Hear the world renown Russian pianist Alexander Ghindin in a virtuosic performance of romantic Russian and American music.  Enjoy the generous selection of appetizers, desserts and drinks.  Support the construction of a Russian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park.  Furthermore, you’ll love the performances of students at the Cleveland School of Classic Ballet.  And be the first to see design concepts for the new Russian Garden. For details and tickets go to:  http://russiangardenreception.eventbrite.com/?ref=eweb.   Or call Diane at 440-449-2555 or Bahtiar at 440-725-5065.

The Russian Cultural Garden is joining the international family of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.

Svetlana Stolyarova, Founder and Principal Broker of the Local-n-Global Realty, along with Boris Vinogradsky, MD and Sergio Lebid, EVP, Co-Founder at NanoSpire, Inc. , has taken the initiative of creating the Russian Cultural Gardens, a non-profit organization, that will facilitate the project for the historical Russian Cultural Garden (RCG) located in the most beautiful part of the Rockefeller Park on the Martin Luther King Drive.

Russian culture is an inseparable part of the Cleveland cultural melting pot. The goal pursued in the park creation is to recognize the immense contribution to the cultural legacy of America and the world by Russian writers, scientists, musicians, artists and other cultural honoraries. In order to preserve the humanitarian and peaceful spirit of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, the RCG Board decided to exclude any political, military and religious connotation from the park design and park related activity.

The idea of establishing a Russian Cultural garden has been cultivating in the community for many years. Now, this cultural gap is finally being bridged! The selected land (0.7 acre) has received the approval of the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation’s Board and the RCG leaders are now working on the garden development plan. The deadline for the RCG blue print is May, 2012. Recently, the RCG has announced a competition among architects to submit their park concepts by the end of December. Once the project idea is confirmed by the RCG Board of Directors, the organization will take on the fundraising journey in the community and beyond.

All interested in the development and support of the Russian Cultural Garden, please contact the RCG MARCOM Director, Olga Osipoff at olga.osipoff@gmail.com.

Suat Aricanli, primary delegate of the proposed Turkish Cultural Garden, unveiled the preliminary design for the Turkish Cultural Garden at the Cultural Gardens Federation’s Holiday Dinner on December 13, 2011.  Developed in conjunction with McKnight Associates of Cleveland, a popular Garden designer, and eminent Ottoman Garden authorities in Turkey, the design incorporates many aspects of Turkish cultural history.  See the two design files for details below.  Note that low resolution needed for websites will require that you use your magnifying feature to read the fine print.  The final design will resolved at a later date.

Overhead view of Turkish Garden with cultural details

Ground level view of the Turkish Garden with cultural detail

The new animated walk through of the African American Cultural Garden’s design is very popular.  See for yourself at the follow link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQvMxSifxIw

“World Architecture News” editorial comments on new design for the African American Cultural Garden at the following link:  http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=18287