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Broadway to the Met

Once again as in years past NOOL presents a home event for lovers of music from “Broadway to the Met”.

Save the date or send in reservations because seats are limited.Sat Oct 13, 2018.

James Graham and David Dusek host “Broadway to the Met”.

An evening with top-notch singers, piano and violin playing some
of your favorite songs. 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM.

There will be their most beautiful garden, newly renovated home,
Dinner, Beer and Wine, Valet.

Saturday October 13, 2018 by reservation with limited tickets.

Price is $125.00 with Tax write off % yet to be determined but substantial.

Send your check made out to: NOOL
26003 Lake Road, Bay Village, Oh 44140
or call Carole Roske 440-871-4797.

Additional information email gregory.polyak@gmail.com

NOOL is a non-profit 501(c)3

NOOL’s Annual Meeting will be held Sunday April 29, 2018 at the Shaker Heights C/C.There will be a lunch, a Live Opera Performance, and numerous raffle items to buy chances to win. The meeting is but a but a small part of this event so come and enjoy fine food, live opera, and known friends or meet and make new ones.
Write Carole Roske for tickets:NoOhperaLeague@aol.com

April 14, 2018 by Gregory Polyak (Edit)

A nice note about NOOL from David Bamberger before he moves to California:

Thank you for your decades of support, not only for my projects but also for opera in Northeast Ohio in general. You and your colleagues have made a huge difference in what we artists have been able to accomplish.

With warm regards,

David

David Bamberger, Artistic Director, Opera Program

Dorothy O. Schmitt Chair in Opera, Cleveland Institute of Music

11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106, 216.791.5000

David.Bamberger@cim.edu

Big Bamberger news:
Here is a posting on F/B from Carola Bamberger:

David and I got back from the west coast last week. The result is we decided that, later this summer, we will move to California to be close to our son Steven and his family.

It’s a big change! It’s exciting and scary all at the same time. Leaving friends, family and colleagues with whom we have shared so much over the years is a big deal. However, we can’t resist the benefits of seeing precious granddaughter Maya more often than once every few months, and of not having to get on a plane to do so.

Please keep in touch. In the meantime, we are eagerly looking forward to this new chapter in our lives!

March 12, 2018 by Gregory Polyak (Edit)

December 13, 2017 by Gregory Polyak (Edit)

New Board Member
It is with great honor and pleasure that Clive Hamlin will be joining the Northern Ohio Opera board. His wife Mary Hamlin was our board President for 7 years.
During his first board meeting Clive gave 3 creative ideas for board growth and membership attendance at NOOL functions. Bravo Clive.

Dr. Clive Hamlin received his B.S. in Chemistry and Physics from the University of London, United Kingdom, in 1961. He also went on to earn his M.S. in Chemistry. In 1967, Dr. Hamlin earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He spent the next few years as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biochemistry at the University of Waterloo and the University of Rochester, and in Experimental Pathology at CWRU and University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Hamlin spent some time as an Instructor at CWRU’s Institute of Pathology and went on to be the Director of Clinical Chemistry from 1970 until 1995. During that time he was also an Assistant Professor in Experimental Pathology (1972-1982) and the Trustee and Director of University Medical Laboratories (1984-1995). Presently, his positions include Associate Professor of Pathology at CWRU (1982-), Laboratory Director at University Suburban Health Center (1985-), and Laboratory Director of the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (2001-).

September 11, 2017 by Gregory Polyak (Edit)

NOOL Board Meeting
NOOL holds their board meetings at: the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library
2345 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Starting time is: 1:30 PM.

March 13, 2017 by Gregory Polyak (Edit)

Name Changes
Opera Circle has changed its name to “The Cleveland Opera”.

The Cleveland area now has numerous opera groups with similar names so try not to confuse them:

The Cleveland Opera was originally Opera Circle.

Cleveland Opera Theater was originally Opera Per Tutti.

ContempOpera Cleveland was started by the founder of Opera Per Tutti.

Baldwin Wallace Opera Theater (A college teaching institution in Berea, Oh)

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Donors/Sponsors/People of Recognition

Mary Hamlin was NOOL’s President for 7 years before her passing in 2017. She also led the local chapter of Daughters of the British Empire, was a Board Member of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation and the personal British Garden caretaker for decades. She was a proper, gentle lady who helped NOOL in its early years with steadfast devotion to Opera. Such dedicated board members should always be remembered. She is pictured below with her husband Clive during NOOL’s Dancing With the Dinosaurs Benefit at the Cleveland History Museum.

Clive Hamlin & wife NOOL President Mary Hamlin.

John Ingold and Phyllis Donnelly Ingold. This couple have been worker bees in numerous organizations for decades including the Cleveland Opera League and Charter members of NOOL. In many instances they maintained address lists, created fliers and invitations as well as reserving venues, ordering meals and almost everything else needed to create benefits. John was more of the administrator, set up and tear down worker for Phyllis while Phyllis was the creative half of the partnership. No one ever donated so many silent auction items as John and Phyllis. Fussy how everything gets done their personal friendships helped fill many a venue.

John Ingold and NOOL Membership Chairlady Phyllis Donnely-Ingold.

Greg and Marcia Snavely Polyak. This couple were on the Cleveland Opera Board and Charter members of NOOL. Marcia is locally famous for her piano playing just about every benefit gig and party. Most often she donates her professional playing abilities helping each organization make a profit. She is known to have music put in front of her moments before playing it for the professional. This sight reading ability allows her to play just about any style of music making her a very busy pianist for so many groups they can’t all be listed. But being a professional musician continually since age six was only half of her story as she was also a Chemist for 40 years.

Greg is a worker bee having been the following: V.P., Secretary, NOOL Webmaster/creator as well as NOOL’s Facebook web page master, 2nd V.P., event Chair, Master of Ceremonies, usually hired the entertainment, helped with event set up and tear down and more. Together they always Donated Silent Auction items as well as buying many of other silent auction items at every single benefit. Greg is also on numerous other nonprofit boards doing similar work on each board be it an Orchestra, Arts, Ethnic, International Grant group or Wine Tasting Society. With 10 kids, 20 Grandkids with 2 more arriving in 2019 they are the Energizer Bunnies of Cleveland’s nonprofits.

Greg Polyak and Marcia Polyak

Important Donors/Sponsors: There are a number of ways to donate to NOOL. There is Cash, Silent Auction Items, Membership dues at different levels, Hosting a benefit in one’s home, and providing Prize money or by Paying stipends to entertainers. The list will never be perfect. It contains names of people who have donated over many years to those who have donated for shorter periods of time but in larger ways. So please excuse any failures, exclusions or other wrongs but feel free to contact me for additions or corrections. Additions to the list will continue making it a living expanding praise of thanks. To be continued.