February is here! Spring is almost here!

Music: 

Saturday, February 1st at 10am: Larry Liou brings you music with his guitar that fuses rock, blues, country, jazz, and world genres.

https://www.facebook.com/events/491654468201122/

Saturday, February 15th: Sample some Irish tunes with singer-songwriter from Armagh, Northern Ireland Andy McManus.

https://www.facebook.com/events/481887945780230/

Saturday, February 22nd Matthew Sofranko: Matthew writes and performs original music and standards from a variety of genres, ranging from Americana to Folk and Classic Rock.

Saturday, February 29th: Brian and Kristen Bigley are a musical duo specializing in Irish and American folk music. Both have played music for more than 25 years and have performed with orchestras and folk ensembles all over North America and Europe. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/148457839938779/

Other Events: 

The West Park Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month and new members are always welcome. The next meeting will be on February 19th at 6:30pm and the book review will be The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney.

https://www.facebook.com/WestparkBookClub

Saturday, February 15th 12p-2p: West Park Queer Coffee Hour. Join queer and ally friends and neighbors for an afternoon of coffee and tea. This is a time to come together to meet new people and get to know others in the neighborhood.

https://www.facebook.com/events/480026969328297/

THE ROARING TWENTIES BEGINS AT 5 POINTS!

THE ROARING TWENTIES BEGINS AT 5 POINTS! 

Music: 

Saturday, January 4th at 10am: Sample some Irish tunes with singer-songwriter from Armagh, Northern Ireland Andy McManus.

Saturday, January 11th at 10am: Listen to the magical sounds of the Harp played by Tiffany Schaefer. Tiffany fell in love with the harp in 2007 and she knew there was no looking back! Today she adds her unique touches to traditional and modern music. This is a morning of music you do not want to miss!

Saturday, January 18th at 10am: Downriver Music Co. Downriver is an acoustic trio based out of the Cleveland area. They write and perform original music and standards from a variety of genres, ranging from Americana to Folk and Classic Rock.

Saturday, January 25th at 10am: Sample some Irish tunes with singer-songwriter from Armagh, Northern Ireland Andy McManus.

Other Events: 

The West Park Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month and new members are always welcome. The next meeting will be on January 15th at 6:30pm and the book is The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. 

Sunday, January 26th at 3pm: Adventures in Tea by Paula Hershman of Storehouse Teas — Come see, smell and taste, a variety of Organic, Fair Trade Loose Leaf Teas with Paula Hershman from Storehouse Teas! We will be tasting 3-4 teas and discussing brewing, differences in processing, health benefits and history of artisan loose leaf tea. Space is limited. Sign up and pay $10 to reserve your spot ASAP. In addition to tea tasting each person also gets a freshly baked Irish raisin scone! RSVP and pay at the shop or online via Facebook.

HO, HO, HO AT 5 POINTS

The Holidays are here!

Santa:

Santa will be stopping by the shop on the morning of Saturday December 14th at 10am for photos! We will finalize the push for donations for the Malachi house that morning with a toy drive. We are proud to partner up with Justin Ragor from State Farm for this super fun and festive event for the kids. 

An Irish Christmas Bash!

Thursday, December 19th at 6:30pm: We will have a night of Irish Christmas carols by Andy McManus on the guitar and Tiffany Schaefer on the harp. We will also have special Irish flavored mocktails on sale (plus BringYourOwnBooze if you want with $10 corkage fee) and the drawing for the Kamms Passport gifts! 

Music: 

Saturday, December 21st at 10am: Larry Liou brings you music with his guitar that fuses rock, blues, country, jazz, and world genres. Repertoire includes adapted covers, originals, and impromptu creations. 

Other Events: 

The West Park Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month and new members are always welcome. The next meeting will be on December 18th at 6:30pm and the book review will be Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie.

Slainte!

Talking Turkey at 5 Points -- the rest of November!

Music:

Saturday, November 16th at 10am: Sample some Irish tunes with singer-songwriter from Armagh, Northern Ireland Andy McManus. RSVP here.

Saturday, November 23rd at 10am: Americana, folk, blues and trad with Downriver Music Co. RSVP here

Saturday, November 30 at 10am: Larry Liou brings you music with his guitar that fuses rock, blues, country, jazz, and world genres. Repertoire includes adapted covers, originals, and impromptu creations. RSVP here.

Other Events:

The West Park Book Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month and new members are always welcome. The next meeting will be on November, 20 at 6:30pm. Get active here.

