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THE MOVIE promotes artistically and culturally signifi cant could only be complimented by, what else, fi lm arts through education and exhibition to accordion players! Head to Tower City Center enrich the life of the community. (In other on Tuesday, March 29th at noon to hear our words, CIFF presents the newest and best fi lms strolling accordion players throughout the from around the world, and does everything complex. Or better yet, join us around the in their power to make sure that the audience fountain in the Skylight Concourse at Tower learns something along the way — about other City Center at 1:00 p.m. as the accordion play- cultures, about the topic at hand, about the ers converge to play a half hour concert. Polka! experience from the fi lmmakers themselves.) The Movie is also showing on Wednesday, March 30th at 4:50 and Saturday, April 2nd at 35TH CLEVELAND INTERNATION- 9:20 am. AL FILM FESTIVAL (CIFF) FILM RELATED EVENTS Friday, April 1st – Let’s get physical as we pay Be Part Of The Story. The 35th CIFF is cele- tribute to the 80+ year old athletes in the fea- brating its 35th anniversary beyond the theaters ture fi lm AUTUMN GOLD. Join us at noon this year with several fi lm related events taking on Friday, April 1st for a fi tness demonstra- place in and around Tower City Center. tion around the grand staircase in the Skylight Concourse at Tower City Friday, March 25th – Center. Autumn Gold Sunday, March 27th - In is showing on Friday, tandem with the feature April 1st at 2:00 pm fi lm MORE TO LIVE and Sunday, April 3rd at FOR and the Love, 11:40 am. Hope, Strength Founda- tion, Be The Match, and the Leukemia & The North Coast Voice, Lymphoma Society, the in conjunction with CIFF will host its fi rst the Swedish American Bone Marrow Registry Chamber of Commerce Drive. The Registry and Ingenuity Cleveland, will take place in a ded- are sponsoring the fi lm icated storefront on the SOUND OF NOISE – a 35th second fl oor of Tower wildly innovative and hi- City Center. Registry larious fi lm about a band Cleveland hours are Friday, March of percussionist on a 25th & Saturday, March mission to cause random International 26th noon to 6:00 p.m. acts of musical mayhem. and Sunday, March 27th Sound of Noise will be Film noon to 9:00 p.m. The showing Saturday, April inspiring fi lm “More to 2nd at 9:00 pm and Sun- Festival Live For” is showing on day, 3rd at 4:10 pm. Friday, March 25th at The program guide is 2:20 pm, Saturday, 26th Tower City Cinemas March 24–April 3, 2011 at 1:30 (w/FilmForum) available at various ven- and Sunday, 27th at ues and online. If there 7:10 pm. is a fi lm that you really aspire to view it is recommended that you Monday, March 28th – Tuesday, March 29th purchase tickets in advance as some do sell BE PART OF THE STORY – Bobby Fischer would be proud. In honor of out. Being a reader of the North Coast Voice the feature fi lm BOBBY FISCHER AGAINST allows you a $2 discount on tickets by using THE WORLD, Progress with Chess will be the code STARZ when purchasing your tickets. clevelandfilm.org conducting simultaneous chess exhibitions For more information on the 35th Cleveland on Monday, March 28th and Tuesday, March International Film Festival, including program 29th from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. around the updates, screening times, and to purchase fountain in the Skylight Concourse at Tower tickets, visit www.clevelandfi lm.org. City Center. 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While scouring the internet for Events include two grand parades, maple syrup some cool music events there were sites that judging & auction, queen’s contest, photo had a little info and some that had a lot so that contest, “Sap Run”, bathtub races, craft show, is what you’re going to see throughout this concessions, rides, and continuous grandstand article. entertainment. Entertainment: - Big In Japan - Paul Kovac 2011 BIKERS BALL FEATURING THE - Chardon Polka Band - Swifty The Clown and EARTHQUAKERS! - Karaoke with Rosie www.maplefestival.com The 2011 Bikers Ball will be held on Sun- day, April 17th from noon-5pm at Mt. Carmel TRI-C JAZZFEST JUMP STARTS Community Center, located at E. 21st Street & SPRING WITH A LEGENDARY LINEUP Columbus Ave. in Ashtabula. Presale tickets The 32nd annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland available online at thefox1075.com & soon at will swing into town with a stellar line-up of ticket locations near you. Only 500 $5 presale jazz, blues and tickets will be R&B artists from sold and it will be around the corner $10 at the door. and across the There will be globe. Iconic custom & factory R&B singer built motorcycles and songwriter along with riding Smokey Robin- accessories & son, the King of Motown, plays JazzFest for apparel, food & the fi rst time, crooning selections from his beverages, prizes, seemingly endless arsenal of Top 40 hits. and much more!! Don’t miss the Earthquakers Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Cleveland performing from 1pm-4pm. Keep listening for Orchestra salute Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady details on the Fox! 2011 Bikers Ball brought of Song, plus Orchestre National de Jazz, to you by the Law Offi ces of Ralph C. Buss, straight from France, pays tribute to drummer Sportsterz Bar & Grill, 98.3 The Bull & 107.5 and vocalist Robert Wyatt. FM The Fox!! From April 28 to May 8, JazzFest heats www.earthquakers.com thefox1075.com up Cleveland with a dizzying array of the best in jazz. GEAUGA COUNTY MAPLE The always popular Smooth Jazz All-Stars FESTIVAL return with an award-winning cast, including April 28, 29, 30 & May Dave Koz and Brian Simpson, and “avant- 1, 2011 groove” group Medeski, Martin & Wood 2011 is the 82nd Year!! highlight a jam-band evening of free jazz, funk The Geauga County and hip hop. New Orleans legend Trombone Maple Festival is held Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue kick off on beautiful Chardon the festival with their rollicking “Supafunk- ~ Continued on Page 10 March 23 - April 6, 2011 www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999 5 2#56# 570&#; HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND: PASTA SUNDAY By Donniella Winchell CONTINUES 1PN[ THROUGH APRIL! With purchase of beverage.