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7th Season of Global Musical Icon
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Announcing 7th Season of Global Musical Icon (GMI)! First STOP is CLEVELAND, OH! Shuddh Desi Radio in association with FICA is bringing 7th Season of much admired and very popular Global Musical Icon to Cleveland, OH. Are you ready? Singers, Musical Instrument Players, Dancers, Public Speakers….Registrations are NOW OPEN.

Holocaust Book Talk: The Politzer Saga with Linda Broenniman
7 PM
Maltz Museum
2929 Richmond Rd. Beachwood

A house fire in 2011. A box survives. Its contents became the catalyst for a quest whose seeds were planted in 1983—the day Linda Ambrus Broenniman learned that her Catholic father was Jewish and that what little family history she knew was a lie. Searching for truth, Linda pieced together the astonishing story of eight generations of her Jewish ancestors—the Politzer family—and their remarkable lives lost to her father’s secrets.

Join the Maltz Museum for an evening with the author of The Politzer Saga, as she tells the story of finding her roots, and honoring the memories of her family. In helping Linda find her family, András Gyekiczki wrote, “I hardly know any non-fiction sagas to better exemplify Hungarian Jewish fate of the past 300 years as this Politzer story. Illuminating the destructive power of hatred, dehumanization, and injustice, this powerful story encompasses issues that still echo today. The Politzer Saga is the subject of an Exhibition at the Rumbach Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary.

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Italian Film Festival USA of Cleveland
Strosacker Auditorium
Case Western Reserve University

Italian Film Festival USA of Cleveland! You're invited! Enjoy four recent, Italian films and a program of short films. All screenings are in Italian with English subtitles. FREE and open to the public at Strosacker Auditorium on the campus of Case Western Reserve University.

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BACC Passport Professionals
5:30 - 8 PM
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
27100 Harvard Rd., Orange

British American Chamber of Commerce - Ohio. This informal yet engaging meet-up is a great opportunity to network with others in the international business community. Whether you’re an expat, a seasoned professional, or someone who’s recently moved to the U.S., this is the perfect opportunity to connect, share, and explore new possibilities. Plus, it’s completely free! Feel free to invite a friend and enjoy a wonderful evening.

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Ekal Vidyalaya Musical fundraiser
4:45 PM
Independence Middle School
6111 Archwood Rd. Independence

Join us for a delicious dinner and melodious live Bollywood music on April 19th during the Ekal musical fundraiser at Independence Middle School. Accomplished singers from India will sing Bollywood songs and mesmerize you. Four musicians on keyboard, Octapad, tabla, and drums will make it a memorable experience. Ekal promotes basic education in remote rural and tribal India through more than 80k single-teacher schools.

Dyngus Day Cleveland
10 AM - 8PM
Gordon Square Arts District & Around Town.
5400 Detroit Ave.

The 15th year of Dyngus Day Cleveland will be filled with polka dancing, a Miss Dyngus Day pageant, amazing vendors like The Pierogi Lady and Frank’s Bratwurst, a Pierogi Eating contest, shopping, pussy willow and squirt gun shenanigans, tasty drinks, the musicians you know and love like Chardon Polka Band, Ed Rodick and Fred Ziwich, and so much more!

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Cleveland International Hall of Fame Inductions
Doors open 5PM.
Windows on the River

• Dr. Raj Aggarwal (Indian community)
• David Gilbert (Destination Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission)
• Frank G. Jackson (56th Mayor of Cleveland)
• Beverly Kerecman (Japanese community)
• Branka Malinar (Croatian community)
• Svetlana Stolyarova (Russian community)

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68th Cleveland Hungarian Scout Benefit Ball
6 PM
Woodside Event Center ballroom
5025 East Mill Road, Broadview Heights

The American Hungarian Friends of Scouting cordially invites you to the 68th Cleveland Hungarian Scout Benefit Ball. This year’s ball awaits its guests once again with a delicious dinner and surprises! The highlight of the ball is the traditional presentation of the debutantes. Our guest of honor and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award is outgoing Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris President, Imre Lendvai-Lintner. The seven-member Hepcat Revival Swing Band will provide the music. You can also dance to traditional waltzes, polkas, and folk music. The Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble will perform their Court Dance during the evening. Valuable and imaginative raffle items await their winners.

All those over the age of 16 are welcome! Black tie and evening gowns are preferred; dark suits and cocktail attire are acceptable. A good time is guaranteed! Adult and young adult tickets are available until April 23 and at a discounted price until April 18. The evening’s proceeds will pay for much-needed upgrades to Cleveland’s Hungarian Scout Center and Teleki Scout Park.

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Cleveland Polka Association’s Spring Dance
5 - 10 PM
Home Family Club
6450 Pearl Road Parma Hts

Doors open @ 5:00 pm, Music by Keith Stras & Polka Confetti from Chicago 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Donation $18 (18yrs. and under are Free!) NO byob, Beverages & Food will be available, snacks welcome For More Information: (330) 461-1772 Anna

Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival
Cleveland State University

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 2025 is the Festival's 45th year.

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Czech Night at the Races
5:30 PM
Bohemian National Home
4939 Broadway Ave. Cleveland

41st Super Button Box Bash
1 - 6 PM
American Croatian Lodge
34900 Lakeshore Blvd. in Eastlake

Wish Canada’s Polka King a happy 90th birthday as the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame salutes the legendary Walter Ostanek, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Top Cleveland-Style Polka entertainers hail his milestone with five hours of music. You won’t want to miss the polka celebration at the American Croatian Lodge in Eastlake, Ohio. Enjoy the finest bands for dancing, Old World cooking, and Slovenian hospitality – all in honor of the three-time Grammy Award winner, 1:00 to 6:00. The birthday party is the high point of the 41st Super Button Box Bash to benefit the Polka Hall of Fame. Featured artists include the Fairport Jammers, Ron Likovic, Hall of Famer Don Wojtila, and Walter’s best musical buddies and gals. The all-accordion stage jam is a squeezapalooza.

