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Holiday Stroll

Holiday Stroll
Friday & Saturday, November 25 & 26
, 10am-8pm
~Thanksgiving weekend ~

Our annual holiday event features live music, hot cider & nibbles, and the best indie shopping in town. 

Bazaar Bizarre returns with two dozen indie craftsmen at the warm & cozy former Wool & Willow location (13006 Larchmere).

Also in works: strolling musicians, trendy mobile food trucks, and special treats at each and every business on the boulevard.  Come spread the cheer!
Mural Mural Dedication
Tuesday, November 1, 4:30pm
Location: 13015 Larchmere Blvd.

Please join us as we celebrate a new Larchmere mural, An Homage to Books and Community.  Through a community recommendation process, a title list was compiled, and the artist, Gene Epstein, painstakingly photographed each one for enlargement and printing.  Come see our diverse community, as represented on the bookshelf!
LMA
Larchmere Interiors
Friday, October 21, 5:30-8:30pm

From palatial elegance to paired back simplicity, join us in celebrating the fine art and antique shops on Larchmere Blvd. A dozen shops offering inspired design from the 17th - 21st century.  Sip wine, luxuriate, invite a friend, shop and cultivate your style at Larchmere Interiors. 
Home Tour

Neighborhoods of Shaker Square Home Tour
Saturday, September 17

The Neighborhoods of Shaker Square Home Tour will feature unique single and double family-homes, luxury condos and apartments.

Fall Sidewalk Sale 
Saturday, September 3, 10am-5pm
~ Labor Day weekend ~

Shop for bargain priced merchandise and discover the many shops, services and eateries on Larchmere Boulevard!
More info: email or call 216.229.8919
Festival Larchmere Festival
Saturday July 2, 10am - 5pm
~ for the Independent Spirit in all of us ~

Featuring:
  • Antiques Fair
  • Bazaar Bizarre
  • Sidewalk Sales
  • Community Flea Market
  • Author Alley
  • Art House Kids Entertainment
  • Live Music, Dance & Martial Arts
  • Chess Exhibition
  • Food!
  • see website for more info

Porchfest Larchmere Porchfest
Saturday, June 25

30 bands, 30 porches. Year three. 
Please consult the Porchfest website for the schedule.
Sidewalk Sale Spring Sidewalk Sale
Saturday, May 28, 10am-5pm 
~ Memorial Day weekend ~

Shop for bargain priced merchandise and discover the many shops, services and eateries on Larchmere Boulevard!
More info: email or call 216.229.8919
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Holiday Stroll


Larchmere Holiday Stroll

Friday, November 26, 10am-8pm

Saturday, November 27, 10am-8pm
~ Thanksgiving weekend ~

Now in its third decade, the annual Thanksgiving weekend shopping spree on Larchmere is back. A bevy of local businesses will welcome the holiday season with merriment, live music and indie shopping. This year we encourage Clevelanders and visiting ex-pats to flee the mall’s piped-in jingles for the joys of shopping local.

“We’re continuing our holiday tradition by offering one of the best shopping experiences anywhere in Northeast Ohio,” says Harriett Logan, owner of Loganberry Books. “Check out some of the recent additions to Larchmere, such as Wolf’s Gallery and the Red Lemon boutique, then stop in at one of our restaurants.”

Larchmere merchants have invited their fellow indies at Bazaar Bizarre back for this year’s event. The popular craft show, which bills itself as “not your granny’s craft fair,” comes complete with its own avid fans. Imagine a building filled with jewelry, crafts, t-shirts, pottery and other cool stuff … you can browse, strike up conversation and lose yourself in indie heaven for a few hours, while you get your shopping done. Don’t miss it!

Bazaar Bizarre will take place this year at 13010 Larchmere (the former American Crafts Gallery), where two dozen craftspeople will set up a two day, pop-up shop.  

“Bazaar Bizarre is a juried show of craftspeople and artisans,” says Shannon Okey, founder of Bazaar Bizarre Cleveland, the local chapter of the national group, which was founded in Boston in 2001. “Some vendors travel from Pittsburgh, Columbus and Washington D.C. for our east and west side shows [the west side show is 12/11-12/12]. We’re excited to partner with Larchmere merchants again!”

Many of the Larchmere merchants, such as the Dancing Sheep and Loganberry Books, will offer holiday fare such as hot cider and holiday cookies. Loganberry Books will also host Cleveland guitar virtuoso Brian Henke, who will perform from 1-3 pm on Friday and Saturday. Several retail businesses, including Marc Goodman’s Antique Mall, Fine Points, Loganberry Books and the Dancing Sheep will also be open on Sunday.

