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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
‘Super’ Super Moon to Make an Appearance Saturday
Full moon will be closest to Earth in nearly 20 years.
Grab your telescopes and cameras and look to the heavens Saturday night. That’s when we’re in for another “Super Moon.” Astronomers are saying that this Super Moon will be even more super than usual. “The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993,” Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington D.C. told USA Today. This Super Moon (a phrase coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979) will appear especially large because the moment of perigee—when the moon is closest to the Earth in its monthly rotation—will coincide with the appearance of a perfectly full moon. On Saturday at 11:34 p.m. ET, the moon reaches full moon status—when the earth, moon and sun are all in alignment. One minute later, at 11:35 p.…
Brecksville Squares Square Dancing on YouTube
They do-si-do, they smile, they laugh. Try to resist the urge to smile and tap your foot.
From time to time we search for local videos on YouTube. This video from the Brecksville Squares features modern Western Square Dancing with caller Jack Pladdys. Try to resist the urge to tap your toe.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Star Wars Day: May the Fourth Be With You
Share your memories and love of "Star Wars"
Happy Star Wars Day! Why is today Star Wars Day? Because of some delightful wordplay: "May the Fourth be with you." Star Wars has embedded itself in our common culture the way few movies do. Even people who aren't big fans of the movies know the Imperial March music means something wicked this way comes. Big cinnamon rolls can make one think of Princess Leia. Share your memories of that galaxy far, far away. Did you (or your parents) wait in line for hours to see the original? Did you and your friends turn broom handles or sticks into lightsabers and have your own epic battles? Or maybe it was using your bikes for landspeeder races. When you say, "I love you," does your spouse say, "I know?" If you've ever used Yoda-talk with someone, …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Last Chance: Check Out “The Producers” at Brecksville Theater on the Square
The show is running for two more weekends.
Brecksville Theater on the Square premiered “The Producers” this past weekend, and theater fans have just two more weeks to check it out. According to a press release from the theater, the show follows a Broadway producer and an accountant trying to create a failure of a play to make some quick money—comedy, of course, ensues. Director Patrick Ciamacco said the usually large show is scaled down a bit for the Brecksville location, but that it still has a "giant, Broadway feel." He's been working with a very talented cast, he added. The next performances will be held on May 4, 5 and 6 and again on May 11, 12 and 13. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday performances begin at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12…
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Friday, April 27, 2012
A Chance to Support Local Art This Weekend
Art From the Heart will take place this Sunday.
This Sunday, Western Reserve Bank will be briefly transformed into an art gallery for this year’s Art From the Heart. Art from the Heart is an annual show from the Brecksville Center for the Arts. This year’s show features art from Ray Muniack, Leslie McCafferty and members of Studio B, said John Klassen, executive director of the center. Muniack is a sculptor, and McCafferty will have paintings on display. McCafferty is also one of the owners of Eclectique Interior Accessories. All of the art displayed at the show is for sale, Klassen said. Interested buyers will be able to peruse pieces starting at about $30. There will also be a silent auction for gift baskets, and food and wine will be available. Tickets are $35. For tickets or more …
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Listen: The Songs Patch Editors are Rockin'
We've created a Spotify playlist that spotlights all our favorite songs of the moment. Enjoy!
Want to know what your Patch editors are listening to? We've created a Spotify playlist that will let you listen to all those songs, right here right now. Hopefully you'll find your future favorite artist on this list, and if not, at least you've got some new jams to start your weekend. You need to be a Spotify user to listen to this playlist, but even if you aren't, you can still look up the songs on YouTube. So what songs are you loving right now? Pick one and tell us in the comments. We'll create another playlist with your songs soon! Who picked what: Ho Hey, The Lumineers: Megan Rozsa, Fairlawn-Bath Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye: Nikki Ferrell, Beachwood Home Again, Michael Kiwanuka: John Deike, Cuyahoga Falls A Thousand Years, …
Megan Rozsa
9:07 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
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Students to Perform “Grease” This Weekend
Travel back to the 1950s with the high school’s rendition of “Grease.”
Months of hard work will come to an end this weekend as Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School puts on “Grease.” The students began working on their spring musical with auditions in February, and rehearsals starting soon after. They put in a lot of work during that time, keeping up with homework and other afterschool activities before coming back to rehearse for a few hours every night, said parent volunteer Jean Farah. And there are a lot of students involved, from the actors and the orchestra to the students working behind the scenes on the lighting and the set. A musical “really calls for teamwork,” said retired music teacher Chuck Valley. Valley was instrumental in the district’s music program, and he came back to help with the …
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Looking for a Summer Camp?
There are a variety available in the area.
If your children are already thinking about how to fill their summer days, you're in luck. There are a variety of camps going on this summer to help local kids learn a new sport or skill, explore the outdoors or express their creative side: Do you know of other camps in the area? Add them in the comments!
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Mysteries for Technology and History Fans: This Week’s Book Picks
Staff members at the Brecksville branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library have some suggestions for local readers.
Are you in need of a new book to help you celebrate National Library Week? Why not check out one of these suggestions from the Brecksville branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library? Public services assistant Rachel Vaughn wrote the adult book recommendations. And Teen Librarian Diane Wilson wrote the teen’s book recommendation. For adults: The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe Sibyl Allston is still deep in grief a few years after she loses her mother and sister in the catastrophic sinking of the Titanic. Desperate in seeking some sort of peace, Sibyl finds herself grasping to reconnect with her mother and sister through a medium, but what she discovers is not what she expects. In the meantime, she finds herself drawn back to …
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Susan Ruiz Patton
5:39 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
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