Events for April 2018
Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Mar 1 - Apr 28    Threads of Friendship - Embroidery & Fiber Art

The embroidery of Eugenia Vainbergand fiber art of Melissa Richmond will be on display in March and April during the Chagrin Falls Branch Library hours. Call the branch for more details (440-247-3556).

Date: March 1, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 1    Library Closed

The Chagrin Falls Branch Library will be closed onSunday, April 1 for the Easter holiday. The branch will reopen on Monday, April 2 with regular hours.

Date: April 1, 2018
Apr 6    Friday Film: 2017 Oscar Nominees
One Friday of each month during winter the Chagrin Falls Branch Library will beshowing a 2017 Oscar Nominated film. This month we will be *Loving*.Bring a friend and your lunch for a midday movie at the library. Popcornprovided! Registration requested for this free event (440-247-3556)
Date: April 6, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 6    Cibik's Dairy Island Opening Day
Cibik's Dairy Island will be opening for the Summer season Friday, April 6th! Be sure to stop in and visit this iconic ice cream shop and celebrate with us! We will also be kicking off the create your own ice cream contest, so start thinking of your flavor!
Date: April 6, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://dairyisland.com/
Location: Cibik's Dairy Island 8295 E Washington St, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
Contact: (440) 543-7382
EMail: rickcibik@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday, April 6th 11:00 am - 9 PM
Apr 6    “Recreating the Standards” Feat. Members of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
For more than 30 years, The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra has been the premier jazz voice in Northeast Ohio. With a mission to celebrate jazz as a uniquely American art form, the evening’s program puts a creative spin on Standards lifted from the history of jazz. Presented by Chagrin Arts. “It’s not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.” –Herbie Hancock Tickets / Info: ChagrinArts.org or 440-247-9700
Date: April 6, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://ChagrinArts.org
Location: United Methodist Church, 20 S. Franklin St., Chagrin Falls
Contact: Chagrin Arts, 440-247-9700
EMail: info@chagrinarts.org
Date/Time Details: Friday, April 6 at 7:30 PM
Fees/Admission: $5-$32
Apr 9    Storytime Craft Hour

Children ages 3and up with a caregiver are welcomed to come to the Chagrin Falls BranchLibrary for once a month evening hour of stories, songs, and a simple craft forcaregivers and children to share. Call the branch library for more details(440-247-3556)

 

Date: April 9, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 10    Facebook 2.0 Pop-Up Workshop
Date:  Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Location:  Township Hall, 83 N. Main Street, CF
Time:  5:30-7:00 pm
Cost:  Free Chamber members
Topic:  Facebook Ad
Speaker:  Craig Lyndall
Light snack provided  
Cost:  $10 non-member

You asked and we listened.... HE'S BACK!!  Craig Lyndall from Lyndall Insurance shared his "Facebook" tips with us and he had so many, we had to bring him back for Facebook 2.0! He will walk through step by step of a Facebook Ad, from creating it to budget and give you tips along the way. Craig will answer all the questions like: should you boost, how many miles from your business should you promote to, how much money a day should you spend,  etc.  Bring your laptop and learn along with the instructor.  Register at cvcc.org or call 440-247-6607. Bring your computer and work along with Craig. 
If you would like Craig to go over something, please list it in the comments section during the registration process and he'll address it at the Pop Up Workshop.

 
MATTHEW IS BACK TOO!! 
Sponsored by Cleveland Custom Signs

www.clevelandcustomsigns.com
 
Because food is provided based on the number of registered members, please consider this and let us now 24 hours prior to event if you are unable to attend.
Date: April 10, 2018
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Township Hall
83 N. Main Street, CF
Contact: 440.247.6607
EMail: director@cvcc.org
Date/Time Details: 5:30 pm refreshments & networking
6-7 pm presentation
Fees/Admission:
$10 non-member
Apr 11    Chamber Members & Students Networking Lunch
Are you looking for part time help with business knowledge, join a few of the Chagrin Falls High School Business Class students for a networking lunch at the Chagrin Township Hall April 11th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Along with networking with students and other CVCC members our guest speaker will be Michael Corkran Managing Partner of China Centric Associates. Michael has operated manufacturing and services businesses in China since the early 1990’s in high and medium tech industries. As President of North America and Asia Pacific for RELTEC, a Cleveland-based NYSE-listed telecom equipment manufacturer (subsequently acquired by Marconi), Mike led the start-up and management of five manufacturing businesses and two development centers in five different Chinese cities. Mike earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester. Michael will be discussing Supply Chain Management issues for products imported from China and sold in the retail markets in the United States.

