For ages 2 months to 2 years with given to top finishers. In honor of a caregiver. Fee per stroller: $5 per JULY 13: Summertime Family Father’s Day, everyone receives a stroller/members, $7 per stroller/ Picnic, 6-8 PM. Bring your family, a “tie” when crossing the finish line. non-members. picnic basket, a blanket, and camp Free Kidsprint for ages 3-12, and chairs for some old-fashioned sum- food and refreshments are available JUNE 14 & JULY 12: Summer mertime fun. We'll provide the loca- after the race. Registration required. Breeding Bird Walk, 7-9 PM. Meet tion, lemonade, and some treats. Entry fees: $20/adults pre-registered in the Nature Center parking lot Enjoy games, scavenger hunts, a spe- by June 14, $25/adult on race day, the second Thursday of each month. cial performance by Foster Brown, $15/children ages 12 and under. Free. and more! $5/person, $25 family Entry forms are available at Family maximum for up to six people. Rain Connections in Shaker Heights or or shine. 2843 Washington Blvd. in Cleveland Heights. Or register online at family- connections1.org. INFO: 216-921-2023.

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June 17: Gracious Gardens of June 21: Northern Ohio Shaker Heights Garden Tour, 1-5 Bibliophilic Society (NOBS) PM. Ninth annual gracious garden Show & Tell, 7 PM, LOGANBERRY tour to benefit the Shaker Historical BOOKS, 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. What’s Society. Enjoy a connoisseur’s col- on your summer reading list? Now’s lection of creatively designed, and the time to share your interesting, meticulously maintained gardens unusual, and otherwise notewor- that are sure to provide inspiration. thy reads with other bibliophiles. Tickets: $20/in advance, $25/day of Anything goes. Bring treasured tour. INFO: 216-921-1201 OR shakerhis- tomes and tell us about them, or tory.org. bring odd curiosities and let group members tell you what they think. June 18: Pajama Stories, 7:15 There’s always something to learn PM, BERTRAN WOODS BRANCH. Take and great books to discuss. INFO: 216- them for stories then tuck them in 795-9800. bed. Summer evening story time for children ages 3 and older. INFO: 216- June 25: Monday Morning 991-2421. Jobs Club, 11 AM, MAIN LIBRARY. Improve your interviewing skills June 19: Shaker Reads: with Katherine Burik, The Interview OneCommunity, One Book, 7 PM, Doctor, when she presents “Tell Me BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Celebrate About Yourself.” INFO: 216-991-2030 the City’s Centennial and join in EXT. 3011. the community-wide reading promotion. Read and discuss the book June 26: Exterior Painting & Home Town by Tracy Kidder, a story Historic Color, 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. about a community and how it can Does the thought of painting your engender a sense of place. INFO: 216- house make you blue? Cleveland 991-2421. Restoration Society staff will review historic color schemes and pro- June 20: Meet Jungle Terry at vide tips on how to choose and Night, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. place appropriate colors for your Learn about some amazing nocturnal older home. This occasional lecture animals when Jungle Te r r y visits the series is cosponsored by the Shaker Library. INFO: 216-991-2421. Heights Landmark Commission and the Library. INFO: 216-991-2030. June 21: Dream Big: Sleep Surrender, 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. June 26: Book Discussion, 7:30 Dr. Shyam Subramanian, direc- PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Read and discuss tor, Clinical Sleep Operations at the book Hotel on the Corner of University Hospitals of Cleveland, Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Inc. will discuss insomnia and its INFO: 216-991-2030. causes. INFO: 216-991-2030. June 27: European-style Cake June 21: Knit Night, 7 PM, Decorating for Teens, 6-7:30 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Bring a proj- MAIN LIBRARY. Learn the fine art of ect and get or give help at this cre- cake decorating from the profession- ative evening led by experienced al bakers at Lucy’s Sweet Surrender knitter Fern Braverman. INFO: 216- and take home your tasty creation to 991-2030. eat or share. INFO: 216-991-2030.

