Come celebrate the Summer Solstice Estonian style, on Sunday, June 28th, 11 AM, Estonian Cultural Garden, 1170 MLK Jr Blvd, immediately south of Ansel Road exit, west side of MLK Jr. Blvd. The event marks the 42nd VOIDUPUHA-JAANIPAEV celebration (combination of summer solstice and freedom celebrations). No leaping over bonfires as in Estonia, but plenty […]
Join the Federation of India Communities Association this Saturday, October 2, at 5 PM, in the India Community Center, 12412 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights; near Fairmount Blvd intersection. Parking in Firestone lot nextdoor as well as on adjacent side streets and in the city parking lots across the street and behind the commercial buildings. Speaker […]
If you missed Ms. Mitsuko Uchida’s performance in the Polish Cultural Garden this past fall, don’t miss this extended reprise. Ms. Uchida wow’d everyone present. The Polish Cultural Garden brings her back for an extended performance of Chopin, Beethoveen and Schumann piano pieces in a jewel of a setting at Severance Hall. The underwriting by […]
Stay tuned for details on the June, 2010, piano concert of Chopin music, outdoors in the Polish Cultural Garden, marking the dedication of Chopin’s restored bust and Chopin’s belated (March 1, 1810), 200th birthday celebration. See the Polish Cultural Garden’s page on www.culturalgardens.org for details and a photo of the new bust. Chopin Bust Dedication […]
Chopin’s replacement bronze bust was installed in the Polish Cultural Garden June 25, 2010, thanks to the Polish-American Cultural Center and Ben Stefanski. Overseeing the new bust’s creation and installation was Teresa DeChant of DeChant Art Consulting. Bust was sculpted and cast by Studio Foundries, Cleveland. Pillar engraving and bust installation by Milano Monuments of […]
Helping maintain the Cultural Gardens is a monumental task. Fortunately, local organizations have pitched in regularly to help. CSU student and staff did outstanding jobs in 2008, for example. But we can use much more help. Consider getting a group together to spend an hour or more at one of the Gardens; your choice or […]
Tower City’s first Cleveland Cultural Festival, on July 14 & 15th, will feature large photo kiosks with pictures of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and the Polish Cultural Garden’s dedication of their new Paderewski bust on July 16th, in the Polish Garden, at 2 PM. See the following photos of this exhibit and Tower City’s poster […]
Below is the agenda for the Executive Board Meeting of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation for October 13th, 2009.
The May 12, 2010 installation of the inaugural class into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame featured four people who have been intimated associated with the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation over the years. That is four out of thirteen inductees. The Federation celebrates their inductions and all of their work on the Federation’s behalf as […]
Join with Clevelanders of all nations and cultures on Sunday, August 25 for the first annual Cleveland One World Festival, a multicultural celebration of music, arts and food in the world-famous Cleveland Cultural Gardens of Rockefeller Park (along MLK Jr. Drive and East Boulevard, between St. Clair and Superior Avenues). Wander through this entirely free […]
Get great looking cards featuring photos of the renown Ukrainian-American sculptor, Alexander Archipenko, and Ukrainian sculptor Mykhailo Chereshniovsky in the Ukrainian Cultural Garden. Buy them and support the restoration of the Ukrainian Cultural Garden by contacting the Ukrainian Women’s League of America, Branch 8, president Dozia Krislaty at 216-857-4878 or <dkrislaty@aol.com>. Thumbnail versions of part […]
The American Cultural Garden’s sponsoring organization, Hawken School’s 8th Grade, and their Community Outreach Committee worked hard to plan and design a valuable field trip. It included a visit/walking tour with the Cultural Gardens’ neighborhood middle schoolers of Michael R. White elementary school, as well as a meeting with the 5th District Cleveland Police Commander where […]
July 12, 2009, from 1 to 3 PM: Free string orchestra concert celebrating the legacy of Conrad Mizer, one of the early Cleveland founders of the Cleveland Orchestra, among others. Bring your own folding chairs–no blankets, please. No rain date. Free parking on East Blvd; near North Blvd.
The Hungarian Cultural Garden will hold a “Concert in the Garden” on Sunday, August 2, 2009, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. (The rain date is August 9 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.) The even it free and open to the public. The concert will feature the music of Ferenc Liszt, who is commemorated in the […]
Hear local recording artist and CIM grad, Marcia Snavely present selected Liszt piano pieces and other works in the Hungarian Cultural Garden at 1070 East Blvd on Sunday afternoon, August 2, between 2 and 4 PM. Concert is free and open to the public. Enjoy this exceptional Garden at the height of its summer glory. […]
Excerpts from Hans Kopp’s July 14, 2009 report on the concert: A respectable crowd of native Germans, neighboring cultural garden members, and people touring the garden on foot or on bike. who took time out to enjoy this concert presented by Cleveland’s: “Deutscher Musikverein”. The concert, under the direction of Rosie Wittine, was well received. It featured music […]
Most of the infrastructure work on the new Armenian Cultural Garden has been completed. See photos below demonstrating as much. Their flag pole, flag and Garden sign have also been installed. Landscaping will now go forward, however, due to the hot weather and lack of a water outlet in the Garden the landscaping will be […]
Click on the following links for details: Croatian Cultural Garden Dedication Announcement Flier: Croatian Garden Dedication June, 2012 Late News! Performing at the dedication will be the following groups: Youth groups: – American Croatian Zagreb Junior Tamburitzans – Cleveland Junior Tamburitzans -Cleveland Pride – Croatian Language School, ” Cardinal A. Stepinac” Adult groups: – Zumbercani […]
Beautiful day, weather-wise. Flawless and face paced ceremony. Lots of great food to eat, music to hear, and dancing to see. Everyone involved is so pleased. On to Phase II. See some random photos of the day.
