LAKEWOOD, Ohio - Buckeye Beer Engine in Lakewood is celebrating its 11th anniversary by giving back to the community.

From March 1-18, patrons can purchase individualized taps, mugs, growlers and kegs to paper the walls of the draft beer bar. Prices range from $1 to $100. Purchases of growlers and kegs include a chance to win one of four $50 Beer Engine gift cards.

Beer Engine will donate all money raised during the anniversary campaign to Lakewood Charitable Assistance Corp. and, in addition, pledges to match the week's earnings up to $4,000.

Located at 15315 Madison Ave., Lakewood, the Beer Engine has two beer hand pumps, also known as a beer engine, hence its name. The beer is pumped from a cask in the basement cellar to the bar upstairs.

I'm not a beer drinker or expert, but Beer Engine management says that cask beer is naturally carbonated and unfiltered. In addition to the casks, there are 27 quality drafts and a variety of bottles available.

LCAC's volunteer board, assisted by hundreds of event volunteers, provides food and cleaning supplies for more than 750 disadvantaged families and seniors each year. Since its inception, LCAC has provided more than 5,000 Lakewood families with holiday food bags at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Visit lcac.info for more information on the nonprofit organization.

Wearin' of green: Margaret Lynch, a resident of Cleveland's West Park neighborhood and executive director of the Irish American Archives Society, will share the story of Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day parade during a special program at 7 p.m. March 5 at the Fairview Park Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.

The parade, which has taken place on St. Patrick's Day for more than 175 years, was the subject of a book that was produced last year by the IAAS and the United Irish Societies of Greater Cleveland, "The Day We Celebrate: 175 Years of Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day Parade."

Registration is requested for Lynch's program. To register, visit cuyahogalibrary.org or call the Fairview Park Branch, 440-333-4700.

Chili champ: Lakewood resident Jim Mattson took the best chili honors at the Feb. 24 chili cook-off at the new Good Soil Lutheran Ministries' Rocky River campus (formerly Our Savior's Lutheran Church).

Mattson tells me this is the second time he has entered the chili cookoff and his first win. His award-winning entry was "2-Alarm Chili."

It was one of nine chili recipes available for tasting and voting after the inaugural service celebrating the consolidation of Faith Lutheran Church in Lakewood and Our Savior's in Rocky River as Good Soil Lutheran Ministries,

They're back: Dover Players are back on stage after a 15-month hiatus. The popular community theater group lost its performance space at North Olmsted's Old Town Hall and has been searching for a new venue ever since.

The group will present an original interactive jury trial murder mystery by Greg Lavelle, "A Question of Guilt - State v. Davis," March 2-4, 9-11 and 16-18 at North Olmsted United Methodist Church, 4600 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sunday matinees. Lavelle also directs the show.

Admission is $5. For more information, call Linda Little, 440-782-0095, or email doverplayers@gmail.com for reservations.

A new start: Two printing firms -- Cleveland-based American Speedy Printing Center and Curry Copy Center of Lakewood -- have merged under a new name, Allegra Marketing Print Mail. The combined businesses are consolidated at the new Allegra location, 23545 Lorain Road, North Olmsted.

The firm provides expanded strategic marketing planning, graphic design, printing and web-based marketing solutions. Leigh Ann Romaine is Allegra's business development manager,

She said in addition to marketing consultation and graphic design services, Allegra features advanced printing technologies including full-color printing, signs, posters and banners, complete finishing services, mailing services, variable data capabilities, promotional products and print management solutions.

The firm is independently owned and operated and is a member of Alliance Franchise Brands network. For more information about Allegra, visit allegraclevelandwest.com or call 440- 777-7375.

Monthly meeting: The Cleveland Police First District Community Relations Committee will have its monthly member meeting at 7 p.m. March 1 in the cafeteria at St. Ignatius of Antioch School, 10205 Lorain Ave., Cleveland.

Those attending are asked to bring canned goods or household products such as toilet paper peroxide to donate to St. Ignatius.

For more information, call Tammy L. Hanna, Community Relations Board, 216-664-6634.

Artwork sought: North Olmsted Arts Commission is seeking about 25 pieces of original artwork with a nature theme for the City Hall Art Gallery exhibit in May. Any two-dimensional work in oil, watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, ink, paper and photography will be considered. Submissions are due March 9. Contact James Aspery, 440-716-4135, for more information.

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