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June 28: Results-Oriented literati with a gathering, display, and Resumes Workshop, 1-3 PM, MAIN Events for book sale. All local authors are eli- LIBRARY. Learn how to sell yourself. gible, from self-published to national Competition is tough and employers july blockbusters. INFO: larchmere.com/ are swamped with resumes for each events.html. position they post. This workshop will teach you what will catch an JULY 8: Pollinators, 2 PM, SHAKER employer’s attention and make him THRU JULY 17: Shaker Heights HISTORICAL SOCIETY. This family-ori- want to interview you. INFO: 216-991- 1930-1955: Thriving through ented garden walk-and-talk features 2030 EXT. 3011. Adversity, SHAKER HISTORICAL bees and butterflies. What magic SOCIETY. The second rotating exhibit do they perform that turns flowers June 28: Campfire Sing-Along, in the Centennial Year series cov- into vegetables? Where do butter- 7-8 PM, COMMUNITY COLONNADE. Enjoy ers 1930-1955 in Shaker Heights. flies go in the winter? How do bees a fun summer evening singing In 1935, 152 homes at a median make honey? What can you do to around a campfire. Lyrics, chords, cost of $10,500 were built; World encourage pollinators to perform and S’mores provided. Bring a blan- War II united the community in their magic in your garden? Free. ket or folding chair. If it rains, the creating Victory Gardens in support Registration required at http://bit.ly/ program will be held in Main Library of servicemen; Gruber’s Restaurant EandEPollinators. INFO: 216-921-1201. Meeting Room B. INFO: 216-991-2030. opened in 1952 and became the gathering spot for athletes. FEES & JULY 9: Nighttime Stories at June 28: Classics Book Club, INFO: 216-921-1201. the Colonnade, 7 PM, COMMUNITY 7 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, 13015 COLONNADE. Storytelling, songs, and LARCHMERE BLVD. Christine Borne, a JULY 4: Independence Day. silliness for the whole family, and a 2012 Creative Workforce Fellow in City offices and libraries closed. cool snack too! Bring your blanket Literature, is your guide to those Fireworks blast off at dusk from or folding chair and we will pro- timeless books that almost were on Shaker Middle School. Bring a blan- vide the entertainment. If it rains your high school and college reading ket or lawn chair and watch fiery the program will be held inside the lists. Be reunited with an old friend figures and playful pyrotechnics in Community Building. INFO: 216-991- (or foe) or finally get acquainted celebration of the Fourth of July! 2030. with an old title. We guarantee a spirited discussion! For current JULY 5: Gallery-Opening JULY 10: Book Buzz, 10 AM, selection, please call 216-795- Reception for Eugenia Vainberg, MAIN LIBRARY. Read the National Book 9800 or visit loganberrybooks.com/ 6-8 PM, ANNEX GALLERY, LOGANBERRY award-winner, Let the Great World Spin classics.html. BOOKS, 13015 LARCHMERE BLVD. The by Colum McCann, and discuss it exhibit continues through July 31. with others. INFO: 216-991-2030. June 30: eReader Instruction, INFO: 216-798-9500. 3-4:30 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. An interac- JULY 10: Survival: A First-Person tive, hands-on class on how to use JULY 7: Read to King, 10 AM-NOON, Account of the Holocaust, 7 PM, an eReader or tablet to download MAIN LIBRARY. Read to a certified MAIN LIBRARY. Betty Gold, Holocaust eBooks. Please bring your device. therapy dog and earn summer read- survivor, speaks of her family’s INFO: 216-991-2030. ing credits. INFO: 216-991-2030. struggle and survival during the Nazi occupation of Trochenbrod, Poland. JULY 7: Larchmere Festival, NOON- This special program is offered at the get noticed. 4 PM, LARCHMERE BLVD. Streetwide Friends of the Shaker Library Annual celebration of arts, music, and com- Meeting. INFO: 216-991-2030. place an ad in shaker life. munity, featuring live entertainment, children’s activities, sidewalk sales, JULY 11: Senior Bingo with Teens call john moore antiques, and sidewalk bargains Learning to Connect, 9 AM-3 PM, 216-721-4300 galore, including Loganberry Books’ STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES COMMUNITY Author Alley that celebrates local BLDG. Free pizza, bingo, and prizes.

