Saturday July 3, 2010
10am - 5pm
for the Independent Spirit in all of us
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Celebrate your Independent Spirit with dozens of local merchants and
indie vendors of kitsch and collectibles. This is a street fair with
flair.
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Antiques Fair
In keeping with Larchmere tradition, the spirit of the Larchmere
Festival rests
soundly with antique decorative arts. Sublime,
distinguished and well-crafted furniture and small collectibles will be
featured by both merchants who have shops on the street, in addition to
invited dealers who will create a mini antiques fair of quality
collectibles.
Location: Shaker Heights
parking lot, 12755 Larchmere
Vendor Registration is now closed.
Ask
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Galleries Galore
Nothing speaks summer festival more than outdoor browsing of arts &
crafts. We'll have many local, independent artists who will fill
your heart with pride for your hometown, inspire your dreams, and
enrich your soul with beauty. That's three reasons to smile.
Location: former American Crafts lot,
13010 Larchmere
Vendor Registration is now
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Sidewalk Sales
We aim to cover the sidewalks from East 130th Street to East 121st
street with interesting vendors of all kinds. Of course the merchants
who live year-round on Larchmere will be represented in front of their
stores, but the spaces on the edges, corners and in-between will be
filled by vendors of collectibles, kitsch, vintage goods, community
resources and foods of all kinds. There's an art to the boulevard
browse, and with almost ten blocks of great stuff, this is the heart of
street festival.
Location: Larchmere between E. 121 &
E. 130 Streets
Vendor Registration is now closed. Ask
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Bazaar Bizarre
Not your granny's craft fair! The artists who comprise the
popular indie Bazaar Bizarre are spunky, outrageous, and irreverent --
and so is their art. We are pleased that this
indie market will join us again in our Larchmere celebrations, and we
invite you to discover the quirky, homemade kitsch that has made them
famous.
Location: vacant lot at E. 127th St.,
12631 Larchmere
Vendor Registration is now
closed. Ask
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Community Flea Market
Everyone loves a flea market. Scads of useful but used stuff will
be available for sale by friends, neighbors, residents, and -- you,
perhaps? Here's your chance to make a buck and clean out your
garage and basement at the same time. Vendor fees support the
Larchmere Community Association and their neighborhood security
program. One man's trash is another man's treasure!
Location: Mo and Son's, 12605
Larchmere
Vendor Registration is now
closed. Ask
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Larchmere Uncorked
New this year: a wine tasting!! This special event will showcase
wines from local and national purveyors and delectable food prepared by
local restaurants. Guests will enjoy musical entertainment onsite
as well as lots of great food and wine to sample. Tickets include
10 wine tastings and a souvenir wine glass. Set up as a kind of
festival-within-the-festival, the Uncorked
area will be open later in the evening for all to enjoy.
Hours: 12-8pm
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 at
the door Buy
Tickets
Location: Shaker Quality Auto Body,
12916
Larchmere
Presented with the Summit
Charitable Events Foundation
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Author Alley
Cleveland is quite the literary town. Last year we had over 40
local literati join us for a celebration of words and writers.
Meet some interesting folk here, expand your horizons, and take home
some new reads. The networking tends to be phenomenal among this group
of both mainstream and
self-published authors, and the book fair is like none other in
Cleveland.
Hours: 12-4pm
Location: Loganberry Books, 13015
Larchmere
Author Registration is now
closed. Ask Author
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Green Expo
How can you improve your own carbon footprint in your own small corner
of the world? Talk to some of the local experts, businesses and
resources at SHAD's Green Expo.
Hours: 10am-5pm
Location: 12200-12500 Larchmere
Vendor Registration is now
closed. Ask
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Live Music & Dance
What's a festival without music and dance? Join us at the lawn of
Felice Urban Cafe for participatory dance and tradtional live music
performed by excellent local
musicians. Did you know such talent lives in the
neighborhood?
