Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Summer Wednesdays: Pup Playdate
2025-07-30 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, 2600 South Park Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio, 44120
Music | Food | Pets are invited to explore our trails this special pet-friendly evening featuring pup-cup treats!
Pupchella Returns to the Nature Center
Woof! Woof! Bark! Bark! Translation: Normally pets are not permitted on our trails, but we invite you to bring your favorite furry companion to the Nature Center for this special dog-friendly (and people-friendly!) event. Stick around for MoKo BoVo Quartet. Please bring your lawn chairs or blankets!
Activities include:

Live Music from MoKo BoVo Quartet
Walk your dog along the Nature Center trails (which is usually not allowed to help us preserve the natural habitat of the animals and plants on our property)
Enjoy a treat for yourself and your furry friend! Ice cream from the Duck Pond Gift Shop is 25% off and grab a $1 pup cup for your dog. *
Enjoy delicious food from the Delish Mobile Food Truck**

Summer Wednesdays: Native Plant Bingo
2025-08-06 17:00 - 20:00
NATIVE PLANT BINGO**
Bingo starts at 6PM!
With Midnight Owl Brewery, Verbena Free Spirited, & Avonlea Nursery
Play 8 rounds of BINGO for $12 ($10 members) with a beer or mocktail in hand, and a chance to take home a native pollinator-friendly plant.
Members should include promo code: SWMEM2025 and their member IDs to receive the discount
**Ticketed event. REGISTER https://givebutter.com/SumWed_Bingo_8-6-25

Summer Wednesdays: Art in the Park - Rain Date
2025-08-13 17:00 - 20:00
We postponed our July date due to weather, so Art in the Park will now be August 13!
Stroll through this summer favorite pop-up market, experience with local artisans & makers, music, Grateful Grub food truck, & cocktails.
Join us for our third annual event! This pop-up shopping event with studio Chartreuse features local artisans and makers throughout our trails. Music and food are available for purchase, as well as a signature Art in the Park cocktails, beer and wine. This is a not-to-be-missed local shopping experience!

List of vendors:
S’il Vous Play
Lotus Candles
Barbara Verne
Abby Star
The Dabbler’s Collective
Thrown Room Ceramic Studio
Rabbit Rabbit
Studiowürk
SASHA
Earthen Wares
Birdtown Botanical Oddities
Glinkgo Printmaking
Light the Wild
Aspen Makes
Brenna Claire Artistry
Bendi’s Fine Designs, LLC
Silvana’s Kitchen
Small Screen Studios
Messianic Supply Co.
Lari Jacobson
Nonlinear Nomad
Santa Rosa Stitches
Roy Pekoc
Love Violet xo Shop
Growing Hope
House in the Heights
Hazelmade

Summer Wednesdays: Back to School Picnic with Climate Change Lecture
2025-08-20 17:00 - 20:00
BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC WITH CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE
Dive into the effects of climate change on plants & birds with Judy Semroc** in our pavilion from 6-7:30PM ($5, FREE for members). Pack a family picnic, then hike the trails & enjoy the serenity of the Nature Center before the hustle & bustle of the school year begins. Our friends from Shaker Heights library will be onsite to share a FREE story and hike for our Junior Naturalist Friends from 6-7PM
From Roots to Wings: The Effects of Climate Change on Plants and Birds | 6:00- 7:30PM
This program will outline the threats and complications to the biodiversity of these important denizens of our natural world. In addition, helpful strategies to aid plants and birds will be addressed.
**Registration: https://givebutter.com/back-to-school-picnic

Summer Wednesdays: End of Summer Soiree
2025-08-27 17:00 - 20:00
END OF SUMMER SOIREE
Celebrate the end of summer with music by award winning children’s artist Mr. Jeff, Good Times Food Truck, and drinks. Family-friendly.
Mr. Jeff’s performance will start at 6:30 PM.
Music arranged in partnership with Roots of American Music

Environmental and Racial Justice Fair
2026-06-17 17:00 - 20:00
Environmental and Racial Justice Fair
Featuring Really Amazing Food Truck
Join the Nature Center for an inspiring Juneteenth community celebration featuring local racial justice organizations, environmental advocates, art exhibits, and changemakers. Through engaging community conversations, unique exhibits, and opportunities to connect with local groups, we’ll explore how environmental racism impacts Black communities and the collective work being done to advance equity and access to healthy, vibrant neighborhoods.
Visitors can also experience the Nature Includes You exhibit, on loan from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, along with a special quilt exhibit presented by the African American Quilt & Doll Guild.
Enjoy food from the Really Amazing Food Truck. Free and open to all ages. All are welcome.

VEGAN NIGHT: Beneath One Moon
2026-06-24 17:00 - 20:00
VEGAN NIGHT: Beneath One Moon
Grab a vegan dinner at our Vegan Taco Bar from Cleveland Vegan for $15, or add a side salad or beet “beef” slider ($6) and assortment of vegan pastries ($4). Enjoy refreshing beverages from the Duck Pond as well as 25% off frozen treats. First come, first served, sales begin at 5 PM.
OR join Emmy for a yoga experience inspired by the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes’ 60th anniversary celebration starting at 6 PM. Together, we will gather beneath the same moon that guides the rhythms of nature and renewal in a grounding and reflective yoga practice. This class invites you to slow down, and reconnect with the earth. Suitable for all levels. $10 donation suggested.
REGISTER https://givebutter.com/yoga-night-6-24-26