The Croatian Cultural Garden got its beginning in late 2008 when a small group met on a snowy November day to pick out a site. They picked the site that was originally planned as the Shakespeare Theater. New legislation would have to be passed by city council allowing this change in designation to happen. In […]
Bill Jones of the Cultural Gardens Federation tells me that ground was broken on April 17, 2008 for the Serbian Cultural Garden. Interestingly, a hidden drain or culvert has prompted the shift of the Garden’s infrastructure a bit to eliminate the conflict. Work continues across the street on the Azeri Garden (still slated for May […]
For photos and videos on the Cultural Gardens Federation’s September, 2009 night at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, visit the following site: http://www.clevelandpeople.com/other/cg-maltz-092609.htm
Join Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation’s delegates, friends and everyone else at the special preview party for the Maltz’ new show “Cleveland: A CELEBRATION of Cultures. See the live song, dance and music performances of some of Cleveland’s nationalities along with videos and peruse the show’s images, artifacts and presentations on the history of the Cultural […]
The March 13, 2012 annual election of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation saw the following results: Sheila Crawford of the Irish Garden is the new president of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation. Other changes are as follows: Anda Cook of the Latvian Garden moves from her former position of Executive Board member to Vice President. […]
The December, 2010 holiday party of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation at St. Mary’s Romanian Church was covered in the latest issue of “Currents”. Attached is a copy of that article.
Two major improvements were undertaken in the Czech Cultural Garden in 2009. One; the two full size statues in the Garden, Comenius and Masaryk, were illuminated with the use of relatively new technology. A solar collector powers two LED flood lights, the system is backed up by batteries recharged by the solar collector. The installation […]
On Saturday, September 25, 2010, 5:00 PM, there will be a brief dedication of the newly installed bust of Czech female novelist Bozena Nemcova. Free parking is readily available along East Blvd at the Garden’s site: 880 East Blvd. With the return of Bozena Nemcova, the existing and original bust of composer Bedrich Smetana was […]
Details of Dante Sculpture in Italian Garden
The new Dante statue in the Italian Cultural Garden will be dedicated on Friday, June 29, 2012, at a by invitation only event. Ignore previous information specifying June 15 as the date for this event.
From “Freshwater Cleveland” online news Thursday, April 12, 2012 Italian Cultural Garden to celebrate installation of new Dante statue in June. After three years of fundraising — and a generous last-minute gift from an anonymous donor — a bronze statue of Dante Alighieri is now being crafted at Studio Foundry in Cleveland. It will be […]
Northern Ohio Regional Sewer District held a meeting in January to get shareholders input on their design objectives for enhancement of Doan Brook in the section from East 105th & MLK Jr.Blvd lagoon north to just short of the Superior Road bridge where the Cultural Gardens begin. A knowledgeable representative of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens […]
Clear away a winter’s worth of litter. Meet at the Rockefeller Park Lagoon Gazebo. All ages welcome. Trash bags provided. Dress appropriately for weather and hiking. Details and registration at 216-321-5935, extension 234
You will soon notice “Donate” buttons located at strategic locations throughout the site, allowing you to donate money to the General Fund of the Cultural Gardens Federation. With over 10,000 visitors hear each year, it is our hope that some small portion will donate, helping support and expand the work of the Federation in maintaining […]
Cleveland’s Carpatho-Rusyn came to together at the Rusin Garden to dedicate the replacement bust of Duchnovich on a new pillar on the East Blvd level of the Garden. The original bust disappeared in the 1970’s and was on the Doan Brook level of the Garden. John Krenisky was honored for his many years of dedication […]
Alexander Duchnovich’s bronze bust is back in the Rusin Cultural Garden looking better than ever. It is a reproduction of the original bust which has been missing for a long time. Unlike the original bust, the new Duchnovich bust is now on the East Blvd level on top of a beautiful, new, veined, stone pillar […]
This is the second of the Cultural Gardens Federation’s monthly electronic newsletters, originally created by Paul Burik and distributed by Bill Jones via electronic mail as a Microsoft Word Document. Converted to Adobe PDF format, this document features information about One World Day, “Harmony in the Gardens”, and, among other things, recent restoration work in […]
Join the Croatian community in their Christmas celebration followed by a performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. And children under 12 get free admission. Click on the invitation below for details, and then click again on the same invitation line in orange. Croatian Xmas and Nutcracker Ballet Invitation
Talk about painless giving. Here it is. Start Thursday evening, September 24, between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM in Jimmy O’Neills restaurant on Lee Road at Cedar in Cleveland Hts. $15 per person gets you a meal of salmon, pork tenderloin, crab cakes, pecan encrusted chicken or spinach tart with potatoes or rice and mescalun […]
Monthly meetings from January through December: Making Garden renovation plans. June 6th: Annual “Talgud” at the Garden. Nine volunteers worked diligently for three hours planting nine flats of begonias. June 28th: Võidupüha-Jaanipaeva celebration; see photo of program for details December: Holiday decorations were placed in the Estonian Garden Plans for 2010: Renovate the Estonian Garden […]