St. John Cantius Polish Festival on Sunday, Mass September 2Nd for a Fun Time, Great Food, Dancing and Music
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Vol. 32, Issue 8 September 2018 20th Annual Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival Saturday, September 15th, Noon – 7pm & Sunday, September 17th, Noon-5pm Celebrate Tremont The 20th Annual Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival underrepresented artists. Our focus has always been on October 6th! returns to Lincoln Park—Starkweather and West 14th diversity; however this program is about populations of Annual Benefit Includes Dinner, Open Street— on Saturday, September 15th—Noon—7 pm artists. The artwork still needs to meet standards of artistic Bar, Prizes, Live Entertainment and More and Sunday, September 16th—Noon—5 pm. The excellence, but there is no specific topic or theme for the mission of the Festival is to celebrate the cultural and artwork. We’re focusing on the people creating the art. What do you get when you combine hors d’oeuvres artistic diversity of Tremont and Greater Cleveland by The 2018 Focus on the Artists program emphasizes visual and dinner? An open bar with beer, wine and liquor? encouraging the artistic and cultural endeavors of its & performing artists from Cleveland’s Latino community Entry into a drawing for $1,500 in prize giveaways? visual and performing artists. featuring a Latino Emerging Artists & Latino Established Live entertainment with Pinch and Squeal (part The weekend Festival is comprised of four categories Artists galleries, a Pop-up La Placita (Latino-themed Vaudeville, circus and variety show). Sideboards and or program areas which include: Children’s—hands- marketplace), & Latino Performing Artists. The 2018 a silent auction? And all for only $100? on arts and educational projects; Community—area program is presented in partnership with the Hispanic You get Celebrate Tremont, the annual benefit dinner non-profit organizations are joined by independent Business Center, Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, & to help raise funds to ensure Tremont remains the and locally owned businesses and Tremont Farmers’ Cleveland Ward 14 Councilwoman Jasmin Santana. vibrant urban village it is today, while also supporting Market vendors; Cultural—food sales by Tremont and The Art Jurors include: John Farina, Gabriel Gonzalez, and the Cleveland Animal Protective League (APL). regional restaurants, churches, and other organizations, Chris Pekoc (please see article, p. 7). John, Gabriel and Celebrate Tremont is Saturday, October 6, from reflecting the ethnic diversity of the Northeast Ohio; Chris bring a number of years of arts experience in a variety 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Tremont City Side Ballroom at and Artist—sales of paintings, sculpture, jewelry, of media. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. ceramics, and photographs by Tremont and Northeast Returning this year is a Beer & Wine Garden with music Tickets are limited. Get yours today! Ohio artists. Fifty-three juried artists are eligible for and dance performances on both Saturday and Sunday Purchase your tickets through Eventbrite at consideration by the jurors for the Festival’s top three on a main stage near located at W. 14th Street & Howard celebratetremont.eventbrite.com or deliver your check prizes. Avenue. The Beer & Wine Garden features craft beers or cash to Michelle Davis at the Tremont West office. In 2018 we begin a new 3 year sidebar: Focus on along with rose, red, white & fizz wines of ManCan, Ohio Tickets to the event include: the Artists - designed to showcase minority and City. Sound and Stage Manager is Dennis McNulty of Slate • Hors d’oeuvres, food stations with a variety of Grey Services. Slate Grey has participated each and every entrees, sides and dessert year of the Festival! • An open bar with beer, wine, liquor and soft drinks, Also returning for a second year is “Let’s Dance! Music including a specialty cocktail and Dance From Around the World”. Britton Roberts returns • Entry into a drawing for $1,500 in prize giveaways, PAID as Sound and Stage Manager of the “Let’s Dance” stage. with a $1,000 grand prize giveaway Permit # 1591 US POSTAGE US POSTAGE This special program and dance stage (located in the Non Profi t Org. Non Profi Cleveland, Ohio • Live entertainment with Pinch and Squeal, who Children’s & Youth Village southeast of the Gazebo Square). have been described as, “A modern twist on In addition to providing a unique opportunity for children, comedy duos throughout history, they’ve shoved youth, and their families to attend live dance performances vaudeville kicking and screaming into the 21st and to participate in dance workshops, all patrons will be century!”