Advance ticket, $12 through the Polka Hall of Fame, 605 East 222nd Street, Euclid, Ohio, next to Euclid City Hall. Open Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 to 2:00. $15 at the door. 18 and under free. Order by phone, (216) 261-3263. On-line at PolkaShop@aol.com.

Feria de Cleveland
2 - 6 PM
de Burgos Cultural Arts Center
2800 Archwood Avenue

Feria de Cleveland is an annual celebration bringing the vibrant energy of Spain’s spring fairs to Cleveland. Hosted by Abrepaso Flamenco and Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, this family-friendly event features live flamenco performances, dance competitions, authentic Spanish fashion, music, arts and crafts, and delicious food. Rooted in community and cultural exchange, the Feria offers a joyful space to experience the rich traditions of Andalusia while connecting with Cleveland’s diverse cultural landscape.

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Shahzia Sikander Reanimates Global Visual Histories
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is pleased to announce that its presentation of Shahzia Sikander: Collective Behavior opens on February 14, 2025. The exhibition premiered at the Palazzo Soranzo van Axel in Venice. Co-organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) and the Cincinnati Art Museum (CAM), it was a Collateral Event in association with the 60th International Art Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia in 2024. After Collective Behavior closed in Venice, iterations of the show traveled to both Ohio institutions, where they are on view concurrently. The CMA presents Shahzia Sikander’s art in relation to historical South Asian works from the museum’s collection that inspire her. Collective Behavior includes works that span Sikander’s career and the many mediums that she has used. It comprises a series of conversations between our own time and the past that illuminate the artist’s primary ideas and inquiries. This iteration of Collective Behavior offers a narrative that the CMA is uniquely well suited to share, carrying forward in time the rich histories that are encompassed in the museum’s renowned South Asian collection. Simultaneously, it situates contemporary artistic practice in relation to the global history that precedes it.

For more than three decades, Sikander (born 1969, Pakistan) has been animating South Asian visual histories through a contemporary perspective. Her work reimagines the past for the present moment, proposing new narratives that cross time and place. Working in a variety of mediums, Sikander considers Western relations with the global south and the wider Islamic world, often through the lens of gender and body politics. Her work is rooted in a lexicon of recurring motifs that make visible marginalized subjects. At times turning the lens inward, Sikander reflects on her own experience as an immigrant and diasporic artist working in the United States.

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Sokol Czech Sunday Dinner
1 - 2:30 PM
Bohemian National Home
4939 Broadway Ave. Cleveland

Cleveland Asian Festival

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Syttende Mai 2025Norwegian Celebration
2 - 4 PM
Fairview Park Recreation Center
Gemini Center Oak Room - 21255 Lorain Road

SYTTENDE MAI 2025 NORWEGIAN CELEBRATION (Seventeenth of May Constitution Day). Ohio Norsemen will hold their annual Constitution Day celebration on Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m. Pot Luck Meal. Please bring a dish to share. (Norwegian Dish Preferred). Beverages are provided. There is no cost for this event. Reservations are needed by May 11th to reserve enough tables and chairs. (Please no walk-ins). Place your reservation to Libby Rye Filak 216-767-5699

Parade the Circle
10 AM
Circle Village on Wade Oval

The Cleveland Museum of Art’s (CMA) Parade the Circle, the beloved tradition celebrating art, culture, and community, returns on Saturday, June 14. The 33rd annual parade takes place in University Circle and features vibrant and imaginative costumes, towering puppets, floats, and intricately crafted masks. This year’s theme, “Magical Allure: A Vibrant Celebration of the Snowy Owl,” addresses the wisdom and exploration we undertake while undergoing the process of change. The CMA invites everyone to celebrate this mystical messenger, a creature that enchants us with its ethereal presence and silent flight.

Conceived by acclaimed artist Héctor Castellanos Lara, who leads the parade for the third consecutive year, this year’s theme reflects the fact that big changes in our lives are imminent and that, as we search for answers, we undergo a process of deep exploration, seeking awareness and spiritual guidance.

Visitors are invited to immerse themselves in interactive activities offered by esteemed institutions from the area, such as the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Botanical Garden, and the Music Settlement. Attendees can also enjoy culinary delights from local vendors and listen to Councilman Conwell & The Footprints live on the Kulas Stage. Curious about an artist’s process? New this year, attendees can engage with a selection of parade artists on Wade Oval following the event. Come prepared with questions for artists and see costumes and floats up close! The fun continues until 4:00 p.m.

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Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
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Lithuanian Song Festival
Cleveland Music Hall

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

Beautiful music from Opera, Broadway & Italian songs. The Cleveland Opera & Cleveland Ballet Theater in the enchanting Renaissance Garden. TICKETS ON SALE NOW - (sells out each year). Reserved Seating in Front of Stage $33.00. Lawn area Free admission. Free Wine Tastings: Little Italy Wines. Questions, please call: 216.916.7780. Free parking - Restrooms on site. 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.

Buckeye Rd. Nationality Reunion
11 AM - 6 PM
Hungarian Cultural Center of NE Ohio
12027 Abbot Rd. Hiram

5th Annual WSIAC GOAT
West Side Irish American Club
8559 Jennings Rd, Olmsted Twp

Save the Date for the 5th annual Greatest Irish Weekend of all time - the GOAT.