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September 2016 Beachwood Buzz
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Homeschool Art Explorers
Thursday, September 8 · 10 am
Grades 2 to 7
Get a little messy while
learning something new as you
explore an artist and create your
own works based off of what was
learned. Supported by Friends of
the Beachwood Library.
Friday Family Fun: MIni Math ­
Patterns and Sorting
Friday, September 9 · 10:30 am
Ages 2 to 6 with a caregiver
Children will build fundamen-
tal math skills while playing with
toys and making crafts.
Hebrew Storytime
Wednesday, September 21 · 4 pm
Families
Enjoy a Hebrew/English
storytime where you will hear
stories and songs in Hebrew and
English. Presented in coopera-
tion with the Jewish Education
Center of Cleveland.
STORYTIMES
Enjoy books, rhymes, songs
and fingerplays at the following
storytimes. Registration is not
required.
Toddler Storytime
Mondays at 4 pm and
Wednesdays at 10 am
Ages 19-35 months with a
caregiver
Baby & Me Storytime
Tuesdays at 4 pm and
Thursdays at 10 am
Caregivers and their babies from
birth to 18 months
Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 2:30 pm and
Wednesdays at 1:30 pm
Ages 3-5 not yet in kindergarten
and their caregivers
An Adventure Back in Time ­
Cleveland in the 1920s
The Northern Ohio Chapter
of A Kid Again invites you to
attend "An Adventure Back in
Time ­ Cleveland in the 1920s,"
presented by Cedar Point
and sponsored by OMNOVA
Solutions and Hudson Holdings.
This benefit will be held on
October 1, from 6 to 10 pm, in
the historic Huntington Building
in Downtown Cleveland. Guests
will be treated to a journey
back to Cleveland in the 1920s
when Cleveland was the 5th
largest city in the nation, the
Indians won the World Series,
The League of Women Voters ar-
rived, and Millionaires' Row was
home to our nation's wealthiest
and most powerful.
Guests will be entertained
with 1920s-style music and
dance performed by the Laura
Varcha Quartet and the Fred
Astaire Dance Studio. The dress
for the event is your choice:
Molls, Dolls, Great Gatsby, 1920s
chic or evening cocktail. This fun-
filled adventure/benefit will be a
celebration of Cleveland's history
but, more importantly, it will rec-
ognize families that bravely face
the daily challenges of raising a
critically-ill child.
The evening will also include
appetizers, a sit-down dinner,
cocktails, valet parking, a silent
auction and more, with two dif-
ferent ticket choices: The Juice
Joint ($75) or the Speakeasy
($150). Sponsorship opportu-
nities and corporate tables are
available. More information may
be found at www.akidagain.
org/backintime or by calling
330.405.KIDS (5437).
To Be or Not To Be . . .
Jennifer Stern, LISW
Deadlines, carpools, endless to-do lists...Calgon take us away! Do
you feel you have too much to do with too little time in which to do
it? Perhaps it's time to switch from "to do," to "to be."
To be HEALTHY
· Exercise daily, from boot camp to gardening, step out of your mind
and into your body. This practice allows you to appreciate your
surroundings and connect to your body in a way that brings you
gratitude and strength awareness.
· Mindful eating, slow down and enjoy.
· Meditation, just breathe.
· Read books that take you away, teach, inspire,
make you think, laugh, dream.
To be PURPOSEFUL
· Find meaning and purpose in your work. Think
of the impact it has on others.
· Do one thing each day that makes you feel
proud, inspired and productive.
· Volunteer ­ Get involved and give back.
· Practice solution-focused action. Each day,
ask yourself what choice can you make for
personal growth and change. Then make
that choice (without circular thinking or
over analysis).
To be CONNECTED
· Practice compassionate awareness of yourself and others.
· Connect to strengths in yourself and in others.
· Seek commonalities while accepting differences.
· Connect with others around hobbies, activities and ideas, (Join a
book club, knitting club, basketball league, take a photography or
art class, sign up for a college course, learn a new skill, etc.).
To be POSTIVE IN YOUR AWARENESS
· Practice gratitude awareness. Notice what is.
· Focus on the can instead of the cannot.
TO BE practices will allow you to feel calmer, more content, more
productive and more fulfilled.
Jennifer Stern, LISW, is a Loss and Bereavement Specialist at Ellen F.
Casper, PH.D and Associates in Beachwood. For more information she
can be reached at 216.464.4243.
Perhaps it's time to switch from
"to do," to "to be."