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Warrensville/Van Aken ment fund. Funding for the roads is just MyCom Receives MLK Project Receives $500,000 one piece of the puzzle needed to create Human Relations Award in Federal Funding the transit oriented mixed use district. Mayor Earl Leiken commented, “We The Human Relations Commission The City of Shaker Heights has been are deeply grateful to Congresswoman presented its annual Martin Luther awarded $500,000 in the 2010 Omni- Fudge and Senator Brown for their lead- King, Jr. Award for Human Relations bus Appropriations Act, sponsored by ership in securing these funds, which will to the MyCom South Shaker Youth Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge and help launch redevelopment of this dis- Initiative Team at a public observance Senator Sherrod Brown. The funding trict. This project, which will ultimately of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday allows the City to move forward in re- include the updated road pattern, a state last month. configuring an intersection that has long of the art transit station, and a short ex- The award was presented in recog- bedeviled pedestrians and motorists. tension of the rapid transit, will serve as nition of MyCom’s volunteering and The six-legged intersection at Chagrin a catalyst for economic revitalization in community service aimed at helping Boulevard, Van Aken Boulevard, and our area.” Shaker youth and building Shaker Warrensville Center Road will become For updates on the project and to see neighborhoods so that all youth and a standard four-way intersection, pav- a summary of input and design sugges- families in Shaker Heights have the ing the way for a major redevelopment tions gathered at a public meeting last opportunity to participate in positive of the area. Plans call for the 60-acre January, visit shakeronline.com. and engaging activities. commercial district to become a vibrant The MyCom South Shaker Youth mixed-use, retail and residential destina- City Discontinues Special Initiative Team’s actions focus on tion. Construction of the roads is slated Pickups, Expands Large achieving the same goals that Dr. King to begin in 2012, after completion of Item Drop Off professed throughout his life; peace, environmental and engineering impact nonviolence, equality, brotherhood, studies. In a continuing effort to save operating and social inclusion. The actions of To date, the City has secured $11.5 costs, the City will discontinue special every team member and every youth million in funds for roads, having previ- pickups effective April 1. The City will program are focused on educating ously received a $4 million safety grant save money by not having to maintain a and uplifting the spirit, mind, body, from the Ohio Department of Transpor- dedicated truck for this purpose. Elimi- and intellect of all youth program tation, $4.2 million in NOACA funding, nation of special pickups will also allow participants. and $500,000 from the Cuyahoga Coun- City workers to respond more quickly to Accepting the award for MyCom ty Engineer. In addition, City Council has daily customer service needs and other were John Lisy, executive director of authorized matching funds of $2.3 mil- requests, such as nuisance grass cutting. the Shaker Heights Youth Center, Dr. lion from the City’s economic develop- continued on page 4 Scott Frank, director of the Shaker Heights Health Department, Luren Dickinson, director of the Shaker Heights Public Library, and James J. Paces, executive director of curricu- lum for the Shaker schools. The annual awards ceremony was held at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building where residents gathered to hear Felton Thomas, di- rector of the Cleveland Public Library and to enjoy a performance by the Shaker Community Band led by Luiz Coelho.
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Special Pickups Discontinued/ tional artists. “John has a profound un- RITA E-filing is “Fast, Large Item Drop Off Expanded derstanding of the curatorial process and Simple, Secure, and Free” continued from page 3 embraces the important role of a museum in enriching the quality of life in the com- The Regional Income Tax Agency wants The City is compiling a list of qualified con- munity,” said Ann Cicarella, SHS Board residents to know that filing and paying tractors who can provide pickup service at President. their municipal income tax is as simple a comparable cost, and will make the list Commenting on his vision for the Shak- as click and send – and it’s fast, safe, and available to residents after the service is er Historical Society, Klassen said, “I am free. RITA encourages online filing and discontinued. The last day residents may in the process of taking a close look at the payment, because it reduces paper and call to schedule a pickup is March 29. collections, and I plan to re-install the ex- processing costs, saving taxpayers money. Large item drop off will now be avail- hibits to give them a fresh look.” He also To file RITA taxes electronically, you able year-round, beginning April 1. Resi- intends to re-vamp the SHS website, pos- will need the following: dents may bring large items to the Ser- sibly drawing upon the help of volunteers • Social Security numbers for you and vice Center on Saturdays from 8:00 am to through a college internship program. An your spouse 4:00 pm. Proof of residency is required. avid gardener, Klassen is also interested in • W-2 forms from all employers Residents should bring a driver’s license establishing a Shaker-style vegetable gar- • 1099 forms and Federal Schedules C, and current utility bill (within 90 days) or den on the museum’s extensive grounds. E, & F vehicle registration. Acceptable items in- “I am very interested in making con- • Date of move for residents who moved clude appliances, furniture, building ma- nections with local organizations, and in 2009 terials, and household items. Items that would love to hear suggestions from the • Bank routing number and account cannot be accepted include paint, com- community at large,” he says. Klassen can number – for fast refund or to pay elec- puters, insecticides/pesticides, yard or be contacted at the Shaker Historical So- tronically lawn waste, rocks, bricks, or recyclables. ciety, 216-921-1201, or at johnklassen@ To have a RITA payment electronically The City offers computer and hazardous shakerhistory.com. debited from a checking or savings ac- waste round-ups twice during the year; count, all that is required is the bank rout- visit shakeronline.com for a schedule or ing number and account number found at for more information. the bottom of your checks. Credit cards are also accepted. Shaker Historical Society SHAC Presents For more information, visit www. Appoints New Executive Three “Ways of Looking” ritaohio.com or call 800-860-7482. Director This February, join the Shaker Arts Coun- Shaker Organizations The Shaker Historical Society named cil for a program called “Ways of Look- Receive Cultural Grants John Klassen as its new executive direc- ing,” three conversations focused on dif- tor last November. Klassen was executive ferent ways of looking at our world. The The trustees of Cuyahoga Arts and Cul- director of the Massillon Museum from program is similar in nature to a popular ture (CAC) have awarded funding to 63 1980-2003, where he initiated corporate program the Council presented last year, cultural institutions, three of which are sponsorships and a major endowment called “Ways of Telling,” in which three based in Shaker Heights: the Nature Cen- campaign. During his tenure, Klassen led representatives from the local commu- ter at Shaker Lakes, the Shaker Historical a $1.9 million renovation to house the nity presented their experiences through Society and Museum, and Verlezza Dance. Massillon Museum’s major collections of words and images. The countywide source of public funds for photography, costumes, textiles, china, The program takes place at the Hanna arts and cultural organizations awarded glass, and pottery. He served two terms as Perkins Center, 19910 Malvern Road, on nearly $15 million in General Operating chair of the board of trustees of the Ohio Monday evenings, February 8, 15, and 22, Support grants this year. The Nature Cen- Museums Association, and has won many at 7 pm. ter received $86,162, the Shaker Histori- awards during his career for service, de- Ticket prices are $25 for the series, or cal Society received $19,847, and Verlezza sign, and education. $10 per individual lecture (students with Dance received $12,597. Known for his creativity, Klassen has valid ID: $7.50 per lecture.) For more in- CAC is funded by proceeds from Issue been curator for critically acclaimed ex- formation visit www.shakerartscouncil.org 18, a cigarette tax levy that was passed in hibitions for local, national, and interna- or call 216-464 -8109. 2006. According to Shaker resident Meg Harris, interim executive director of CAC,
4 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM city news proceeds from the levy generated more Business News a mediator for complex business disputes than $16 million in 2009. The majority of throughout the country and also provides those funds are used to support General counsel and representation on issues in- Lebanese Grill Coming Soon Operating Support grants for cultural or- volving professional ethics. to Chagrin Boulevard ganizations. In the past three years, CAC • Mayor Earl Leiken appointed William has awarded nearly $45 million in GOS S. Gaskill to serve on the Civil Service Shaker residents can look forward to grants. Commission for a six-year term, begin- savoring the Middle Eastern cuisine of Steven A. Minter, president of CAC’s ning January of 2010. During his long The Lebanese Grill, an authentic, family- five-member board and a long-time career in public service, he has served as owned restaurant that once was located Shaker resident, commented, “The cur- city manager of East Cleveland, director of in downtown Cleveland. Its proposed rent economic climate has dealt profound public utilities for the City of Cleveland, new location is 20126 Chagrin Boulevard challenges to organizations and institu- executive assistant to the deputy mayor the former site of Matsu Restaurant. City tions that are integral to this community’s for the District of Columbia, county ad- Council approved a $10,000 job creation identity. With the establishment of CAC, ministrator of Cuyahoga County, and ex- grant from the City’s economic develop- the citizens of Cuyahoga County have ecutive director for the Federation for ment fund to help subsidize a projected made an incredibly sound investment – Community Planning. $12,000 worth of exterior improvements one whose impacts we are only beginning He joined Jones Day in 1980 as firm and $75,000 in interior remodeling to realize.” director of administration, retiring in costs. Significant grants were also awarded to 2009. He has been a trustee and officer Lee George, the proprietor, is an expe- some of Cleveland’s finest cultural gems, of the MetroHealth System since 1980, rienced chef and restaurateur. He prom- including the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleve- and currently serves as its chairperson. ises gourmet Lebanese cuisine, using land Museum of Art, PlayhouseSquare Gaskill is also a member of the Cleveland creative recipes most Clevelanders have Foundation, and Ideastream. State University Maxine Goodman Levin not yet experienced. Matt Wolf, of Wolf Local cultural organizations are encour- College of Urban Affairs Visiting Com- Maison – Architecture and Design, plans aged to visit the CAC website for informa- mittee and is Past President of the Citi- to create a Bauhaus-inspired interior, tion on additional funding opportunities, zens League of Greater Cleveland. with granite tables, ergonomic leather at www.cacgrants.org. • The American String Teachers Asso- and steel chairs, and modular art paneled ciation (ASTA) announced that Daniel walls. Mayor Earl Leiken commented, Zhou was one of three recipients of the “The Lebanese Grill is a quality restau- 2009 Potter’s Violins Instrument Awards, rant, with the potential to be a really good a program that grants promising young asset to the City.” stringed instrument players with high- New Location for Shaker’s Shaker News Briefs quality instruments. Zhou is a senior at “Black Tie Block Party” Shaker Heights High School and an ac- complished violinist. The value of the • The International Mediation Institute The Shaker Schools Foundation’s annual three instruments awarded totals nearly (IMI), as part of the American Arbitra- fundraiser, A Night for the Red and White, $10,000. tion Association, has designated Shaker will be held this year at the Executive Ca- The Potter Violin Company is the larg- resident Deborah A. Coleman as a terers at Landerhaven in Mayfield Heights est purveyor of fine stringed instruments Certified Mediator. Coleman is a partner on Saturday, March 13. Each year the cel- in the Mid-Atlantic region, and donates with Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, where she ebration brings together parents, faculty Heinrich Lutiger violins, violas, or cellos specializes in complex commercial litiga- members, and community leaders to ben- annually for the ASTA competition. ASTA tion, particularly with regard to antitrust efit students in the Shaker Schools. Now is the largest membership organization for and intellectual property issues. in its 18th year, the benefit has raised string and orchestra teachers and players “We are pleased to see Deborah, a over $1.7 million for educational enrich- across the country. longtime leader in the field of media- ment opportunities focusing on the arts, tion, earn this significant designation,” technology, health, and fitness. For event Seasonal Reminders said Lawrence E. Oscar, Managing Part- information, contact Christine Auginas, ner and CEO of the firm. Coleman was Executive Director of the Shaker Schools Bicycle Licensing: Licenses will be sold named the first woman partner of Hahn Foundation, at 216-295-4325, or augi- from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, February Loeser in 1984. She frequently serves as [email protected]. 6, March 6 & 27 in the Police Depart-
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ment lobby, 3355 Lee Road. New licenses are $5. Re-issued licenses are 50 cents. Details House Numbers: City ordinance requires MAKE THE residents to display their address in a way Difference that is clearly visible from the street. Check to be sure your house number is easy to spot in every season. Homeowners should trim shrubbery as needed and remove any snow that may obscure a sign placed in the ground.
Nominations for Customer Service: The City appreciates nominations from residents for outstanding customer ser- vice – above and beyond expectations – provided by City employees. Nominations are accepted all year long for recognition in the spring of 2010. Instructions can be found in the Human Resources section of the City website, shakeronline.com as well as at the reception areas of City Creating and Maintaining Hall, Shaker Community Building, Court, Beautiful Shaker Landscapes for 25 years Police, Fire, Public Works and Thornton www.eastside-landscaping.com Park.
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Jogging: Street joggers may not obstruct traffic and are required to wear reflective clothing at night.
Parking Ban: There is no parking per- mitted on Shaker streets between 2 and 6 am.
Power outages: Please call CEI, not City Hall: 888-544-4877.
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SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 7 health news The content of Health News is provided by the Shaker Prevention Coalition. The Mysterious Meaning of “Very” In a spring 2009 survey of Shaker Control and Prevention, has been con- lifetime drinkers (89 percent vs. 61 Heights High School students conduct- ducted to help identify problem areas percent) and current drinkers (63 per- ed by the Shaker Prevention Coalition, among Shaker teens. cent vs. 28 percent). Teens with parents more than 27 percent of students said Among the most telling of the in- who communicate lower levels of dis- that they had been to a party during the formation gathered relates to a ques- approval about teen alcohol are more past month at which parents permitted tion asked of Middle School and High likely to binge drink (31 percent vs. 11 teen alcohol use. School students: “How wrong do your percent), drive with a drinker (63 per- As a parent, you cannot legally give parents feel it would be for you to drink cent vs. 23 percent), drive drunk (19 alcohol to your teen’s friends under beer, wine, or hard liquor (for exam- percent vs. six percent), drink at school the age of 21, under any circumstance, ple vodka, whiskey, or gin) regularly?” (7.5 percent vs. two percent), and be- even in your own home, even with their Teens are given the option of respond- gin drinking before the age of 13 years parent’s permission. ing “very wrong; wrong; a little wrong; (22 percent vs. 13 percent). Further, you cannot knowingly al- or not wrong at all.” When a teen perceives parental am- low a person under 21, other than your By far, most teens believe their par- bivalence about alcohol use, he or she own child, to remain in your home or ents think that drinking alcohol is very may escalate risky behavior to demon- on your property while consuming or wrong (High School 65 percent, Mid- strate defiance. And it is not just alco- possessing alcohol. dle School 84 percent) or wrong (High hol. Teens with parents who have more The good news is that nearly three- School 20 percent, Middle School nine permissive attitudes about alcohol are quarters of our high school students percent). But a meaningful minority of also more likely to smoke cigarettes (16 said they had not attended such a party. teens believes their parents consider percent vs. nine percent), use mari- This is important since some parents underage drinking a little wrong (High juana (34 percent vs. 16 percent), and (and some teens) would have you be- School 12 percent, Middle School five to be sexually active (42 percent vs. 28 lieve it is usual to hold or to attend al- percent) or not wrong at all (High percent). cohol parties. It is not. School four percent, Middle School 2.5 Surprising? After all, these findings In 2009, about 38 percent of Shaker percent). are based on a simple teen perception, High School students reported drink- The fallacy of parental permissive- perhaps even a misperception. The dif- ing at least once in the previous month. ness is the belief that teens will restrict ference in teen choices based on the This is significantly fewer than the 46 themselves to the behaviors their par- word very being associated with the percent drinking across Ohio in 2009 ents have sanctioned. When parents word wrong is remarkable. Very wrong and the 48 percent drinking in Shaker do not communicate effectively that does not guarantee teens will make in 2004. Perhaps more importantly, alcohol for teens is very wrong, their healthy choices, but it certainly does “only” 17 percent of Shaker teens children are far more likely to become improve the odds. report binge drinking (at least five drinks in an episode during the previ- Shaker MAPS (Maintaining the Adult Protective Shield) is a program ous month) in 2009, significantly few- sponsored by the SPC to encourage parents and the adult community to er than the rest of Ohio (26 percent) have a greater awareness of the impact of parental permissiveness on our and fewer than were binge drinking in teens. Membership in Shaker MAPS is confirmation that parents in this Shaker in 2004 (26 percent). household will not knowingly allow teen alcohol, drug use, or sexual ac- One reason there is less alcohol tivity to occur in their home, and will not deliberately look the other way use in Shaker Heights now than there so that they can claim they did not know. Shaker MAPS parents do not al- was in 2004 may relate to the efforts low teens to gather in their home without adult supervision; they welcome of the Shaker Prevention Coalition calls from other parents to check on the nature of teen gatherings at their (SPC). Since the initiation of the SPC home; and they encourage and support other parents who are likewise in 2002, the Youth Risk Behavior Sur- committed. For information visit shakerprevention.org or contact Shaker vey, designed by the Centers for Disease MAPS at (216) 491-1409.
