Coventry PEACE Campus
PEACE Pops
A quarterly experience of art and community.
Next PEACE Pops is Friday, July 26th
6-9 pm
Coventry PEACE Building
2843 Washington Blvd.
Cleveland Hts., OH 44118
PEACE Pops is held the last Friday of January, April, July and October!
Our next PEACE Pops is on Friday, July 26th, 6-9 pm.
Workshops
Live Music
Open Studios
Cocktails
Exhibits
+More!
2843 Washington Blvd., Cleveland Hts., OH 44118
PEACE Pops is a quarterly celebration of art and community. The last Friday of January, April, July and October, we invite the community into our building to tour open studios, listen to live music, participate in hands-on art making and a variety of other activities to keep your creative spirit flourishing. It is a special way in which we can connect our community with our member organizations and artists.
This event is free and open to the public. Free snacks and refreshments will be available.
This month’s event will feature:
Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Building Q&A
and Tours
FREE
6-9 pm
Volunteers from the Coventry P.E.A.C.E. collaborative will be on-hand to answer questions about our building, organizations and our vision for establishing a permanent Arts, Culture and Education Center. Guided tours will be available upon request.
ARTFUL Open Studios
FREE
6-9 pm
The ARTFUL artists invite you to visit their studios in order to engage with them and view both finished pieces and works in progress. Get to know the artists working here in your community, discover new talents and find inspiration. Various artists will offer live demonstrations and hand-on art making activities.
Lake Erie Ink Stop The Hate Open Mic
FREE
6-8 pm
Lake Erie Ink will host their all-ages poetry open mic from 6-8 pm.
Live Music featuring violinist Kym Carter
FREE
6-9 pm
Kym Carter is the primary violinist for the Euclid Symphony Orchestra and is the Orchestra Director for Roxboro Middle School. Kym has also worked with Reaching Heights’ Summer Music Camp. She will be playing a wide selection of genres throughout the evening.
ARTFUL’S Juneteenth Exhibit – Stronger Together – Closing Reception
FREE
6-9 pm
This is your last chance to view ARTFUL’s 2024 Juneteenth Exhibit. Curated by ARTFUL artist LaSaundra Robinson, Stronger Together features the works of emerging and established artists from the Cleveland Area and explores connections, underlying themes and storylines between the works.
DD Adult Community Art Exhibit
FREE
6-9 pm
An exhibit of artwork made by adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities who have limited options for art, social and community activities. This exhibit is made possible by a grant from Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
P.E.A.C.E. Pops Puppets
FREE
6-9 pm
Periodically throughout the evening you will find Robin VanLear and her Art Acts performers roaming the event dressed as Mice & Frog characters – a sneak peek at her upcoming collaborative performance with ARTFUL artist Sam Silverman (composer). These new headpieces were created in recent community and intern workshops in Robin’s studio.
ARTFUL’s Golden Paints Tasting Hands-On Workshop
FREE
6:30 – 7:30 pm
Want to try some paints before you buy? Just want to see what it feels like to play with paint? Come get a taste of what paints Golden Artist Colors has to offer!
Lake Erie Ink On the Tip of the Tongue: poetry from the kitchen Workshop
FREE
6-9 pm
Participants of all ages will write and illustrate a poem about their favorite summer time meal or snack.
Golden and ARTFUL Spin Art Workshop
FREE
6-7 pm
Using Golden Artist Color paint, ARTFUL will guide you in the creation of your very own spin art!
Ice Cream Bars and Freeze Pops
FREE
6-9 pm
The members of Grace Communion Cleveland will be handing out free ice cream bars and fruity freeze pops from their space on the main level. Stop by and grab one as you make your way around our building.
Featured vendor: Tondi’s Teas
FREE (Courtesy of ARTFUL)
6-9 pm
Featured vendor: Mac’s Backs & Fern Haught – Illustrator
GRAPHIC NOVEL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
6-9 pm
Mac’s Backs Books on Coventry and local author and resident ARTFUL artist Fern Haught will have a table selling copies of their debut YA graphic novel The Baker and the Bard. Alongside this they will be selling handmade zines, prints, enamel pins, and stickers.
Featured vendor: Dana Depew of Asterisk Farms
BOUQUETS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
6-9 pm
Farm Fresh Dahlia and Wildflower bouquets from Asterisk Farms. Arrange your own or let Dana do it for you $12.00. Fresh local wildflower honey $10.00.
Featured vendor: City of Cleveland Heights – Climate Action & Resiliency Plan
FREE
6-9 pm
The City of Cleveland Heights will be collecting feedback from Cleveland Heights residents regarding the City’s Climate Action & Resiliency Plan. This is a great way for residents to connect with their City leadership and share their thoughts on the future of their town.
Featured food vendor: SOSA’s KITCHEN
FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
6-9 pm
SOSA’s KITCHEN will be selling their “Holla” for $25 which includes: (2) Egg Rolls, (5) Whole Wings & Fries OR (5) Whole Wings, (1) Egg Roll & (1) Polish Boy. Individual menu items include: $15 – (2) Philly Egg Rolls; $10 – (2) Polish Boys; & $14 – (5) Whole Wings and Fries.
Featured food vendor: Squash the Beef Food Buggy
FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
6-9 pm
Squash the Beef Food Buggy features 100% plant based foods! Their extensive menu features sandwiches and sides that range in price from $6 – $12, and bottles of specialty fruit juices for $10.
Featured food vendor: Kakes by Khay
FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
6-9 pm
Kakes by Khay will be selling their Cupcakes, Cake Tins and Cookies which range in price from $3 – $5, or grab a half dozen cupcakes for $15.
Help us welcome Do Good Day Hub
FREE
6-9 pm
Exciting news! Do Good Day Hub will also be participating in PEACE Pops. Do Good Day Hub is one of the newest additions to the Coventry PEACE Campus and is actually still in the process of moving in. Stop by their table and welcome them to the neighborhood, and grab some stickers, and popsicles. They’ll also have kid-friendly inclusion/affirmation resources and activity!
What is PEACE Pops? Take a peek at this video to see a sample of a previous PEACE Pops event.
What is Coventry PEACE Campus?
When the school district sought to divest itself from the former Coventry Elementary School building in 2017, leaving its future uncertain, the leaders of all the tenant organizations and a broad base of community supporters came together in a grassroots movement to propose ways to preserve and grow the thriving arts, culture and education hub that had organically taken root there. From this effort, the Coventry PEACE Campus came into being. The Coventry P.E.A.C.E. building currently houses a dozen local and regional nonprofits. It is our goal to provide an accessible, sustainable, more efficient, and affordable home for these nonprofits, and to attract new organizations to the building.
