Cleveland Things I Have Been Desperate To Do
The movers were here on Wednesday and now I've almost got my household in order (which must mean I'm sitting on the floor eating Spaghetti-O's because I enjoy it, right?)
Anyway, I'm itching for the weekend because I want to do some of the Cleveland things I used to daydream about in Rat Hill.
1. The Czech Holiday Fair. I was so happy to read that it's this weekend! Excursions that involve historic buildings (see a photo of Bohemian National Hall here), pretty garnet sparkly things, pork & dumplings and Czech literature buying opportunities score big in this household. Here is the blurb from the PD:
2. The Metroparks. From there, I want to take a walk in the Metroparks with Trees of North America. (Jim hates it when I whip out Trees of North America. We're both terrible at identifying trees. Everything is a tupelo to us.) I love Central Park, but it's just not natural. There are no deer in Central Park. I can't tell you how much I've missed this incredible asset.
3. The Cinemathèque. Even with all the movie-going opportunities in NYC, the Cinemathèque at the Cleveland Institute of Art is probably my #1, wish-I-could-go-there-but-it's-500-miles-away daydream destination. I don't even care what movie we see. For me, it's often less about the movie than the theatre itself. For God's sake, we spent money to see the abysmal Michael Clayton at the gorgeous Latchis Theatre in Vermont.
Stay tuned for the Summit-Portage edition of Things I Have Been Desperate To Do.
Anyway, I'm itching for the weekend because I want to do some of the Cleveland things I used to daydream about in Rat Hill.
1. The Czech Holiday Fair. I was so happy to read that it's this weekend! Excursions that involve historic buildings (see a photo of Bohemian National Hall here), pretty garnet sparkly things, pork & dumplings and Czech literature buying opportunities score big in this household. Here is the blurb from the PD:
CLEVELAND
Czech Holiday Fair slated
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Prague at the Bohemian National Hall. The landmark hall, a tribute to old Prague, will be the setting for the annual Czech Holiday Fair on Saturday. Crystal, dolls and pottery from the Czech Republic and Slovakia will be for sale, as well as Christmas breads and dumplings, pork dinners and Czech beer. The fair, sponsored by the Czech Cultural Center of Sokol Greater Cleveland, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the hall, 4939 Broadway, Cleveland.
2. The Metroparks. From there, I want to take a walk in the Metroparks with Trees of North America. (Jim hates it when I whip out Trees of North America. We're both terrible at identifying trees. Everything is a tupelo to us.) I love Central Park, but it's just not natural. There are no deer in Central Park. I can't tell you how much I've missed this incredible asset.
3. The Cinemathèque. Even with all the movie-going opportunities in NYC, the Cinemathèque at the Cleveland Institute of Art is probably my #1, wish-I-could-go-there-but-it's-500-miles-away daydream destination. I don't even care what movie we see. For me, it's often less about the movie than the theatre itself. For God's sake, we spent money to see the abysmal Michael Clayton at the gorgeous Latchis Theatre in Vermont.
Stay tuned for the Summit-Portage edition of Things I Have Been Desperate To Do.
posted by Christine Borne at 12:12 PM
4 Comments:
For the Summit-Portage edition, you should check out Stagecoach Antiques in Highland Falls. It's on W. Market St. and it is chock full of amazing finds. They have so much dishware! When i was in the store someone summed it up pretty well when they said, "if you lose your balance in here, you're screwed"
www.stagecoach-antiques.com
-crystal
I've never been there! I'll have to check it out. I love glassware. I think I'm going to have to do a Summit edition AND a Portage edition, by the looks of it.
And I'm going to have to explore Medina I think, too - I really have not been down there much.
Are you Czech? That's part of my heritage.
Have you read The Good Soldier Svejk?
For your Portage visit you could check out the Hudson library and historical society; it is new and improved (and supposedly huge). May not be really exciting but I'd be curious for a review since I'm stuck in Missouri.
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