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Macedonia North Royalton 874 East Aurora Road 13513 West 130th Street 330-467-2100 440-877-2100 www.CalvettaBrothers.com real estate news REAL NUMBERS Become “Certified Shaker” Housing transfers between August 1 and September 30, 2009 appear below. The first list includes only those properties that have had a prior sale within the last 10 years. Give yourself a leg up on the com- Excluded are “quit claim” transfers as well as those resulting from foreclosure, in which the sale price is not reflective of the property value. petition by attaining certification in this unique program, which is 2009 PRIOR offered to landlords at no charge. ADDRESS SALE PRICE SALE PRICE Among other benefits, properties that meet or exceed City standards of excellence are promoted on the 3323 ABERDEEN ROAD $200,000 $218,000 (2004) City’s website and are shown to 21176 CLAYTHORNE ROAD $395,000 $375,000 (2000) prospective renters by relocation 3385 DALEFORD ROAD $286,000 $265,000 (2001) specialists. 23877 DUFFIELD ROAD $186,000 $239,900 (2000) Newly Certified and re-Certi- 22130 FAIRMOUNT BLVD $214,000 $187,500 (2006) fied Shaker property addresses and 2894 FONTENAY ROAD $535,000 $630,000 (2001) their owners’ names are listed in 2674 GREEN ROAD $65,000 $ 53,334 (2009) this publication. The listings repre- 3344 GRENWAY ROAD $183,000 $288,750 (2006) sent the best rental properties the 3365 GRENWAY ROAD $247,000 $268,350 (2000) City has to offer. For a complete 22826 HOLMWOOD ROAD $275,000 $265,000 (2006) list of Certified properties and to 3725 LATIMORE ROAD $40,000 $ 51,176 (2008) find out about vacancies, call 216- 18222 LYNTON ROAD $240,000 $260,000 (1999) 491-1332 or check the City’s web- 18508 LYNTON ROAD $325,000 $194,000 (2008) site, shakeronline.com. 3592 LYTLE ROAD $193,000 $200,000 (2003) Learn how to qualify by calling 3340 MILVERTON ROAD $82,000 $ 25,500 (2008) Jacqueline Patterson the Housing 21899 RYE ROAD $171,500 $205,000 (2003) Specialist at 216-491-1333. 22599 RYE ROAD $234,000 $249,000 (2008) 14410 SHAKER BLVD $407,500 $559,900 (2003) Certified Shaker Properties 23300 SHAKER BLVD $145,235 $195,000 (2007) 3632 SUTHERLAND ROAD $179,000 $217,000 (2006) Apartments: 3655 TRAVER ROAD $186,000 $191,500 (2003) 3680 Norwood Road 2977 WARRENSVILLE $118,000 $160,000 (2004) Norwood Apartments 2983 WARRENSVILLE $118,000 $170,000 (2004) Owner: Robert Jacops 3072 WARRINGTON ROAD $239,900 $227,500 (2000) Certified 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 3131 WARRINGTON ROAD $208,200 $ 95,595 (2008) 19606-36 Van Aken Blvd The Courtyards LIST OF HOUSING TRANSFERS WITH A PRIOR SALE WITHIN 15 YEARS: Owner: Joe Alberino 22132 BYRON ROAD $170,000 $215,000 (1998) Certified 2009 2700 CHESTERTON ROAD $791,480 $805,000 (1998) 21925 PARNELL ROAD $540,000 $443,000 (1994) Rental Homes: 3559 Gridley Road, Owners: LIST OF HOUSING TRANSFERS WITH A PRIOR SALE WITHIN 20 YEARS: Bruce & Karen Altchouler 3573 NORMANDY ROAD $134,900 $106,000 (1989) Certified 2003, 2004, 2009 20050 SHAKER BLVD $725,000 $280,000 (1991)
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22650 Westchester Road principles created to help preserve the Please note that submission photos be- Owner: Ruth Feig distinctive character of a historic building come the property of the City and will Certified 2009 and its site, while allowing for reasonable not be returned. change to meet new needs. Contact Ann Klavora at 216-291- 18419 Winslow Road The Shaker Heights Landmark Com- 1436 or [email protected] Owners: David & Diana Chrien mission established its Preservation for additional information. Certfied 2006, 2009 Awards program in 1998 to recognize and highlight efforts by property owners who The (Building) Doctor Is In! 19411 Winslow Road have preserved and improved their prop- Owner: John K. Livingston erties. This awards program is mirrored The Ohio Historic Preservation Office has Certified 2009 after the program established by the Na- selected Shaker Heights as one of seven tional Trust for Historic Preservation in communities statewide to host a “2010 Send in Nominations for 1971. Building Doctor Clinic.” Each two-day Landmark Awards Nominations must be submitted by clinic begins with a free seminar on top- Friday, April 30 to the Shaker Heights ics like roof repair, windows, wood repair, The Landmark Commission is now seek- Landmark Commission. Nomination masonry, and other maintenance issues ing nominations for the 2010 Preserva- forms are available at shakeronline.com. of interest to owners of buildings more tion Awards program. Exterior projects You may also write a letter explaining why than 50 years old. On the second day, completed within the last two years are the property is being nominated. Include the “doctors” will make rounds of ailing eligible. Those projects meeting the Sec- your name and telephone number, as buildings in the area to examine problems retary of the Interior’s Standards for well as the nominee’s name, address, and and prescribe cures. Look for announce- Rehabilitation will be recognized. The telephone number. A high quality, color ments regarding upcoming dates, or visit Standards for Rehabilitation are basic photograph of the property is required. shakeronline.com for more information.
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Five-Star Library The Shaker Library-SCORE partner- Following the free consultation, ship provides an important one-to-one librarians are available to help find The stars have aligned again for the mentoring link for small or home- business resources. In addition, Main Library as it received a 5-star ranking based businesses. Residents seeking Library has a Computer Center, which by the Library Journal Index. This is the information on business plans or busi- offers the full Microsoft Office software second year in a row the Library has been ness development issues can complete package, including word processing, so honored, and it places Shaker Library a contact form, which is available at and spreadsheet and database-building among the best public libraries in the either Library. The form is sent to software. nation. According to Library Board pres- SCORE, which then matches the clients Recently the SCORE at the Library ident Donna Whyte, “This is an amazing to the counselors with their particular program held its 300th consultation. accomplishment and high compliment to expertise, who contact them to sched- Among these consultations, 51 percent the staff and community who continue to ule a meeting. Most consultations are were for advice about home-based make Shaker’s library so outstanding.” conveniently scheduled at Main Library businesses and 41 percent were for Shaker Library earned the highest at agreeable times. business people seeking advice on ways score of any library in Cuyahoga County, SCORE’s Cleveland Chapter secre- to improve or grow their businesses. the second highest of any library our size tary, Mike Weissman, says the SCORE The program has provided business or larger in Ohio, and the third highest program with Shaker Library is the advice on starting a childcare opera- score of all libraries our size or larger in most successful ongoing outreach pro- tion, an entertainment business, home the United States. In terms of the num- gram for the group. According to Adult improvement and remodeling services, bers of material checked out on a per Services librarian Ed Rossman, “The cosmetology, janitorial services, and capita basis, the Library is fourth in the success of the program is largely due catering. country and third in Ohio among multi- to library displays and staff efforts in A new emphasis for SCORE and branch systems, and fifth in the nation promoting the free service to its com- the Small Business Association is the for all libraries serving a population of munity and its library visitors.” Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative. 30,000 or more. continued on page 15 The 2010 ratings were based upon per capita statistics reported in 2007.
Library Helps Customers SCORE
Need help writing a business plan? Searching for financing? Want solutions for small business concerns? Sign up for SCORE at the Library and get help from the experts. Both profit and non-profit ventures are welcome. In 2005, as an outgrowth of its busi- ness program series, the Library formed a partnership with Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). This part- nership has helped business people seek- Recap of Caps for Kids 2009 ing advice on topics such as business start In December, more than 200 knitted or crocheted caps and scarves were delivered ups, marketing, accounting, and human to Project Act and distributed to homeless children in the Cleveland Public School System. Library staff members and participants in the Library’s Knit Night generously resources. It connects them to retired gave their time and talents to benefit the children. Pictured are Dr. Marcia Zashin, SCORE executives who offer free counsel- Director of Project Act, and Fern Braverman, Shaker Library’s Knit Night moderator, ing and business advice. admiring some of the many caps.
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PLAY AND LEARN AT MAIN LIBRARY Spring Session: March 16–May 5 Winter Session: January 5-March 25 A free preschool literacy program (Must be target age by March 15.) 1:30 pm Tuesdays & 10 am Thursdays that offers interactive opportunities 9:30 am Tuesdays at Woods Branch at Woods Branch Kids’ for parents or caregivers to explore 9:30 am Wednesdays at Main Library 10 am Wednesdays at Main Library with their children, ages birth to 5 (This class is held on the 2nd floor in No registration required; groups must years. Meeting Room B.) make special arrangements. 10 am-noon Tuesdays, Thursdays & Register in person, by phone, or online (No programs the week of March Saturdays beginning Monday, March 1. 29–April 3.) 6-8 pm Tuesdays (No programs the week of March No registration required. 29–April 3.) PAJAMA STORIES AT WOODS BRANCH PLAY AND LEARN BABIES FLEDGLINGS Stories for children ages 3 and up A special room filled with literacy- Experience the wonder of words with or without an adult. based activities just for babies from with your child through stories and 7:15 pm Mondays, February 15 and birth to 18 months with their parents songs, movement, puppets and fun in March 15 or caregivers. this story time for children 15 to 24 Register in person, by phone, or online 10 am-noon Thursdays & Saturdays months with a grown-up. beginning 2 weeks before the story time. No registration required. Spring Session: March 16–May 5 THE WRITERS CLUB PLAY AND LEARN STATION (Must be target age by March 15.) AT MAIN LIBRARY (Grades 2–4) FOR CAREGIVERS 10:30 am Tuesdays at Woods Branch An enriching program that encour- A preschool literacy program that 10:30 am Wednesdays at Main ages children to express themselves offers interactive opportunities for Library (The class is held on the 2nd using their imaginations and words. caregivers to explore with their chil- floor in Meeting Room B.) Poetry, creative fiction, letters, post- dren, ages birth to five years. Register in person, by phone, or online cards and newsletters, menus, and 10 am-noon Wednesdays beginning Monday, March 1. (No pro- maps are just some of the liter- One-time registration is required; call grams the week of March 29–April ary forms that young writers will Family Connections: 216 921-2030. 3.) explore. Spring Session: March 16–May 4 Play and Learn programs are TERRIFIC TWOS 4:15 pm Tuesdays offered in collaboration with Stories, songs and movement for 2- Register in person, by phone, or online Family Connections. year-olds with an adult. beginning March 2. (No program the Spring session: March 15–May 6 week of March 29–April 3.) SATURDAY PRESCHOOL STORIES IN (Must be 2 years old by March 15.) THE PLAY AND LEARN STATION 10 am Mondays or Wednesdays AFTER-SCHOOL ADVENTURES Stories and fun for preschoolers at Woods Branch (Grades K and up) 11 am Saturdays Main Library 10 am Tuesdays or Thursdays Looking for something to do after No registration necessary. at Main Library school? Drop by Bertram Woods Register in person, by phone, or online Branch or the Main Library for sto- NESTLINGS beginning Monday, March 1. ries, crafts, games, and more. Fun It’s never too soon to start sharing (No programs the week of March guaranteed! No reservations required. books with babies! Enjoy songs & 29–April 3.) 4:15 pm Mondays at Woods Branch rhymes, books and bounces in this 4:15 pm Thursdays at Main Library class for babies 5-15 months with a PRESCHOOL STORIES Winter session ends March 4. grown-up. Stories, rhymes, and fun for children 3 through 5 years.
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Library Offers Job Seeker Programs
Looking for work in this economy is chal- MEET AMERICAN GIRL DOLL REBECCA Cleveland Public Schools. lenging. Shaker Library offers two after- (Grades 1-5) 4-6:30 pm Mondays & Wednesdays in noon programs for job seekers, featuring Meet the newest American Girl Doll. Main Library Meeting Room F Giannoula Harris from the Cleveland Listen to a passage from the first book An adult must be present to register the stu- Chapter of the Society of Human in the doll’s series, play a game, make a dent at the first visit. Students must be picked Resources Management. craft and enjoy a snack from Rebecca’s up by 6:30 pm. (The Homework Center Harris works for Staffing Solutions era. will be closed Monday, March 29 & Enterprises and is the on-site workforce 2-3:30 pm Saturday, February 6 at Wednesday, March 31 & Monday, April manager for the STERIS Corporation, Woods Branch 5 for Spring Recess.) where she manages the temporary and Registration began Saturday, January 23. The Homework Center is funded by temp-to-hire staffing. She also assists with 2–3:30 pm Saturday, March 6 at Main MyCom. the recruitment of specialized perma- Library nent positions. Prior to her employment Register in person, by phone, or online with Staffing Solutions, she worked as a beginning Saturday, February 20. Library Helps Customers SCORE Human Resources Generalist for a medi- continued from page 13 cal service company. Harris received her PAWS FOR READING AT MAIN LIBRARY bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a (Grades K and up) This is for veterans and members of the minor in Business Administration, from Spend some time with man’s best friend. military community and their spouses Ohio University. Practice your reading skills or just enjoy who want to start or expand a small busi- 2 pm Wednesday, February 17, Harris reading aloud to dogs from Northcoast ness and need small business loans to do presents Getting Your Foot in the Door when Therapaws. Bring your favorite book to so. she will offer tips on how to reach pro- read or borrow one from the library. Information on this resource, as well spective employers. She will suggest some 2-4 pm Saturday, February 20 as the SCORE at the Library service, is job search strategies and talk about how Register in person, by phone, or online available at the Information Desks at both to network, and how to write cover letters beginning Saturday, February 6. Libraries. and resumes. This year, SCORE will also offer a 2 pm Wednesday, March 10, Harris BASEBALL CARD ADVENTURE monthly series of free business programs will discuss Excelling at Interviews when she AT WOODS BRANCH on Tuesday evenings at the Main Library. will talk about what applicants should and (Grades 1 and up) 7 pm Tuesday February 23, SCORE should not do in job interviews. Learn about some historic baseball will present The ABCs of Starting a Business. The programs are free; however, reg- players and the times in which they Whether you are just formulating a con- istration is requested by calling 216-991- lived. Listen to a chapter from one of cept, or ready to start a business and don’t 2030. Dan Gutman's Baseball Card Adventure know what questions to ask, this program books, make a baseball craft, sample a is for you. The speaker will provide a gen- Poetry Back in the Woods ballpark-style snack, and bring baseball eral overview of the questions you must cards to share or trade. ask yourself and answer to start a small February’s poetry performance is sched- 4:15-5:15 pm Monday, March 15 business. uled for Thursday, February 25, at Bertram Register in person, by phone, or online 7 pm Tuesday, March 23, SCORE pres- Woods Branch and will feature regional beginning Monday, March 1. ents Writing the Business Plan. This session poets Ari Lesser and Nina Freedlander will provide small business owners with Gibans reading from their recent writings. THE HOMEWORK CENTER the information needed to complete a Tuesday, March 23, arts advocate Kathleen AT MAIN LIBRARY business plan, that can be used to help Cerveney will perform her poetry. (Grades 2–6) manage the business, or to present to a The programs are sponsored by Friends Free homework help provided by teach- bank for financing. of the Shaker Library and begin at 7 pm. ers under the supervision of Cheryl All programs are free; however, reser- Darden, Special Education Supervisor, vations are requested by calling 216-991- continued on next page 2030.
