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BACC - Passport Professionals
5:30 - 8 PM
Terrestrial Brewing Company
7524 Father Frascati Drive

Empower Your Network: Engage with BACC and the ExPat Community. Attend a lively networking event at Terrestrial Brewing Company on November 21 hosted by BACC, aimed at the ExPat Community and Cleveland area Passport Professionals. This gathering serves as an excellent platform to connect with other professionals, expatriates, and individuals who have recently moved to the United States. All are welcome.

Beaujolais Nouveau 2024
edwins too
13220 Shaker Square

Join the French American Chamber of Commerce and Help Us Build a Bridge to Greater Cleveland! Guests at edwins too will enjoy an evening that features a wine reception, a plated dinner complemented by wine pairings, a silent auction, valet parking, and an update regarding the progress of the French Cultural Garden.

Lebanon Day
6 - 9 PM
Cleveland City Hall Rotunda

Persia's Nomadic Bakhtiari Tribe Film
7 PM
Cinematheque
11610 Euclid Ave

Part of the Cleveland Silent Film Festival. GRASS (1925) is a riveting documentary chronicling the annual migration of the Bakhtiari people as they seek better pasture for their animals. An amazing and harrowing journey filmed by the team that later created the classic KING KONG (1933). Considered one of the first documentaries, GRASS will be accompanied with a live original score as performed by Mahtab Nadalian on the santour, a classical Persian version of a dulcimer.

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Polish Thanksgiving
Seating at 12:30 PM
Polish American Cultural Center
6501 Lansing, Cleveland

St. Mary Fall Festival
1 - 7 PM
St Mary Church
15519 Holmes, Cleveland

Sound of Warsaw Concert
7 PM
Gilmour Academy
2045 SOM Cenrer Rd. Gates Mills

Join us for our inauguration concert of the newly formed Fryderyk Chopin Institute of Ohio, and celebrate Thanksgiving with the timeless music of Chopin accompanied by a live orchestra! This special program features piano concertos that celebrate Warsaw, the city that profoundly shaped Chopin’s early life and music. The concert will be conducted by Maestro Grzegorz Nowak, Music Director of Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and Permanent Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London.

For further information, please visit chopinohio.org. Open to all. Free admission.

60th Thanksgiving Polka Weekend
Holiday Inn Cleveland South
6001 Rockside Road in Independence

Celebrate at the Thanksgiving Polka Weekend on its diamond anniversary! Polka music’s grandest event offers you two days of priceless memories with the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South.

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Flavor of the Middle East Bazaar
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Lotus Banquets
5106 Great Northern Shopping Center, North Olmsted.

This special event will feature traditional crafts, delicious Middle Eastern cuisine, and engaging activities for all ages. There will also be exciting contests, prizes, and much more – all with free admission!

Albanian Independence Day Party
7 PM - 1 AM
La-Villa Conference & Banquet
11500 Brookpark Rd.

The first Albanian Independence Day (Flag Day) Party since Covid.

International Chambers Christmas Luncheon
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Windows on the River

We are excited to extend a warm invitation to the international community of Cleveland to join us at Windows on the River on December 6th for the Annual International Chambers Christmas Luncheon. Please mark your calendars; tickets will be available for purchase shortly.

Passport to Little Italy Holiday ArtWalk
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Cleveland’s Little Italy

NEW! Passport to Little Italy - Completed passports have a chance to win prizes! Guests will receive a map and a special ‘passport’ card, encouraging exploration of our participating ArtWalk vendors. Once you’ve gathered all your stamps, simply fill out your contact information and drop your completed passport into our Little Italy dropbox (located at 12018 Mayfield Rd.) for a chance to win prizes!

Take a Hike® Walking Tours during the Passport to Little Italy Holiday ArtWalk. Take a Hike® offers a unique and historic tour of our Little Italy neighborhood during the Holiday ArtWalk.

Holiday Boutique at the Alta House by Cleveland Montessori - Cleveland Montessori invites guests to visit the Holiday Boutique at the Alta House on Saturday, December 7th from 10:00am-6:00pm. A variety of vendors, including student entrepreneurs, will be on hand with unique gifts and hand-made items. Refreshments will be available while guests browse and shop in a fun, festive atmosphere. Additionally, from 10:00am-12:00pm, families and friends are welcome for Cocoa & Crafts; each participant will make a craft and enjoy a cookie and cocoa.Donations will be accepted.

Curated Tour of Holy Rosary Church. NEW! Holiday Concert featuring local talented musicians at Holy Rosary Church. Registration details coming soon.