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INFO: 216-491-2583. of inclement weather, events are munity and how it can engender a held in the Stephanie Tubbs Jones sense of place. INFO: 216-991-2421. JULY 11: Graffiti Art for Teens, Community Building. INFO: 216-491- 6-7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Learn to draw 1360. JULY 19: Knit Night, 7 PM, BERTRAM eye-popping graffiti letters from a WOODS BRANCH. Bring a project and professional artist from Progressive JULY 15: Cleveland Shakespeare get or give help at this creative eve- Arts Alliance. INFO: 216-991-2030. Festival, 7 PM, COMMUNITY COLONNADE. ning led by experienced knitter Fern “All the world’s a stage...” when CSF Braverman. INFO: 216-991-2030. JULY 12: Improving brings Shakespeare’s As You Like Interviewing Skills, 1-3 PM, MAIN It to the outdoor stage. Directed LIBRARY. Preparation is the essen- by Dana Hart. Free. In the event tial ingredient for a successful job of inclement weather, events are interview. Learn how to discover held in the Stephanie Tubbs Jones what an employer needs so that your Community Building. INFO: 216-491- answers will differentiate you from 1360. other candidates. INFO: 216-991-2030 EX 3011. JULY 18: Book and Brew, 7 PM, ACADEMY TAVERN, 12800 LARCHMERE JULY 14: Cleveland Shakespeare BLVD. Shaker Reads: One Community, Festival, 7 PM, COMMUNITY COLONNADE. One Book! Celebrate the City’s “O, how wretched is that poor man Centennial and join in the commu- that hangs on princes’ favours!” nity-wide reading promotion. Read CSF presents Henry VIII directed and discuss the book Home Town by

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JULY 23: Monday Morning 11 AM, MAIN LIBRARY. Mini Ductless Split Systems Jobs Club, The monthly group welcomes Ken Haseley, who will speak on “How Science Can Help You Improve Your Ability to Persuade.” Free. INFO: 216- 991-2030 EXT. 3011.

JULY 25: Glow Party for Teens, 6-7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Celebrate the end of the teen summer reading program with a Glow Party and professional DJ. Food, fun, and crafts, too. INFO: 216-991-2030.

JULY 25: Shaker Heights Community Band, 7 PM, COMMUNITY COLONNADE. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy summer music al fresco played by a band of neighborhood musicians. Free. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held in the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building. INFO: 216-491- 1360.

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JULY 26: Job Applications that and The Samuel H. & Maria Miller adult, $15/teen ages 13-17, $10/ Get Noticed, 10 AM-NOON, MAIN Foundation. TICKETS & INFO: 216-593- youth ages 6-12. INFO: 216-595- 9546 LIBRARY. Learn how to tackle ques- 0575 OR MMJH.org. OR touchedbycancer.org/support-us/ tions on an employment application racefortheplace/ to ensure yours will be read. INFO: JUNE 1-3: Little Italy Art Walk, 216-991-2030 EXT. 3011. NOON-DUSK. Enjoy fabulous, one- of- JUNE 3: Western Reserve Chorale a-kind art, stroll through the unique 20th Anniversary Celebration, 7 In the Circle and Beyond stores, and enjoy incredible food. PM, GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 13001 INFO: ClevelandLittleItaly.com. CEDAR RD. Psalms, poetry, and prose THROUGH AUGUST 5: A Blessing to with guest director David Gilson. One Another, MALTZ MUSEUM OF JUNE 1-3: 12th Annual Guitar Works by Vaughan-Williams, JEWISH HERITAGE, 2929 RICHMOND RD. Weekend, CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF Thompson, Parker & Shaw, Durufle, More than a mere historical exhibit, MUSIC, 11021 EAST BLVD. For a com- Sweelinck, and others. Free with A Blessing to One Another: Pope plete lisitng of specific artists, rep- reception to follow. INFO: 216-791- John Paul II and the Jewish People ertoire, and schedule of free events 0061 OR westernreservechorale.org. is an interactive experience that go to guitarsint.com. allows visitors to follow in John Paul JUNE 4: Open Mic Shakespeare, II’s footsteps from his childhood to JUNE 3: Race for the Place, 7 PM, MARKET AVENUE WINE BAR, 2526 his role as head of the world’s larg- BEACHWOOD PLACE, 26300 CEDAR RD, MARKET AVE. “Would you have me est church. Created and Produced BEACHWOOD. 5-K or 1-mile race to False to my nature? Rather say I play by Xavier University, Hillel Jewish benefit The Gathering Place. 5K: the man I am.” Come read a part Student Center, and the Shtetl $30/adult, $18/teens ages 13-17, from Shakespeare’s martial tragedy, Foundation. Presented by PNC Bank $13/youth ages 6-12; 1 Mile: $25/ Coriolanus, or just listen and enjoy