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Ari Lesser is a spoken-word artist from Cleveland Heights. He performs a mixture of poetry, hiphop, and song, with subject mat- ter ranging from politics, to love, to the Torah. He is the son of Ray Lesser Lesser and Susan Wolpert, publish- ers and editors of The Funny Times. Nina Freedlander Gibans is a well- known arts advocate, author, and teacher. She lived, wrote and read in San Francisco during the Beat Era and has read at museums, libraries, and bookstores in the Cleveland area. Her publica- tions include 18 Gardeners and their Gardens, Silver Apples of Gibans the Moon: Art & Poetry, and C HAGRIN R IVER C OMPANY,INC. Creative Essence 1900-2000. She co- edited Cleveland Poetry Scenes and helped to develop a companion web- site. In 2009, The LIT (Cleveland’s Literary Center) honored her for her service to the writing community. Gibans will read from her new book, And So I Must Imagine. Kathleen Cerveny is the arts program director for the Cleveland Foundation. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art, she has taught art at the high school and University lev- els, maintained a Cerveny ceramic studio, and helped launch Fine Kitchen, Bath and Room Additions the New Organization for the Visual Arts (NOVA). She is a past President 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite 101 of Ohio Designer Craftsmen, and was WCPN’s first producer and Design / Build Chesterland, Ohio 44026 440.729.7270 broadcast journalist for the arts. She www.chagrinriverco.com
16 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM library news joined the Cleveland Foundation in 1991. out-loud stories about an unusual school She has overseen all of its arts grantmak- filled with an odd assortment of teachers ing, including several major initiatives, The Bookshelf: and students will delight both boys and one of which led to the development of girls and those who have the pleasure of Recommended Read-Alouds the 2006 Issue 18 campaign for local reading to them. for Bedtime or Anytime public support for the arts. In 2008, she was named a Distinguished Educator Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the by the Northeast Ohio Arts Education illustrated by John Lawrence. Candlewick Supernatural by Patricia C. McKissack, illus- Association. Also in 2008, she launched Press, 2009. Intricately crafted hand col- trated by Brian Pinkney. Alfred A. Knopf, the arts initiative Creative Fusion. ored engravings bring to life young Jim 1992. The ten original stories in this Poetry is Kathleen’s latest mode of cre- Hawkins’ perilous adventures with pirates collection “rooted in African American ative expression. She works and reads with at sea and on land as he follows a treasure history and the oral storytelling tradi- Take Nine, a group of local women poets, map that leads to a fortune in pirate’s tion” make good, spooky read-alouds for and has been published in Tributaries, a gold. The swashbuckling adventure will families with older children in grades 4 journal of nature writing, and by Luna keep the whole family on the edge of their and up. Press. One of her poems was published on seats! RTA bus cards as part of The LIT’s Moving Heidi by Johanna Spyri, illustrated by Minds poetry project and she is as of this The Trolls by Polly Horvath. Farrar Straus Jessie Wilcox Smith. William Morrow and writing, the reigning Haiku Death Match & Giroux, 1999. When Mr. And Mrs. Company, 1996. This children’s classic Champion of Cleveland. Anderson’s babysitter calls off just before is the tale of orphan Heidi, as she moves their trip to Paris, eccentric Aunt Sally from her grandfather’s rural home in the Shaker Art Gallery arrives from Canada to stay with the Swiss Alps to the city of Frankfurt to be at Main Library three Anderson children. Her colorful a companion to a crippled girl named personality and hilarious family stories Clara. Got the winter blahs? Brighten your spir- make it a week to remember and give the its with the local art exhibit, Winter Blues children insight into how one cruel deed I Need a Lunch Box by Jeannette Caines, to Winter Hues. The exhibit of two-dimen- can change lives. illustrated by Pat Cummings. HarperCollins, sional works will be on display through 1988. A boy wants a lunch box just like March 11 in the Shaker Art Gallery Truckery Rhymes (Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown) by his sister’s, but Mom says “No, not until located on the Main Library second floor. Jon Scieszka, illustrated by David Shannon, you start school.” He dreams of different Featured artists are Bonnie Dolin, Marti Loren Long and David Gordon. Simon & lunch boxes, what they would look like, Higgins, Jodie Kantor, Anne Kibbe, Beth Schuster, 2009. This clever, entertaining, and what he would carry in them. The Marken, Eddie Mitchell, Lisa Schonberg, fun-filled collection of truck rhymes, with surprise ending will make listeners of all and Bobby Zamora. words that replace the words of twenty- ages smile. All art is available for sale and a portion two of the most familiar Mother Goose of the proceeds benefits the Art Gallery. rhymes, is a wonderful book to read or The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, illus- Shaker Art Gallery is a new collaboration sing aloud – in fact, the more, the mer- trated by E.B. Lewis. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, of the Shaker Library and Shaker Arts rier! 2001. This is the story of two girls, one Council. black and one white, and the fence that For additional information please con- What! Cried Granny An Almost Bedtime Story separates their houses. Told in the engag- tact Margaret Simon at 216-991-2030 ex. by Kate Lum, illustrated by Adrian Johnson. ing voice of a child, and beautifully illus- 3005 or [email protected] or Puffin Books, 1998. Patrick’s first-time trated, it acknowledges the existence of Leslye Arian at 216-470-9104 or larian@ sleepover at Granny’s develops into the racial tensions, even as it shows children roadrunner.com. hilarious realization that all the things that devising their own ways of bridging bar- he needs in order to go to bed, Granny riers. must make for him. A bed, a pillow, a blanket, and a teddy bear take all night to Sideways Stories From Wayside School by make. Finally, when Patrick has what he Louis Sachar, illustrated by Julie Brinckloe. needs, it’s morning! The engaging repeti- Morrow Junior Books, 1998. These laugh- tion and charming illustrations will have
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7 PM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Sabine Kretzschmar, former Executive Director of the Shaker Historical Society, speaks about the Clark-Lee Freeway struggle and the birth of the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.
7 PM TUESDAY, MARCH 16 John Carroll University professor, Marian J. Morton, speaks about the congregations of faith in Shaker Heights.
The programs are free; however reservations are requested by calling 216-991-2421.
Free Computer Classes at Main Library
Warm up your computer skills at the Library. Classes last one and a half hours and range from the baiscs of how to set up and use an email account to job searching online and how to use PowerPoint® and Excel® programs to your best advantage.
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The classes are free; however registration MOUSE CLASS CHARTS AND GRAPHS IN EXCEL® is required and begins two weeks before 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 the class. Call the Computer Center at 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, MARCH 8 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 Main Library for more information: 216- This 90-minute class is designed to help Explore ways to use Excel to display data 991-2030 ex. 3185. If you reach the beginning computer users become com- as charts and graphs. Some familiarity library’s automated attendant, dial 8 to fortable using the mouse, the basic tool with Excel spreadsheets is expected. reach the Computer Center. that allows people to use software, surf the net, and play games on the computer. WEB EMAIL INTRODUCTION TO POWERPOINT® 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 WINWAY RESUME WRITING 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 11 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Learn to create and access a web email Put some power in your presentations. 7-8:30 PM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 account and to send and receive mes- Learn how to create a slide show with text 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, MARCH 9 sages. Participants must be able to use and graphics, edit slides, and add sound 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 18 the mouse, navigate websites, and type and animation. Participants must be able Learn to create a professional looking URLs. to use the mouse. resume with Winway Resume Deluxe 11. Participants must be comfortable using BASIC WORD PROCESSING INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: the mouse. 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 ONLINE JOB HUNTING 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 INTERNET CLASS Learn how to format documents using 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Microsoft Word software. Topics to be 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, MARCH 2 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 4 covered include: formatting text and para- Mouse skills are required for this class Discover how to find and use a wide vari- graphs, aligning text, and using tool- designed to help job seekers develop ety of online resources and learn to “surf ” bars, menus, and context-sensitive menus. Internet and computer skills needed in the web. Participants must be comfortable using online job hunting. Discover websites that the mouse. can help create resumes and get an over- INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: view of local online resources and tips for GOOGLE DOCUMENTS™ WORKING WITH WINDOWS® investigating local companies. 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11 10-11:30 AM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 With just a web browser, work on docu- 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, MARCH 16 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL® ments, spreadsheets, and databases over Learn how Windows works! This class is 10-11:30 AM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 the Internet and invite others to edit the designed for those who can navigate the 7-8:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 documents and work collaboratively. Internet and work with programs, but are Learn the basics of spreadsheet construc- not comfortable using multiple windows. tion, including formatting and design, ANIMATION IN POWERPOINT® Topics include opening, moving, resiz- printing options, and using basic formu- 10-11:30 AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 ing and arranging windows, copying and las. Participants must be able to use the Everything in a slide can be animated to pasting, as well as tips and tricks for using mouse. some extent. Learn the objects that can be the keyboard to make certain activities added to a slide and the menus that con- easier. Participants must be able to use trol them. Participants should be familiar the mouse. with the basics of creating a slide show, including adding new slides, and using INTERNET WITH EXPERTS: graphics. Using the mouse, and searching GOOGLEMANIA™ on the Internet are required skills. 3-4:30 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 3-4:30 PM SATURDAY, MARCH 6 Learn searching strategies, tips and tricks for finding better information using the Google™ search engine.
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Recent Contributions February and March. Choose to join in dents, the murders go undetected until to the Library one or all of the discussions. Books can the purported suicide of a young wife be picked up at the Main Library. finally attracts the attention of investiga- The Library has received an unrestricted tor Joseph Sandilands. contribution from Melissa Hintz and James 10 AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Trapp and a contribution to the Bertram Book Buzz: The Help by Kathryn Stockett NOON SATURDAY, MARCH 13 Woods Branch Fund from George Dent. Set in Jackson, Mississippi in the early Reflections Book Discussion: Saving Fish Randy Kammer contributed funds in 1960s, this compelling first novel is the From Drowning by Amy Tan memory of Eida Rothstein, Eddie Cantor, story of three women on opposite sides This political satire recounts the adven- Mike Young, and Wayne Ennis along with of the racial divide, who prove that ordi- tures of a group of American tourists lost contributions to honor Margaret Prejean, nary women can be heroic. in the Burmese jungle, bumbling along Kathy Osterer, Elizabeth McKee, Paul the notorious Burma Road. Cohn, and Toni Rittmaster. 7:30 PM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Mystery Book Discussion: Little Scarlet 7:30 PM TUESDAY, MARCH 23 Joseph Lang of GRG Trucking donated by Walter Mosley Tuesday Evening Book Discussion: A Walk two large map cabinets to the Library’s Set during the1965 Watts riots, pri- in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Local History collection. vate investigator/school custodian Easy Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson Rawlins is recruited by the LAPD to After living in England for 20 years, the Book Discussions identify the murderer of a young black author decides to reacquaint himself at the Main Library woman, who had sheltered an unidenti- with America by walking the 200-mile fied white man during the riots. Appalachian Trail. Along the way, he It’s winter. Time to curl up with a good meets several humorous and memorable book and then discuss it with others. NOON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 characters. The choices are varied for the months of Reflections Book Discussion: The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy 7:30 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 A successful, respected governmental fig- Business Book Discussion: Hot, Flat, and ure is haunted by one past, pivotal night Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution Don’t miss when he got drunk, got mad, and sold his – and How It Can Renew America by Thomas wife and child at a country fair. Friedman a thing The author of The World Is Flat, helped 7:30 PM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 millions of readers view globalization in a Tuesday Evening Book Discussion: Les new way. In his latest book, he discusses Miserables by Victor Hugo the crises of destabilizing climate change Subscribe to Hugo’s classic tale is set amid the politi- and the rising competition for energy. Mayor Earl M. Leiken’s cal upheaval in 19th century France. Monthly Updates 10 AM TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Teen Scene Visit www.shakeronline.com’s Book Buzz: Emma by Jane Austen homepage and add yourself to the Emma Woodhouse is a matchmaker who ALTERED BOOKS AT WOODS BRANCH list(s) of your choice. meets with the most unexpected results (Grades 6 and up) in this 19th century comedy of manners 6:30-7:30 pm Tuesday, February 9 often deemed to be Austen’s best work. We’re breaking all the rules! Craft Specialist Brenna Friesner will show you 7:30 PM TUESDAY, MARCH 9 how to rip, tear, glue, and decorate old Mystery Book Discussion: The Last books transforming them into amazing Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly recycled art. Register in person, by phone, In the 1920s, a serial killer targets the or online. wives of Britons attached to a military unit near Calcutta. Disguised as acci-
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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? CANDY-MAKING IN THE TEEN CENTER (Ages 12-17) 4:30-6:30 pm Thursday, February 11 Looking for a sweet gift for Valentine’s Day? Make your own candy and show the special people in your life that you care. Bring a container to take home your tasty treats. Register in person, by phone, or online. FREE SAT PRACTICE TEST & STRATEGY SESSION FROM PRINCETON REVIEW AT MAIN LIBRARY !"# # (Grades 10-12) $ 9:15 am-2:45 pm Saturday, February 20 Take a full length SAT Practice Test including Essay Writing that will be pro- fessionally scored. 9:15–11 am Saturday, March 6 Learn insider tips and strategies to help raise your score. The SAT Strategy Session is automatically included with your SAT Practice Test Registration. Register in person, online at www.shakerlibrary.org or call 216 991-2030 beginning February 6. You must be regis- tered to take the test and no late arrivals L]ZgZl^aandjWZl]Zci]ZhcdlbZaih4 will be admitted. Bring two # 2 pencils, a snack, and a calculator. To see if yours is acceptable, go to www.collegeboard.com/ student/testing/sat/testday/calc.html =77gdVY=dg^odch TAB II MEETINGS AT MAIN LIBRARY Over 30 years of innovative and enriching programs 7:30-8:15 pm Tuesdays, February 23 & March 9 Regular meetings for Teen Advisory HjbbZg8Vbe/ Board members. BdcYVnÄI]jghYVn 7dnh<^gahV\Zh(Ä) ?jcZ'&hiÄ?jan'.i] <^gah
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RATE THAT PIZZA AT WOODS BRANCH Databases of the Month (Grades 6 and up) 2:15-3 pm Saturday, April 10 Your CLEVNET public library card pro- Sample pizzas from different area res- vides 24/7 access to online database taurants and then rate which has the resources that can help answer all sorts best sauce, which has the best crust and of questions. Research your question more! Register in person, online at www. online and get reliable, high-quality shakerlibrary.org, or call: 216 991-2030 answers, right in your home or office, beginning March 27. any time of day or night. It’s free to anyone with a CLEVNET library card. Two featured sites and what to find there:
NetWellness RATE THAT PIZZA IN THE TEEN www.netwellness.org CENTER (Ages 12-17) This consumer health database pro- 5 pm Wednesday, April 13 vides information on topics ranging Sample pizzas from different area res- from chronic diseases to exercise and taurants then rate which has the best healthy eating. All materials on the sauce, which has the best crust and site were created and evaluated by more! faculty at the medical schools at Case Register in person, online at www.shaker- Western Reserve University, The Ohio library.org, or by phone, 216 991-2030 State University, and The University beginning March 31. of Cincinnati. Users can even submit questions to more than 500 health Gaming for Seniors and professionals and get an answer within Game Girlz Make Use of days. Grant-Funded Games Discovering Collection-U.S. and The Library continues its Wii for World History Seniors gaming programs from 2 to http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prod 3 pm Wednesdays, February 3 and Id=DC&userGroupName=clevnet_sh 17, and March 3 and 17, at the Main This multi-subject database provides an Library. The Wii Sports bundle is a in-depth opportunity to research top- collection of video games that blends ics in science and the liberal arts with attention, memory and physical activity a focus on U.S. and world history and into a challenging game. culture. Users can search from more Space is limited and reservations are required than 250,000 entries for information by calling 216-991-2030 ex. 3180. on the people and places that have shaped our world. Game Girlz is a new gaming program for girls from 8 to 108. It offers Library Seeks Entries for an opportunity to learn to play Wii 11th Annual Barbara Luton and Sony Playstation 3 games and to Art Contest improve your skills. Bring your mom, best friend, or your grandmother to Artists interested in entering the play Wii Sports, Super Smash Bros. Library’s 11th annual Barbara Luton Brawl, and PS3’s LittleBigPlanet from Art Competition are encouraged to 4 to 5:30 pm Thursdays, February 18 pick up an entry form at the circulation and March 25 at the Main Library. The desks at either Library. The contest is winner won’t have to make dinner! named in honor of Barbara Luton, the
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director who oversaw the renovation of Friends Celebrates Its Friends-Raising Fun: Moreland School into the current Main 30th Anniversary with an A February Feast-ival of Library. Ambitious Membership Chocolate Entries will be accepted from 2 to 5 Campaign pm Friday, March 5 and from 10 am to 2 Calling all friendly chocoholics! Do you pm Saturday, March 6. A non-refundable Friends of the Shaker Library is a vol- have a chocolate recipe to share? Friends entry fee of $25 for up to two pieces is unteer organization that supports the will host a Feast-ival of Chocolate from 7 required at the time of entry. library’s programs and services. Its reve- to 8:45 pm Thursday, February 4, at the Past winners’ works include Gary nue comes from book sales, merchandise, Main Library Williams’s pastel and fabric collage, and memberships. In its 30th anniversary Residents can participate by bringing a Tishauna 7.1, Horace Reese’s graphite year, Friends has set an ambitious goal to baked, cooked, or frozen chocolate good- drawing, Ethiopian, Terry Sciko’s The reach $30,000 in memberships. ie cut into bite-sized pieces to share with Fourth of October, John Harmon’s Interspace, Friends president Sharon Heslin says, at least 30 people. Recipes will be taste- Johnine Byrne’s Lanterns, Jerome White’s “There are about 30,000 residents in the tested by others and could win a prize. Quality Time, David Brichford’s Man Eater, city of Shaker Heights, and the Shaker Volunteers are needed to submit their Daniel George’s 220 Stories, Mary Ryan’s Library has more than 30,000 registered chocolate concoctions with recipes and Doan Brook and Amy Lewandowski’s A library card holders. Imagine how won- volunteers are needed to eat them. Local Very Good Breakfast. They are part of the derful it would be to have 30,000 Friends chocolate shops will be on hand to offer library’s permanent art collection. or $30,000 in membership contributions samples and an order form with special The awards include a purchase award in our 30th year. And, imagine what discounts – just in time for Valentine’s not to exceed $1,000 for the Best of we could do for our 5-star library with Day. Show, $200 for First Place, $100 for $30,000.” You don’t need to be a Friend to come, Second Place, $50 for Third Place, Friends membership chair Nikki but you do need to be a Friend to enter and certificates for honorable mention. Evans has created a large sign for both to win some fabulous door prizes, includ- Awards will be presented at the Gallery Libraries that will measure the increasing ing a gift basket of chocolates from Fresh opening reception from 2-4 pm Sunday, Friends membership dollars. According Market. Be a Friend. Bring a friend. March 28. The exhibit will continue to Evans, “There is strength in num- through May 7. bers and Friends is on a body-building End Notes For more information about the art campaign.” Membership applications and contest, call the Library at 216-991- remittance envelopes are available on the • Knit Nights are held at 7 pm 2030. display signs, along with a list of the perks Thursdays, February 11 and March 11, at of Friends membership. Woods Branch. • The Library Board meets at 6:30 pm Tuesdays, February 9, at Main Library and March 9 at Bertram Woods Branch. • Friends of the Shaker Library meets at 7 pm Tuesdays, February 16 and March 16 at the Main Library. • Both Libraries will have a one-hour delayed opening at 10 am on Friday, March 12 for staff professional develop- ment. • In response to budget cuts, the Library Board approved closing the library and furloughing staff for four days in 2010: April 2, September 9, November 26, and On December 9, Friends of the Shaker Library received the 2009 Friends of the Library December 31. Recognition Award from the Ohio Library Council. The honored recipients: Martha Sivertson, President 2007-09; Nikki Evans, President 2005-07; Sharon Heslin, President 2009-10 pose with Doug Evans, OLC Executive Director.
