5/5 Leslie F. 6 years ago on Google • 29 reviews
Sokol
Greater
Cleveland
is
a
Czech
Cultural
Center
located
in
the
Slavic
Village
neighborhood.
Like
most
Sokols
around
the
world,
it
offers
recreational
gymnastics
programs
for
participants
of
all
ages.
This
Sokol
also
offers
aerial
circus
arts
classes
that
are
open
to
the
public.
And
this
Sokol
also
houses
a
charming
historic
3,000-sq-ft
ballroom
better
known
as
Bohemian
National
Hall.
The
building
consists
of
two
parts.
One
side
is
a
contemporary
gymnasium
set
up
for
gymnastics
including
a
full-size
spring
floor
exercise
mat
that
is
used
to
host
regional
gymnastics
meets.
It
also
has
four
rigging
points
for
aerial
silks
classes
and
a
fifth
rigging
point
used
for
aerial
hoop/trapeze/straps/still
rings.
The
front
portion
is
a
standard
size
volleyball
court.
There
are
also
men's
and
women's
locker
rooms.
The
other
associated
and
attached
portion
is
a
historic
building
built
in
the
1890s
that
houses
a
Czech
museum
and
gift
shop,
a
second-floor,
3,000-sq-ft
ballroom
known
as
Bohemian
National
Hall
(wheelchair-accessible
by
elevator)
with
a
proscenium
stage
and
an
associated
bar
and
kitchen
area,
and
a
basement-level
lower
dining
hall
with
a
full
caterer's
kitchen
that
hosts
a
Czech
Sunday
dinner
on
a
monthly
basis
(also
w/c
accessible
by
elevator).
The
ballroom
and
lower
dining
hall
are
available
for
rental
functions
such
as
wedding
receptions.
The
historic
portion
has
old-world
charm
and
is
meticulously
maintained
by
the
Sokol
organization's
membership.
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