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a glass of wine. INFO: cleveshakes.org. cal theater so memorable. $14/$12 Museum Members at the door. INFO: JUNE 6: Hear Who’s Here: Cinda 216-593-0575. Williams Chima, 7 PM, RIVER STREET PLAYHOUSE, 56 RIVER ST. New York JUNE 15: Avenue Q, 7 PM, ALMA Times and USA Today best-selling THEATRE, CAIN PARK. This Tony-award author and Chagrin Falls resident winning show is not your usual pup- Cinda Williams Chima speaks on pet production. Think Sesame Street “Magic on the Page: Writing and with attitude and don’t bring the Publishing Teen Fantasy Fiction” kiddies. Tickets: $22-24. Show runs and discusses her journey from first- through June. INFO: 216-371-3000. grade failure to best-selling novelist. Books will be available for sale and JUNE 24: A Most Excellent Race, signing. $12/person. INFO: 440-247- 7:30 AM, BEAUMONT SCHOOL, 3301 8955. NORTH PARK BLVD. 10K & 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Achievement Centers JUNE 9: Parade the Circle, NOON, for Children’s Camp Cheerful. Race WADE OVAL AT UNIVERSITY CIRCLE. begins at 9 am. $20/pre-registration Cleveland Museum of Art’s signature by June 20, $25/race day registra- event! This year’s theme is “Branches tion. Earn a race T-shirt, post-race Become Roots Cycles: Coming Back/ snacks and beverages, and enjoy Going Forward.” Individuals, fami- family-friendly activities. INFO: 216- lies, schools, neighborhood groups, 292-9700 EXT. 226 OR achievement and community organizations can centers.org/race/ participate by creating a parade entry on their own or at Cleveland JULY 13-15: Cain Park Arts Festival, Museum of Art workshops. Parade 3-8 PM, SUPERIOR & LEE. A juried guidelines must be followed. The fine arts and crafts event, featuring parade theme is optional. Join the the work of more than 150 art- parade for a fee of $6 per per- ists. Saturday: 10 am-8 pm, Sunday: son. Circle Village is open from noon-5 pm. $5/person, 12 & under 11 am- 4 pm. Rain or shine. INFO: free. INFO: 216-291-3669. NAN EISENBERG, 216-707-2483 OR E-MAIL [email protected]. JULY 18: Live Music – American Dreamers: Jewish Songwriters/ JUNE 13: Jewish Songwriters American Songs, 7 PM, MALTZ United: The Impact of the MUSEUM, 2929 RICHMOND RD. Go back Immigrant Experience with Bill in time to the radio days of the 1940s, Rudman, 7 PM, MALTZ MUSEUM, 2929 when Jewish songwriters dominated RICHMOND RD. Join Cleveland favor- the airways, film, and Broadway ite Bill Rudman, director of The stage with the music of the great- Musical Theater Project and host est generation. Your favorite tunes of the nationally syndicated radio from the Great American Songbook program Footlight Parade: Sounds come alive again with performances of the American Musical, as he by four members of the Cleveland explores Jewish songwriters from TOPS Swingband with Ron Davis on Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, vocals. $14/$12 Museum Members who have made American musi- at the door. INFO: 216-593-0575.

