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Maltz Museum
2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood

Free general admission for the month of April! In honor of Genocide Awareness Month, the Ohio Holocaust and Genocide Memorial and Education Commission is sponsoring free admission to the Maltz Museum. This is the perfect time to plan a trip to the museum and see the special exhibition, The Girl in the Diary: Searching for Rywka from the Lodz Ghetto. Walk in the shoes of a 14-year-old Jewish girl who lost her siblings and parents during the holocaust, but never gave up hope or faith. On view through April 28th.

Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival
Various
Waetjen Auditorium @ Cleveland State University
2001 Euclid Ave.

The Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival is the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India. It was first celebrated in 1978 and has now grown to be a 12-day festival with more than 10,000 attendees with 5,000 appearing for the opening weekend. The year 2024 is the Festival's 44th year.

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Ukrainian Art Exhibit
5:30 PM Opening
Ukrainian Museum-Archives
1202 Kenilworth Avenue in Tremont

CIFF48 Streams

CIFF48 Streams, Presented by PNC, kicked off Sunday, April 14th at 11:00 AM ET and continues through Sunday, April 21st at 11:59 PM ET! Hundreds of films are available from the comfort of your own home. CIFF48 Streams tickets and passes (for those looking to binge as many films as possible) are on sale.

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Italian Film Festival USA - Cleveland
7 PM
Strosacker Auditorium - Case Western Reserve University
2125 Adelbert Road

This is the 17th year of collaboration with Case Western Reserve University's program in Italian and Film Society. Enjoy the local premieres of three recent Italian films and one short film program at the 2024 Italian Film Festival USA of Cleveland. All films shown in Italian with English subtitles, at the Strosacker Auditorium on the campus of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation and in collaboration with CWRU's Italian Program & Film Society. Cultural partner: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.

Earth Day
10 AM
Hungarian Cultural Garden
Lower level on MLK

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Veer Senani - A Musical Drama
12 - 4 PM
Independence Middle School
6111 Archwood Road, Independence

North East Ohio Marathi Mandal presents “Veer Senani - A Musical Drama” in English, Hindi, and Marathi that takes you from the present-day realities of Indo-American life to the pre-independence era in India and back again with a roller coaster-like experience. The show takes you back in the past to experience the revolution followed by an important message at the end especially for the young generation living here in the USA. It intends to create awareness among the newer generation on the value of independence by giving them a gentle introduction to the real heroes of India.

Cleveland International Hall of Fame Inductions
6 PM
Windows on the River



Save the Date for the induction of the 2024 Class. The 2024 Class consists of:

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Cameroonian Association Gala
7 PM
Diamond Event Center & Catering
1480 Pearl Rd, Brunswick, OH 44212

On behalf of the Cameroonian Association of Greater Cleveland (CAGREC), it is with great pleasure that we extend a cordial invitation to your esteemed association to join us at our upcoming 2024 Fundraising and Gala event. The theme for this year's gala is "A Place to Call Home." The proceeds from this event will spearhead our initiative to secure a community center-a place where we can host our activities, nurture our youth, and further strengthen our bonds.

To confirm your attendance or for more information, register.

Hungarian Friends of Scouting-CSBK Benefit Ball
6:30 PM
Woodside Event Center at St. Michael's
5025 East Mill Rd. Broadview Heights

Join us for the 67th annual American Hungarian Friends of Scouting-CSBK Benefit Ball on Saturday, April 27, at 6:30 PM, at the Woodside Event Center. The Ball Committee has been working hard to make this the best Ball yet, with surprises in store for all guests and chances to win valuable prizes. Tickets are on sale now through April 23. This is a black-tie event for guests 16 and older. Please join us! Detailed information about discounts for tables of 10, young adult pricing, and ticket ordering can be found on the AHFS website

St Elizabeth of Hungary Dinner
11:30 AM
St Elizabeth of Hungary
9016 Buckeye Rd. Cleveland

We cordially invite all to join us on this day at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth of Hungary for a Mass in the historic church and delicious lunch in the church's Boehm Hall (basement). Additionally, we would like to reach out to the alumni, who long-ago roamed the halls of St. Elizabeth School. We should never forget about the place that prepared us for life!