Passport Project Dance: 11am-1pm
Waxwings traditional music: 2-3:30pm
Location: Felice, 12502
Larchmere
Larchmere
Uncorked will be hopping, too. Live music while you sample
your wines!
Steel Drums: 12-4pm
Akin Jazz: 4-8pm
Location: Shaker Quality Auto Body, 12916
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Entertainment
The Euclid Beach Rocket Car will once again thrill the festival goers
with its sleek and shiny exuberance. It will also help transport
people from east to west ends of the street and to various parking
locations.
A surprise visit by retired
Parade the
Circle puppets will also entertain us in jubilant festival
fashion. They'll be here longer than anticipated, so much the
merrier!
Rocket Car Hours: 1:00-4:00pm
Tall Puppets 12:00-4:00pm
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Mural in-progress
One of the projects that the Larchmere Merchants Association is working
on is street beautification and community building through the creation
of murals. A mural on the south wall of the LifeSkills building
is currently underway, and long-time Larchmere tenant Ted Kurz is the
winning artist. Kurz had his architectural office on
Larchmere just two doors down from the mural location, and in his spare
time and since retirement, he has taken to watercolor renditions of the
neighborhood. These, in addition to sepia-toned images of the
residential sector will comprise a multi-faceted mural.
Unfortunately, Ted will not be at the Festival to chat, but the model
for his design will be, as will information about visiting the
work-in-progress.
Hours: 12-4pm
Location: LifeSkills, 12201
Larchmere
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Historians
We have invited our friend
and local historian Vince will be on-hand to discuss the history of the
Larchmere neighborhood as only someone who has lived in the
neighborhood for eight decades can. Joining him will be Heather,
an
Ursuline student working on a Larchmere history project. Together
they can tell you stories and listen to your stories, as we celebrate
our local history.
Hours: 12-4pm
Location: LifeSkills, 12201
Larchmere
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Chalk Drawing
Robin
VanLear is a sculptor, costume designer and performance artist who has
served as the Artistic Director of The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Parade
the
Circle throughout its 20 year history. She has won numerous awards and
grants
for her work, and organized the museum’s “I
Madonnari” Chalk Festival. Together with
her husband, Jesse Rhinehart, a
painter, muralist and educator, Robin and Jesse will create a
three-dimensional
chalk drawing on the sidewalk of LifeSkills. Check
back throughout the day to see
their progress!
Hours: 10am-5pm
Location: LifeSkills, 12201
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Art House Kids' Area
This year we'll have a coordinated area designed just for kids.
The good folks at Art House Inc. will be in charge of entertaining,
educational and artistic activities for the little folks. Mask
making and mural drawing will part of the activities, right on location
where the real mural will be installed in September.
Hours: 12-4pm
Location: LifeSkills, 12201
Larchmere
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Parking
In addition to street, side street, and small lot parking on and around
Larchmere, there are three big lots reserved for Festival parking.
- LifeSkills, 12201 Larchmere
- Our Lady of Peace, 12406 Buckingham
(accessible via Shaker Blvd. at E. 126th St.)
- Fairhill Center, 12200 Fairhill
Ohio City Bicycle Co-op will provide free and secure bicycle valet
parking from
10am-6pm at the grassy lot behind D&S Cleaning on Chesire Rd.
Additionally, Walk & Roll will be promoting riding or walking to
the Larchmere Festival.
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Neighborhood Connections
The Festival is co-sponsored by the
Larchmere Merchants Association and the Larchmere Community
Association, with grant assistance from Neighborhood Connections.
The Cleveland Foundation's Neighborhood Connections is a special grants
program designed to assist Cleveland neighborhood groups to strengthen
the social network of their community while dealing creatively with
their most important concerns. Grants are intended to spur small
grassroots community efforts, and while doing so, to assist groups and
individuals in the community to connect with others. Grants may
be used for a wide array of activities and projects, and groups are
encouraged to think in new ways about what will work in their
communities and with whom they might partner. Learn more at the
Neighborhood Connection's table outside the Community Flea Market lot
at 12605
Larchmere.
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