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 2009 23 halle on broadway!
24 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM The 23-year-old Shaker native is rocking New York in MAMMA MIA! (Her parents will never be the same….)
BY NANCY O’CONNOR
The lights on Broadway have been “Never have I been more nervous shining brighter since September for anything in my entire life,” Halle 22, 2009, when one of Shaker’s own recalls of that opening night. “But burst on stage at the Winter Garden it was also exhilarating.” Nearly as Theater in Manhattan for the open- nerve-wracking was her audition five ing number of Mamma Mia! months earlier. “When all you’ve ever The twirling, dancing, five-foot- wanted is to be on Broadway, and two ball of energy playing best friend you’re there auditioning but know “Lisa” and belting out “Honey, that what happens next is mostly out Honey” was none other than 2005 of your hands, it’s tough. You have Shaker High graduate Halle Morse. to be 100 percent committed, but That night marked Halle’s first per- realistic at the same time.” formance as a bonafide Broadway Realistically, she couldn’t expect actress. Her parents, Evan and Randi to land a Broadway role just weeks Morse, sister Natalie, and boyfriend after earning a degree in Musi- Anthony were there for her debut, cal Theater from the University of along with numerous high school Cincinnati College-Conservatory of and college friends. Music (CCM). A part with a nation- “As the curtain went up, Evan and al touring company, maybe, and she I looked at each other with tears was in fact offered a role in Hairspray in our eyes,” says Randi. “Hand in Chicago. But her talent, timing, in hand, we witnessed the dream and nearly 22 years of “rehearsal” come true – Halle on Broadway! We managed to make the nearly impos- couldn’t be more proud. She was sible happen for her after that audi- outstanding. What a thrill!” tion: Casting director Eric Woodall
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 2009 25 shared Halle’s opinion that she was a natural for Mamma Mia! “It’s one of the so-called young shows on Broad- way right now, and my character, Lisa, is a good per- sonality fit for me – she’s an energetic, fun, bubbly party girl,” says Halle, who turned 23 in December. “The role is also a ‘perfect triple’ for someone who sings, dances, and acts. I really felt I could nail it if I had the opportunity.” She’s now nailing it eight times a week in a pro- duction that continues to pack the house in its ninth year. Mamma Mia! is a lighthearted tale of a daugh- ter’s quest to discover the identity of her father on the eve of her wedding. Halle performs or sings backup on 27 of the show’s 28 songs, which include “Dancing Queen,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take a Chance on Me,” and other 1970s hits from the Swedish pop group ABBA. As delighted as Halle’s family, friends, and former teachers are for her swift success, few are surprised. “As early as age five, Halle used to sit us down in the living room and put on little plays and musicals with her friends, complete with costume and hairstyle changes,” says her mother. “We realized that she was a born performer.” At Shaker Middle School, her English teacher, Eric Hutchinson, nicknamed her Hallewood. “She really shone creatively during class presenta- tions,” says Hutchinson, now an assistant principal at the high school. “Halle also has a smile that lights up the room and an electric personality. I loved her energy.” Classmates at Shaker High surely saw stardom coming when they voted her Most Likely to Win an Oscar and Most Likely to Win American Idol. And all those who caught the school’s December 2004 production of Pippin are probably not surprised ei- ther. Her stellar performance in the musical cement- ed her place on Music Department Chair Robert Schneider’s short list of those who might make it to Broadway.
A star is born: Halle Morse in SHHS productions Our Town (top right) and Pippin (below right). PHOTOS COURTESY SHAKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL.
26 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Halle used to sit us down in the living room and put on little plays and musicals with her friends, complete with costume and hairstyle changes,” says her mother. “We realized that she was a born performer.”
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 27 “Halle had the difficult, demanding role of the Leading Player,” he says. “This character tells the story and ties the whole show together. It is challenging theatrical- ly, but also has high musical demands with a wide range. Halle and I wrestled with the score to make it best fit her voice, as it is often sung by a man. She was always so receptive to coaching and a joy to direct. She was concerned about her role, but also about the success of the entire pro- duction.” Halle was playing a part made famous by Ben Vereen on Broadway and in Shaker by former student Michael McElroy, who himself has gone on to Broadway fame [Shaker Life, April/May 2007]. “Halle gave the performance of a lifetime,” says her father. “We still run into people who remember her in that role and how, for such a young person, she commanded the presence needed to pull it off.” It was Halle’s presence and profession- alism that convinced Christine McBurney, chair of Shaker High’s Theater Arts De- # # partment, of Halle’s very real potential. “It’s about the work, and separating the everyday concerns from rehearsal,” says McBurney. “She has a combination of drive and focus and maturity that is very rare.” McBurney saw that potential play out HEATING COOLING PLUMBING again during Halle’s senior year of college. ## “I went to see her one-woman cabaret at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights, just be- fore her move to New York. She talked and sang about her vision of making it to Broadway, and she made it happen.”
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28 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM On Broadway in MAMMA MIA! (right) and a production of Hairspray in Sacramento, California (above). PHOTOS COURTESY HALLE MORSE.
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SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 29 Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, It's Off to Camp They Go!
STORIES BY JENNIFER PROE PHOTOS COURTESY CAMP ROBIN HOOD
Despite the frigid temperatures, families everywhere already are poring over camp brochures and perusing camp websites, happily planning the summer months for their children. Whether you’re choosing a day camp From left, Justin Zipkin or an overnight camp, there are plenty of resources At Camp Robin Hood: available to help you find the right fit for your own (Montréal, Canada), Matthew Podl, (Shaker Heights) camper. Grey McDermid (Denver, Colorado), and Noah Gerson (Shaker Heights). New trends The American Camp Association, a national organi- zation that accredits day camps and overnight camps, provides a wealth of information online to help families with the selection process at www.acacamps.org. The association also tracks new trends in camping, such as programs geared toward challenging and ad- venturous activities: ropes courses, climbing walls, zip lines, mountain biking, and cave exploring. Many camps now include a service component, such as community clean-up efforts, food drives, recycling programs, and volunteering with seniors and hospital patients. Technology has also come to the forefront, with most camps now offering online registration and pro- gram scheduling. Traditional camps typically offer hiking, swimming, sports, arts and crafts, and nature activities. Families can also find a wide variety of specialty camps, includ- ing programs for families, seniors, campers with cancer, gifted and talented children, youth at risk, or persons with disabilities, to name just a few. However, many camps now prefer to mainstream children with disabili- ties for a more inclusive experience.
Choosing an overnight camp For families who have decided upon overnight camp, the National Camp Association offers plenty of guid- ance. Its website, www.summercamp.org, provides a list of questions to help parents determine what type of camp may provide the best experience for their camper, including:
30 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM * What is the philosophy regarding competition? Shaker Community Life Department Camps * Which activities are required, and which are elective? For children grades K-2, the traditional camp includes creative * How structured is the program? arts and sports, such as swimming, t-ball, soccer, and basketball. * Will the counselors encourage my child to try new things? Children Grades 3-8 are able to design their own camp day, * Is there an emphasis on one particular activity or sport? choosing from a multitude of fun activities such as chess, arts & crafts, cartooning, hiking, science, scrapbooking, volleyball, golf, The website also offers a list of 20 questions for parents to ask soccer, and floor hockey. Field trips are part of the schedule for the camp director, such as: both age groups. Shaker also offers the following sports camps: baseball, bas- * What is the camper-counselor ratio? ketball, cheerleading, fencing, flag football, golf, lacrosse, field * What is the food like? hockey, roller hockey, skateboarding, soccer, and tennis. Spe- * What is the policy about letters, packages, and visits? cialty camps include: art, dance, drawing, math, nature stud- * What medical facilities and staff are available? ies, science, Spanish, and computer camps (through Funutation Tekademy.) Also offered: Safety Town, Safety Town Counselor- For further advice, parents can look to Jamie and David Cole, in-Training, Script-to Screen Film Camp, Teens Learning to Shaker residents and owners of Robin Hood Camp in New Connect (community-service oriented activities), Shaker Sum- Hampshire. Jamie tells parents, “The decision of whether or not mer Theater, Shaker on Stage, Strike Up The Band, and Life- to go to overnight camp is too big for a child to make. Parents guard Training Camp. should make the determination if their child is ready. However, Preschool in the Park is a program focused on literacy and the child absolutely should be involved in choosing where to physical activity for preschoolers 3-5 years, accompanied by an go.” adult caregiver. The program will be held at Chelton Park in She recommends that parents and children make a list to- the Moreland neighborhood, as well as in the Ludlow neighbor- gether of what is important. “Should it be same sex or co-ed? hood. For information contact: Rhonda Miller, 216-491-2583. Sports-oriented? Should it have a pool or a lake, or both? How A camps brochure will be mailed to all residents of the Shak- rustic should it be? These are just some of the criteria that er Heights School District along with the Spring/Summer rec- should be considered,” she says. reation brochure. Schedules will also be available at Thornton She also notes that while parents may be tempted to send Park, the Community Life Building, City Hall, and the Shaker their child to camp with a group of friends, campers tend to Heights Public Libraries. For more information, contact the have a richer experience if they attend solo or perhaps with just Community Life Department, 216-491-1295, or shakeronline. one particular friend. “The fewer friends you go to camp with, com. the more friends you end up making,” she says. Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Camps The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes offers outdoor adventure Day Camp Options day camps for children 4-13 years old and week long overnight camps for children 11-17 years old. Camps run from June 21- Families choosing a day camp can find plenty of August 18. Registration begins January 11 for members and choices close to home, for every interest and budget. January 25 for non-members. For more information contact Beverly Barr, 216-321-5935, or www.shakerlakes.org.
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 31 Preschool Camps
Early Childhood Enrichment Center (ECEC) – Located at the Shaker Family Cen- ter, offers full-time Summer School Age Camp (SSAC) which spans the 10 weeks that Shaker Schools are not in session. The camp is open to children 6-8 years of age and includes swim- ming lessons at Thornton Park, visiting spe- of Wayland, Massachusetts and cialists, cooking, and nature activities. Space Maddy Schwartz is limited. For information contact Michele Susie Wager of Shaker Heights at Camp Robin Hood. Block or Lynn Prange, 216-991-9761.
Hanna Perkins Center’s Reinberger Par- ent/Child Resource Center offers theme based summer camps for children ages 4-12. Camp themes include woodworking, creative arts, roller-skating, cooking, and robotics. For in-
32 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM formation contact Karen Goulandris, 216-929-0201, or www. also offers a spring vacation camp, March 22–April 2 for boys hannaperkins.org. and girls ages 3-14, and an August vacation camp, August 2–20, for boys and girls ages 3-14. For information contact Siva Gross- Summer Adventure Camp, located at Heights Christian man, 216-320-8085, or www.hb.edu. Church preschool, offers two 2-week sessions with different themes. This year’s themes are Beach Camp and Around the Laurel School’s Summer at Laurel 2010 (June 14-August 13) World. The program is open to ages 3 to K-bound, and offers features recreational, leadership, theater, technology, sports, and music, crafts, science, and outside play. For more information, academic camps for children from prekindergarten-grade 12. contact Simone Nielsen, 216-751-2593 or 216-991-7552, or New camps this year include Gator Train Camp at the Shaker by email at [email protected]. campus for the youngest campers and, at Butler Campus in Rus- sell Township, the Daring Camp for Girls and Boys in grades 3 and 4. Summer at Laurel favorites – the Magic Tree House Independent School Camp, Shakespeare Rocks, and the weekly science camps de- signed and led by the Great Lakes Science Center – are among Camps those returning. The Laurel Summer Institute offers academic courses for full or partial credit to high school students. Register Hathaway Brown’s Broad Horizons for Beginners is for boys online at www.LaurelSchool.org/Summer by May 1 and get a and girls who have begun or are about to begin preschool. There five percent discount. For more information, contact Melissa is also a Broad Horizons camp for girls, where campers experi- Curtis at 216-455-0154 or [email protected] ence learning and socialization through a variety of classes and activities. Dates for that program will be June 21– July 29. HB University School offers co-ed and all-boys summer sports
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 33 camps, day camps, and academic enrich- legacy we wanted to leave behind and ment programs for boys and girls entering envisioned the impact we could have in grades K-12. Camps are held at the US children’s lives,” said Jamie. They took campuses in Shaker Heights and Hunt- the leap, and never looked back. ing Valley. Offerings for all ages include While camp business consumes much Soccer Camp, Football Speed Camp, Biz of their time throughout the year, they Wiz Young Entrepreneurship Camp, and still work in their respective fields dur- High School Prep for middle school boys. ing the off-season. But every summer Spaces are limited. Register today at www. without fail, David, Jamie and their two us.edu. For more information, contact daughters, Lauren and Elizabeth, pack up Debbie Linich at 216-831-1984. and head to camp. They are not the only Shaker family to spend their summer to- Shaker Campers gether at the camp. Jody Podl, an English teacher at Shaker Take to "the Realm" Heights High School, is the camp’s pro- gram director, while her husband Tod When summer rolls around, Shaker loses serves as medical director – a position dozens of its citizens to a place they fondly Jody’s father used to hold. Paula Klaus- call “the Realm,” better known as Camp ner, a nurse at Boulevard School, takes Robin Hood. her husband, their two sons, and their Located in the tiny town of Freedom, dogs, so that she can serve on the camp’s New Hampshire, this traditional over- medical staff. Paula’s husband, Jonathan night camp draws campers from all over Gordon, teaches law at Case Western Re- the world, including several generations serve, which gives him the summers free of campers from Shaker families. to coach baseball and football at camp. David Cole first went to the camp at “The adults have just as much fun at age ten, following in the footsteps of his camp as the kids do,” says Paula. When father, Richard Cole, and his uncle, Bob not on duty, the adults are free to go Gries. He returned every summer, first as mountain biking, take a swim, or hang out a camper, then as a counselor, and finally at the craft shack to make jewelry. as an alumnus at reunions. They also participate in all-camp ac- In 2003, the camp’s owner retired and tivities like “Color War,” where the camp offered David a unique opportunity: to divides into two teams for a weeklong return to Camp Robin Hood as the new competition. “One year, I helped my team owner. At the time, David was working in win the Geography Bee,” said Paula. “It commercial real estate, and his wife, Jamie, turns out most kids don’t know what city was employed as a marketing executive. holds the Masters Golf Tournament.” “We asked ourselves what kind of
A Note from the Camp Nurse *Last year, H1N1 was an unwelcome visitor to some camps, adding one more concern to parents’ lists. Paula Klausner is a nurse at Boulevard Elementary School who also attends Camp Robin Hood every summer as part of the camp’s medical staff. She recommends: “Ask the camp director about their protocol for dealing with an epi- demic. Make sure that there is medical staff on duty 24 hours a day, and that they have an overnight care facility. And if your child has any particular medical needs, be sure to establish a rapport with one particular care giver who will follow your child’s wellbeing closely.” At Camp Robin Hood, she notes, they were able to contain an early outbreak of H1N1 by following a strict protocol at the first sign of illness.
34 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM * shaker preschools Allemas Childcare and Children’s Center of Enrichment Center First Baptist Church 16500 Chagrin Blvd. 3630 Fairmount Blvd. ! 216-752-2223 216-371-9394 "#$%&" Email: [email protected] www.firstbaptistcleveland.org ages 2½-5 yrs. ages: 6 weeks-5 yrs. Carol Nursery School Hanna Perkins School ' 19824 Sussex Rd. 19910 Malvern Rd. 216-991-3449 216-991-4472 ages: 3-5 yrs.; 2½ with parent www.hannaperkins.org Email: [email protected] ages: 15 mos.-7 yrs.