Located one block north of Shaker Square, Larchmere is home to a remarkable collection of art, antiques, books, clothing, crafts, furniture, gift items, jewelry, oriental rugs, fine restaurants, cafes and services. Recent improvements include gateway signage, streetscape beautification, new businesses and public art.

This holiday season, Northeast Ohioans are invited to browse the boulevard and discover the upbeat vitality and offbeat charm of Larchmere!
Festival Larchmere Festival
Saturday July 3, 10am - 5pm
~ for the Independent Spirit in all of us ~

Featuring:
  • Antiques Fair
  • Galleries Galore
  • Bazaar Bizarre
  • Sidewalk Sales
  • Community Flea Market
  • Larchmere Uncorked
  • Author Alley
  • Art House Kids Entertainment
  • Music, Puppets, Rocket Car
  • Mural Painting in-progress
  • Go Green
  • Food!
Porchfest Larchmere Porchfest
Saturday, June 19, 2-9pm

20 bands, 20 porches.  Now in its second year and staged throughout the Larchmere neighborhood, this is a popular summertime event coordinated by residents.  Please consult the Porchfest website for the schedule.


The Patios of Larchmere

Wednesday, June 9th -- Sunday, June 13th

Dine Out on Larchmere! From sidewalk dining to quaint outdoor patios, Larchmere’s dining hotspots have got it all. Take advantage of amazing deals at some of your favorite restaurants on Larchmere.  Enter the raffle for a chance to win a shopping spree on Larchmere! Call for menu specials:

Academy Tavern • 229.1171
Felice • 791.0918
Flying Cranes • 795.1033
Larchmere Tavern • 721.1111
Menu 6 • 791.6649
Vine and Bean Café • 707.3333

Spring Sidewalk Sale

Saturday, May 29, 10am-5pm 
~ Memorial Day weekend ~

Shop for bargain priced merchandise and discover the many shops, services and eateries on Larchmere Boulevard!
More info: email or call 216.229.8919

Academy Tavern

Drinks at the Academy

Wednesday, January 20, 6:30 pm
~ Larchmere Fundraiser ~


You’re right, we’re always fundraising for something – can’t help it! we have big dreams! – but this is an easy one.  Just join us for a drink at Academy Tavern.  A portion of the drink sales will go towards funding new gateway signage (our old one, which is so small you didn’t even know about it, did you?, is falling off its post, and besides, we have a new logo we want to share).  It’s just a little thing, but we like seeing you, and we really want new signs.  Oh, but there is one eensy-teensy catch: Kim Metheny and Sue Weir of Metheny Weir will be tending bar.  Yeah, that’s right.  Oh, and did you hear about the remodeled women’s bathroom?  Yes, designed by Metheny Weir.  Yeah, see ya there.
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Larchmere
Larchmere Holiday Stroll
& Bazaar Bizarre 2009

Friday, November 27, 10am-8pm

Saturday, November 28, 10am-8pm
~ Thanksgiving weekend ~

Now in its third decade, the annual Thanksgiving weekend shopping spree continues on Larchmere Boulevard.  Three dozen locally-owned businesses on Larchmere Boulevard will welcome the holiday season with good cheer and nostalgic fanfare, food, merriment, live music and excellent indie shoppingAnd you should see the striped trees! 

Larchmere is pleased to welcome Bazaar Bizarre, the popular indie craft show, as a new addition to the Larchmere Holiday Stroll.  Bazaar Bizarre, not your granny’s craft fair, will feature 50 craftspeople in the vacant 12635 Larchmere Boulevard building. No more mass produced mall stuff! Buy handmade!

Live music also abounds on the street, with Christmas carolers browsing the boulevard in the afternoon, in addition to the following schedule:

  • Brian Henke, guitar virtuoso, at Loganberry Books on Friday and Saturday 1pm-3pm
  • Gene Epstein, cellist, at Felice Urban Cafe on Friday 6-8pm
  • Keyboardist courtesy of Wadsworth Productions at Larchmere House on Friday 3-8pm
  • Dan McCoy, Americana/roots, at Academy Tavern, Saturday at 7-9pm
  • Gene's Jazz Hot, swing quartet, at Vine & Bean on Saturday at 8pm
Just one block north of Shaker Square, Larchmere is home to a remarkable collection of art, antiques, books, clothing, crafts, furniture, gift items, jewelry, oriental rugs, fine restaurants, cafes and services.   Shop local with the upbeat vitality and offbeat charm of Larchmere!  Browse the boulevard and discover old-world shopping and award-winning restaurants in your hometown neighborhood.
Martel Salon Light Up Larchmere! 2009

Tuesday, November 17th, 6-8 pm
~ Holiday Party and Fundraiser ~
Boulevard Blue, 12718 Larchmere Boulevard


The Larchmere Merchants Association invites you to gather with friends and neighbors to celebrate the holiday season. The funds raised from this event will support our plans for a holiday tree lighting project, to illuminate the wonderful street trees in our commercial district. Help us to light up Larchmere!

