The Cleveland Maidan Association is happy to partner with the Chagrin Documentary Film Fest for a screening of the Ukrainian film, “Porcelain War”. Find more info and purchase tickets here: https://cdff2024.eventive.org/welcome

Join us for a Fall Charity Picnic on September 7th at Holy Trinity Church (9672 State Road, North Royalton Ohio). The event will take place from 12 pm - 11 pm and will include food, music, and an evening disco. Please reach out with any questions to coordinator.cma@gmail.com

Join CMA in a summer party! Come enjoy food and music by DJ Roma Fortis at Pokrova Pavilion on Friday, August 16th, at 7 pm. A $15 entry fee will be applicable.

To say Thank You to the United States for its military and economic support, Ukraine has sent musical ambassadors to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio as part of a 40-day Cultural Forces tour. Five musicians of Cultural Forces, the cultural arm of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, will present renditions of a wide variety of music, from Ukrainian and world classical pieces to covers of popular hits. Begun in Washington DC, last week, the tour will stop in 10 different states and about 15 U.S. cities running to run until 28 June. Northeast Ohio is home to about 45,000 immigrants from Ukraine, including approximately 3,000 refugees who have settled here since the beginning of the full-scale war in late February 2022.

In Cleveland, concerts are currently planned for 5-8 June in Slavic Full Gospel Church in Broadview Heights on Friday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. and for Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in North Royalton on Saturday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m.

Performing artists include:

Mykolai Sierga (Sr. Lieutenant, 59th Separate Mechanized Brigade), popular Ukrainian presenter, musician and producer.

Taras Stoliar (PFC, Reconnaissance Operative, 112th Separate Brigade, Territorial Defense Forces), People’s Artist of Ukraine, soloist of the NAONI Orchestra.

 Olha Rukavishnikova (PFC, Reconnaissance Operative, Grenade Launcher Operator, 112th Separate Brigade, Territorial Defense Forces), violin player, conductor and symphonist, laureate of international music competitions.

 Yurii Ivaskevych (Sergeant, Infantryman, Grenade Launcher Operator Ast., 110th Separate Brigade, Territorial Defense Forces), vocalist and soloist of the Zaporozhtsi Song and Danse Ensemble at Zaporizhzhia Philharmonic Orchestra.

 Mykhailo Oliinyk (PVT, 59th Separate Mechanized Brigade), composer and pianist, Stanislav Lyudkevych Prize Laureate, graduate of Glier Kyiv Municipal Music Academy and Lyssenko Lviv National Music Academy.

Cultural Forces will produce a documentary to reflect on Ukraine’s support in U.S. through reactions and feedback of the American public to artist’s performance.

For further information, please contact:

Valéry Shyrokov, Cpl, Press Attaché, +38 097 501 4177 (UA),

+1 732 486 5787 (US), v.shyrokov@culturalforces.org

Join us for the finale concert of the Cleveland Orchestra’s community concert series, at Severance Hall on Saturday, May 11th.

Join us for a day of packing aid to Ukraine!

9:00-12:00, Saturday, April 27

19201 Cranwood Parkway, Warrensville Heights OH 44128

Join us for a free benefit concert from U4U at the Maltz Performing Arts Center. Donations will benefit USCRI Cleveland and the Cleveland Maidan Association.

https://case.edu/maltzcenter/calendar-events/silver-hall-concert-series/u4u

The Cleveland Maidan Association will be attending an upcoming Hryhory Kytasty School of Bandura concert at Saint Vladimir’s Cathedral cultural center. Join in us as we celebrate the Colors of the Bandura, in conjunction with The Cleveland Orchestra.

The Cleveland Maidan Association is happy to assist with the coordination of The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland’s Vigil of Remembrance, held on February 24th at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist. The vigil will gather members of the Cleveland community to pray for and remember those impacted by the war.

Join us for a packing event as we prepare a shipment to Ukraine! From 9-12 on Saturday, February 10th we will pack at our warehouse at 19201 Cranwood Parkway, Warrensville Hts OH. Please reach out to coordinator.cma@gmail.com with any questions or to confirm attendance.

Help us pack materials for a shipment to Ukraine! Join us from 9:00-12:00 at our warehouse on Saturday, January 20th.

Nica’s Freight Group 19201 Cranwood Parkway

Warrensville Hts OH 44128

Please email coordinator.cma@gmail.com with any questions or accomodations.

Buried Words, Seeds of Hope is a benefit for Ukraine which will feature readings of short plays, poetry and songs that bring forth experiences of playwrights and artists from Ukraine since the war began.

7:00pm—Come early to walk through a photo exhibit and meet some of our partnering Ukrainian organizations. 7:30pm― Performance of Buried Words, Seeds of Hope: play readings by Ukrainian playwrights.

EVERY TICKET is “Choose What You Pay” and will be offered online, over the phone, and at the Box Office.

Proceeds will go to U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Cleveland (USCRI) to resettle refugees in Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland Maidan Association to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

Presented by Cleveland Public Theatre, Directed by Nadia Tarnawsky

More information at this link.