Cuyahoga County Board Hathaway Brown of Mental Retardation/ Early Childhood Program Developmental Disabilities 19600 North Park Blvd. 19824 Sussex Rd. 216-320-8098 216-761-7624 www.hb.edu ()* +, ),*- www.ccbmrdd.org ages: 2½-5 yrs. ()* -.) ,.. ages: 0-3 yrs. (special needs only) / / Nana Ella’s Day Care Early Childhood 3685 Lee Rd. Enrichment Center 216-991-6139 19824 Sussex Rd. ages: 18 mos.-5 yrs. 216-991-9761 Email: [email protected] JDN Early Childhood Center ages: 18 mos.-5 yrs. 22201 Fairmount Blvd. 216-320-8489 Pre-K Early Intervention Class Email: [email protected] "EST Shaker Heights City School District ages: 18 mos.-5 yrs. Onaway Elementary School 3115 Woodbury Rd. Laurel School #ARRY /UT 216-295-4080 1 Lyman Circle @ Bxbse!xjoojoh!Btjbo!dvjtjof Email: [email protected] 216-464-0946 @ ages: 3-5 yrs. (special needs only) Email: [email protected] Fbso!Qfbsm!Epmmbst!fwfsz!ujnf! www.laurelschool.org vtjoh!zpvs!Qfbsm!Cbht CEOGC Plymouth Head Start ages: 3-5 yrs. @ Fgßdjfou!boe!gsjfoemz!tubgg 2860 Coventry Rd. @ 216-991-8754 Parent’s Day Out at Zpvs!psefst!bsf!bmxbzt!epvcmf www.ceogc.org Plymouth Church difdlfe ages: 3-5 yrs. 2860 Coventry Rd. @ Njdspxbwbcmf!dpoubjofst (income eligibility guidelines) 216-991-1961 @ 42!zfbst!jo!Tiblfs!Ifjhiut Email: Cooperative Nursery School [email protected] at Heights Christian Church ages: 2½-5 yrs. 17300 Van Aken Blvd. 216-751-2593 Tree of Life Learning Center ages: 2½-5 yrs. 3635 Lee Rd. 216-752-6922 Wbo!Blfo!Dfoufs! ages: 6 weeks-12 yrs. 31232!Wbo!Blfo!Cmwe/-!Tiblfs!Ifjhiut!! 327/862/9292!! xxx/qfbsm.fbtu/dpn
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 35
Taking Stock in Spring
It’s not too early in the year to start your home maintenance and repair work. Herein, some tips from the pros.
BY RITA KUEBER
Shaker Heights neighborhoods were built from west to east: the first from 1920-29, the next after World War II, and the last in the late ’50s and ’60s. So the average age of most houses on Shaker’s west end is 80, and on the east end, 50. The age impacts how home owners in Shaker should think about repair- ing and maintaining their vintage houses. Many of our classic beauties were created by old-school craftsmen – stonemasons, carpenters, plumbers, gla- ziers, plasterers, tilers – for families who could afford the best homes money could buy at the time. Given the age and pedigree of Shaker Heights homes, good stewardship (not so much ownership) demands a commitment to pre- serve the best features while repairing or replacing what’s needed, inside and out. As spring approaches, we offer our residents the opinions of knowledge- able professionals who are ready, willing, and able to talk about how to pre- serve, protect, and even promote the beauty and functions of our homes.
Repair or replace?
After 17 years of helping homeowners maintain their Shaker Heights hous- es, Jim Ziegler, the director of the City’s Building Department, has a great deal of insight and a bit of general advice on refurbishing and renovation. His most important piece of advice: Maybe repair isn’t enough. “Too many people don’t understand that sometimes it’s no longer repair time for their house – it’s rebuild time. You see so many front stoops with worn out railings, or an original roof, or masonry, trim, or shutters that have rotted, even light fixtures on the outside of the house – sometimes the item’s useful life is over. To fix it is throwing good money after bad. It’s 80 years old. It’s time to replace it.”
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 37 Another mistake people make with old- building department on line at shakeron- All new systems in the U.S. must switch er homes is doing potential damage to the line.com/dept/building/ or by calling 216- to ozone-friendly R401A refrigerant this foundation by piling on the mulch. “Base- 491-1460. year. By 2020, R22 will be gone entirely. ments can start to leak because people add Rosen recommends hiring a contractor plants near the foundation, then put too To ‘air’ is… divine with North American Technician Excel- much mulch around the plants. I’ve seen lence (NATE) certification, EPA certifica- mulch piled all the way up to the wood. Despite the fact that February in Cleve- tion, and who is licensed and bonded. You can’t see what’s happening with mois- land is usually freezing and March some- “We have no problems servicing a cen- ture, rot, or pests. times worse, around Valentine’s Day is the tury home, which has a different set of re- “I know people use the mulch to make time to start thinking about air condition- quirements than a contemporary home,” the yard look nice,” Ziegler continues, “but ing. While homeowners can change filters Rosen says. “We have a boiler expert on in the real world, that’s bringing the grade themselves, they should call in a profes- staff with over 40 years of experience and up. You want the grade to slope away from sional once a year to keep an aging HVAC a plumbing staff that knows about older your house. Mulch should be no higher system in the best possible shape. homes.” than eight inches below the wood because “You wouldn’t go a year without chang- “The key to maintaining an older home the old houses are porous.” ing the oil in your car,” says Gary Rosen, is knowing what you can and cannot do,” Other simple preventive steps hom- owner of Smylie One Heating and Air Gilcher says. “Newer homes have tighter eowners can take include cleaning gutters Conditioning. “Why would you go a year construction with more air exchanges. in the fall and spring, especially after spring without servicing your air conditioner?” Older homes can be drafty or stuffy, but seedlings fall from the trees. Inside, tune Smylie One’s service manager, Jim we have remedies for that.” up the boiler or furnace. Gilcher, describes how often homeowners “Flush the boiler in fall and spring to get flip on the AC and hope for the best. “Most rid of the rust and crud built up inside,” of the time they don’t remember to call Ziegler says. “Draining off the hot water someone until it’s too late – there’s a leak tank – not while it’s running – extends in the refrigerant, or the drain’s plugged the life of the unit. Flush that system every and backs up. We’ve got some real horror three months so you’re not wasting money stories.” heating up the water through inches of rust Rosen and Gilcher point out that not and sediment.” all inspection and maintenance calls are Outdoors, Ziegler recommends clean- equal. “We spend over an hour checking ing up debris left over from the previous 30 system items,” Gilcher says. “It makes fall, removing dead grass and inspecting a difference when the homeowner saves 10 for snow mold – places where the grass to 30 percent on their energy bill. Plus, the looks yellow, matted, and slimy. Leaf spot average life of an AC system in NE Ohio and mildew can winter over in mulch and is twelve years. We have clients whose sys- affect spring growth. Ziegler advises treat- tems are at 17 to 22 years old because of ment early – before buds appear on trees regular maintenance.” – with a fungicide to kill the spores in the Rosen says it pays to hire a contractor soil. He also suggests thatching or aerating who actually knows what’s going on in the the lawn and giving it a shot of fertilizer industry. As an example, he points to the before the growing season really begins. current 2010 deadline for changing refrig- Plenty of additional information on erants. R22, a hydrochlorofluorocarbon home maintenance and repair is avail- typically used in residential and commer- able at no charge from the Shaker Heights cial air conditioners, is being phased out.
38 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Brick by brick DiFrancesco describes how he sees the same age-related problems in houses After winter’s freeze/thaw cycle, it’s time throughout the City. “Shaker houses were to check on the stonework or bricks at the built pretty well, but they’re approaching front or back stoop, chimney, and founda- 100 years in age. Some things just have to tion. be rebuilt,” he says. “As soon as you have a “Homeowners should look for miss- problem, take care of it. Spending $1,500 ing mortar joints, tuck points along the to $2,000 bucks now will save you triple chimney, and look at the foundation inside that in the end.” and out,” Anthony DiFrancesco says. His company, DiFrancesco and Sons, works Trees and twigs extensively with stone, brick and concrete, and does much of that work on the older Shaker’s abundant old-growth trees, homes in Shaker. including oaks, maples, sycamores, beeches, “Look at the chimney. If you see brick and elms, embellish schools and churches, spalling (flaking), you have water issues. enhance our streets, and decorate our Fix them right away,” he says. “Check the yards. Dave Van Curen’s company has been tuck points on the chimney. Check the looking after trees in Shaker and beyond flashing.” (Flashing is the material that for more than 25 years, and he has a vision: keeps the area between chimney and roof He believes people should invest in their watertight.) “Even slate roofs can gap. Be trees. sure no water is getting in.” “The single most important thing to do If your plow service pushes snow up for a tree is deep root feeding,” he says. against the foundation of your house or ga- “The biggest bang for the buck is inject- rage, the mortar joints will erode over time ing a liquid fertilizer into the roots at 400 and DiFrancesco’s company does a great pounds per square inch.” deal of this kind of repair as well, carefully Such an application should be done by a matching the right mortar – and the right professional service, obviously. “Feeding a color. tree is the same as feeding a human body,” DiFrancesco also recommends looking he says. “It makes the tree healthier and it at your front and back stoop. “So many helps it fight off disease.” pretty steps in the City,” he says. “That’s The second-most important thing for why I love working in Shaker. But steps age. old-growth trees is trimming. Not only are The footers give out. If your stoop leans or dead branches the perfect environment tilts, replace it.” He describes how he re- for insects, they catch the force of a heavy builds steps using as much of the original wind. Much of the damage from the Au- stone as possible. gust 10, 2009 windstorm was due to un- The company also lays concrete drive- trimmed, top-heavy trees caught in the 70 ways, but doesn’t work with asphalt. “Con- mile per hour winds. crete has a lifespan of about 40 years,” “A light, interior thinning makes the DiFrancesco says. “Asphalt about 12. Most tree more efficient,” Van Curen explains. driveways are just now reaching the upper “It’s a big help to large shade trees, and limit of their age, which means it’s time to from a distance you can’t see the differ- replace the old driveway.” ence. Looking up through a big tree, you
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 39 should see sort of a hollow ball. Thinning scheme for their vintage Shaker houses as allows the wind to pass through the tree. well. An untrimmed tree acts like a sail.” “Homes in Shaker need TLC all the Homeowners should also work to time,” St. John says. “Some of it is main- protect maples from four-footed vandals tenance work, but sometimes you need to – squirrels. “The damage they do is hor- strip things completely. If you have an 80- rible,” Van Curen says. “They’re looking year-old door that’s been repainted over for the sugar in the sap. They can kill the and over, it’s time to strip it back to the entire tree. The best thing you can do for bare wood. It’s really restoration work. It a maple is to get rid of the squirrel.” takes time and it’s more expensive. Van Curen indicates that trees can be “If you’re looking for someone to ‘slap trimmed all year round, except for elm a coat of paint’ on your house, we’re not and beech, which should be trimmed in your company,” he continues. “In Shaker, the dead of winter. “The best time to trim you can’t have a guy just show up with a is very early spring, before the buds pop spray gun. I understand about budgets, up, through the beginning of June,” he but we’re going to approach a job the says. “Even trees as young as five years old right way. We might work on your proj- benefit from healthy pruning and trim- ect for days, rather than hours. No matter ming.” who you hire, be sure they have experi- ence working on older houses.” Putty, plaster, paint For more complex repair/restoration jobs, St. John recommends working with Brothers Chris and Chuck St. John own a general contractor familiar with Shaker the painting company their dad founded Heights, such as Dan Dureiko or Jim Kar- in 1976 – and decided to spell St. “Jon.” lovec. The six-person company specializes in “Someone who’s familiar only with older homes such as those in Shaker – an new construction is going to get lost in entirely different proposition from paint- your house. They won’t be able to antici- ing newly constructed houses. pate the problems,” he says. “The difference is the amount of prep work needed,” Chris explains. “Before we Watch those windows… paint, we have to repair the plaster, failing and more paint, and any paint that’s popping off the woodwork, windows, or doors. We take To freshen up the entire look of your the time to fill in, sand, re-plaster.” Shaker Heights home, Pat McEntee has He recommends homeowners keep one word of advice: windows. an eye out for peeling paint, which could “Windows are the most dominant indicate rotting wood. Look for gaps in feature on your house,” says McEntee, the caulk around windows as well as any the owner of R. E. Majer. “Replacing missing glazing. For exterior work he rec- windows is instant gratification.” He ex- ommends using the best paint available: plains that most houses in Shaker Heights Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore. more than 60 years old were built with He’s helped clients configure the color weighted sash and double hung windows,
40 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM and how in the 1950s and 1960s many of those original windows were covered with screens and triple track aluminum storm windows that have been painted shut and are hard to clean. “It’s always been kind of a pre-concep- tion that historically accurate window re- placement is expensive, inconvenient, in- vasive, and dirty. It isn’t,” McEntee says. In an industry dominated by vinyl win- dow replacement companies, McEntee’s approach is thoughtful and craftsman-like. He recommends homeowners take advan- tage of the federal government’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed Open Houses Sunday, January 10th at noon into law last year, which allows a tax credit Tuesday, February 9th at 9:30 a.m. up to $1,500 for replacing old windows with new ones that meet the government’s energy efficiency standards. “It’s a very good time to do windows,” The Lillian and Betty Ratner School, through its Montessori McEntee says. and rigorous academic Day School programs, provides children And that one weird window you have? with a strong sense of self and the resources they need McEntee has never met a window he to achieve in the classroom and in life. In an environment couldn’t replace. “I’ve done huge palla- enriched by universal Judaic values, Montessori influence dium windows on stairways, circle tops, and a mosaic of diverse cultures, each child thrives. custom sizes, you name it. The companies I work with have 20 to 30 standard colors, Montessori School The Lillian and Betty Ratner School Toddler – Kindergarten 27575 Shaker Blvd. and we’ll also match a custom color pre- Pepper Pike, OH 44124 cisely.” Day School Grades 1– 8 216 464 0033 ext.1120 “R. A. Majer was founded in the 1950s, [email protected] TheRatnerSchool.org and I’m the third owner,” McEntee says. Accredited by ISACS | Member CCIS His other enterprise, Honey Do, focuses on smaller jobs, from minor repairs to stripping wallpaper, painting rooms, and refinishing hardwood floors. “Our Honey Do clients are often seniors alone in their home,” he says. “We do a lot of work in Shaker. We work with Shaker on point-of-sale violations. We work well with the City,” McEntee says. “We know what they want. I love histori- cally accurate window replacement, and I agree with what the City is looking for.”
