MAY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE
CROCHET & CRAFT DAY
Tuesday, May 13, 20 and 27 ~ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm ~ Sight Center Crafts Room. Work on personal projects or projects for the community. Learn and share craft and crochet skills. Session ends May 27 - new session begins in September. Call x226.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
Morning Group: Monday, May 5 ~ 10:00 am - 11:30 am (refreshments beginning at 9:30 am)
Afternoon Group: Monday, May 5 ~ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Call x226 for your books on tape. Book Discussion Groups meet once a month on the first Monday of each month. Session ends May 5th - new seesion begins August 2008.
LINE DANCING
Monday, May 5, 12 and 19 ~ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Sight Center. Exercise at your own pace. Increase your strength, flexibility and endurance in a supportive environment. Come in to teach others new steps, laugh and learn. Deb Peterson is our facilitator. Session ends May 19 - new session begins August 2008. Call x226.
SCULPTURE CLASS
Saturday, May 3 ~ 9:30 am - 11:30 am ~ Sight Center. Create a beautiful piece of pottery, make jewelry, weave with raffia and let your imagination soar. Sculpture Class meets once a month on Saturdays. Session ends June 7th. Call x226.
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA MUSIC STUDY GROUPS
Eastside: Tuesday, May 6, 13, 20 and 27 ~ 1:00 pm - 2:45 pm ~ College Club.
Westside: Wednesday, May 6, 13, 20 and 27 ~ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm ~ Fairview Park Regional Library.
Music Studies Groups meet to listen, study, and discuss classical music performed by the Cleveland Orchestra for the 2007 – 2008 season.
Orchestra Matinees: Attend free Friday matinee concerts with class members on May 9 and 23. Arrive at Sight Center at 9:30 am; return to Sight Center around 12:30 pm. Lecture guides in large print, Braille or on tape will be yours with your $50 season subscription. Register now for fall season, beginning September 2008. Call x226.
BRAILLE NOTES CHOIR
Practices: Wednesday, May 14, 21 and 28 ~ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm ~ Smith Lounge.
Performance: Wednesday, May 22 ~ 10:30 am.
Workshop: Wednesday, June 4 ~ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm ~ Highbrook Lodge.
Braille Note Choir members practice and perform on Wednesdays throughout the year. Music is available in Braille, large print and on tape. If music lifts your spirits, if you play an instrument, and if you like to get other people’s feet tapping to a good tune, you can be a member. Transportation will be available to all public performances. The Choir is searching for new voices and an auxiliary piano director. Please give us a call - we need you! Call x226.
DRAMA CLUB
Practices: Thursday, May 1, 15, 22 and 29 ~ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ Smith Lounge.
Performance: Thursday, May 8 ~ 1:00 pm ~ Sight Center auditorium.
Seating begins at 12:30 pm. Call x226.
TANDEM BIKE AND HIKE
Saturday, May 17 ~ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm ~ Hunt Farm, Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Transportation, equipment, snacks and beverages - $10 fee. Extended program, picnic in September. Register now! Session ends September 20th. Call x226.
CLEVELAND SCRAPPERS - BEEP BASEBALL
The greater Cleveland beep baseball team, the Scrappers need fast, competitive fun-loving players (both men and women) to help set the pace for a winning 2008 season. Enjoy the competition against other teams, locally and nationally. Meet new people and build your strength and stamina as you cover the bases. Beep Baseball can be a family affair as parents and kids contribute to the team effort. Contact Russ Mullins at (216) 543-4172 or Richard Benesh at (216) 251-4899 with your questions. Make a commitment for 2008 - you won’t regret it!
SPECIAL EVENTS
VOYAGEUR CANOE PADDLE
Saturday, May 24 ~ depart Cleveland Sight Center at 9:00 am; return at 4:30 pm ~ Hinckley Reservation. Enjoy a hike and lunch. Two hour boat ride begins at 1:00 pm. Boating and transportation fee - $20. Participants must be able to hike and paddle. Seating is limited. In collaboration with The Insstitute of The Great Outdoors. Call x226.
ROWING
Crewing with the Western Reserve Rowing Association on the Cuyahoga River begins in June. The WRRA boathouse is located at 1948 Carter Street in the Flats. Be a team member and work all your muscles as you push off with your legs and row with your arms down the river. Requirements: life jacket, study of boathouse rules, weight of less than 250 lbs. Call x226 for details.
AHOY ALL SAILORS, SKIPPERS AND MATES!
May 18 ~ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm ~ Sight Center. Meeting to launch our sailing season. You must register for this dinner meeting by May 1st - contact Erin Peterson by calling x227.
GOLF PROGRAM
GOLF OUTINGS
Tuesdays ~ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Outings take place at driving ranges and golf courses on the east and west sides of Cleveland. Golfers pay all greens fees and cart costs. Volunteer spotters do not play. Professional instruction is provided two times a month at the Washington Golf Learning Center. The 2008 schedule will be available at the April 29 banquet. Players are encouraged to recruit a driver/volunteer spotter.
SOCIAL CLUB MEETINGS
If you have not joined a social club, but would like to learn more about it, contact Jeri Rask at (216) 791-8118, x226. Participants are encouraged to use paratransit, or invite a friend or relative driver. One guest is always welcome to attend with a client.
WINNERS CLUB
The NEWLY CREATED consolidated Sight Center social club!
The Winners Club will meet on Tuesdays with volunteer support from the Palmer Committee on May 6 ~ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm ~ Cleveland Sight Center. Prepare for 1:00 pm departure if using Sight Center transportation. Lunch and entertainment provided.
SOUTHWEST CLUB
Parma, Parma Hts., Brookpark
Luncheon on Friday, May 2 ~ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ~ Parma Senior Center, 7001 W. Ridgewood Drive. Meet new friends in Parma, Strongsville and Brooklyn with vision loss. Call x226.
ANCHOR CLUB
Lakewood, Rocky River, Fairview Park
Wednesday, May 14 ~ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ~ Gale Lynch and Metroparks representative April Rosenthal. Join other westsiders for the fun and fellowship. Thanks go out to the Delta Gamma volunteer drivers. Call x226.
VICTORY CIRCLE
Pepper Pike, Chagrin Falls, Mayfield
Tuesday, May 20 ~ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm ~ Garfield Memorial Church, 3650 Lander Road. Thanks go out to the volunteer coordinators and the Grasselli committee volunteers. Call x226.