Sunday, November 24th at 12pm: Waste Reduction Workshop — Join your neighborhood Master Recyclers to learn tips about reducing waste in your home. With the holidays approaching, we can all be a little kinder to the Earth and reduce our impacts. We will be sharing ideas about recycling alternatives, single use plastics, food waste, and more. RSVP here.

Slainte!

October Pumpkins, Music and Mocktails!

Thursday October 3rd: Mocktail Movie Night -

Join us for a special spooky mocktail movie night this Thursday! We will have Halloween inspired mocktails and will be showing the cult classic: An American Werewolf in London on the big screen! The Daily Telegraph stated that it was "the first mainstream hit which managed to make its gross-out effects simultaneously shocking and hilarious" and called the signature werewolf transformation scene "stunningly ingenious, without a computer effect in sight, but also suffused with squirm-inducing agony." The mocktails begin at 6pm and the movie at 7pm! It's BYOB also!. RSVP HERE

Thursday, October 17th: Mocktails, Pumpkins & Music -

Join us for a special mocktail party which includes adult pumpkin painting for the season that's in it! Live music also! Tickets are $15 and we will supply a Halloween inspired mocktail, a pumpkin, paint, music and whole lot of fun on us! This event is BYOB so feel free to bring your favorite tipple! We will have live music by Larry Liou! RSVP HERE

Sunday, Oct 20th: The Third Annual Painting Pumpkins at 5 Points -

Excited for Halloween? Ready to start decorating? Join Mimi to get in the Halloween spirit!
$5 for children under the age of 10
$10 for ages 10+
RSVP HERE

Tracey Thomas & Mocktails at 5 Points

This Thursday, August 22nd at from 6pm:

Singer/songwriter Tracey Thomas was part of the infamous Akron Sound movement with Devo, The Pretenders, Tin Huey, The Waitresses and more. She will bring her solo acoustic music to 5 Points on August 22nd.

We will also have our special Mocktail menu of drinks available! These are non-alcoholic cocktail-style beverages made without alcoholic ingredients using our local ingredients.

May brings more tunes, drinks and mocktails!

Spring is sort of here! We are slowly rolling into patio season. We have launched a range of Kombucha made by our local friends Snowmon’s Kombucha. We now have a consistent gluten free bakery option with strawberry cake at the moment. Our vegan croissants are now a staple. We have added a 20 ounce hot drink option to our menu and we have some fun events coming right up:

Westown Bend, May 18th https://www.facebook.com/events/598024340609284/

Andy McManus, May 25th https://www.facebook.com/events/1079501655589893/

Mocktail Hour on May 30th https://www.facebook.com/events/2225583647521730/

Also:

West Park Walk on Wednesdays (WOW) returns on May 22nd https://www.facebook.com/events/2272191496327132/

and the West Park Wheelers are back in gear again. Join our Facebook page to get active here.

Here’s to a great month!

Conor.

April brings new music and a special new drink!

April has arrived and we are predicting warmer days ahead and maybe patio weather! We are delighted to announce that we will have live music every Saturday at 10am this month. Here is the full list:

April 6: Andy McManus: Hailing from County Armagh Andrew has played music throughout his entire life. He was a member of the South Ulster Youth Orchestra and has performed as a solo acoustic singer-songwriter in pubs and coffee shops around Ireland and England. Andrew now lives in Cleveland where he is gaining a following in the Irish community playing his music around local venues. Register here.

April 13: Micah Foster: Micah began playing music and writing songs at age 14, and spent the majority of his teenage years playing bass in a psychedelic band based out of Columbus. Micah moved to Cleveland in 2017 after he got out of college, and has been performing as a solo acoustic musician ever since. Micah describes his music as progressive folk, and aims for it be a cross between Iron and Wine, and Primus. Register here.

April 20: Michael Crawley & Tessa Thistlethwaite: Join Michael Crawley and Tessa Thistlethwaite from Mary's Lane for a morning of Irish music and sing-alongs. Register here.

April 27: Andy McManus: As above. Register here.

To celebrate the start of baseball season we have introduced a special new Summer drink: The Slugger. It’s house-made lemonade with a shot of espresso. It’s a perfect pick up if you are feeling a little sluggish :)

Our good friend, Doug Kusak, from the Metroparks will be back on Thursday, April 11th at 7pm to give a special talk on the Great Lakes Exposition 1936-1937. The biggest party Cleveland’s ever seen was held on a lakefront garbage dump! In the midst of the Great Depression, Cleveland decided to hold itself a massive 100th birthday party, and everyone was invited to celebrate our industrial might.