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 41 42 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM THE OLD FAMILY HOME
BY JENNIFER PROE PHOTOS BY MARC GOLUB
Robert Frost wryly observed, to work within her very short time frame ing the dining room the same warm, red “Home is the place where, when you have and are conveniently located next door to color it has always been. to go there, they have to take you in.” The one another on Warrensville Center Road. “We’ve made some changes to the other side of the coin, of course, is what The couple was married at the Unitar- house, but that’s one room we probably Dorothy believed: “There’s no place like ian Church of Cleveland, where Miguel’s won’t touch,” says Mallory. They also keep home.” family has long been active. Miguel’s grandmother’s pie-hutch in its More specifically, for some Shaker resi- Miguel’s parents, Rafael and Eve Ben- place of honor near the front door, a fitting dents, there’s no place like the old family dezu, are thrilled to have the couple back tribute to the Bendezu’s food-centered home. Sometimes by chance, and some- in Shaker, and are especially happy to see family gatherings. times by choice, they find themselves back them settled in their Lomond area home. where they started – living in the home of Several years ago Rafael and Eve downsized Jon and Erika Leiken their youth. For some, the experience of- to an apartment on Van Aken, but kept the Some negotiations were required fers the opportunity to re-settle in Shak- house, which has also served as a roosting er Heights; some are drawn back by the place for Miguel’s brothers over the years. For Jon and Erika Leiken, the opportunity chance to carry on family traditions. And (One brother now lives in Switzerland, the to raise their children closer to family was a for others, the home becomes the em- other is in San Francisco.) powerful draw. Both Jon’s parents (Shaker bodiment of a family legacy. Miguel loves being able to ride his bike Mayor Earl Leiken and his wife, Ellen) and to the Middle School, where he works as Erika’s parents (Avery and Betsey Fried- Mallory and Miguel Bendezu an Intervention Specialist. He also has en- man) have long-standing ties to Shaker. New traditions for family gatherings joyed rediscovering the “small town feel” Having gone to Shaker Schools, Jon, of his youth. now a partner with the law firm Jones Mallory and Miguel Bendezu admit to “Trick or treat in our neighborhood was Day, and Erika wanted that opportunity having acted somewhat impulsively in amazing,” he says. “We practically needed for their children as well. But as Jon points their decision to leave the Washington velvet ropes to manage the crowd.” Mal- out, “I was working as a federal prosecutor D.C. area while planning a wedding, with lory, a native of Massachusetts, has taken in New York City, and Erika had left her no jobs lined up in the Cleveland area. advantage of the time off to do some paint- job as a Legal Aid attorney to stay home Yet, they never wavered in their decision ing and minor renovations in the house. with our kids. We had very little nest egg to return. “I love Shaker Hardware,” she says, with which to buy a house.” “We knew that we wanted to leave “because they really understand old hous- When Jon’s grandfather, Manny Leiken, Northern Virginia,” says Miguel, “because es.” She also praises the Shaker Library as passed away in 2004, Jon’s family facili- it was simply too expensive to live there. a wonderful resource for books and mov- tated the purchase of his home from the When my parents found out we were ies, and for her job search. estate. thinking about coming back to Northeast Living in the family home has inspired The 1950s split-level on Shaker Boule- Ohio, they offered us their house to live Mallory to create new traditions for fam- vard did not fit squarely with Erika’s vision in.” ily gatherings, blending some of her New for the family. “The style of Jon’s grandpar- It was an offer too good to refuse. Be- England favorites with the Peruvian dishes ents’ house was not what I had always pic- tween May and August of last year, they she is learning to cook. tured for us,” she says. “I had envisioned a moved into the house, Miguel landed a “My father is Peruvian,” explains charming, center-hall colonial on a quiet job at Shaker Middle School, and they Miguel, “and food has always been an es- side street.” planned a wedding for 75 guests, us- sential part of our family celebrations.” “There were some negotiations re- ing only Shaker businesses. Mallory was It’s not surprising to learn that the din- quired,” says Jon. amazed to find both a caterer (J. Pistone) ing room is considered the heart of their The couple agreed on several renova- and a florist (A.J. Heil) who were willing home, having hosted countless Thanksgiv- tions to help make the home their own. ing and Christmas meals over the years. By removing a wall between the kitchen Mallory and Miguel Bendezu Consequently, some of Miguel’s family and dining room, and converting an un- members have strong feelings about keep- heated Florida room into a family room,
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 43 44 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM they now have a light, airy, and open floor Erika to reunite with a treasured item backyard has once again become the site plan they would not likely have found in from her childhood, as well. of family and neighborhood gatherings. A a more traditional colonial home. They “My parents had been storing a desk particular favorite is their annual Fourth of updated the kitchen, installed hardwood that was willed to me by a relative, named July extravaganza, a backyard barbeque for floors throughout, and created a child- Ida Treat, who was an author. I’m so happy over 100 friends and family members that friendly play area in the basement. How- to finally have a place for this family heir- culminates with a short walk to the Middle ever, Jon did have a sentimental attach- loom,” she says. Moving back to Shaker School for the fireworks display. ment to two things he insisted they not also allowed Erika and Jon to pursue their “I have such vivid memories of this change. passions. For Jon, it’s musical theater. event from my childhood,” says Jon, “and One was the doorbell chimes, which “I was always involved in music and now we can continue the tradition.” are original to the house. The other sacred theater all the way through Shaker and cow was actually more of a sacred donkey. even in college and law school.” Now, not Lisa Klausner A ceramic donkey, to be more precise, only can he finally have a full size piano, Not everything’s a museum piece which had been a housewarming gift to he also can put his talents on stage at an his grandparents, and resides in the back- annual benefit he established for the Great Lisa Klausner initially thought of herself yard. Lakes Theatre Festival. Erika rediscovered as someone who would never move back “My brother and I both have fond the joys of Thornton Park ice rink, where to Northeast Ohio. After college, she lived memories of visiting that donkey every she spent much of her youth figure skat- in Miami Beach and then New York City, time we came to see our grandparents.” ing. She also launched a boutique called where she worked as a photographer. Her Jon is happy to see that their children, Ca- Strollermama, which sells strollers and work has appeared in the New York Times leigh, Jaren, and Sascha, have developed a products for young children at a location Magazine and is in the permanent collec- similar fondness for the donkey. “There in Beachwood and on the Internet. tion at the Cleveland Museum of Art. In is no way we could part with it now,” he But most importantly, the couple found 1983, her father passed away, and in the grins. that moving back to Shaker brought both 1990s, her mother’s health declined. Having a more spacious home allowed of their families closer together. Their large “I started spending more and more
The Leiken family. Above, their home’s airy kitchen.
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 45 46 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM time here, helping my mother and look- ing after the house I grew up in,” says Lisa. “I was not conscious of having any attachment to the house or to the area, but when my mother passed away in 2002, I decided to stay here.” She rates spending time with family as the best benefit of her decision. Lisa’s sister, Paula, lives in the Fernway neigh- borhood with her husband and two sons. Many cousins, aunts, and uncles live in the area as well. Living in the family home brought Lisa back in touch with her family’s roots, which she describes as “the prototypical immigrant story.” Her grandfather, Ben Klausner, im- migrated to the Cleveland area from the Ukraine and worked alongside his father and brother selling barrels. In the 1920s, they formed Klausner Cooperage and be- gan manufacturing their own barrels. Their hard work paid off, and in 1936 Lisa’s grandparents built the beautiful Onaway neighborhood home that was later passed on to Lisa’s parents. “My grandparents were very tradi- Another busy day tional people,” says Lisa, as evidenced at JDN... where by the classic brick Georgian home they young children designed, with a large Palladian window gracing the front. love learning! The task of sorting through the mul- Enjoy watching your child: titude of items left by her parents and grandparents has been difficult at times, B but Lisa has managed to artfully combine family pieces with some of her own favor- nurturing, creative environment. ites to make the house more reflective of Engage in play, art, music, literacy, natural science, computers and her style. more, while guided by our dedicated Her searches have also yielded price- and degreed teachers. less treasures, such as her grandfather’s Explore the many activities in our citizenship certificate and her grandpar- Full-day, year-round toddler ents’ ketubah (a Jewish marriage con- park-like playground, complete with and preschool program, bike path and waterpark! tract), both of which she was able to pre- ages 18 months to 5 years. serve for posterity. She also discovered a Become a kind, caring individual goldmine of vintage fabrics in the attic, through interaction with a diverse which she uses to create unique decora- world! tive pillows. “Not everything has to be treated as a Call to arrange a personal tour 216.320.8489 Sue Paley Weaver, MSSA, LISW, Director
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48 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM Q&A Living with Crohn’s
BY BETH FRIEDMAN-ROMELL Like most Shaker parents, Winslow Historic District resident Tocombamaria Murphy wears many hats – mother, office worker, nursing student, volunteer. But her decade-long struggle with a debilitating illness, Crohn’s Disease, has led to one of her most fulfilling roles, as a national Crohn’s Advocate. Crohn’s Disease is a chronic illness that causes inflammation of the digestive tract. Its cause remains unknown, but researchers believe that the immune system of Crohn’s patients is triggered to attack healthy cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Environmental and genetic factors may contribute to the onset of the disease, which usually occurs in people between the ages of 15 and 35. There is no cure, but many treatment options are available, in- cluding medication and surgery. About 500,000 Americans suffer from Crohn’s Disease (including the author of this story). It is more common among whites, but the incidence is rising in the African-American population. Tocomba (the short form of her name) now travels the country, speaking at forums about her own experiences and helping other patients and their families cope. Tocomba recently took time out of her VERY busy schedule to chat with Shaker Life about living, working, and parenting with Crohn’s. To learn more, visit: www.crohnsadvocate.com or www.ccfa.org
What is the origin and meaning of your unusual name? My mom combined two names. “Tocomba” (the “b” is silent) is Native American, and means “one who walks on water.” “Maria,” well, she just liked the name, and felt the need to stick them together. She knew she was going to call me “Tocomba” because it sounds like the city.
Are you from the Cleveland area? I grew up in Beachwood. I’ve been in Shaker about 11 years now. My oldest son, Eric, is a junior Well, I had a colonoscopy. It was the first time I had any at Shaker High, my middle son, Kobe, is at Mercer, and my daugh- sort of procedure like that. All I was given from the nurse was ter, Tristan, is at Lomond. homegoing instructions. I turned the paper over, and found out my diagnosis – “ulcerative colitis: follow up in 30 days.” I When did you begin experiencing symptoms of Crohn’s, and when felt like I had to start doing the legwork on my own. was the diagnosis confirmed? It was at least 10 years ago. I would go to the doctor for a physical, they would tell me to take vitamins. What happened at the follow-up? The doctor showed me a About six years ago, the symptoms converged all at once. Ironically, picture of the colon, indicating where my disease was. She I was working in a health care facility, Northeast Ohio Neighbor- gave me a prescription and the visit was over. I asked her what hood Health Services (NEON). I thought I was catching things from the cure was. She patted me on the back and sort of laughed. the patients. Then one day, I felt like someone was punching me in “The only cure is if we take your colon out.” Then she walked the stomach. I was doubled over, I couldn’t work. away. Until then, I never believed there had been anything really There I was, standing in the hallway with the appointment wrong with me. My younger son had been critically ill in the hos- clerk. I didn’t know what that meant for me. “Can you even pital for ten months. For me, that was sickness. live without a colon?” I was thinking all sorts of crazy things.
SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 49 really well. My daughter really wanted to see it. She looked at it, kind of said, “Oh.” We gave it a name – Stomamaria! It had its own little life. Sometimes they’re loud, or gassy. My daughter would ask, “Is Stoma okay to- day?” With kids, the more you let them in on it, the better off you are. As long as they know you’re not going to die, everything else is okay.
How did you finally achieve remission? Dr. Katz felt I needed to try a new drug called Cimzia. I have been in clinical remission for almost a year. I give myself two injections once a month. This is really the first time where a medication has really and truly put me into remission. I feel like a normal per- son for the first time in so many years.
And that led to your becoming a Crohn’s Advocate? I was at Dr. Katz’ office and no- Tristan, Eric, Tocomba, and Kobe at home. ticed a poster on his door advertising an aca- demic scholarship for those suffering from Anyway, it never got any better. I was University Hospitals. Crohn’s, sponsored by UCB Pharma [the losing weight, going through a divorce, At that point, things really turned company that makes Cimzia]. It had always and ended up back in the E.R. They put around for me. Dr. Katz has searched tire- been my dream to become a doctor, but my me on intravenous steroids and kept me lessly to find something that will work for family came first. As I got older, I decided for two weeks. We finally found out I me. I’ve been on just about every treat- that I wanted to be a nurse practitioner, but didn’t have ulcerative colitis at all. I have ment there is, including surgery. every time I went back to school, I would Crohn’s. flare or my finances were bad. I had been How have your children coped? I recall out of school for 17 years. I had to get my Did anybody warn you what the side ef- Christmas Day in 2008, which was my transcripts together from Case and Tri-C, fects of the steroids might be? Well, they last flare, I mustered up enough strength write an essay, and obtain recommenda- sent in a nurse who had had surgery for to watch the kids open presents, and got tions. I was one of 31 recipients nationwide Crohn’s, and she talked to me about ag- back into bed for the next two days. My to win a $10,000 scholarship, which has en- gression and mood swings. They didn’t oldest son didn’t even hesitate – he took abled me to go back to school at Cleveland tell me about the weight gain. The ste- care of the little ones, made them food, State University, where I’m working on a BS roids helped for a little bit, but I was hor- helped them dress. I’d hear them knock in Nursing. ribly mean and my moods were erratic. I on my door, and he’d say, “Come here, Last year, UCB came up with this new still wasn’t feeling normal. I couldn’t keep let’s do this, Mommy doesn’t feel good.” Crohn’s Advocate program, and invited me pace with my job in a really busy clinic, I had a temporary ileostomy for two to be a part of it, along with four others. It’s and rather than get fired, I resigned. years. [That means doctors bypassed like a dream come true for me, working in Tocomba’s colon with a stoma (opening) the medical field and talking about a disease So you lost your health insurance? Af- connected to an external bag to collect I live with every day. ter a year and a half on COBRA, I had no waste.] It was hard to take. It changes doctor and no medicine, and ended up everything about how you look, how you What does this work involve? Our objective in the hospital. At that point, I met Dr. feel as a woman. I woke up from the sur- is to connect, educate, and empower those Mario Kamionkowski, who specializes in gery bawling. But before long, it was sec- living with Crohn’s and their families. We Crohn’s disease. He treated me free until ond nature. I was feeling better, and that have a website, crohnsadvocate.com, and you my county insurance came through, and was good. can register there for our free magazine. We then referred me to Dr. Jeffrey Katz at My friends and family took the surgery have local forums across the country. I do a
50 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM great bit of traveling. At the end of Sep- was going on. I was very upfront with the for the Crohn’s Walk, giving money and tember, I was in three states in a week. man I was and am still dating now. He was lending a hand to raise money to find a We raise awareness not only about the there for me. When you try to hide it, you cure. I was a team leader last summer, and disease, but the various treatment options. do yourself a disservice. plan to be involved again this year. I always point out the mistakes I made at the beginning, so others won’t repeat How can friends and family best sup- I hear you’re an active volunteer. I’m a them. It’s so important to find a GI doctor port someone with Crohn’s? First of all, Sunday school teacher and the head of who specializes in Crohn’s. A key point in just being there. Not just physically, but the Young Women’s Christian Council at my personal story is to develop a support being able to be that sounding board for church. I’m also on the Patient and Family network, and also show that with Crohn’s, someone who has a chronic illness. It can Council at University Hospitals. you can still achieve your dreams. be overwhelming – encourage the person to talk about it. Let them know it’s okay And you’ve returned to work at NEON? Yes. What are some of the challenges that when you’re having a steroid rant or feel- I do immunization outreach. When I fin- Crohn’s patients face? Sometimes it ing particularly down. ish my nursing degree, I plan to specialize seems to be an invisible disease. Often we When things get bad, you have to learn in IBD (Irritable Bowel Diseases). look like we’re fine – people don’t under- to laugh about it. We have to make this stand that I’m running to the bathroom a funny. The two big things for me have Please finish this sentence: The best thing million times a day. Bodily functions can been my faith and a sense of humor. I ap- about living in Shaker is.... The diversity. be embarrassing to talk about. Sometimes preciate my support system. Not just my I didn’t grow up with that. There are so people feel like there’s no one they can family, but also my church, Trinity Out- many things I love about the city – the talk to. reach Ministry Church of God in Christ, school system, the teachers, even the street I was at the beginning of a new rela- in Cleveland. I live on. This is where I want to be. tionship when I found out I had Crohn’s. It’s also really encouraging to see how There was no use in trying to hide what many people come out and show support
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SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 51 ...On Broadway dents who were musical theater majors. says. “They call it the Harvard of musical continued from page 28 Once I knew I could go to school for musi- theater schools.” cal theater, it was over,” she laughs. “My CCM’s graduation ceremony is actu- You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Her first parents had been pushing me toward the ally a one-hour “Senior Showcase” perfor- speaking role came during the sixth grade Ivy League to become a doctor or lawyer mance that students present in New York in the Beachwood Community Theater’s – which they still kind of want me to do – for an audience of industry agents and Annie. The following summer, she land- but the BW experience showed me I could casting directors and managers. ed her first leading role as Alice in Alice go for this.” “The goal is to get an agent from that in Wonderland. Her first professional gig Going for it, she soon discovered, Showcase,” Halle explains. “We’re very came during her junior year of high school would be grueling. “Let me tell you, it is an lucky that almost everyone, every year, when she won the role of “Placard Girl” event applying for theater music programs. graduates from CCM with an agent. It is in the Beck Center for the Arts’ produc- I applied to and had to audition for nine amazing.” Halle and her 13 CCM Class tion of Reefer Madness. schools, traveling to Boston, Philadelphia, of 2009 classmates took “An Odyssey” as While theater camps, piano, dance, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and other cities dur- their Showcase theme. Among the standout and voice lessons, and increasingly promi- ing my senior year of high school. Nothing numbers Halle performed was “Waiting nent roles in school, community, and pro- seemed more important than getting into for Life” from the musical Once on This fessional productions filled her days, Halle the school of your dreams, and I had my Island. “I’ve been singing it in auditions didn’t initially view musical theater as any- heart set on Carnegie Mellon.” since high school,” she says. “It shows me thing more than a hobby – until she at- But after being waitlisted at her first off the best.” tended a theater camp at Baldwin-Wallace choice, she accepted a scholarship offer to At the conclusion of the Showcase, each College after her freshman year at Shaker attend CCM, a decision she credits with agent checks off the names of those stu- High. helping her get to where she is today. “CCM dents they want to talk to and then places “I was introduced to a whole world is ranked as a number-one school for mu- their request card on the stage. that I didn’t even know existed by stu- sical theater by New York City agents,” she “It’s the most horrifying experience
