• The Dyngus Day Parade

    PHOTOS BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, April 21, 2014: Dyngus Day Cleveland celebration, W. 58th and Detroit Avenue: The Dyngus Day Parade returns to W. 58th and Detroit after a march through the neighborhood. Dyngus Day has been celebrated for thousands of years on Easter Monday in Poland and other Easter European cultures. It marks the…


  • Miss Dyngus Day

    Miss Dyngus Day, Kim Hanko-Dale, poses with Rudy, the Dyngus Dog.


  • Accordion player

    Accordion player marches in the parade adding music to the festivities


  • Fire Truck

    An old fire truck participating in the parade, is filled with Dyngus Day celebrants.


  • St. Patrick’s Day

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, March 17, 2014, St. Colman Church, 2027 W. 65th Street: Fife and drum players step out of the church doors after the St. Patrick’s Day Mass.



  • Near West Theatre Benefit

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, February 15, 2014; Near West Theatre Benefit, Love Makes the World Go ‘Round, Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue: Actor Morgan Williams, age 13, scrubs the floor with a sponge.


  • Near West Theatre throws downtown party to raise operating funds

    (Plain Press, March 2014) Near West Theatre transformed Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland into a carnival themed stage and dance floor for its annual benefit on Saturday February 15th. The benefit titled, “Love Makes the World Go ‘Round” featured dancing, plenty of food and drink, a silent auction and raffle. Sixty Near…