Jeff Suntala is a talented watercolor artist known for his vibrant landscapes and serene nature scenes, capturing the beauty of the natural world with a unique blend of color and light. Special Holiday Guest Artists located in the Murray Hill Schoolhouse

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Arab Americans of Cleveland: 4th Annual Networking Mixer
6:30 PM
the La Villa Conference & Banquet Center
11500 Brookpark Rd. Cleveland

Join us for an evening of networking and connecting with professionals in the industry featuring our Keynote Speaker Ahmed Abonamah, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Rock Entertainment Group and the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. Food and refreshments are provided. Complimentary professional headshots are offered. Tickets are $50 and $30 for students. We are also offering 10 vendor tables for businesses or individuals looking to showcase their work or promote their business. Vendor tables are $300. Portion of proceeds will be donated to support humanitarian relief in Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan and Yemen.

Please email president@arabamericanscle.com if you're interested in sponsoring this event. Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your network and make valuable connections.

Czech Mikulasska
6:30 PM
Bohemian National Hall
4939 Broadway

Nuestro Teatro - Masquerade Mystique
7:30 PM
2937 West 25th Street - Cleveland

LatinUs Theater Company is pleased to share the exciting details of Nuestro Teatro: Masquerade Mystique, a Fundraising gala. LatinUs Theater will be celebrating its 6th anniversary of providing high-quality Spanish theater. Through theater, LatinUs has been able to share Latino stories and protect culture and traditions. Join us for our annual fundraiser on Saturday, December 7th,2024 at 7:30 PM. This event will raise critical funds for LatinUs Theater Company and continue our mission of providing access to genuine theater works in the Clark/Fulton neighborhood. We will celebrate the fundraising event for our theater with costumes, dinner, cocktails, and poetry. Don't miss it, and start preparing your costume now!

Dinner, DJ Luka, Special cocktails from Mixology, Inc, Poetry slam, Best costume prize. And much more

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Christmas with the NY Tenors
Doors open 5:30 PM
West Side Irish American Club
8559 Jennings Rd. Olmsted Township

Estonian Christmas
1 PM
Faith Lutheran Church
8125 Mentor Avenue, Mentor

JÕULU Kirik ja Pidu 2024 - CHRISTMAS Service and Party 2024

After the church service (conducted in Estonian) we will go to the church hall, next door for traditional Estonian Christmas dinner. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for youth and children under 6 are free. -- Santa will arrive after the meal -- Please RSVP to Toomas Tubalkain by December 10th, so we can have the right number of tables set up and enough food for the party. If you can bring anything to share on the buffet, (deserts, sal-ads, breads, sauerkraut, cranberry sauce, etc) let me know and it will lessen our cooking duties. (Head chef: Anne Holda, with Paula Tubalkain assisting). Toomas - tel. 440-539-8611 or email: toomast1910@gmail.com

Polish Wigilia
12:30 - 4 PM
Polish American Cultural Center
6501 Lansing, Cleveland

Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art
Cleveland Museum of Art

Featuring paintings and sculptures of secular and religious subject matter from the CMA and an important private collection, Demons, Ghosts, and Goblins in Chinese Art explores the stories in which these creatures appear and the supernatural power that they exert. This exhibition presents three sculptures of fearsome guardian figures and more than a dozen Chinese paintings depicting demons and monsters in their role of either causing havoc on earth or acting as protectors against evil forces and harmful intruders. This free exhibition is on view September 8, 2024, through January 20, 2025, in the Julia and Larry Pollock Focus Gallery.

Tomb Guardians, early 700s in the photo.

Carpatho Rusyn Society Christmas Velija Potluck Dinner
5 - 9 PM
St. Joseph’s Byzantine Church
811 Brecksville Rd Brecksville

The Cleveland Chapter of the Carpatho Rusyn Society Christmas Velija Potluck Dinner. Cost: $20 per person plus a dish to share ( appetizer, side and dessert). Children 10 and under are free. Please call Fran Burik to RSVP at (440)655-8176. Reservations are limited. Cut off Date for reservations is Jan 6th 2025. You can pay with PayPal over the phone or by check. Please make checks out to the Carpatho Rusyn Society and mail to Fran Burik 37245 Carleen Ave, Avon,Oh 44011.

It is our hope to have as many authentic Rusyn dishes as possible to sample. Please bring your favorite Rusyn/Slavic Christmas dish to share. The chapter will be providing the main dish (fish)for the meal. Water, coffee and for the kids fruit drink will be included. Pop will be available for purchase. The event will also have entertainment by Living Traditions Folklore Ensemble who will be recreating and performing the Jaslickari(Bethlehem) play. Also, activities for children will take place during the event.

2025 Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade
1:04 Step Off
Superior Ave through downtown

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Cleveland International Hall of Fame Inductions
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Cleveland Asian Festival

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Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
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