52 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM when we all return to the stage to look for ver (’05), Hannah Corrigan (’05), Danielle stem from having met boyfriend Anthony cards,” Halle says. “But I had 15 callbacks. Saks (’05), and Arlo Hill (’04). Mark Booth, Jr. there. “I actually met An- I landed with The Mine, a fabulous agen- She also participates in the late-night thony the first week I was here, on the sub- cy that represents countless performers Broadway Show Bowling League that pits way,” she says. “My friends and I were lost, and has lots of working clients. I’m really cast members from current shows against naturally, and he helped us.” Booth, she happy with them. They really understand each other to raise money for the Broad- learned, was also from Ohio (Columbus) me and what I want to do. I mentioned way Cares/Equity Fights AIDS organiza- and had studied musical theater at Cincin- I thought I was right for Mamma Mia! in tion. And she takes in as many Broadway nati’s School for Creative and Performing our very first meeting.” and off-Broadway shows and theater festi- Arts. “He is a wonderful singer on track to With several months of performances vals as she can. “I’ve seen Hair twice, and be a rock star/pop sensation. He has been under her belt, her performance jitters Andrew Kober [Shaker High, 2002] is hys- incredibly supportive of me. He always be- are under control, the two-and-a-half terical in it.” She’s been a fan of his for lieved I was going to make it to Broadway, hour performances no longer exhaust her, years: “He was my Charlie Brown when we and he made me believe. He continues to and the show has become, Halle says, "the did Heights Youth Theater together.” inspire me.” job that I do. But I'm still having the time It’s been nearly a year since she moved Despite her promising start, Halle ac- of my life.” to the Big Apple, and Halle remains enam- knowledges that her chosen profession Last November, she moved from her ored of it. “I love New York City; there’s no “can be really scary. Theater can be such cousin’s couch in Queens to an apartment place else like it in the world. Even things an unstable career. My very talented room- at East 97th Street and Lexington Avenue, you don’t like, such as crowded subways mate is currently babysitting.” Her ulti- a 15-minute subway ride from the theater. or smelly cabs, it doesn’t matter. New York mate dream, she says, “is to originate a role When not performing, she socializes with is still unique with all its different walks of on Broadway and win a Tony Award.” But fellow cast members and other Northeast life. I also appreciate how well-respected for now, she says, “I feel so blessed to be in Ohio transplants, including Shaker High theater is here.” this position.” graduates Leah Michelson (’04), Amy Sil- Her fondness for the city might also
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MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS: parent or caregiver. FEES & INFO: (birth-6 years) with a parent can Parent and Child Play Sessions, KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201. enjoy exercise equipment and 9:30 AM-NOON, SHAKER FAMILY CENTER activities in a gym and large mus- PATRICIA S. MEARNS FAMILY PLAYROOM. TUESDAYS: Play and Learn Station, cle room. Program runs through Parents and caregivers with chil- 6-8 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop- March 28. Discount passes avail- dren from birth to age 5 can play in, literacy-based play for parents able at Shaker Family Center. FEES and make friends. Afternoon hours: and caregivers with children birth & INFO: 216-921-2023. 4-6 PM Mondays, Wednesdays, to age 5 co-sponsored by Shaker Thursdays & Fridays. Membership Library and Family Connections. TUESDAYS: Stone Oven Days, 2267 includes use of gym and muscle INFO: 216-991-2030 OR 216-921-2023. LEE RD. Dine and donate! Every room during specific hours. FEES & Tuesday, the Stone Oven donates a INFO: 216-921-2023. WEDNESDAYS: Play and Learn Station percentage of the day’s sales to the for Home Day Care Providers, 10 Nature Center programs. Enjoy a MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS: The AM-NOON, MAIN LIBRARY. Free, drop great meal and support the Nature Homework Center, 4-6:30 PM, MAIN in literacy play sessions just for Center. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www. LIBRARY. Free homework help for home day care providers and their shakerlakes.org. youth in grades 2-6 provided by children birth to age 5, co-spon- teachers under the supervision sored by Shaker Library and Family SATURDAYS: North Union Farmers of Mrs. Cheryl Darden, Special Connections. INFO: 216-991-2030 OR Market, 8 AM-NOON, SHAKER SQUARE. Education Supervisor, Cleveland 216-921-2023. (Between Dewey’s Coffee House Public Schools. An adult must reg- and CVS Pharmacy.) Go indoors to ister the student at the first visit THURSDAYS & SATURDAYS: Play and shop fresh and local to benefit the and students must be picked up by Learn Station, 10 AM-NOON, MAIN farmers. INFO: 216-751-7656. 6:30 pm. INFO: 216-991-2030. This LIBRARY. Free, drop-in, literacy- service is generously funded by MyCom. based play for parents and care- SATURDAYS: Hike with a Friend, givers with children birth to age 3:30 PM, NATURE CENTER. Bring a TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS: 5 co-sponsored by Shaker Library friend or hike with a new one and Drop in Sessions, 9:30 AM-NOON, and Family Connections. INFO: 216- share your knowledge and favorite HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD 991-2030 OR 216-921-2023. spots around the Shaker Parklands. DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE Free. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www. CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Child’s SATURDAYS: Open Gym, 10 AM-NOON, shakerlakes.org. play for infants to age eight with SHAKER FAMILY CENTER. Children
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SHAKER LIFE FEBRUARY | MARCH 2010 55 out & about February highlights Sunday Monday TuesdayWednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Robotics Play & Learn Art 10:45 am, Friends Drop in Sessions Meet American 4:15 pm, Hanna Station Ongoing. Hanna Perkins Feast-ival of Ongoing. 9:30 am, Girl Doll Rebecca Perkins Center. 6 pm, Main Library. Center. Chocolate 7 pm, Hanna Perkins 2 pm, Bertram (pg. 58) (pg. 55) (pg. 58) Main Library. Center. (pg. 55) Woods Branch. (pg. 59) (pg. 59)
7 8 9101112 13 Reforming Our The Homework Altered Books Kindergarten Candy Making Killer B North Union Food Supply: An Center Ongoing. Workshop for Curriculum in the Teen Tournament Farmers Market Untold Story 4 pm, Main Library. Teens 6:30 pm, Night 7 pm, Center 4:30 pm, 2/12-14 Ongoing. 8 am, 9:30 am, First (pg. 55) Bertram Woods Hathaway Brown Main Library. Thornton Park. Shaker Square. Unitarian Church. Branch. (pg. 59) School. (pg. 59) (pg. 59) (pg. 60) (pg. 55) (pg. 59) Rain Barrel Workshop 3 pm, Nature Center. (pg. 60)
14 15 1617 18 19 20 Annual Winter Pajama Stories Roller Skating Music in the Play & Learn Lenten Fish Fry SAT Practice Case Band 7:15 pm, Bertram 4 pm, Hanna Morning Station Ongoing. St. Dominic Church. Test 9:15 am, Department Woods Branch. Perkins Center. 9:30 am, Hanna 10 am, Main Li- (pg. 61) Main Library. Showcase Concert (pg. 60) (pg. 60) Perkins Center. brary. (pg. 55) (pg. 61) 3 pm, Severance (pg. 61) Hall. (pg. 66) Shaker Works Cross Country in Progress Getting Your Ski Shaker 7 pm, Bertram Foot in the Door Parklands 10 am, Woods Branch. 2 pm, Main Library. Nature Center. (pg. 61) (pg. 61) (pg. 61) 21 22 23 2425 26 27 Les Delices The Homework Shaker Dreams A Program of Poetry Back in Lenten Fish Fry Wildlife Tracks 4 pm, Plymouth Center Ongoing. Shaker Historical American Music the Woods St. Dominic Church. 2 pm, Nature Church. (pg. 61) 4 pm, Main Library. Society & Museum. 7:30 pm, First 7 pm, Bertram (pg. 61) Center. (pg. 62) (pg. 55) (pg. 61) Baptist Church. Woods Branch. (pg. 62) (pg. 62) Baldwin-Wallace The ABCs of Women’s and
Starting a Men’s Choirs Business 7 pm, 7:30 pm, Plymouth Main Library Church. (pg. 62) (pg. 62) 28
56 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM out & about March highlights Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dance Together The Homework Barbara Luton Art Barbara Luton Art 10 am, Hanna Center Ongoing. Competition Drop Competition Drop Perkins Center. 4 pm, Main Library. Off 2 pm, Main Off 10 am, Main (pg. 63) (pg. 55) Library. (pg. 63) Library. (pg. 64) Preschool Dance Meet American Lenten Fish Fry Class 4 pm, Hanna Girl Doll Rebecca St. Dominic Church. Perkins Center. 2 pm, Main Library. (pg. 63) (pg. 63) (pg. 64)
7 8 9 1011 1213 Play & Excelling at Play & Learn Organ and A Night for the Learn Station Interviewing Station Ongoing. Trumpet Concert Red & White Ongoing. 6 pm, 2 pm, 10 am, Main Library. 8 pm, Plymouth 7 pm, Executive Main Library. Main Library. (pg. 55) Church. (pg. 64) Caterers at (pg. 55) (pg. 64) Landerhaven. (pg. 64) Lenten Fish Fry St. Dominic Church. (pg. 63)
14 15 1617 18 19 20 The Mozart The Homework Winter New Stages 28 St. Patrick’s Lenten Fish Fry Open Gym Experience Center Ongoing. Athletic Awards Shaker New Day Show St. Dominic Church. Ongoing. Family Concert 4 pm, Main Library. 6 pm, Shaker High. Playwrights’ and 7 pm, St. Dominic (pg. 63) 10 am, Shaker 2 pm, Severance (pg. 55) (pg. 64) Directors’ Series School. (pg. 64) Family Center. Hall. (pg. 66) 3/17 & 3/18 (pg. 55) Shaker Works in 8 pm, Shaker Once On This Progress 7 pm, High. (pg. 64) Island 7 pm, Bertram Woods Wiley Auditorium. Branch. (pg. 64) (pg. 66)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Band Tour Writing a The Homework Play & Learn North Union Preview Concert Business Plan Center Ongoing. Station Ongoing. Farmers Market 7 pm, Shaker High. 7 pm, Main Library. 4 pm, Main Library. 10 am, Main Li- Ongoing. 8 am, (pg. 65) (pg. 55) brary. (pg. 55) Shaker Square. (pg. 55) Poetry Back in
the Woods 7 pm, Bertram Woods Branch. (pg. 65) 28 29 30 31 Barbara Luton Play & Learn Parent & Child Art Competition Station Ongoing. Play Sessions Gallery-Opening 6 pm, Main Library. Ongoing. 9:30 am, Reception (pg. 55) Shaker Family 2 pm, Main Library. Center. (pg. 55) (pg. 65)
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THRU MARCH 11: Winter Blues to Winter Hues, SHAKER ART GALLERY, MAIN LIBRARY. Wash out the gray with a splash of color by talented local artists. Shaker Art Gallery is a col- laboration of the Shaker Library and Shaker Arts Council. INFO: MARGARET SIMON, 216-991-2030 OR msimon@ shakerlibrary.org OR LESLYE ARIAN, 216-470-9104 OR larian@roadrun ner.com.
FEB. 1-MARCH 1: Winter Outdoor Adventure Classes, NATURE CENTER. Children in grades K-8 can explore and learn through fun, interactive outdoor classes ranging in price from $35-$50/members; $50-$65/ non-members. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www.shakerlakes.org.
Feb. 1: Robotics, 4:15 PM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Students in grades 1-3 build models of machines and animals and learn basic programming. $20/2 weeks (Feb. 1 & Feb. 8). INFO: KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201.
Feb. 2: Groundhog Day. Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shad- ow?
Feb. 3: Art, 10:45 AM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Children (ages 2-4) and a parent use differ- ent art media to learn about colors, design, and textures. Each week children create new pages for an art portfolio. $40/4 weeks (Feb.3- 24). INFO: KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216- 929-0201.
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Mary K. Holmes, CWRU Presidential rip, tear, glue, and decorate books Friends Feast-ival of Feb. 4: Scholar and food activist, will speak about into amazing recycled art. INFO: 216- Chocolate, 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. food choices that support our values and 991-2421. Friends sweetens its membership priorities. Less than 1% of all the food with a chocolate tasting just in time eaten in Ohio is grown here. Can we put Kindergarten Curr- for Valentine’s Day. Everyone is Feb. 10: healthy, sustainable food on our dinner iculum Night, 7 PM, HATHAWAY BROWN welcome, but only Friends mem- table? How much power do corporations SCHOOL, 19600 NORTH PARK BLVD. An bers can win door prizes including have over the food we eat? Free. INFO: evening hosted by Primary School a basket filled with chocolate treats 216-751-2320. Director Kathy Zopatti and kinder- from Fresh Market. Not a member? garten teachers. Parents are wel- Here’s a tasty reason to join. INFO: come to visit the HB kindergarten 216-991-2030. Tri-C Classical Piano Re- Feb. 7: classrooms and learn all about the cital Series: Logan Skelton, 3:30 PM, curriculum. This free event is for Meet American Girl FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 3630 FAIRMOUNT Feb. 6: parents only. RSVP by February 8 to Doll Rebecca, 2 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BLVD. University of Michigan profes- 216-320-8098 or www.hb.edu. BRANCH. Listen to a passage from the sor, pianist, and composer performs. first book in the doll’s series, play Tickets: $15/person; $10 seniors, Candy Making in the a game, make a craft and enjoy a students, church members. INFO: 216- Feb. 11: Teen Center, 4:30 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. snack from Rebecca’s era. INFO: 216- 241-6000. Looking for a sweet Valentine’s Day 991-2421. gift? Make your own candy. Bring Altered Books Workshop Feb. 9: a take-out container for your tasty Reforming Our Food Sup- for Teens, 6:30 PM, BERTRAM WOODS Feb. 7: treats. INFO: 216-991-2030. ply: An Untold Story, 9:30 AM, FIRST BRANCH. We’ll break all the rules UNTARIAN CHURCH, 21600 SHAKER BLVD. when Brenna Friesner shows how to
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Feb. 13: Rain Barrel Workshop, 3-5 PM, NATURE CENTER. Learn to make a rain barrel and use the water (and money) you’ve saved to keep your home landscape healthy and growing. $60/members, $75/non- members. $30 extra barrel without Oatey Diverter. $50/extra barrel with Oatey Diverter. Workshop lim- ited to 15 people and one extra barrel. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www. shakerlakes.org. Mary Lou: A Step Above the Rest Presidents’ Day Why should you care that for the past 20 years I have been Feb. 12 & 15: in the Top 1% within the finest real estate company in Weekend. Shaker Schools closed. Northeast Ohio? Because supremely satisfied buyers and sellers put me there! Those I have helped in the past will be Killer B thrilled to tell you why I should be the one to help you with Feb. 12-14: your real estate needs today and tomorrow. Tournament, THORNTON PARK. B is Please call me for references. for blades, as in blades of glory. Shaker hosts its tourney for B teams.
Feb. 14: Heights Chamber VM:216.999.8411 Orchestra Concert, 7:30 PM, FIRST website:maryloumchenry.com Off:216.751.8550 UNITARIAN CHURCH, 21600 SHAKER BLVD. email:[email protected] Shaker resident and piano soloist Emanuela Friscioni performs. Guest conductor is Horst Buchholz. The program includes Bizet’s Suite from L’Arlesienne and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Free-will donation. INFO: SUSAN BLACKWELL, 216-321-3315 OR [email protected].
Feb. 15: Pajama Stories, 7:15 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Starry, story night for children ages 3 and up with or without an adult. INFO: 216-991-2421.
Feb. 16: Roller Skating, 4 PM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Children (ages 2½-8) learn to skate safely. Beginning skills include learning to get up from the floor, rolling forward, and picking up one foot at a time. Use of music for simple rhythm and movement activities that coincide with skating skills. $69/6
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weeks (Feb. 16-March 23). INFO: a calculator (check http://www.col- KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201. legeboard.com/student/testing/sat/ testday/calc.html to see if yours is Feb. 16: Shaker Works in acceptable.) Come back March 6 for Progress, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS your scores and test tips from the BRANCH. Sabine Kretzschmar, former experts. INFO: 216-991-2030 EX. 3186. executive director of the Shaker Historical Society, speaks about the Feb. 20: Cross Country Ski Clark-Lee Freeway Struggle and the Shaker Parklands, 10 AM-NOON, birth of the Nature Center at Shaker NATURE CENTER. Bring your own Lakes. INFO: 216-991-2421. cross-country gear and ski the park- lands with a naturalist. No snow? Feb. 17: Music in the Morning, S’no problem. Hike takes place with 9:30 AM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR or without flakes. $5/members; $7/ CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD non-members. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. www.shakerlakes.org. Children (birth to 3) and their par- ents experience the joy of music Feb. 20 & 21: Ninth Grade through group singing, finger plays Theatre Experience, 8 PM, SHAKER and experimentation with instru- HIGH. Fully staged production writ- ments and dance. $65/6 weeks ten and performed by the fresh- (Feb. 17-March 24). INFO: KAREN men company in collaboration with GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201. Cleveland-area poet Katie Daley. 24- Hour Box Office: 216-295-4287. Feb. 17: Getting Your Foot in the Door, 2 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Giannoula Feb. 21: Les Delices, 4 PM, Harris of the Cleveland Chapter of PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVETRY RD. the Society of Human Resources ArtsPlymouth’s artist in residence, Management offers tips on what it Les Delices directed by Debra takes to get your foot in the door Nagy, performs Hommages, an inti- of prospective employers. Learn job mate program of tributes featuring research strategies, how to network, Francois Couperin’s “Apotheosis of and how to write cover letters and Lully,” selected “tombeaux,” and resumes. INFO: 216-991-2030. other musical caricatures. Tickets available online at www.lesdelices. Feb. 19, 26: Lenten Fish Fry, org or at the door. INFO: 216-921- ST. DOMINIC CHURCH, 19000 VAN AKEN 3510. BLVD. Now I filet me down to sleep. I thank the Lord for my sole to eat. Feb. 22: Kids Cooking, 4:15 Proceeds benefit organizations at St. PM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD Dominic. Eat in or take home. INFO: DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE 216-991-1444. CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Children ages 3-8 cook real food and prepare Feb. 20: SAT Practice Test, a simple recipe with parent’s help. 9:15 AM-2:45 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Youth $20. INFO: KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216- in grades 9-12 can take a full- 929-0201. length SAT practice test, including essay writing, that’ll be profession- Feb. 23: Shaker Dreams. SHAKER ally scored. Registration is required HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM. A his- and no late arrivals will be admitted. tory of Shaker dreams and visions Bring two #2 pencils, a snack, and including artwork and artifacts from
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Feb. 23: The ABCs of Starting a Business, 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Whether you are just beginning to develop a business concept or ready to start a business, this program offers a general overview of the questions you should ask to insure a successful business start. INFO: 216-991-2030. INVITATIONS & STATIONERY SINCE 1985 CLASSIC - CONTEMPORARY - CUSTOM-DESIGNED Feb. 24: A Program of American Music, 7:30 PM, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 3630 FAIRMOUNT BLVD. The Shaker the a. l. wain Heights High School A Capella company choirs and orchestra and the church’s Chancel Choir perform. INFO: 216- s 932-7480. BY APPOINTMENT 216.751.2999 Feb. 25: Poetry Back in the (RIGHT IN SHAKER HEIGHTS!) Woods, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. WWW.ALWAIN.COM Enjoy poetry read by regional poets. INFO: 216-991-2421. Interest rates as low as %* Feb. 26: Winter Visitation Day, fixed for3.9 309 years! 8:15 AM-2 PM, HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL, 19600 NORTH PARK BLVD. Girls inter- Down payment grants up to ested in applying for grades 5-12 at $15,000 Hathaway Brown School can meet HB students, faculty and administra- tors; attend classes; tour the school; visit the new aquatic center; and find out about HB. Free optional presen- tation, Q&A session, and tour for prospective parents from 8:30-9:30 am. Reservations are required. INFO: 216-320-8767 OR [email protected].
