Topic: University Circle [Cleveland] Events

[Map Boy]

There's so much going on in University Circle these days and rather than posting each event as they happen, I'm starting this thread for posts and updates as they occur, regardless of what institution is throwing the party!  This is not an exhaustive list, so check www.universitycircle.org or each institution's website for more details!

Current:

What: A T rex Named Sue
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Natural History
When: Saturday, November 11, 2006 - Sunday, April 15, 2007

Details: A T. rex Named Sue brings to life the story of the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed. This visceral experience combines visual, tactile, audible and aromatic activities with compelling scientific content. A spectacular, full-sized cast of Sue's 42-foot-long and 12-foot-high skeleton is the centerpiece of the exhibition.
 
What: Treasures of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Institution: Western Reserve Historical Society
When: Saturday, September 30, 2006 - Thursday, May 31, 2007

Details: Treasures come in many forms and sizes.  They are manuscripts, furniture, books, fine and decorative arts, and automobiles. The stories connected to 150 artifacts gathered over the past 140 years speak to the people, events, and movements that shaped the history of Cleveland, the Western Reserve, the State of Ohio , and our country.  They were selected because they are historical, rare, interesting, original, unique, significant, relevant, and valuable.


What: Carl & Louis Stokes From the Projects to Politics
Institution: Western Reserve Historical Society
When: Saturday, November 18, 2006 - Sunday, April 01, 2007
   
Details: Two brothers. Two seminal figures in American History. Unique. Inspiring. Theirs is a personal story of family, heroes, segregation and the determination to achieve. Theirs is a public story that intersects momentous political opportunity and change in Cleveland and Ohio and the nation.

[Map Boy]

Went to a few of these venues last year and had a great time!

What: University Circle Celebrates MLK Day
When: Sunday, January 14, 2007 - Monday, January 16, 2007
   
Details: University Circle Celebrates MLK Day - JANUARY 14 & JANUARY 15
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in University Circle. On Sunday, January 14, and Monday, January 15, many University Circle institutions will offer free or discounted admission and special programming for visitors. UCI will provide free shuttle buses on January 15.

Cleveland Orchestra - Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert & Day of Music
The Cleveland Orchestra performs its 27th annual concert celebrating the spirit of Dr. King's life, leadership, and vision. Severance Hall. FREE. Jan. 14, 7 p.m. Enjoy a day of activities throughout Severance Hall, featuring a performance by the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus under the direction of Jayce Ogren. FREE. Jan. 15, times vary. 216-231-1111 or www.clevelandorchestra.com

WRHS - Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Congressman Louis Stokes will be the guest speaker at this annual ceremony honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. FREE. Jan. 14, 2-4:30 p.m. 216-721-5722 or www.wrhs.org

The Cleveland Music School Settlement - MLK Day Celebration
Enjoy this program of musical entertainment featuring faculty and former students of the Settlement. FREE. Jan. 14, 3 p.m. 216-421-5806 or www.thecmss.org

Mt. Zion Congregational Church - Then, Now, What?
Join the congregation for an in-depth discussion of The Covenant with Black America, followed by a healthy and satisfying soul food lunch. FREE. Jan. 15, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. 216-791-5760 or www.mtzionucc.com

The Children’s Museum of Cleveland - Celebrate the holiday with us by making "peace bracelets." ($). Jan. 15, Noon-5 p.m. 216-791-7114 or www.clevelandchildrensmuseum.org

[Map Boy]

This is a big one.  They're expecting over 200,000 visitors for this 4-month exhibit!

What: Diana, A Celebration
When: Friday, February 23, 2007 - Sunday, June 10, 2007
   
Details: The 10-year anniversary of Princess Diana’s passing to mark return of exhibition featuring 150 personal objects, including show-stopping Royal Wedding gown, 28 designer gowns and mementos on loan from the Spencer Family.
 

