The Houses of Delaware Drive

How We Live: The Houses of Delaware Drive

Architecture and dance converge for an afternoon benefiting Verb Ballets

(Shaker Heights, OH) – Verb Ballets and the Cedar-Fairmont Neighborhood of Cleveland Heights are showcasing the architecture and strong sense of community on Delaware Drive in a benefit highlighting Verb Ballets’ upcoming winter production, Alternative Moves, at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts.  Seven homes on Delaware Drive are opening their doors to the public on Sunday, November 13, 2011, from 4 – 6:00 p.m. for a walking tour.

Richard Dickinson, the company’s Rehearsal Director, and Barbara Marcey, both Delaware Drive residents, will serve as Co-Chairs for the November 13th event.  This benefit will support both this Northeast Ohio contemporary dance company’s winter production and the company’s many outreach programs serving Northeast Ohio.  According to Marcey, “the homes of Delaware Drive are as unique as the individuals that occupy them.  Our street is home to a plethora of artists and professionals serving, entertaining and enhancing our community with their art and expertise.” 

The tour includes homes from the early 1900s, featuring large porches, a Stratford Home, and spacious brick and Tudor style houses.  They are all within walking distance, making for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon outing.  Verb Ballets’ dancers will be in many of the homes showcasing their talent and personality.

Tickets are limited and are on sale now. 

A contribution of $40.00 per person includes the home tour from 4 – 6:00 p.m., drinks, food, music and dance vignettes performed by Verb Ballets company members in many of the homes.

Patron tickets are available at $100.00 per person, which includes a VIP appetizer reception from 3 – 4:00 p.m. at Aladdin’s Eatery, 12447 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106, the Delaware Drive home tour from 4 – 6:00 p.m., followed by a patron dessert and raffle, 6 -7:00 p.m. -- location to be revealed at the reception.

For tickets, please call Verb Ballets at 216-397-3757, or online at verbballets.org.  Tickets on the day of the event can be purchased at 2285 Delaware Drive.

About Verb Ballets

Verb Ballets ignites audience passion and participation in contemporary dance with its “best in class” professional dancers under the leadership of Director Margaret Carlson.  Verb strives to support and foster emerging talent, to present excellence in contemporary choreographers, and to revive and honor modern dance classics.  “Dances tell our stories,” the 2011-2012 season’s theme, weaves together the amazing journeys of heroes, tribes, rebels, choreographers, and dancers throughout the year.  Join Verb for inspiring tales all season long.  The Plain Dealer recently hailed Verb as “vibrant…bold…poetic… bursts of passion…”  For more information about Verb Ballets, please call the office in Shaker Heights, Ohio, at 216.397.3757 or visit the website at www.verbballets.org.

The Verb Ballets company includes Ryan De Alexandro, Danielle Brickman, Ashley Cohen, Erin Conway Lewis*, Katie Gnagy, Stephanie Krise, Kara Madden, Rebecca Nicklos, Brian Murphy, Arthur Prettyman, Or Sagi, Jarrod Sickles and Jason Wang*.  The Director is Dr. Margaret Carlson, and the Rehearsal Director is Richard Dickinson.  *on leave of absence

Generous support:

Major sponsors of Verb Ballets includes AHS Foundation, The Bascom Little Fund, Millie L. Carlson, Alan Miles Ruben, Change For Charity, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, The City of Shaker Heights, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, Kulas Foundation, The Laub Foundation, Lubrizol Foundation, The McGregor Foundation, Kenneth Milder, John P. Murphy Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ohio Arts Council, and Shah Capital Management.

Individual sponsors include Jeri Chaikin, Chuck and Ann Ennis, David R. Pierce, and Robert M. Shwab.

Additional sponsors: Baumgarten & Company, LLP; Cedar Hill Communications; FITWORKS; WCLV; and WCPN/Ideastream.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this organization with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

Verb Ballets is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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Photographs or interview requests, call Richard Dickinson, Verb Ballets’ Rehearsal Director at 216-397-3757 X3