A volksmarch is a walk around on scenic or historic routes in urban or rural areas. Valley Vagabonds club will host walks on June 17 through Bratenahl and August 5 through Lakewood. Open to the public.  

Receive hands-on instruction on how to build your own backyard prairie with Bob Kehres of Ohio Prairie Nursery. Investigate the Hershey Children's Garden Prairie Restoration Project. Plants avail for purchase.

Join us for this special family day of service. Age-appropriate projects will include trail clean-up, invasive species removal, and landscape maintenance. Children must be eight years old and up. Call Sara Thorne, Volunteer Manager at (216) 321-5935 x 237 to make a reservation or with any questions.

Clifton Boulevard turns into a street fair for a day with live music, a smorgasbord of food and more than 100 artists.

The festival increases awareness of the fine merchants and services available in the Clifton Boulevard and Detroit Avenue area. And it provides a comfortable opportunity for visitors to view and purchase fine art while being entertained by live musical groups and performers.

For more information, contact Anita Brindza, Executive Director, Cudell Improvement, Inc. at 216.228.4383.

Come learn to identify various shrubs and herbs throughout the grounds of the Nature Center. From honeysuckle to red-osier dogwood, we’ll discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of understory. Meet at the front door to the exhibit area on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m., when the weekend naturalist leads a walk around our trails. Walks are about one hour.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is an international conference sponsored by UN-HABITAT. It is held every other year to encourage the sharing of experience and knowledge about issues of urban sustainability. WUF does not follow formal rules of procedure that usually govern official UN meetings. What makes WUF unique is that discussions are kept informal to encourage dialogue among government leaders, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, grassroots movements, urban professionals, youth and the private sector.

In June 2006, Canada will host the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) in Vancouver. More than 8,000 people from over 150 countries are expected to attend. WUF3 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first UN conference on human settlements, which was also held in Vancouver and led to the creation of UN-HABITAT. For five days participants at WUF3 will identify issues affecting cities and share lessons, best practices and policies. Participants will return home after WUF3 with ideas for action to improve the quality of life in their communities and cities.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is an international conference sponsored by UN-HABITAT. It is held every other year to encourage the sharing of experience and knowledge about issues of urban sustainability. WUF does not follow formal rules of procedure that usually govern official UN meetings. What makes WUF unique is that discussions are kept informal to encourage dialogue among government leaders, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, grassroots movements, urban professionals, youth and the private sector.

In June 2006, Canada will host the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) in Vancouver. More than 8,000 people from over 150 countries are expected to attend. WUF3 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first UN conference on human settlements, which was also held in Vancouver and led to the creation of UN-HABITAT. For five days participants at WUF3 will identify issues affecting cities and share lessons, best practices and policies. Participants will return home after WUF3 with ideas for action to improve the quality of life in their communities and cities.

Richard Cochran, president and CEO of the new Western Reserve Land Conservancy, will speak on the conservancy's regional vision for land preservation.

For luncheon reservations, go here or call the City Club at 216-621-0082.

An E4S Third Tuesday Network Event Co-host: Green Energy Ohio

Energy demand is increasing worldwide, prices are increasing and the mainstream media is increasing coverage of climate change. Many think it's time for Northeast Ohio to harness the power of renewables.

Challenge brings opportunity. E4S, GEO and Richard Stuebi from the Cleveland Foundation are issuing a 1 megawatt photovoltaic installation challenge to Northeast Ohio and a 1 megawatt challenge to implement solar thermal and passive technologies. It's a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) but very possible with the power of the E4S Network.

Join us June 20 to hear more about how you can take part in the Solar Challenge, the triple bottom line benefits of solar energy and case stories for each of these solar technologies.

We'll also fill you in on SOLAR 2007, a national conference to be held in Cleveland July 7-12, 2007 hosted by the American Solar Energy Society and GEO. Register online or by calling 216-451-7755.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is an international conference sponsored by UN-HABITAT. It is held every other year to encourage the sharing of experience and knowledge about issues of urban sustainability. WUF does not follow formal rules of procedure that usually govern official UN meetings. What makes WUF unique is that discussions are kept informal to encourage dialogue among government leaders, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, grassroots movements, urban professionals, youth and the private sector.

