East Meets West in the Slavic Village Game of S-K-A-T-E

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Skaters from both sides of the Cuyahoga meet on the streets of historic Slavic Village in the heart of Cleveland for a
tournament of flatground S-K-A-T-E.
Date: Saturday May, 17th 2008* • 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: East 55th between Doloff and Broadway
Tournament: Single Elimination • $5.00 Entry Fee

If you would like to pre-register for the Game of SKATE please fill out the form here: es Slavic Village Game of SKATE registration

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 PLEASE FILL OUT FORM HERE

For more information check out the Public Square Group website

Event occurs on 05/17/2008 from 04:00 PM to 08:00 PM.

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Bike Slavic Village

On May 14th at 5:30pm, in conjunction with Cleveland Bicycle Week, join bicyclists from all over the greater Cleveland area to discover the side of Slavic Village you haven't seen.

The bike ride will begin at Washington Reservation (3841 Washington Park Blvd.) at 5:30pm. Riders will have a chance to tour the 9-Hole First Tee Golf Course and the Washington Park Horticulture Center. At 6:30pm we will leave Washington Reservation and ride the Morgana Run trail through industrial and residential areas of the neighborhood to the Mill Creek History Center. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the history center and enjoy the water fall. A light snack will be provided at the history center. At 7:45pm the group will ride back to the Washington Reservation.

Everyone is encouraged to join us on this 6 mile bicycle ride through the neighborhood. If you would like to register for Bike Slavic Village Please Register Here. If you have any questions contact Jacob VanSickle at SVD at 216-429-1182, ext. 111 or by e-mail at jacobv@slavicvillage.org.

For information on other events and activities for Cleveland Bicycle week check out their website at ClevelandBicycleWeek.org

5K Morgana RUN!

Start training now for the 2nd Annual 5K Morgana RUN! which is scheduled for Saturday May 31st 9:00am (registration begins at 8:00am). This year the race will begin at Aetna Rd. and E.75th St. Parking is available in the Third Federal Corporate parking lot (located at 7100 Aetna Rd.). For more information on the 5K Morgana RUN! walk/run and to register for the race check us out at Hermes Sports and Events.

If you are interested in being a supporter of the 5K Morgana RUN! contact Emily Miller at 216-429-1182, ext. 121 or by e-mail at emilym@slavicvillage.org

City Year Cleveland Hosts 100 Hours of Power

City Year Cleveland is hosting its first annual 100 Hours of Power - five days of round the clock powerful, transformative service in Cleveland's Ward 5 /Slavic Village neighborhoods. Hundreds of community volunteers will join the Corps Members and Staff at City Year Cleveland in performing service throughout the day and night, May 13th - 17th.

The opening ceremony will be held May 13 at 8am at Zelma George Watson Recreation Center and will kick off the first hour of service. Projects throughout the week include planting a community garden, painting houses, cleaning up empty lots, painting and maintenance at Fullerton and Willow K-8 Schools, painting a mural on the Morgana Run Trail, and numerous other community beautification projects!

The closing ceremony will celebrate the 101st hour of service and will be held at 2pm on May 17th at Cleveland's Willow K-8 School.

For more information log on to Cityyear.org

We are still accepting volunteers. If you are interested in participating please contact Cristina Pereira at cpereira08@cityyear.org, 216 258 9034.

Morgana Little League Registration Taking Place

Morgana Park Leagues (MPL) is pleased to announce its 2008 Season, its 49th consecutive year of youth instructional play, to start on Saturday May 31st. This year’s expanded sandlot play activities benefit from a continuing partnership with the Cleveland Baseball Federation (CBF). All organized MPL - CBF 2008 Season youth play will be free of charge to all local participants who register.

MPL sign-ups for young children’s co-ed T-Ball (4-6), older girls’ softball (7-16), and boys’ hardball leagues (7-15), are now underway and scheduled into the months of May and June. Special instructional clinics, lead by CBF, will be provided to all adult leaders, and youth team participants, in separate training sessions during May. A call for adult volunteers, to serve as prospective coaches,
commissioners, league play coordinators, managers, and scorekeepers, at any & all levels, is now underway. To download the registration form please do so here: Morgana Little League Youth Registration Form

MPL Head Commissioner Norm Shipley notes that more teams at all age levels are expected, with additional programs including more senior boys and girls league teams, creating more MPL-CBF team play for youth ages 15 to 19. A new MPL adult men’s (over 18) softball league will ‘warm up the fields’, with weekend summer play scheduled to start Friday evening, May 23rd, of the Memorial Day weekend.

An MPL Season registration/sign-up session opportunity will be held on Saturday April 26th, offered from 2 to 5 pm, at the Arabica Coffee House/Slavic Village, 3664 East 65th Street.

A second and final MPL ‘call for registrations’ meeting will be held on Saturday May 3rd, from 2 to 5 pm, at the Fleet Library Community Room, 7224 Broadway Avenue. This session will also include a planning meeting for parents, managers, and coaches, held after 3:30 pm.

For more information on any and all of the above, please contact an MPL representative by calling to 216-548-0315 or to 216-441-0467, or to the CBF office, at 216-861-4767.Click Text Here

Slavic Village Walking Club

The Slavic Village Walking Club is at it again. Every Wednesday and Friday starting April 2nd at 7:00pm they will be getting together to enjoy the weather, meet the neighbors, and get some exercise.

On Wednesdays they will be meeting in the parking lot of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (6700 Lansing Ave.) and on Fridays they will be meeting in the parking lot of St. Stanislaus Church (3649 E. 65th St.).

Everyone is welcome to join the walking club on there weekly walks, which will continue until early fall.

If you want more information about the walks or are interested in starting your own walking club contact Joyce Porozynski at 216-883-5545.

Line Dancing in the Village

Moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, kids and grandkids ever wanted to dance or learn how to as a family, than come out and line dance with Robert Johnson Jr. the Line Dance King of Cleveland. Cost is $2.00 a person and a family of 3 is $5.00. Located at 5704 Broadway Ave Cleveland Ohio 44127 Next to Neighborhood Housing Services. Check out the poster here or Contact Birdie @ 216.429.1182 ext. 112 for more information.

Enjoy Neighborhood Fish Fries

Sokol Greater Cleveland Monthly Fish Fry
Dinner Served from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm
Downstairs Dining Room
For further information:
Jarmila Skorepa 440-237-4114
This event repeats on the third Friday of every month until 07/19/2008