WKSU: 2008 Parade the Circle

Celebrate the power of art as Parade the Circle marches around Wade Oval in Cleveland's University Circle on Saturday, June 14.

At noon, The Cleveland Museum of Art presents Parade the Circle - a unique art-centric collection of people-powered floats, colorful marching units, stiltwalkers, world music and much more (no engines, advertising, or propaganda allowed!). As the CMA's renovation and expansion project progresses, this year's parade will begin and end at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History - traveling clockwise around Wade Oval. The central theme for this year's parade is "Running the Muse, Skipping the Fiddle."

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., University Circle Incorporated presents Circle Village, a collection of family-friendly activities, performances, music and food sponsored by University Circle member organizations. Participating groups offering activities include: the American Heart Association, the Children's Museum of Cleveland, Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio, Invest in Children, Cleveland.com, the Cleveland Botanical Garden, the Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center, the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Lake View Cemetery, the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Music School Settlement, the Cleveland Play House, the Cleveland Public Library (MLK Jr. branch), the Cleveland Sight Center, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, the Dunham Tavern Museum, Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church, Famicos Foundation, Hawken School, the Junior League of Cleveland, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Medical Mutual, MOCA Cleveland, Montessori High School at University Circle, Park Lane Villa, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Rainey Institute, Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, St. Clair Superior Development Corp., Women's Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art and Western Reserve Historical Society.

WKSU's Vivian Goodman will broadcast from Parade the Circle on June 14 beginning at 9 a.m. Stop by and say hello at the WKSU tent on Wade Oval. WKSU's broadcast from Parade the Circle is made possible with support from Laurel School in Shaker Heights and Judson at University Circle.

Click here to watch a slideshow of last year's Parade the Circle

To give you a head start on planning your day at the parade, Jeff St. Clair interviewed some of the special organizations involved in the event. You can listen to these interviews by clicking on the audio links below.

Robin Van Lear
Cleveland Museum of Art