In June 2006, Canada will host the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) in Vancouver. More than 8,000 people from over 150 countries are expected to attend. WUF3 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first UN conference on human settlements, which was also held in Vancouver and led to the creation of UN-HABITAT. For five days participants at WUF3 will identify issues affecting cities and share lessons, best practices and policies. Participants will return home after WUF3 with ideas for action to improve the quality of life in their communities and cities.

Hosted By Parma Mayor Dean DePiero, Treasurer Richard Cordray, and Cuyahoga County Treasurer James Rokakis.

This conference is free of charge and will focus specifically on foreclosure intervention and prevention strategies for township, city, and county governments.

Contact Gretchen James at 614-462-3059 or gdjames@franklincountyohio.gov to RSVP.

Two-part community festival (part two is 6/24 from 5-10 p.m.) will include Sounds Around Town, which highlights Shaker Heights and Shaker Square restaurants with live music, children's activities, street performances and food vendors. For more information, call 216-464-8109 or log on here.

Fairview Park (between W. 32nd & W. 38th and Franklin and Woodbine in Ohio City) will mark its reopening today with an ice cream social, a Dixieland band and a not-to-be-missed performance by Californian physical theatre troupe The Carpetbag Brigade @ 8pm. Contact Ohio City Near West Development for a full summer schedule of events at the park.

Presentation on the future of electronics in Northeast Ohio by Joseph Keithley, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Keithley Instruments Inc., which designs, develops, manufactures and markets complex electronic instruments and systems geared to the specialized needs of electronics manufacturers. In addition to his responsibilities at Keithley Instruments, Keithley has been a champion for the importance of electronics to Northeast Ohio’s technology and economic future. In his roles as vice-chairman of NorTech, a trustee at Case Western Reserve University, and chairman of Ohio ICE, the Cleveland State led research consortium, he has developed an informed and insightful vision of where Northeast Ohio is going and where it could go with respect to our electronics industry.

To register, go here.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is an international conference sponsored by UN-HABITAT. It is held every other year to encourage the sharing of experience and knowledge about issues of urban sustainability. WUF does not follow formal rules of procedure that usually govern official UN meetings. What makes WUF unique is that discussions are kept informal to encourage dialogue among government leaders, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, grassroots movements, urban professionals, youth and the private sector.

In June 2006, Canada will host the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) in Vancouver. More than 8,000 people from over 150 countries are expected to attend. WUF3 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first UN conference on human settlements, which was also held in Vancouver and led to the creation of UN-HABITAT. For five days participants at WUF3 will identify issues affecting cities and share lessons, best practices and policies. Participants will return home after WUF3 with ideas for action to improve the quality of life in their communities and cities.

At this one-and-a-half-day conference, examine specific poverty issues and the role community development practitioners play in meeting the challenges of concentrated poverty in order to transform communities. Policy experts will share strategies for reshaping federal and state programs to attract private investment.

Co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Local Initiatives Support Corp.

For more information and to register.

Each year, Heritage Ohio accepts applications from communities to participate in the Heritage Ohio Main Street Program. This workshop will provide an overview of the program, benefits, and responsiblities. It's required for any community wishing to apply.

For more information, go here. To register for the Elyria workshop, email cburris@heritageohio.org, or call 614-258-6200.

Take a tour of historic African American churches beginning with Antioch Baptist Church, on Thu 6/22 from 5:30-7:30PM. Founded in 1893, Antioch was the second African American Baptist church established in Cleveland. Upcoming tours include Downtown Churches, Mosques, Tremont Churches and Synagogues. Visit www.ClevelandBridgeBuilders.org to learn more.

Join Councilman Matt Zone, Cleveland City Planning, and others in a public meeting to discuss the future of the historic Hulett Ore Unloaders. Please feel free to forward this message to others who may be interested in this discussion.

If you have any questions, please call City Planning at 664-2210.

The World Urban Forum (WUF) is an international conference sponsored by UN-HABITAT. It is held every other year to encourage the sharing of experience and knowledge about issues of urban sustainability. WUF does not follow formal rules of procedure that usually govern official UN meetings. What makes WUF unique is that discussions are kept informal to encourage dialogue among government leaders, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, grassroots movements, urban professionals, youth and the private sector.

In June 2006, Canada will host the third session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) in Vancouver. More than 8,000 people from over 150 countries are expected to attend. WUF3 will mark the 30th anniversary of the first UN conference on human settlements, which was also held in Vancouver and led to the creation of UN-HABITAT. For five days participants at WUF3 will identify issues affecting cities and share lessons, best practices and policies. Participants will return home after WUF3 with ideas for action to improve the quality of life in their communities and cities.

