Monday, April 23 on Around Noon with Dee Perry:

'Dee digs in with the new executive director of the Cleveland Botanical Garden Natalie Ronayne; meets the new Poet Laureate of Cleveland Heights Mary Weems; and looks back on the beginnings of MOCA Cleveland with the gallery's founder, Marjorie Talalay.'

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Cleveland Public Art is seeking talented and dynamic artists interested in creating work for public spaces. The organization sends out Calls for Artists multiple times a year and is often contacted by businesses and nonprofits seeking artists to work in a variety of disciplines. To learn more about our work, visit www.clevelandpublicart.org.

To be considered for these opportunities, artists can send their digital portfolios and resumes or CVs by June 1st to:

Cleveland Public Art, Artist Registry, 1951 West 26th Street #101, Cleveland, OH 44113

More info: Tiffany Graham at 216.621.5330 or tgraham@clevelandpublicart.org

pictured: Brinsley Tyrrell's Sentinels, part of Sculpture in the Heights on view at Severance Town Center

Diana Hume George and Jared Smith

Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m.
Cuyahoga Community College
Gallery East, East Education Center
Eastern Campus
4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills

More info: John Panza at friendsofsimoom@yahoo.com

pictured: Jared Smith

American Art from Paul Revere to Andy Warhol Friday, April 27 at 7:30 pm
Forest Hill Church
3031 Monticello Blvd. at Lee, Cleveland Heights
Anne Wilson and the Forest Hill Chamber Choir

Come experience a survey of American art from Paul Revere (he was a silversmith) to Andy Warhol (think Campbell's Soup Can) and beyond. Some of the modern images will leave you scratching your head wondering whether this is really fine art--let's discuss it! Intertwined with the art images will be music by Billings (colonial period), Stephen Foster (19th century), Scott Joplin and George Gershwin (20th century). It's fun and it's free! More info: Anne Wilson 216.321.2660 (Forest Hill church office)

Wiley UpBeat
Saturday, April 28 1 to 4 p.m.
Heights Arts Studio
2340 Lee Road (west side of the library walkway)

Free family crafts, drumming, and bake sale to benefit the Wiley Middle School Instrumental Music Department

Sunday, April 29, Noon to 6 pm
The Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid Avenue

The Improv Olympics for high school students is a partnership between the Education Department of The Cleveland Play House and Kulture Kids, a non-profit organization promoting arts and culture for and among Cleveland youth.

Judges include Great Lakes Theater Actor/Director Andrew May and GLT's Education Coordinator Lisa Ortenzi, local director Fred Sternfeld, Karamu Theater's Jimmie Woody, and Lipschtick Founder and Director Jean Zarzour.

Teams (4 or 5 students each) include representatives from: Hathaway Brown School, Hawken School, Cleveland Heights High School, Shaker Heights High School, John Hay High School, John Adams High School, Lake Catholic High School, Beachwood High School, Lake Ridge Academy, Cleveland School of the Arts, Walsh Jesuit High School, Padua High School and others.

A variety of improvisation events will lead to awarding of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals to the three top teams, as well as a Best Overall Medal to one individual performer and other recognitions.

More info: Tom Kerr 216.371.2867 or kulturekids@yahoo.com

Sunday, April 29
2:00-4:30 p.m.
Bicknell Mansion at Judson Park campus
1801 Chestnut Hills Drive, Cleveland Heights.

A benefit for student scholarships to "Music of My Mind" an intergenerational summer camp at Judson at University Circle presented by Progressive Arts Alliance

Tickets: $25 (tax-deductible donation) available at the door on April 29. For more information, or to make advance reservations, call 216. 556.0337.

Join us in the historic Bicknell Mansion for a celebration of the legendary Ambler Heights neighborhood. Enjoy tours of the mansion apartments, and experience wonderful childhood memories and memorabilia as shared by former Ambler Heights neighbors. The event will also include: live music; refreshments; screenings of previous "Music of My Mind" films; silent auction. "Afternoon in Ambler" is hosted by Judson residents to benefit student scholarships to "Music of My Mind: Creating Musical Biographies."

More info: Robert M. Lucarelli at 216.791.2321 or rlucarelli@judsonsmartliving.org

Your donation is essential, and tax-deductible