Native Plant Bingo, Pop-Up Plant Sale & Musician Maxwell Stern
2026-07-01 17:00 - 20:00
7.1 Native Plant Bingo & Musician Maxwell Stern
Pop-Up Plant Sale
Our bingo co-hosts from Avonlea Gardens and Inn will join us to offer plants for sale with a portion of proceeds supporting the Nature Center.
Join us for our first installment of NCSL Native Plant Bingo! This will be a night of fun and learning about native plants. Participants will play 8 rounds of bingo with a native plant theme. Our partners from Avonlea Gardens and Inn will bring the plants and cohost! Visitors will also enjoy live music from local artist Maxwell Stern. Bingo starts at 6 PM. $12 for 8 rounds. $10 for members. Registration required.
REGISTER: https://givebutter.com/native-plant-bingo-7-1-26

Pet Play Date
2026-07-08 17:00 - 20:00
7.8 Pet Play Date
Bring your furry friend to the Nature Center to walk our trails at this year’s Pet Play Date! We will have sweet treats available for four-legged and two-legged guests alike, with both ice cream and pup cups available for purchase.
Free. All ages. No registration required.

Clothing Swap with Fashion Talks
2026-07-15 17:00 - 20:00
7.15 Clothing Swap with Fashion Talks
Connect with your community and update your wardrobe at the Nature Center’s first ever clothing swap in partnership with Fashion Talks. Bring your gently used clothes, shoes, purses and accessories to find a new home while enjoying delicious mocktails from Verbena Free Spirited and discovering your own new favorite pieces.
$10 Admission fee. All ages. Registration required.
REGISTER: https://givebutter.com/clothing-swap-7-15-26

Author Talk w/ Jarod Anderson Book and Loganberry Books
2026-07-22 17:00 - 20:00
7.22 Author Talk w/ Jarod Anderson Book and Loganberry Books
The Nature Center is partnering with Loganberry Books to host an enlightening evening with Jarod Anderson, author of the newly released memoir SOMETHING IN THE WOODS LOVES YOU. Jarod is best known for his writing/podcast as @cryptonaturalist. We will hear Jarod read an excerpt from his book, lead a discussion on nature’s impact on mental health, and share how you can start writing in nature.
Free. Suggested $5 donation. All ages. Registration required.
REGISTER: https://givebutter.com/jarod-anderson-7-22-26

Native Plant Bingo, Pop-Up Plant Sale & Food Truck Night
2026-07-29 17:00 - 20:00
**Summer Wednesdays are each Wednesday Night from 5-8PM at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.**
NATIVE PLANT BINGO IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. WALK-UPS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A CARD OR PLAY.
Pop-Up Native Plant Sale, Game Night and Native Plant Bingo PLUS a Food Truck
Wednesday, July 29

SCHEDULE:
5-8PM | Games and Dinner available from Good Times LLC Food Truck. Ice Cream 25% off from the Duck Pond

6-8 PM | Native Plant Bingo & Pop-Up Plant Sale Join us for Native Plant Bingo! This will be a night of fun and learning about native plants. Participants will play 8 rounds of bingo, with a native plant theme and everyone will have the opportunity to win a native plant from the evening’s nursery partner Meadow City. Registration required. $12 for non-members, $10 for members. Plus a Pop-Up plant sale! Native plants from Meadow City will be available for purchase. Register: https://givebutter.com/native-plant-bingo-7-29-26

Art in the Park
2026-08-05 17:00 - 20:00
Co-hosted with studio Chartreuse
Stroll through this summer favorite pop-up shopping experience with local artisans and makers, music, Grateful Grub food truck, and cocktails. Free to attend. All ages. No registration required.
This year’s vendors include:

Artifacets Jewelry
Bendi’s Fine Designs, LLC
Brenna Claire Artistry
Clara Grace Illustrates
Dynamite Desserts / Jabrielle Russell
Eileen Ryan Ewen
From the Lobby
Jane Mallorn
Joyce Morrow Jones
Lari Jacobson
Love, Violet xo
Noble Fawn Jewelry
Nonlinear Nomad / Nicole Adams
Océanne
On The Lookout Jewelry
Organic Lines Art & Design
Rabbit Rabbit
SASHA / Sara McClelland
Shaker Art Circle
S’il Vous Play
Starlight Grove Studios
Studiowurk
Sweet bean / Kristin Barnes

Waxing Moon Sound Bath & Restoration Hike
2026-08-12 17:00 - 20:00
Experience a relaxing sound bath and guided meditation with Liz from Waxing Moon Sound OR join NCSL Natural Resources Manager Nick Mikash for a free restoration hike to learn about the restoration work recently completed. Sound Bath $35 non-members, $30 members.
REGISTRATION LINKS:
Hike: https://givebutter.com/restoration-hike-8-12-26
Sound bath: https://givebutter.com/sound-bath-8-12-26

End of Summer Soiree
2026-08-26 17:00 - 20:00
Celebrate the end of summer with music by award winning children’s artist Mr. Jeff, food, and drinks. Family-friendly. Mr. Jeff’s performance begins at 6 PM. Enjoy food from the Dawg Bowl Food Truck.
About Mr. Jeff:
“Award Winning, Silly and Fun Music For Children of All Ages Created by A Teacher!”
Mr. Jeff wears many hats as a multi-instrumentalist musician, songwriter, music teacher, audio engineer, and former Pre-K and Preschool Teacher. With a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™ to his name, he spent four years inspiring young minds in his preschool classroom, where he seamlessly blended music, theatrics, and reading into his lessons.
Mr. Jeff’s YouTube channel, with over 100,000 views, is a favorite for kids and families, offering fun, educational music videos that spark joy and curiosity.
His high-energy, interactive live shows combine gross motor movement, social-emotional learning, and a healthy dose of silliness, leaving kids ready for a nap—and parents asking for more! Perfect for libraries, schools, festivals, museums, and family-friendly events, Mr. Jeff’s performances are designed to captivate and engage audiences of all ages.
