Event Calendar

Events for Saturday, May 19, 2012

Keep Lakewood Beautiful's Spring Humus and Perennial Sale
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Leaf humus and plant sales are held semi-annually, in May and October. Dates are published in the Living Lakewood Newsletter, or check for dates on the City Events page.

Leaf humus, a natural fertilizer that improves soil structure and produces healthier plants, sells for $2.50 a bag (approximately one-bushel) at both the spring and fall sales.
Perennial plants are sold at the spring sale, and winter hardy pansies and spring flowering bulbs are sold in the fall.
Proceeds from these sales support the KLB Adopt-A-Spot program, the student summer gardening program, and the tree stewardship program.
Humus will be sold for $2.50 a bag.
Location:
Skate House / Old Stone House parking lot at Lakewood Park
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Bike for Beck!
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Arts + Bikeability + Community = Fun Family Event

The first annual Bike for Beck, a bicycle tour and fundraising event is Saturday, May 19, 2012. This fundraiser is sponsored by Connect to Beck (C2B), a volunteer group of young professionals who support the Beck Center through social, cultural and insider events.

The bike tour begins at Beck Center and runs through the Cleveland Metroparks, with 12-mile, 25-mile and 60-mile routes. There is also a family-friendly ˝-mile bike parade with the theme "Music in Motion." Parade participants are encouraged to decorate their bicycles in creative ways to artistically convey this theme.

Bike tour and parade participants can register online at beckcenter.org. Cyclists who register for the bike tour before May 1 save $10 off the registration fee.

Tour participants and community members are also invited to join their family, friends and neighbors for the Bike for Beck Fest. Guests will enjoy an afternoon of live entertainment on the Beck Café Red Stage, bike safety and maintenance demonstrations, a vintage bicycle exhibit, art displays, food trucks, and much more. To view a complete list of the day's activities visit beckcenter.org.

Volunteers are needed to assist with this inaugural event. If you would like to help on Friday, May 18 or Saturday, May 19, please contact Brittany Lesch at 216.521.2540, ext. 34 or blesch@beckcenter.org. For more information about Connect to Beck (C2B), email C2B@beckcenter.org.

Located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, the Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.
Location:
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107
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Detroit Avenue Merchant Enterprises "Snack N' Shuffle"
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Appetizers and snacks await you at various Detroit
Ave. businesses while you shop and get entered into a monthly raffle just for stopping by. Create a Cake, The Designer Consignor, A Friends Secret, The Willow Room, Just 4 Girls, Vintage Faire Antiques, The Reiki Room, Johnny Malloys/Geppettos, and Trinity Lutheran Church are part of this event. Additional raffle tickets are available with any purchase or donation.
Location:
16000 to 17000 blocks of Detroit Avenue
LAST DAY bela dubby....selling it all
10:00 AM - 12:00 AM
This is the last weekend for bela dubby...come help finish the beers and say goodbye.
We will be open 5-12am friday and saturday 10am-12am. Bands begin at 10pm each nite.
We will also be cleaning house and selling all the vintage tables and chairs,coffee tables, bottle cooler,keg cooler, espresso machine, and lots of misc. goodies including much added architectural salvage.
Items are priced to move. We need the space to create your Taco Tontos!
Give me a call if you have questions about the furniture...216-544-0445
Location:
13321 madison ave
Prenatal Yoga in Lakewood, OH
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
This is a six-week yoga series for women in all stages of pregnancy. Supports healthy, happy pregnancies, preparing women physically and mentally for the birthing process. Strengthens and energizes, relieves common ailments, and builds community. Enjoy this long-class format series of yoga postures, breathwork, guided relaxation, light massage, and aromatherapy. Class Min. 8/Max. 12. Instructors Marcia Camino, E-R.Y.T. and Melissa Kleehammer, C.Y.T.--

Location:
Pink Lotus Yoga
18103 Detroit Ave.
Resident: $95/NR $110
Saturdays: 5/19-6/23 12:00-1:30 p.m.

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Film Screening "Inside Job"
1:19 PM
"Inside Job" won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2011. In five parts, the film explores how changes in the policy environment and banking practices helped create the US financial crisis.
Location:
Main Branch, Lakewood Public Library Auditorium
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Lakewood Project Spring Concert
7:30 PM
Lakewood High's award-winning rock orchestra. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Location:
Civic Auditorium
14100 Franklin Blvd.
Squishfest '12
8:00 PM
Fundraising for the Barb Leslie Patient Care Fund
Location:
The Brothers Lounge