[Map Boy]

Another one of this year's BIG exhibits in the Circle.  This one is coming off a strong showing in San Francisco:

Monet in Normandy
 
Cleveland Museum of Art
February 18, 2007 - May 20, 2007
 
Monet in Normandy is the first scholarly exhibition to celebrate the intimate relationship between Monet and his native landscape. Although he was born in Paris, Monet moved with his family to Le Havre, a charming town on the Normandy coast, when he was a small child, and thus began the artist’s enduring relationship with the region. The rugged coast, shingled beaches, stunning cliffs, and the countryside with abundant wheat and poppy fields and picturesque villages populated his paintings throughout his career. The drama of the coast provided subject matter for several of Monet’s most significant early works of the 1860s. In several deeply personal canvases of 1870, Monet recorded his honeymoon in the Norman seaside resort town, Trouville, with his new wife Camille. Throughout the 1880s, while living in a suburb of Paris, Monet made numerous painting campaigns to the Normandy coast. The spectacle of the cliffs and sea exposed to the elements became the artist’s most frequent subject matter of the period. Monet spent the last thirty years of his life in Giverny, a picturesque village on the eastern border of Normandy. The misty Seine, lush fields, and the artist’s abundant gardens and water lily pond comprised the subject matter of his late paintings.

The exhibition is organized geographically, beginning with Monet’s earliest depictions of the resort town, Sainte-Adresse, located on the Norman Coast overlooking the English Channel. The exhibition also includes increasingly abstract, atmospheric descriptions of sea and sky painted from the town of Fécamp; views of the cliffs of Pourville; and several paintings of the fishermen’s tiny church of Varengeville. Monet’s views of the famous rock formations of Ếtretat are featured in the exhibition. Examples from Monet’s famous series paintings—the Grain Stacks, Poplars, and Rouen Cathedral—all done in Normandy in the 1890s will be among the highlights of the exhibition. Monet’s late views of his garden at Giverny will bring the exhibition to conclusion.
 

[Map Boy]

Very big, very brief!

Cleveland Botanical Garden Flower Show

May 24th - May 28th, 2007

http://www.cbgarden.org/index.cfm?objectid=6F566CB6-CF1C-EEA4-68376A98831CE6E4

Cleveland Botanical Garden Flower Show, the largest outdoor flower show in the United States, will return to University Circle, Cleveland's cultural district, for five days: Thursday, May 24 through Monday, May 28, 2007.

A biennial attraction modeled after the famed Chelsea Flower Show in London, England, our show attracts gardeners, garden lovers, and those who appreciate beauty in all its forms. Visitors come from all over the country. The show includes 10 acres of lush and inspiring gardens, expert lectures and demonstrations, vendors of unique gardening merchandise, and a world-class horticulture and flower arranging competition.   

The theme for 2007, "Rhythm & Hues," celebrates a timeless combination: the happy marriage of the garden and the musical arts. 

A magical preview gala benefiting Cleveland Botanical Garden's education and urban outreach programs will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, the evening before the show opens to the public.   

[MyTwoSense]

This is a big one.  They're expecting over 200,000 visitors for this 4-month exhibit!

What: Diana, A Celebration
When: Friday, February 23, 2007 - Sunday, June 10, 2007
  
Details: The 10-year anniversary of Princess Diana’s passing to mark return of exhibition featuring 150 personal objects, including show-stopping Royal Wedding gown, 28 designer gowns and mementos on loan from the Spencer Family.
 

I have to say, this was touching.  The clothing, amazing

[Map Boy]

Plan offers discounts at museums
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Karen Sandstrom
Plain Dealer Reporter

A ticket-discounting program begins today at three University Circle institutions, marking the first tangible results of a new plan aimed at saving the museums money and making them more appealing to visitors.

Anyone who buys a general-admission ticket to the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History or the Cleveland Botanical Garden and returns to any of those museums within seven days may show the ticket receipt to receive a $2 discount. The discount applies to the holder of the receipt and up to four guests...

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