Light Up Larchmere Raffle
$500 First Prize – “Larchmere Loot!”
Buy a $10 ticket to the event, enjoy free hors d'oeuvres, and you are automatically entered to win! The $500 prize money may be spent at participating Larchmere businesses.

Help to support one of Cleveland’s most historic and eclectic streets! Some of our recent accomplishments include the installation of banners and flowerpot brackets on Larchmere, the colorful Knitscape project, and attracting the Bizarre Bizarre independent craft show as a part of the annual Holiday Stroll.

For more information and to purchase tickets:
216/229-3276 (Robert Jones, State Farm Insurance)
216/406-3750 (Lee Chilcote, Shaker Square Area Development Corporation)

Summer Sidewalk Sale 2009

Saturday, September 5, 11 am -5 pm
~ Labor Day weekend ~


When the leaves start to rustle, the outdoor shopping opportunities diminish. Join us for one last celebration of mild weather, before the book carts, furniture and special sales get rolled in for the season.
Nostalgic Larchmere Boulevard is home to more than 40 shops, services and eateries, and each of them has some specials to offer. Know what you can’t do at the mall or on the internet? Browse on the sidewalk.

Larchmere Flea Market & Festival 2009

Saturday, June 27, 11am-5pm  
~ last Saturday of June ~
* click for more information *

Returning for a third year, the Larchmere Flea Market & Festival is more than a day of bargains and goodies, but of neighbors, festivities, workshops and camaraderie. Tucked into corners and lots up and down the ten blocks of Larchmere Boulevard are dozens of dealers of vintage goods, antiques, art, collectibles, and a special community flea market lot. And food! (did we mention the food?!)!

Entertainments and Euclid Beach Rocket Car will again add to the flavor and festivities of this beloved community celebration.
 
Vendor Registration Form (pdf)

Spring Sidewalk Sale 2009

Saturday, May 23, 11am-5pm 
~ Memorial Day weekend ~

Start the summer with a stroll down the historic blocks of Larchmere Boulevard. Enjoy browsing the sophisticated antique and quirky specialty shops that line the street.

It’s a great place to find unique pieces for gifts, home furnishing and nostalgic mementos. Relax over breakfast, lunch or dinner at one of our nine eateries and make a day of it.

Flavors of Larchmere 2009

April 16-18, 2009
~ a new Larchmere event ~

For three days, April 16, 17, and 18, the restaurants and eateries will offer discounts, specials, and other enticements.

Come enjoy the fine flavors of the historic Academy Tavern, the sophisticated Boulevard Blue, the charming Felice Café, the intimate Flying Cranes Café, the laid-back Just 'N Cafe, the ever-convenient Larchmere Deli, the classic Larchmere Tavern, and the gourmet Vine and Bean Café.

The shops and services will also celebrate the joys of food and our various flavors, with displays, sales, extended evening hours and even a fashion show.

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Larchmere Holiday Stroll 2008

Friday,
November 28, 10 am - 8 pm
Saturday, November 29, 10 am - 8 pm
Sunday, November 30, 1 - 5 pm
~ Thanksgiving weekend ~

Our decades-old Larchmere Holiday Stroll merges with Shaker Square's Tree Lighting Ceremony for a jam-packed weekend of shopping and holiday festivities. Enjoy a weekend shopping with dozens of independent shops and services, and indulge at our award-winning restaurants! On Saturday, catch Lolly the Trolley from Larchmere to Shaker Square and back. At 7 pm, welcome Santa to Shaker Square and watch the entire Square light up at his magic command. Then get your photos taken with Santa at CVS and ride Lolly the Trolley back to Larchmere!

The biggest shopping weekend of the year doesn't have to be bland and big-box: the historic districts of Shaker Square and Larchmere will give you the surprise and esoterica you seek. A meld between traditional and funky, distinctive and rousing, the weekend will become alive with holiday cheer. Join us. Memories await you.

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