At this one-and-a-half-day conference, examine specific poverty issues and the role community development practitioners play in meeting the challenges of concentrated poverty in order to transform communities. Policy experts will share strategies for reshaping federal and state programs to attract private investment.

Co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Local Initiatives Support Corp.

For more information and to register.

Join the Workforce Development Agency, Lorain County Commissioners, and The Employment netWork for a strategic evaluation of economic and workforce trends and conditions impacting work and the quality of life in the region.

The morning kicks off with Edward E. Gordon, an international expert on labor market development and educational reform. The Fund for Our Economic Future will bring Dr. Gordon's analysis home with "The Dashboard Indicators for the Northeast Ohio Economy" a key tool that will help measure movement in the region's economy and direct economic development activity for the foreseeable future.

Please RSVP to 440-284-1801 by Tuesday, June 20, 2006. More information. 

This event kicks off the "Summer Teacher Institute: Learning Through the Arts" at Cleveland State University. The luncheon celebrates this innovative program in which Cleveland's leading cultural institutions connect with educators to find exciting ways of integrating the arts into the classroom.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University, author of Multiple Intelligences and MacArthur Prize Fellow. The Cleveland Youth Orchestra will be performing at the event.

Showcase Cleveland to your summer interns by signing them up for this (i)Cleveland event. This exciting event will allow students to explore our city's culture, living and entertainment. Special missions will bring students face-to-face with some of our region's top business & community leaders. Prizes will go to the team with the highest points. Call 592-2298 for info.

SPACES Gallery exhibit asks ten artists from the region and beyond to explore the questions: How has the American Dream changed in the last 50 years? Is there an American Dream anymore? Tonight's opening reception features live audio-visual fusions by Cleveland Videoart 'VJ' Kasumi. Sound provided by Hanna and mashups by Adrian Bertolone. 

Experience art, music, delicious food and engaging entertainment in the heart of the historic Waterloo business district. Featured exhibits will include the juried members' show at the Arts Collinwood Gallery, along with openings at the Beachland Ballroom and TRUE Art and an outdoor sculpture installation. Last year's popular storefront art installations make their return and emerging artistic talents from the Cleveland area will take center stage during this event that will highlight visual and performing arts. Kids and their families can get in the act, with hands-on art workshops, interactive exhibits and activities in the expanded and improved children's area. Waterloo Business District, North Collinwood. http://www.ArtsCollinwood.org.

Celebrate summer in 10 lush Cleveland Heights gardens...

• 180 clematis varieties
• orchid house
• koi pond solar power and rain barrel storage demonstrations
• raffles, door prizes, croquet, punch, cookies
• fun, surprises at each garden site
• program with details of each garden

Tickets $10 in advance, $15 day of tour at garden sites and ticket outlets. Proceeds to benefit the Heights Youth Club. Call 216-321-CLUB or visit www.heightsyouthclub.org for more information.

ArtSpace Cleveland presents the fourth annual trolley tour of artist live-work studios. Locations include The 1400 Building, Keith Berr Productions, Payne Avenue Lofts and Hodge School. Refreshments at St. Josaphat Arts Hall. Fee. Email Harriet Gould to RSVP.

Explore the diversity of arthropods, the largest animal phylum, which includes insects, spiders, crustaceans, and others. Meet at the front door to the exhibit area on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m., when the weekend naturalist leads a walk around our trails. Walks are about one hour.

This year’s experience features fine dining in six luxurious private residences, including a former fire station. Each location features culinary delights from one of the city’s finest eateries and wine selected by Wine Trends to enhance the menu at each home. Call 595-2950 or email to be one of the privileged participants in this year's event.

Celebrate the first anniversary of the founding of Wendy Park on Whiskey Island. Activities include:

“Down Under” Wine tasting from 2 to 4 p.m. Sample six Australian wines presented by Ian (directly from Sydney Australia) of Heidelberg Distributing. Advance Ticket sales: $35 per person. Tickets the day of the tasting $40. Includes cheese and crackers. Outdoor event. RSVP by June 23.