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Our orderly streets and homes are a excellent omen. fine of three cents for each scalp his far cry from settler Daniel Warren’s When I reported my sighting to quota lacked. Perhaps Mayor Leiken wilderness of old-growth forest, or my family at dinner, they mocked me. will consider reinstating this pelt tax the North Union Shakers’ fertile “It was probably a released ferret,” as a budget-balancing option. fields and productive mills. But traces my husband sniffed. of the forest primeval can still be “Are you sure it wasn’t a squirrel?” Critter Crib. Shaker is known for its found in the variety of wildlife with one son asked. stately duplexes, including the ones whom we share our habitat: “Or a really big rat?” sneered the under neighborhood porches. Foxes, other. skunks, bunnies, possums, and even Lost Tribe? While driving on Van groundhogs cannot resist the shade, Aken, my neighbor recently spotted (This is the same crew who unjustly tranquility, and country charm of a eleven (!) deer strolling along the accused me of being unable to tell the latticed lair. Especially when a free Rapid tracks down toward Shaker difference between a black-and-white garden vegetable buffet lies just steps Square. He tried to snap a photo of cat and a skunk. Granted, I once did from the door. Tip: Grow dandelions this amazing sight, but unfortunately, mistake cows for sheep on a country as a bunny decoy. he dropped his phone, which was drive, but that’s another story.) promptly run over, thus demonstrat- Snakes. I never realized how many ing the destructive potential of these Eager to vindicate my creature cred, snakes slither around in our yards wild beasts. I called naturalist Raja Roa of the until we got a cat who liked to catch Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, who them. Did you know that rattlers When denizens of the Farther East surmised that I had probably seen a once plagued this area? Now they’ve used to complain of deer chomp- mink, which, unlike otters, do live gone the way of the bears and the ing their prized shrubs and flowers, around here, and not just in rich 8-Track. I would smugly quip, “Well, they ladies’ closets. were there first. Everyone’s gotta Birds. There’s lots of ’em. They are eat.” Much to my chagrin, my own Squirrel Tax? Everyone in Shaker outnumbered only by another Shaker yard has now become a Bambi buf- has a wicked squirrel story. I once native species, known as "Birders." fet, frequented by a nuclear family of watched a psycho squirrel systemati- But the rarest bird of all is known as famished four-legged fiends who like cally bite and cast aside each tender the... to hang out in the wooded portion of magnolia bud on my little tree, until my lot. Squatters! I chased it away in a frenzy. I read Brony. The population of this animal that predator urine would deter these is increasing in Shaker, as adolescent I “otter” know better. On my pests, but I couldn’t get any predators and adult males become fans of the morning walk through Southerly Park, or small humans to help me out. animated series “My Little Pony.” A I noticed something big and dark brony (i.e. “bro” + “pony” ) may swimming around in Doan Brook. Squirrels were also a great menace to be recognized by his “action figures” “Oh no! Have the Asian carp made it Northeast Ohio pioneers. As the nut- (plastic ponies), “plush toys” (dolls), this far east?” I wondered. Then the bearing forests were cleared for farm- and distinctive call, “Friendship is thing climbed out of the stream onto land, the bushy-tailed rodents often Magic!” There may be one in your a rock, shaking the water off its long, devastated fruit and grain crops. living room right now, but don’t be sleek body. Had I seen a river otter Thus in 1807, each male settler alarmed. They are gentle creatures. in my very own neighborhood? How was required by law to present 100 With proper feeding and attention, exciting that the brook could support squirrel scalps to the Warrensville they may even be trained to throw such a species! I considered this an Township office annually, or face a their clothing down the chute.

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