Gloria Ferris

Our friends from Broadway and East 55th, Dennis and Georgia, have invited all of us to join them for a parade Monday evening with a show and concert to follow at the Dan Kane Park near East 65th and Broadway. We’ve been by to see the landscaping at the park, and it’s fabulous.

Here’s a copy of the handbill:

Help us create the

“Parade of Cultures”

Monday evening, June 5th

East 65^th Street

The Warszawa Historic District

Broadway/Slavic Village in Cleveland, Ohio

Production Schedule

• 11-1 p.m.:  Build the stage at the Warszawa Music Festival at Dan Kane Park
• 1-1:30 p.m.: Install signage at the Festival
• 1:30-3:30 p.m.: Decorate East 65 from Lansing to Heisley
• 3:30-4 p.m.: mark the sidewalk at Polish Cultural Center to set up the order of the units
• 4-5 p.m.: construct banners, signs, streamers that we will carry in the parade
• 5-6 p.m.: greet parade units; marshall parade units into position
• 6:15 p.m.:  step-off into E 65 at Lansing (Police want this time strictly observed)
  6:40: escort units into the Music Festival
• Recognize units and witness stage performances by  certain parade units at the Music Festival
• Hear remarks by officials
• Enjoy the featured performers of the Music Festival: the Polish Band Ptaki and a performance dance group from Valley View (I can’t find the name!)
• Clean up the Festival site; clean up East 65

Parade units (as of 9 a.m. June 2; not in order)

• 1.       University Settlement
• 2.       Jones Road Church
• 3.       Boys and Girls Club
• 4.       Morgana Little League
• 5.       Broadway United Methodist Church
• 6.       Holy Name School
• 7.       Distinguished Men of Excellence
• 8.       South High School Band
• 9.       St. Ignatius Circus Company

Not in a parade unit?

We have banners, flags, streamers for you, your family, and friends to carry!  Or make your own; be creative!

We will follow the Cleveland Museum of Art’s rules for Parade the Circle:  Big, Noisy, Colorful   (not perfect—especially not the first year)

Parking: street parking + the Polish Cultural Center has kindly offered us their parking lot

Forecast:  sunny and 75  (Parade will occur rain or shine)

Well, today you could hurry on over to Archwood Avenue in Brooklyn Centre and take in the Archwood Avenue Street sale. Don’t forget to bring some non-perishable food to drop off at Archwood UCC at 2800 Archwood Avenue.

Today is the day for this church’s annual food drive to benefit Brookside Center on Pearl Road.  The goal is to raise TWO TONS of non-perishable foodstuff to replenish the pantry shelves at Brookside Center after a hard winter.  I drove by a few hours ago and they have a long way to go to fill the church steps.

Over forty homes have agreed to participate in the streetwide garage sale this year.  Lots of good buys and there is always a  lot of good conversation to be had at each and every site.

 So if you are into adventure of a Cleveland kind–exploring new and different neighborhoods–this weekend is a good time to try Brooklyn Centre.

I received a notice in the mail yesterday telling me that a Kickoff Public Open House is scheduled to discuss the Central Viaduct Project. Here are the details. Notice the short fuse. Get Involved!