One hour cruise on the Royaliste, a pirate ship that has arrived early to the port of Whiskey Island Marina for the Tall Ships festival. Take a unique cruise of Cleveland’s lakefront complete with cannons, pirates, parrots, and arghhh, a welcome rum drink. Day Cruise at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. for $35. Sunset Cruise at 8:30 p.m. for $45. Only 10 seats per cruise, so reserve your seat early. Must be 21 or over. Ship will not sail in heavy wind or rain.

Watch the U.S. Coast Guard train and conduct mock rescues and maneuvers with boats and the Detroit Station helicopter. Free. Maneuvers will take place June 24 and 25. Itinerary to be published soon.

Celebrate 40 years of the Nature Center at the Center’s fourth biannual family benefit. This family-focused event will feature nationally-acclaimed children’s musician, Justin Roberts, along with games, crafts and nature hikes for children of all ages. Families can enjoy dinner while buzzing around the numerous silent auction items. Beat the swarm—the events sell out fast! Advance tickets required. Tickets: $40 per adult and $10 per child; children under two are free. For more information or to register, contact the Nature Center at (216) 321-5935 or visit www.BugBash.org. If you would like to volunteer, call (216) 321-5935 x 237. Bug Bash 2006 will benefit the Nature Center’s Early Childhood Programs, including underserved children. Please register by Tuesday, June 19.

Tour the latest developments in Cleveland's Historic Gateway District and sample food and beverages from some of downtown's most exciting restaurants. Proceeds support non-profit developer Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation. Fee. For more information, email or call 216.771.8088.

Ohio Environmental Council leads the quarterly meeting of the Northeast Ohio Watershed Council. Discuss water quality issues in Northeast Ohio. Contact Kristy Meyer or call 614-487-7506 to RSVP. Fee.  

SPACES Gallery's exhibit with artist-in-residence from the Czech Republic Pavel Kopriva. Site specific installation that 'toy(s) with the balance between art and science.' Kopriva will lead a gallery discussion tonight. Free and open to the public.

The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open) in partnership with the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, Nance School of Business, Cleveland State University, invites you to participate in “Building Innovation Zones for a Second Curve Economy,” a forum and workshop for regional leaders.

Registration information.

Join us on June 28 for the Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts Spring Statewide Meeting. The agenda includes an update on state and federal policy issues, opportunities to network with colleagues, an update on land trust accreditation and new educational opportunities and an afternoon training session devoted to successful fundraising for land trusts. All are welcome to attend, especially land trust board members and staff, land use and resource planners, and those working in state and local governments on natural resource and farmland protection concerns.

The Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts (COLT) is a voluntary association with representatives from state and local land trusts, non-profit conservation organizations, and concerned citizens dedicated to sustaining and expanding the state’s green and open spaces. COLT provides a network and forum for professional and technical support to the conservation organizations that work to conserve land for the benefit of the people in Ohio. Those participating in the Coalition of Ohio Land Trusts have diverse, but complementary purposes, ranging from the protection of watersheds to the preservation of prime farmland to the restoration of natural areas.

Great Lakes United and the Ohio Environmental Council invite you to a

 Special One-Day Video Conference on Revising the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

Wednesday, June 28, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Business Center
1220 Huron Road East
(Near Playhouse Sq. Behind Wyndham Hotel)
Cleveland, Ohio
(you’ll join participants gathered in Chicago, Ann Arbor and Toronto!)

Does Cleveland have a well-articulated strategic plan for revitalizing housing city-wide? If so, what exactly is it? What planning tools are imperative to its being a success? Does this strategic plan need to be more grounded in a regional approach?

Panelists: Robert N. Brown, director of Cleveland’s City Planning Commission; Prof. Thomas Bier, director, Center for Housing Research & Policy, Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University; and Sabra Pierce Scott, Cleveland Council representative (Ward 8) and chair of its Community & Economic Development Committee Moderator: Theresa A. Schwarz, senior planner for the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative.

To make reservations, call 216.621.0082 or visit www.cityclub.org

Brainpower is our most valuable commodity today. Regions that value learning from each other will move quickly. By asking what we can do together, or what I-Open refers to as "strategic doing", we can begin to build entrepreneurial networks, important infrastructure to accelerate open innovation.

Join us this week to learn, connect and build your entrepreneurial opportunity with Africa. Expand your networks and welcome visiting African scholar and celebrated leader Kudzai Shava, Director of the Disability Resource Center at Midlands State University in Gweru, Zimbabwe. A prolific writer, Mr. Shava will share his research on education, disability issues, and infant development.

