So….. on April 26th, The Cleveland Foundation gave for the month of APRIL the gift of free admission into the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo!
There was a record-breaking 35, 701 people that took advantage of the FREE day at the Zoo. Although we have to park and walk a country mile, it was worth the trek. The animals were active and engaging.
Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!
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May 1 at 6:30 – 8 p.m.
As part of a $16 million transformation of Downtown Cleveland’s Theater District, GE designed, engineered and constructed the world’s largest outdoor chandelier!
The project, which is inspired by our 1920’s era includes dramatic lighting, video signage and elegant gateways.
The unveiling of this elegant addition to the Cleveland Theater District happens in a lighting ceremony, deemed “DAZZLE THE DISTRICT”!
All of the public are invited to join in this FREE historic celebration which occurs on May 2, 2014. The celebration includes a FREE CONCERT! The group “Hot Chelle Rae” will be the featured music act gracing the main stage, right before the Lighting Ceremony finale.
So check it out!!! If you need more details just click on the links above.
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The Cleveland Foundation announced on April 2, 2014, that its April centennial gift to the community – Cleveland Foundation Day at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo – celebrates the special role the foundation, through its donors, has played in the creation and longevity of Cleveland Metroparks. On Saturday, Apr. 26, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, including The RainForest, will be open for free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the first free weekend day for all visitors to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in nearly 20 years.
So for a family of four it would cost $44 but if you plan to attend of April 26, 2014….it will not cost you a penny!
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Are you looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day! What better way, than showing our appreciation for something amazing and sweet that the Earth provides for us…..Maple Syrup!!!!
Maple syrup was first collected and used by the indigenous peoples of North America. The practice was adopted by European settlers, who gradually refined production methods. The Canadian province of Quebec is by far the largest producer, responsible for about three-quarters of the world’s output. Vermont is the largest producer in the United States, generating about 5.5 percent of the global supply-“Wikipedia“.
Did you know that Ohio is a large producer of Maple syrup? Ohio doesn’t have the sweet reputation of, say, Vermont, but it’s still one of the leading producers of maple syrup. Few promises of the coming spring are as sweet as that of maple syrup. And Ohio is one of the few places that can make that promise.
Maple syrup is produced in North America, and only in the northeastern and Great Lakes regions, where conditions are perfect for turning the sap of sugar maple trees into golden deliciousness-(Columbus, Dispatch)
“The Maple Festival was founded in 1926 in an attempt to market Ohio syrup in competition with Vermont syrup. The Geauga County News announced that Chardon was “Going to treat the general public to a good old fashioned maple sugar eat.” The Even featured free dishes of maple syrup, a sugar camp, tapped trees, and ox team gathering sap, and a maple products display. Festival Planners expected 5,000 vistors and worried over the April ice storm. Over 15,000 people attended, and now the festival is an annual tradition.-Geauga County, Maple Festival Official Website”
April 24-27th
This annual event is FREE to the public and the only cost is for the rides given for family enjoyment, listed below:
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Wristbands and individual ticket sales are available every day.
The cost for a wristband is:
• Thursday $15: 4pm to 10pm.
• Friday / Saturday: $15: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then $15: 4 p.m. to 11pm.
• Sunday: $20: 11 a.m. to 7pm.
Individual Tickets are sold for $1 each and are valid every day
FREE SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE
From the ‘Sheetz Plaza’ to the Square
Saturday – 9am to 9pm and Sunday – 9am to 6pm
| **Schedule is Weather Permitting** | |||
| WHEN | WHAT | WHERE | |
| 4/24/2014 | |||
| 12:00 PM | Official Opening Of Concessions | Chardon Square | |
| 4:00 PM | Rides Open | Chardon Square | |
| 7:00 PM | Barbershop Quartet & Cowboy Poetry | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 10:00 PM | Festival Closed | ||
| 4/25/2014 | |||
| 8:00 AM | Pancakes In The Park |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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| 10:00 AM | Rides And Concessions Open | Chardon Square | |
| 10:00 AM | Loretta Mae Holmes Maple Celebration | ||
| 1:00 PM | Paul Kovac And Friends |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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| 7:00 PM | Big In Japan | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 11:00 PM | Festival Closed | ||
| 4/26/2014 | |||
| 8:00 AM | Pancakes In The Park |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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| 10:00 AM | Rides And Concessions Open | Chardon Square | |
| 10:00 AM | Arts & Crafts Show | Park Elementary School | |
| 10:00 AM | Invitational Lumberjack Competition | North end of Chardon Square | |
| 11:00 AM | Swifty The Clown | Roaming Entertainment | |
| 11:00 AM | Kiddie Tractor Pull |
Main Street/Preston Superstore Stage
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| 11:00 AM | Jasmine Dragons |
Main Street/Preston Superstore Stage
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| 1:00 PM | Chardon Polka Band | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 3:00 PM |
Grand Parade Grand Marshal: Aggie Sojka Sperry
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Chardon Square | |
| 4:00 PM |
Introduction Of Visiting Queens & Dignitaries
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Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 5:00 PM | Pancake Eating Contest | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 7:00 PM | Karaoke Contest | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 11:00 PM | Festival Closed | ||
| 4/27/2014 | |||
| 8:00 AM | Pancakes In The Park |
Pancake Tent on Chardon Square
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| 8:00 AM | One Mile Sap Run | Chardon Square | |
| 8:30 AM | Five Mile Sap Run | Chardon Square | |
| 10:00 AM | Tug ‘O War | South end of Chardon Square | |
| 11:00 AM | Rides And Concessions Open | Chardon Square | |
| 11:00 AM | Arts & Crafts Show | Park Elementary School | |
| 11:00 AM | Bathtub Races |
Main Street/Preston Superstore Stage
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| 12:00 PM | Invitational Lumberjack Competition/Finals | North end of Chardon Square | |
| 12:30 PM | Maple Syrup Auction | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 1:45 PM | Photo Contest Winners | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 2:30 PM | Beard & Mustache Contest | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 3:00 PM |
Grand Parade – Grand Marshal: Jeff Tanchak
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Chardon Square | |
| 4:30 PM | Introduction Of Queens & Dignitaries | Preston Superstore Stage | |
| 7:00 PM |
Festival Ends, See You On April 23rd, 2015!
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Enjoy!
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So, I was researching some different county libraries to see if they offered FREE summer camps like the ones here in Cuyahoga County and I happened upon two libraries (1) Salt Lake City, Utah county library and (2) the San Diego, CA county library which both advertised the festival, El Dia El Los Ninos (The Day of the Children or Children’s Day)!
I had never heard of it and so I Googled it….and Wikipedia gave this history:
“Children’s Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world, to honor children globally. It was first proclaimed by the World Conference for the Well-being of Children in 1925 and then established universally in 1954 to protect an “appropriate” day.“
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
The common goals of all Día programming are to:
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