Murphy Irish Dance Show
3 PM
John Carroll University
Kulas Auditorium

This upcoming dance performance called Celtic Spring is a fundraiser concert for Murphy Irish Arts to help raise money for the team to attend the World Championships in Dublin in April, 2025. The show will be open to the public and will include a great variety of dancers of all ages. But the finale and highlight will be a performance of the dance drama 'Celtic Fire' by our senior dance team. This dance drama, performed by their senior dance team, won a unanimous First Place at the regional championships in November, and it is this drama which they will perform at the World Championships.

Bollywood Live Music and Dinner
4:45
Independence Middle School

You can promote basic education in remote rural and tribal India through Ekal. EKAL Abhiyan is a Gandhi Peace Prize winner 501(c)3 organization working in remote rural and tribal India to promote basic education by single-teacher schools. This year’s Bollywood musical fundraiser will be on 4/28th (Sunday) at Independence Middle School. You would enjoy the social and dinner starting at 4.45 PM and a mesmerizing 2.5-hour long Bollywood musical program at 6 PM by professional singers from India.

Please use the link to learn more, donate, and buy tickets ($50 and $35). $365 supports one school.

Slovenian Mass Migrations 1870-1945
6:30 - 7:30PM
Euclid Public Library
631 East 222nd Street

Daring Dreams of the Future: Slovenian Mass Migrations 1870-1945" with Dr. Mirjam Milharcic Hladnik In-Person. Dr. Mirjam Milharcic Hladnik is a researcher at the Slovenian Migration Institute of the Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a professor at the University of Nova Gorica. A passionate researcher of "the documents of life" and specialist in migration and gender studies in Slovenia, she is the editor of, From Slovenia to Egypt: Aleksandrinke's trans-Mediterranean domestic workers' migration and national imagination (2015) and the editor (with Jernej Mlekuž) of Going places: Slovenian women's stories on migration (2014). She is the author of the screenplay for the documentary film 100% Slovenian, a project endorsed by the Slovenian Union of America, and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Dve domovini / Two Homelands.

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Hindi Association Event
5:30 PM
Lotus Banquets
Great Northern Shopping Center

World Bee Day Fun Day
10 AM - 4 PM
Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds
19201 East Bagley Rd.

The Indigenous Voyage to Hawaii
1 - 4 PM
Sari Feldman Auditorium
2121 Snow Rd. Parma

Cleveland Asian Festival
AsiaTown centered at East 30th and Payne

Save the Date for the 2024 Cleveland Asian Festival.More information.

Holi Celebration
2 - 5 PM
Balaji Temple
4406 Brecksville Rd. Richfield

FICA & ICAGA are joining hands to celebrate Holi together in 2024. Please purchase your tickets. Music, Holi Colors (Dry & Organic), Snacks & mainly it is an outdoor event.

Sokol Sunday Dinners
1 - 2:30 PM
Bohemian National Hall
4939 Broadway Ave. Cleveland

Kala Indian Art Show and Sale
1 - 5 PM
Lotus Banquet
5106 Great Northern Plaza, North Olmsted

Opera in the Italian Garden
6 - 7:30 PM
Italian Cultural Garden
990 East Blvd.

Beautiful music from Opera, Broadway & Italian songs. The Cleveland Opera & Cleveland Ballet Theater in the enchanting Renaissance Garden. TICKETS ON SALE NOW - sells out early each year

Reserved Seating in Front of Stage $32.00. Lawn area free admission Tastings: Little Italy Wines. Questions, please call: 216.916.7780

Free parking - Michael White School lot - Parkgate Ave. near garden. East Blvd. Across from the garden. Cars ticketed if parked on wrong side of street.

Family friendly - bring a picnic! This free performance is presented as part of the Italian Cultural Garden Foundation's "Viva! La Cultura Italiana" cultural series.

One World Day
11 - 6
Cleveland Cultural Gardens

Save the Date!

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