For Immediate Release
March 2, 2015
Cleveland, OH – For each of the last 67 years, the Cleveland
Cultural Gardens have celebrated One World Day in the Gardens. August 23, 2015 will be the 68th
annual One World Day in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. This annual event reflects the theme of the
Gardens: “Peace through Mutual Understanding."
The annual One World Day is the highlight of the busy calendar of summer
events in the Gardens and the one official occasion that all the Gardens get
together to celebrate as one. Events
include a Parade of Flags, a naturalization ceremony, cultural performances,
entertainment and more.
The 68th annual One World Day will be produced by two icons of the
Cleveland international scene: Johnny Wu and Ken Kovach.
Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation president
Sheila Murphy Crawford said “With the expertise and inspiring enthusiasm of our
new producers, Ken Kovach and Johnny Wu, the 68th One World Day Celebration in
our historic Cultural Gardens is bound to be a smashing success and definitely
the place to be for the summer season.”
Ken Kovach is currently president of International Community Council -
Worldwide Intercultural Network and has served as board chairman of the
International Services Center, leader of the International Folk Festival and many
more ethnic projects.
Johnny Wu is an award-winning film-maker and one of the founders of the
popular Cleveland Asian Festival. He is
a well-respected and driving force in the Asian community and beyond.
“It is an honor to serve as co-director along with Mr. Kovach to make
One World Day Celebration a fun experience for this year and moving forward to
next which will be the centennial celebration,” said Mr. Wu. “There is a lot of work to do, but we are
confident that we can accomplish it all. Most importantly, we want to
create synergy within the Cultural Gardens and other organizations to promote
the art, culture and diversity of what Cleveland is about!”
The 68th annual One World Day on August 23, 2015 is the
official kickoff of the Centennial celebration of the Cleveland Cultural
Gardens.
About the Cleveland Cultural Gardens and One
World Day
The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are unique in the
world. Celebrating 100 years in 2016,
the Gardens consist of 26 nationality gardens along East Blvd and MLK Blvd with
several more in the planning and development stages. The first One World Day was celebrated in
1947 and has continued each year since to bring all the nationalities that
represent Cleveland together.
Contact
Cleveland Cultural Gardens
President Sheila Murphy Crawford sheilacrawford99@gmail.com
President Sheila Murphy Crawford sheilacrawford99@gmail.com
One World Day Committee Co-Chairs:
Dr. Richard Crepage rich.crepage@gmail.com 440-812-1370
cell
Svetlana Stolyarova realtorsvetlana@msn.com 216-548-4663 cell
One World Day Producers
Johnny Wu johnny@mdifilm.com 216-539-4634 office
Ken Kovach iccneo@gmail.com 216-952-9501
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