—plus a DJ exposed to the rich ethnic and cultural heritage of the many • Sideboards and a silent auction with great items neighborhoods and communities that make up the Greater to bid on Cleveland area. Proceeds from the event will assist Tremont West For a list of performers at both the Beer & Wine Garden Development Corporation’s nonprofit mission of Main Stage and the “Let’s Dance!” Stage, check out the organizing an inclusive community, building a unified Festival website at www.tremontartsfestival.com. neighborhood and promoting our community as a Returning for a seventh year is Merrick House’s “Dollar unique destination. A portion of proceeds will also Diner,” a healthy restaurant booth sponsored by ArcelorMittal. benefit the important work of the APL in Tremont. As part of Merrick House’s Healthy Living Initiative, they Join your neighbors and fellow Tremont supporters have partnered with Molina Healthcare to create a healthy for this fun-filled evening on October 6. menu of items that the Merrick House youth program will help serve. (Continued on page 2.) Sponsorship Opportunities Address Service Requested If you’re interested in being a Celebrate Tremont sponsor, your support of $1,500 includes a table of eight tickets, recognition in event promotions St. John Cantius and more. Contact Michelle Davis at volunteer@ tremontwest.org or call 216-575-0920, ext. 103 for Polish Festival more sponsorship details. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ Sunday, September 2nd 1-11pm CelebrateTremont and on Twitter @TremontRaffle. 906 College Avenue 2406 Professor Avenue 2406 Professor Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Contact 216-781-9095 for more information. Page 2 Inside Tremont Tremont West Stance on Property Tremont Arts & A service of the Cultural Festival Tremont West Development Corporation Valuations in the Neighborhood (Continued from front page.) In their eighth year with the Festival are Editor: Michelle Davis Over the past few weeks, Tremont the request for an extension outlined in the vendors of the Tremont Farmers’ Market West has received numerous inquiries, the petition. We have contacted local village. 2406 Professor Avenue complaints, and concern over the County officials and will continue to support the Admission to the Tremont Arts and Cultural property valuation process and the efforts of residents. Cleveland, Ohio 44113 proposed values assigned to housing Finally, Tremont West is concerned Festival is free. The Festival is presented by in the neighborhood. In light of this about the impact that a yet to be Merrick House, Tremont West Development 216-575-0920—Phone concern, Tremont West Development determined correlated tax increase Corp., Cleveland Council Members Kerry 216-575-0998—Fax Corporation’s Board of Directors issued will have on many long-time residents McCormack (Ward 3), Jasmin Santana www.tremontwest.org the following statement through Board that are Seniors and/or are on a fixed (Ward 14) and Anthony Brancatelli (Ward resolution on August 11th, 2018: income. As we continue to try to find 12). The Festival is sponsored by the opportunities for low and moderate “We serve Tremont by organizing Tremont West Development contributions of the citizens of Cuyahoga an inclusive community, building income individuals to own and rent in County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. Corporation is concerned with the the neighborhood per goals outlined a unifi ed neighborhood, and drastic increases in property valuation Media sponsor is WKSU—89.7. Additional promoting a unique destination.” in our strategic plan, we see these support is provided by the Ohio Arts Council, that disproportionately affect long- increases as potentially detrimental term residents in our community. We to achieving a socioeconomically Tremont Trek Home Tour, the Tremont 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS encourage the county to review its integrated community. Taxes on Farmers’ Market, Horton Harper Architects, President: Kate Carden process to ensure the valuation was property valuations that have risen Carolyn Bentley of Howard Hanna Realty, 1st Vice President- Joe Chura completed in a fair and transparent as much as 400% will no doubt and Integrity Realty. 2nd Vice President- LerVal Elva manner, understanding the unique disproportionately impact low and Sponsors of Merrick House programming conditions of our neighborhoods. Treasurer- Lynn McLaughlin Murray moderate income homeowners. It will include “Dollar Diner” Healthy Restaurant Specifically, we are concerned about also impact rent in the neighborhood, Secretary- Ann Marie Riley the financial barriers set forth in the sponsor ArcelorMittal. pushing rents up to reflect baseline Our thanks to Chris Blue, our Graphics & appeal process, ie. the requirements property ownership costs. Short-term Directors: for a certified appraisal which may Logistical Coordinator, our Jurors, Dennis we hope to see the County take an McNulty and Slate Grey, Britton Roberts, Joe Adler, Dan Cotter, be an undue burden to some of our active role in helping resolve individual Jaime Declet, Brad Hauber, neighbors. issues around property valuation while Merrick House’s Healthy Living initiative, Adrienne Linnick, Staff at Tremont West have received long-term Tremont West will work with all our presenting, media, programming, Seronica Powell, Christopher Roy, numerous petitions from neighborhood policy makers to ensure that people and co-sponsors! For questions and information contact Festival Manager, Scott Richard Sosenko, Casey Ward residents strongly objecting to the are not in jeopardy of being displaced property value assessments, the lack of by astronomical increases in property Rosenstein, at 216.575.0920 ext.