$16.00 Member (includes lunch from Hungry Bee)
$25.00 Non-Member

*You must register for this event

 
Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Website: http://cvcc.org
Location: Chagrin Falls Township Hall
83 N. Main St.
Chagrin Falls
EMail: director@cvcc.org
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, April 11
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Fees/Admission: $16.00 Members
$25 Non-Members
Apr 11    Drop In and Download

Learn how toborrow free eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, movies and music from our DigitalCollection anytime, anywhere. Bring your device and passwords to the ChagrinFalls Branch Library and our staff will get you started. Our Digital Collectionis available 24/7, 365 days a year, and there are never any late fees!  Callthe branch library for more details (440-247-3556).

Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 11    Chakra Group Meditation

Jan Webber ofHolistic Life Solutions will lead guided chakra meditation sessions at theChagrin Falls Branch Library. No experience necessary.  Registration requested for this free program(440-247-3556).

Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 11    Wednesday Evening Book Discussion

Join us at the Chagrin Falls Branch Library for theWednesday Night Book Discussion as we discuss *Before We Were Yours* by Lisa Wingate.  A tale inspired by firsthand accounts aboutthe notoriously corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society follows the effortsof a Baltimore assistant D.A. to uncover her parents' fateful secrets in thewake of a political attack and a chance encounter with a stranger. Everyoneis invited to join us for this discussion. Call the branch library for more details (440-247-3556).

Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 12    Discover Improv Workshop
Are you curious about improv but not sure if it’s for you? Join us at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre for one of our FREE hour-long improv workshops. Experienced improvisers from improv troupe River Side Valley Players will guide you through simple games and exercises designed to introduce you to what improv is all about: listening, communication, creativity and fun! You may stay afterward to enjoy refreshments and a brief performance by RSVP. The workshop is free, but you must sign up at least one day in advance. To reserve your spot, email improv@cvlt.org.
Date: April 12, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Website: http://www.cvlt.org
Location: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre 40 River St.
EMail: improv@cvlt.org
Date/Time Details: Thursday
Fees/Admission: Free
Apr 13    Minecraft Club
Teens in grades 6-12, come to the Chagrin Falls Branch Library to use yourimagination to build new worlds using our iPads or bring your own device.Registration requested for this free program (440-247-3556).
Date: April 13, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 13    CDFF Winter Series - "Wine Diamonds" and Wine Tasting
Regional wine tasting, snacks and film "Wine Diamonds: Uncorking America's Heartland"
Date: April 13, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.chagrinfilmfest.org
Location:

Dunham Tavern Museum

6709 Euclid Ave., Cleveland

Contact: Elizabeth Spencer
EMail: films.chagrindocfest@gmail.com
Date/Time Details: Friday - April 13th - 6:30 pm
Fees/Admission: $15 event price (includes regional wine tasting, film and snacks) Purchase tickets: https://bpt.me/3201652
Apr 15    Spring Music: The Magic of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Come to the Chagrin Falls Branch Library to listento a selection of Bossa Nova and Samba songs that have become the Latinstandards that we now enjoy.  Registrationrequested for this free event.
Date: April 15, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 17    Drop In and Download

Learn how toborrow free eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, movies and music from our DigitalCollection anytime, anywhere. Bring your device and passwords to the ChagrinFalls Branch Library and our staff will get you started. Our Digital Collectionis available 24/7, 365 days a year, and there are never any late fees!  Callthe branch library for more details (440-247-3556).

Date: April 17, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 17    Tuesday Afternoon Book Discussion
Join us at the Chagrin Falls Branch Library for the Tuesday Afternoon BookDiscussion as we discuss *Pachinko* by MinJin Lee. In early 1900s Korea, prized daughterSunja finds herself pregnant and alone, bringing shame on her family until ayoung tubercular minister offers to marry her and move with her to Japan, inthe saga of one family bound together as their faith and identity are calledinto question. Everyone is invited to join us for this discussion.  Call the branch library for more details(440-247-3556).
Date: April 17, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 18    Wine Down Wednesday
The Tanglewood Club is happy to announce the first Wine Down Wednesday of the year! Taste the offerings from M Cellars, located in Geneva, OH. They will be pouring at least 4 varietals. Lite fare provided by Normandy Catering is included. We hope that you will join us!
Date: April 18, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Website: http://www.thetanglewoodclub.com
Location: The Tanglewood Club
Contact: Stacey Hill (440) 543-3752 x4
EMail: stacey@thetanglewoodclub.com
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Fees/Admission: $7 per person
Apr 19 - Apr 22    Chagrin Falls Schools Art Show
Our annual curated Chagrin Falls Schools Art Show(grades7-12) will open in the Hamlet Village Atrium on Thursday, April 19th at 7pm. At 8pm our teachers and administrators will present a visually engaging awards program highlighting this past years student work! The show is an amazing testament to our incredible art department and dedication of our students who work so hard to perfect their skills.
Date: April 19, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Location: Hamlet Atrium
Date/Time Details: April 19th-Opening Night 7pm to 9pm April 20th to April 22nd, 10am to 8pm
Fees/Admission: Free!
Apr 20    Breakfast with the Chamber
Date:  Friday, April 20, 2018
Location:  Lantern of Chagrin Valley, 5277 Chillicothe Rd, South Russell, Ohio 44022
Time:  8:00-9:00 am
Cost:  Free Chamber members
"Our Own" Speakers Series
Speaker:  Barry Cik; Naturepedic


