GreenCityBlueLake was at Ingenuity Fest this past weekend. Thanks to those who dropped by our display at the Halle Building to check out the cool touch-screen of our web site right on the window. And thanks to those who wrote out thoughts on our write board, answering, “How would you create a GreenCity on a Blue Lake?”

Here are some ideas people had:

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Midtown Brews networking event with Jim Cossler, Chief Evangelist, Youngstown Business Incubator, and Craig Zamary, Green Energy TV.

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Ingenuity 2008, Cleveland's annual festival of art and technology -- not to be missed!

More information.

Ingenuity, Cleveland's Festival of Arts and Technology 2007 will be held at Playhouse Square
and Cleveland State University, July 19-22nd.  This forum is your chance to get a preview of
some of the technology that will be featured at Ingenuity.  Join us at the forum and experience
the synergy that's created when artists and innovators come together with researchers who
are behind the technological advances that are fueling Northeast Ohio's new economy.  Experience "new media" and learn from the experts about the groundbreaking research in liquid crystals, nanotechnology and sensor technology taking place in Northeast Ohio's universities.

Free and open to the public.

Ingenuity 2007: Hear the sound of 1,000 drums. Listen to live jazz, hip-hop, folk, rock, techno, classical, and more. See opera, theater, ballet, step dancing, breakdancing, contemporary dance, and more. Enjoy visual exhibits, concerts, poetry slams, stilt walkers, jugglers, parades, food, flowers, and activities for kids, all transformed by technology.

Roll into Bicycle Village at East 17th Street and Euclid Avenue for secure bike parking, safe riding classes for kids, demonstrations, information about riding clubs, art and videos and more! Area cycling stores are also expected to be on hand. Bike Village activities are free to the public, and discounts to Ingenuity events will be available.

Experience it all at Playhouse Square, home to some of the region's most beautiful and historic performance venues.

Festival website.

A series of webcasts on "The Livable City and Its Neighborhoods" moderated by Gladys Haddad, Professor of American Studies and Director of the Western Reserve Studies Symposium.

This week's guest is Richard Baznik, Case Western Reserve University Historian, Director, Institute for the Study of the University in Society

FUTURE Center informal update and ideation with advocates from the Creative Industries and Technology. Our panelists will offer insights on future economic opportunities — covering everything from the establishment of a Game Hub and the pursuit of funding for Serious Gaming and Simulation Center — to the establishment of CIA's Game Design Major and the proposal for a new High School Gamers Network in Northeast Ohio.

EXPERIENCE THE DEMOSCENE
Blockparty @ Notacon 2007 continues a decades-long worldwide
party tradition in a rare North American setting

Cleveland, OH (April 13, 2007) -- BLOCKPARTY 2007 is an exciting 3-day multimedia event
taking place this April 27-29, catering to those who have an interest in programming,
graphics, animation and digital audio.

Networking and skills exchange for posting on Drupal interactive sites, such as RealNeo and GreenCityBlueLake.

Gathering of leaders and learners in digital media, social computing technology and building networks in Ohio. More information.