L4 PDQ The Plain Dealer Breaking news: cleveland.com Sunday, September 30, 2007 SOCIETY CALENDAR Street Beat 2007 6 p.m. Friday. On the grounds of Parish Hall and Cleveland Public Theatre, 6205 and 6415 Detroit Ave. Includes "progressive stroll" along Detroit Avenue, food and entertainment. Benefits Towards Employment for Cleveland's near West Side.
Call 216-696-5750 or go to www.towardsemployment.org. An Evening to Remember 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Ivy's Catering at Greenmont, 800 South Green Road, South Euclid. Proceeds benefit the ArtsLinc Outreach programs of the Foluke Cultural Arts Center.
$40. Call 216-432-3772 or go to www.folukeculturalarts.com. 12th Annual Crooked Halo Benefit 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Galleria at Erieview. Hosted by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation's Associate Board to benefit the renovation of Rose-Mary Center's autism wing. Call 216 636-6525, Ext.
1049, or go to www.cdcf.org. Animal Rescue Benefit 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday. Benefits Friendship, APL and LoveA-Stray. Swingos Grand Tavern, 32858 Walker Road, Avon Lake. $75 and up.
Call 216-990-8368 or go to www.petfinder.com/shelters/ City Mission 97th Anniversary Banquet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. InterContinental Hotel Conference Center, 9801 Carnegie Cleveland. "A Conversation With Michael Card." $60.
Call 216-431-3510 or go to www.thecitymission.org. Hearts of Gold 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Tangier Restaurant, 532 W.
Market Akron. Second annual event to benefit Golden Treasures, Golden Retriever Rescue Inc. $40. Go to www.goldentreasuresrescue.org. University Heights firefighters Doors open at 6 p.m.; Bank of America 500 starts at 7.
Saturday, Oct. 13. Chardon VFW, 7521 Water St. Fourth annual NASCAR Night at the Reverse Raffle and Clambake. Benefits Rainbow and Babies Children's Hospital and Firefighters Local 974.
$100 per couple. Call 216-321-1939. Affordable housing fund-raiser 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, private home in Pepper Pike.
Benefits the Cuyahoga Community Land Trust. $60. Call 216-334-1620. PTA Golf Outing 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
13. Bob0-Links Golf Course (Ohio 83), Avon. Benefits the Avon PTA. $60. Call 216-346-2243.
5th Annual Benefit Dinner 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 13. Solon Valley Party Center (K of Hall), 6340 Melbury Ave. Benefits the Thea Bowman Center.
$40. Call 440-248-0980, Ext. 24. Reservations due by Friday. Walk for Life 8 a.m., One-Mile Fun Walk; 9 a.m., Fun Walk.
Saturday, Oct. 13. Worldview Community Church, 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls. Benefits the Cleveland Pregnancy Center. Call 440-243-2520.
Scholarship event 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. InterContinental Hotel Conference Center Cleveland, 980,1 Carnegie Ave. Benefits Moses Cleaveland Scholarship Fund.
$250. Call 216-687-5522 or go to csuohio.edu/mosescleaveland. If you have a benefit you would like announced, send information at least three weeks before the event to Society Editor, The Plain Dealer, 1801 Superior Cleveland, OH 44114. Orfaxto 216-515-2033. To reach society editor Kim Crow: PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT BY KATHLEEN MURPHY COLAN Special to The Plain Dealer P.J.
MCINTYRE'S OPENING CONCERT 1 2 6 4 5 entertainment venue where championship Spaced out: Local artisans added characterIrish dancing melded with traditional Celtic istic paintings, masonry, woodwork, tile and 3. Tim O'Connor of Broadview Heights with his mom, Marge hospitality and world-class entertainment. lighting to make the cavernous concert hall O'Connor of North Royalton. More than 500 curiosity seekers, family and reminiscent of a classic Irish pub. The friends turned out for the long-awaited open- room holds 40 seats at a 4.
Mark Principi of Cleveland's Shaker Square neighborhood. ing featuring internationally known Celtic su- as per group Lunasa. center square as comfy booths 5. Kristen Leneghan of Cleveland's West Park neighborhood bar well big enough for 10. Bryan Clink of Rocky River.
Family affair: Club co-owners and cousins Patrick Campbell, who for six years was the Irish time: On opening day, Leneghan said, 6. Catherine Kiczek of Avon Lake and Mary Kate Meaney of lead dancer in Las Vegas' Lord of the Dance "We just got the liquor license today, and I Fairview Park. show, and Tremont bar-czar Tommy Leneg- had to drive to Columbus this morning to get han (The Treehouse, 806 Wine Bar) designed it." 1. Lilli, Greg and Lynne Aliberti of Cleveland's Shaker Square Minding their P's and Q's: On Sept. 19, the and built the spot, which houses an upstairs neighborhood.
Kamm's Corners neighborhood of Cleveland dancing school run by Campbell 2. Co-owner Patrick Campbell with his new wife, Rebecca, of welcomed P.J. McIntyre's Irish Pub, a new Cleveland's West Park neighborhood. OHIO HIP HOP AWARDS 2 4 1800 A REF 6 3 7 2. Nominees Donte "Sly Airbrush" Curd of Cleveland's Wade and local hip-hop celebrities shone at the Gal- make the cut "next year." Park neighborhood and Colson "Machine Gun Kelly" Baker of leria on Sept.
22 for the Ohio Hip Hop Cleveland. Awards, where serious performers were rec- Star power: Event producers poured on the ognized for their steps toward stardom. Vo- big-city charms, including ice sculptures, me3. D'aire "Big Wiley with his mom, Stephanie "Chevy Blue" calists, DJs, dancers and groups filled the dia photo opportunities and top-shelf co*ckMuhammad of Cleveland's Union neighborhood. A wide-open spaces of the Galleria's food court tails.
The hot styles of the night included 4. Nominee Cali Miles of Cleveland. for the MTV Awards-like presentations inter- Spandex gold animal prints on everyspersed with energetic performances. thing, high heels, wide belts and anything 5. Derrish "Halvdead" Rich, Aquylia "Unyque" Kern and Robert tight and short.
"DZ Rob" Stewart, all of Cleveland's St. Clair neighborhood. Name game: Ever heard of Machine Gun 6. Tiara Chameleon and Krystal Turner, both of Shaker Heights. Kelly, Cry Baby Gangsta or Mz.
Skittles? Each Mom power: The crowd was filled with was a contestant in one of 28 "best" catego- mothers who came to encourage their kids. 7. Rosh*ta Taylor, Jevon Terance and Tieya Riggins, all of Lorain. ries. Competition was tough with nearly a Overheard from a doting son: "Mom, do you dozen nominees in each category.
Many in want me to hold your purse?" it 5 447 1. Nominee Johnny "Prof the Problem" Hall and his mom, Dawn Defreeze, both of Lakewood. Rappers delight: Red carpets, paparazzi the audience said they were determined to.