Learn how a simple task on a "honey do" list turned into a business.  Barry Cik will talk about how he wanted something better for his grandchildren and  now has a business in Chagrin Falls and LA. Join us for this very inspiring story from one of our own Chagrin Valley Chamber members. 

Lantern of Chagrin Valley, 5277 Chillicothe Road, for an amazing breakfast spread and an informational talk.  Please register for this event at cvcc.org.
Date: April 20, 2018
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Website: http://www.cvcc.org
Location:
Lantern of Chagrin Valley
5277 Chillicothe Rd
South Russell, Ohio 44022
Contact: Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce 440.247.6607
Date/Time Details: 8:00 AM - Breakfast
8:15 AM - Speaker
8:45 AM - Q & A / Discussion
9:00 AM - Back to Work
Fees/Admission:
Please register for this event

FREE to Chagrin Valley Chamber Members and their employees
$10 Non-Members (pay by credit card online or call the office)
Apr 21    SAT Practice Test
Teens in grades 6-10 are welcomed to the Chagrin Falls Branch Library to take this free, full-length practice test provided by the Princeton Review. Please bring No. 2 pencils and a calculator to the exam. Registration requested for this free event (440-247-3556)

 

Date: April 21, 2018
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Chagrin Falls Branch Library
Apr 21    Smokey Joe's Cafe
Date: April 21, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Apr 25    Meet Thrity Umrigar, author of Everybody's Son
Thrity Umrigar is the best-selling, critically acclaimed author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us and many more. She is currently the Armington Profession of English at CWRU. Her newest novel deftly explores issues of race, class, privilege and power and asks us to consider uncomfortable moral questions in this probing, ambitious, emotionally wrenching novel of two families - one black, one white
Date: April 25, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Website: http://www.orangerec.com/SeniorAdults.aspx
Location: Orange Senior Center 32205 Chagrin Blvd Pepper Pike, OH
Contact: 216-831-8600, ext. 5700
EMail: jrohrich@orangecsd.org
Date/Time Details: Wednesday, April 25 @ 7pm
Fees/Admission: $10 resident/OSC member, $15 non-resident
Apr 27    The Underpants
Date: April 27, 2018
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: River Street Playhouse, 56 River St, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022, USA
Apr 29    “All Happiness, Judy Garland” Feat. Joan Ellison
“Forget your troubles, c’mon Get Happy” as Joan Ellison shines a spotlight on the musical and personal life of Judy Garland from her early years at MGM to her dramatic comeback as a concert artist and triumphant return to the big screen in A Star Is Born. It’s Saturday night, October 24th, 1953 and Jane Telling is giving her “Goodbye to Hollywood Concert.” During her sixteen years in the MGM music department, she’s seen it all, she sings it all…and she shares it all. The parade of hit tunes performed in authentic arrangements based on the originals includes “Get Happy,” “The Trolley Song,” “If You Feel Like Singing, Sing,” “The Man That Got Away,” “The Joint Is Really Jumpin’ in Carnegie Hall,” “You Made Me Love You,” “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart,” “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby,” “The Palace Medley,” and “Over the Rainbow.” Presented by Chagrin Arts. Tickets / Info: ChagrinArts.org or 440-247-9700
Date: April 29, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Website: http://ChagrinArts.org
Location: Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Center, 400 E. Washington St., Chagrin Falls
Contact: Chagrin Arts, 440-247-9700
EMail: info@chagrinarts.org
Date/Time Details: Sunday, April 29 at 3:00 PM
Fees/Admission: $5-$32