Feb. 27: Wildlife Tracks, 2-4 PM, NATURE CENTER. Make tracks to spend the afternoon looking for signs of local wildlife. $5/members; $7/non- members. INFO: 216-321-5935 OR www. • Luxury lofts / penthouses from the $200s • Heated indoor garage with private entrance shakerlakes.org. www.AvalonLofts.com • Green building with energy-saving features 216.561.5200 • Superior RTA location Baldwin-Wallace 16800 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Hts. • Find out how you can move in now without Feb. 27: OPEN 11-5 Women’s and Men’s Choirs, 7:30 PM, paying 2 mortgages. Call us. * rates subject to change PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY RD.
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Dr. Philip Silvey directs the Women’s Choir and Frank Bianchi directs the Men’s Choir in a concert of eclectic music. Free will donation. INFO: 216- 921-3510. Events for March March 1: Dance Together, 10 AM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Dancing with a parent or caregiver, children ages 18 months-3 years learn basic dance skills and explore rhythm, bal- ance, and coordination with upbeat music and fun props $60/5 weeks (March 1-March 29). INFO: KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201.
March 1: Preschool Dance Class, 4 PM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Children learn simple dances and explore movement, rhythm, balance and coordination with fun music and props. $60/5 weeks (March 1-March 29) INFO: KAREN GOULANDRIS, 216-929- 0201.
March 5: Professional Day. Shaker elementary schools closed.
March 5, 12 & 19: Lenten Fish Fry, ST. DOMINIC CHURCH, 19000 VAN AKEN BLVD. Just for the halibut, buy some fish to benefit organizations at THE CIM OPERA THEATER PRESENTS St. Dominic. Eat in or take home. Ariadne auf Naxos INFO: 216-991-1444. February 24 – 27 at 8:00 p.m. In Richard Strauss’ delightful comedy, romance will Barbara Luton Art triumph to some of his most delectable music! March 5: Don’t miss this rarely performed masterpiece. Competition Drop Off, 2-5 PM, MAIN David Bamberger, director LIBRARY. Enter up to two pieces in The CIM Orchestra, Harry Davidson, conductor the library’s 11th annual juried art Tickets on Sale Now! competition. Non-refundable entry $15 for adults; $10 for students, seniors and groups of 10 or more. fee is $25. INFO: 216-991-2030. Order online at cim.edu or call 216.791.5000 x411
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March 6: Barbara Luton Art March 14: Daylight Savings Competition Drop Off, 10 AM-2 PM, Time. Spring ahead one hour. MAIN LIBRARY. Enter up to two pieces in the library’s 11th annual jur- March 15: Kids Cooking, 4:15 ied art competition. Non-refundable PM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD entry fee is $25. INFO: 216-991-2030. DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Children March 6: Meet American Girl (ages 3-8) enjoy cooking real food Doll Rebecca, 2 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. and prepare a simple recipe with Listen to a passage from the first parent’s help. $20. INFO: KAREN book in the doll’s series, play a game, GOULANDRIS, 216-929-0201. make a craft and enjoy a snack from Rebecca’s era. INFO: 216-991-2030. March 16: Winter Athletic Awards, 6 PM, SHAKER HIGH. Cheers to March 10: Excelling at Shaker’s athletes and their awesome Interviewing, 2 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. seasons. Giannoula Harris of the Cleveland Chapter of the Society of Human March 16: Shaker Works Resources Management speaks about in Progress, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS what applicants should – and should BRANCH. John Carroll University his- not – do in job interview situations. tory professor Marian J. Morton INFO: 216-991-2030. speaks about her work in progress on the congregations in Shaker Heights. March 12: Organ and Trumpet INFO: 216-991-2421. Concert, 8 PM, PLYMOUTH CHURCH, 2860 COVENTRY RD. Organists James Riggs March 17 & 18: New and Todd Wilson unite with Neil Stages 28 Shaker New Playwrights’ Mueller on trumpet for a program & Directors’ Series, 8 PM, SHAKER marking the 10th anniversary of the HIGH. This one-act play festival is renovation of the Holtkamp-Hemry produced, directed, performed, and pipe organ. Free will donation. INFO: written by students. Show at 7 and 216-921-3510. 9:15 pm March 19 and 20. Now in its 28th year, performances are held March 13: A Night for the Red in Shaker’s intimate black box Stage & White, 7 PM, EXECUTIVE CATERERS 3 Theatre. 24-Hour Box Office: AT LANDERHAVEN, 6111 LANDERHAVEN 216-295-4287. DR. Here’s to books and studies and partying with your buddies! Friends March 18: St. Patrick’s Day of the Shaker Schools Foundation’s Show, 7 PM, ST. DOMINIC SCHOOL, 3455 annual Black Tie Block Party to NORWOOD RD. ’Tis a lucky evening benefit the Shaker Heights City when students strut their Irish stuff. Schools gets help from committee INFO: 216-561-4400. chairs Jean Albrecht, Cathy Mitro, Janice Harris, and Nancy Jackson. March 19: Conference Day. Tickets: $295/person; $195/peron; Shaker Schools Grades K-8 closed. $125/person. Special Friends pack- age is $199/couple. INFO: CHRISTINE March 22: Kids Cooking, 4:15 AUGINAS, 216-295-4325 OR auginas_c@ PM, HANNA PERKINS CENTER FOR CHILD shaker.org. DEVELOPMENT-PARENT/CHILD RESOURCE CENTER, 19910 MALVERN RD. Children
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ages 3-8 enjoy cooking real food and ations. INFO: 216-991-2030. from the Cleveland School of the prepare a simple meal with parent’s Arts; R. Nathaniel Dett Concert help. $20. INFO: KAREN GOULANDRIS, March 29-April 5: Spring Choir, directed by William B. 216-929-0201. Break. Shaker Schools closed. Woods; Chamber Orchestra, direct- ed by Diana Richardson. Free. INFO: March 22: Band Tour Preview In the Circle 216-791-5000. Concert, 7 PM, SHAKER HIGH. and Beyond FEB. 10: Cleveland Archaeology March 23: Writing A Business Society Lecture, 7:30 PM, CLEVELAND Plan, 7 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. Learn how FEB. 6: Tackle the Tower Stairclimb, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1 WADE to write an effective business plan 7:30-11 AM, CENTER COURT OF THE OVAL, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE. Ursuline to help develop, manage, and grow GALLERIA & TOWER AT ERIEVIEW, 1301 College Professor Elisha Dumser your business. INFO: 216-991-2030. E. 9TH ST. Climb 37 flights (646 presents Building Power: The stairs) at the Tower at Erieview to Architecture of the Emperor Maxentius March 23: Poetry Back in the benefit Ronald McDonald House of in Rome (306-312 CD). Free with Woods, 7 PM, BERTRAM WOODS BRANCH. Cleveland. T-shirt, beverages, break- reception after the lecture to meet Regional poets read poetry. INFO: fast, awards, prizes, music and raffle the speaker. INFO: 216-3231-4600 OR 216-991-2421. prizes before and after the race! www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/casmain. $20/preregistration; $25/race day. html. March 28: Barbara Luton INFO: 216-623-9933. Art Competition Gallery-Opening FEB. 12: Marathon in Antarctica: Reception, 2-4 PM, MAIN LIBRARY. FEB. 7: 19th Annual Black Heritage The Coldest, Highest, Driest, Meet the winners of the 11th annual Concert, 4 PM, CLEVELAND INSTITUTE Windiest, Loneliest Continent, 7:30 juried art show and enjoy their cre- OF MUSIC, 11021 EAST BLVD. Ensembles PM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL
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HISTORY, 1 WADE OVAL DR. After beat- with reception after the lecture to ing cancer, Edwin (Win) V. Apel, meet the speaker. INFO: 216-3231- Jr. ran a marathon in all 50 states 4600 OR www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/ and on seven continents including casmain.html. a unique marathon in Antarctica and the Bush Capital Marathon MARCH 12: Letters from Eden, 7:30 in Canberra, Australia. Meet him PM, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL and hear his story of courage and HISTORY, 1 WADE OVAL DR. Naturalist, determination. Tickets: $10/adults; NPR commentator, and author $9/ seniors, students & children. (Letters from Eden) Julie Zickefoose INFO: 216-231-1177 OR 800-317-9155 reveals the deep connection with EXT. 3279, OR ORDER ONLINE AT www. nature that keeps her walking her cmnh.org/site/explorer.aspx. 80-acre Appalachian sanctuary out- side Whipple, Ohio. Book sign- FEB. 14: Annual Winter Case Band ing follows. Tickets: $10/adults; Department Showcase Concert, $9/ seniors, students and children. 3 PM, SEVERANCE HALL. Gary M. INFO: 216-231-1177 OR 800-317-9155 Ciepluch conducts University Circle EXT. 3279, OR ORDER ONLINE AT www. Wind Ensemble, CWRU Symphonic cmnh.org/site/explorer.aspx. Band and CYWS I. INFO: 216-231-1111. MARCH 14: The Mozart Experience FEB. 19: WECO Fund’s Cocktails Family Concert, 2 PM, SEVERANCE for a Cause, 5-9 PM, THE WAREHOUSE HALL, EUCLID AVE. Music and mime LOFT, 1668 E. 40TH ST. Support micro- help to introduce young audiences enterprise development (Wealth, to the life and music of Wolfgang Education, Collaboration, and Amadeus Mozart. Excerpts of some Opportunity), meet young profes- of Mozart’s most famous works, sionals, and shop the Buy ME (Micro including Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Enterprise) bazaar. $40/person. Papageno’s Song from The Magic Flute, and more. For ages 7 and up. MARCH 5, 12 & 19: Once On This INFO: 216-231-1111. Island, 7 PM, WILEY AUDITORIUM, 181 MIRAMAR BLVD. Heights Youth MARCH 17: St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Theatre presents the musical based The Parade begins at the intersec- on Hans Christian Andersen’s The tion of Superior Ave. and East 18th Little Mermaid. Matinees at 2 pm St. and ends at the intersection of Saturdays, March 6, 13 and 20 and Rockwell Ave. and East 6th St. Sunday, March 14 Tickets: $9/gen- eral admission; $8/seniors and chil- Save the Date and Begin to Create! dren under 6. INFO: 216-923-1583 OR www.heightsyouththeatre.com. APRIL 3: Edible Books Festival, 1 PM, LOGANBERRY BOOKS, 13015 LARCHMERE MARCH 10: Cleveland Archaeology BLVD. Incredible edible fun! Consumed Society Lecture, 7:30 PM, CLEVELAND with reading? Digest a good book MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1 WADE and then create an edible version OVAL, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE. University of to enter in the 7th annual festival Charleston Professor Peter Piccione that’s never difficult to swallow. presents Pharaoh at the Bat: Ancient INFO: 216-795-9800 OR www.logan Egyptian Bat and Ball, the Earliest berrybooks.com/edible-books- Archetype of American Baseball. Free 2009.html.
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Many Shaker Parents mistakenly assume should clean up the branches in the backyard, theft, during a mystery game at his daugh- that after a certain age (i.e. six) and a or We really should touch up the paint in the ter’s 10th Birthday Party), his main job is certain number of sleepovers (i.e. one basement. now to be scarce. Not, however, that he hellish night per child, during which three “When would you like to start?” offers has noticed. friends become homesick, requiring 2 am Shaker Man at the end of a long work- “So,” he says to 17. “Need some calls to their parents, while one overserves week, his arms full of groceries, water Charades clues again?” himself with Skittles, Dr. Pepper, and bubbling in a pot on the stove, the dryer “I don’t think so, thanks,” Cheetos, which he promptly regurgitates buzzing in the background. “You sure? Your friends really liked my at 4 am, in the living room no less), the “I’m really busy,” 17 replies. clues the last time, remember?” allure of a sleepless, red-eye-flight-type- “Me, too,” adds 13. “Dad, we were like 12.” of-night would be passé. Nothing could be “Doing what?” “Ah. Yes. So… probably won’t need further from the truth, of course, although “Stuff, Dad. You’re not the only one the little pre-drawn Hangman napkins for sleepovers during the teenage years are a with a life, you know.” breakfast either, huh?” bit more… complicated. To wit: Shopping: Although candy, popcorn, and “I’m thinking no.” Cleaning: Nothing is more important in Sprite used to be sufficient for fabu- “Gotcha.” preparing for the sleepover, but for differ- lous all-nighters, Theme Parties have now Thirteen is even clearer: “We’re good ent reasons for different people: taken over, for which an incredible variety now. Thanks. Make sure you shut the • For Shaker Man, the carrot of a of items are required from stores far away, door to basement when you get upstairs. sleepover can be used as a large orange usually on 16 minutes notice. And you probably don’t want to listen too stick to prod movement on chores and “We’re having a sushi party tonight, closely, either.” room-decluttering otherwise postponed Dad,” 17 enthuses one Saturday. “Do we Later that evening, though, Shaker (I’ll do it later, Dad. Geez.) until the mid- have any Japanese bamboo rolling mats?” Man – his presence not necessary, but 23rd century. “We’ve got some in the pantry,” says still required as a supposedly responsible • For teens, it’s an opportunity to build Shaker Man. party in a houseful of minors – wanders the sibling-free environment about which “Really?” the house like an old, mad king. He stops they’ve always dreamed. Shaker Man’s “You betcha. Surprised?” in the den, where Mr. Darcy is declaiming 13-year-old son, for instance, creates the “Yes. Sorry, Dad, I’m in a hurry. We once again about his good opinion once Basement Boy Cave, complete with mul- also need seaweed.” lost, yada yada yada. tiple gaming systems in HiDef stereo, “In the fridge, second drawer to the “How’s it going?” he says. buckets of M&Ms, gallons of Mountain left.” “Shhhh,” says 17. “Fine.” Dew, and signs that read NO GIRLS OR “Sashimi tuna?” “How was the sushi?” PARENTAL UNITS ALLOWED. Shaker “Next to the cheese.” “Good. Dad, we’re watching a movie.” Man’s 17-year-old daughter, on the other “Smoked eel…” She pauses. “That’s “Mind if I join you?” hand, has more refined tastes, contenting sarcasm, isn’t it?” “Oh, that would be great, Dad. Would herself with a neatly arranged kitchen (for “Think of it as middle-aged eye-rolling.” you? Please?” baking cookies from scratch), a brother- “Nice.” “OK—” free den (for watching a Jane Austen DVD), The Evening Itself: Alas, where once “And maybe tell us a story later?” and toilet seats in the down position. Shaker Man was a valued participant in He pauses. “That’s sarcasm, right?” Especially interesting during the clean- an evening’s activities (our Hero is par- “Think of it as middle-aged eye-rolling.” ing process is the use of the words “we” ticularly proud of his Oscar-worthy, wig- “Nice.” and “somebody” as substitutes for “you” and-dress portrayal of Mrs. H. Finchley “Love you, Dad,” she smiles. “And or “Dad” (i.e. Shaker Man), as in We really Grinnell, a 93-year-old victim of jewelry goodnight!”
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