Working since 2002 to teach blind youngsters to be peer educators about HIV/AIDS, Kudzai Shava develops sustainable income-generating projects for the blind so they can continue their education and be mainstreamed into society. What best practices can we share to benefit Cleveland and African communities?

Annual meeting with installation of board members, officers and committee chairs, 2006 CES Leadership Award and Scholarship Awards, and a report on the state of the society.

For reservations, go here.

MoveOn.org is hosting a National Day of Action to keep the momentum going. We'll come together at gas stations across the country to expose Republican oil corruption and we're going to get lots of press attention. At all of the events, gas station visitors will leave well informed about who's responsible for our addiction to oil.  

Link to RSVP: http://political.moveon.org/event/oilfree/9532?id=8114-6968920-MvESWRi9OYn2UtQL42X3NA&t=3

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This series was designed to educate and inform residents about the importance of the Main Street program, its success in other communities and how it will benefit the city of Lakewood. Focus is on the long-term vision for implementing the Main Street program in Lakewood with time for the community to ask questions and offer suggestions. The Wasmer Auditorium, Lakewood Hospital. For information.

Green Drinks is all about having a fantastic time socializing with fellow informed and involved members of our community; all the while enjoying delicious food and drink in a great locally owned establishment. Many of you already make a conscious effort to support the local economy - please continue to do so by spending your hard earned dough in places that are locally owned and buy their products locally! It DOES impact our economy and it ensures that these great businesses will be here to stay!

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FREE guided, historic walking tours on select Thursdays throughout the summer:

Today's tour is of WHITMAN / JAY

Call (216) 781-3222 or email info@ocnw.org

Each Thursday guest speakers come to CWRU campus to address different energy issues over lunch, provided from local restaurants.

Today, Elaine Barnes, Director of the Cleveland Green Building Coalition, will be speaking on energy policy in Ohio.

This presentation is part of a summer long Lunch & Learn series of guest speakers sponsored in conjunction by the SOURCE office, SURES undergraduate research program, and the Energy Advisory Committee.

Location map.

Join us on Friday, June 30th for the next Bike to Work Day. Learn from our experienced ride leaders tips and tricks on riding to work all year round.

Pick a starting location by logging onto www.clevelandbikes.org and ride along with a ClevelandBikes ride leader, or just meet us between 8 and 9 AM at the downtown destination, which will be at A. J. Rocco's Espresso Bar, located near the corner of Prospect and Huron. They'll be providing free coffee and bagels.

Former Sierra Club president Larry Fahn and Blue-Green Alliance director Dave Foster will discuss why environmentalists and union members should join together to fight for sustainable jobs through fair trade and smart energy policy.

For more information, contatct susan.knight@sierraclub.org or chenthorn@usw.org.

Although some of us view bees and wasps as a nuisance, these beneficial insects serve an important function and are among the most interesting animals. Meet at the front door to the exhibit area on Saturdays and Sundays at 3:30 p.m., when the weekend naturalist leads a walk around our trails. Walks are about one hour.

July 2, Sunday at 8:00 am join Western Cuyahoga Audubon Society (www.wcasohio.org) for a birding field trip to Lorain County Metropark's Bacon Woods.  Our target birds include Cerulean Warblers, Cliff Swallows and White-eyed Vireo.  Mary Anne and Tom Romito will lead this field trip along the Vermillion River.  Bring binoculars and prepare for wet trails.

Water is a valuable resource, even when it falls from the sky. The LEED rating system provides 2 possible credits for storm water management; one for rate and quantity, and one for treatment. There are a variety of strategies for handling storm water including bioswales, green roofs and porous pavement. Join us for this LEED@Lunch session to talk about challenges and successes in achieving LEED points for storm water management.

Register by 5:00PM today! For more information or to register.

Cleveland Arts Prize honorees will be recognized July 7, 2006 at Public Square, preceding the annual free concert by the Cleveland Orchestra.  The tens of thousands expected to attend the concert will be introduced to the Arts Prize winners and their work via a video presentation produced by ideastream, shown on giant screens at 8:30pm.  The awards will be presented to the artists at a ticketed ceremony and reception in the English Oak Room beginning at 5:30pm. The public is invited and may purchase tickets on-line at www.clevelandartsprize.org

After a two-year hiatus to redefine and revitalize the organization, The Cleveland Arts Prize reduced the number of monetary prizes from five to three, increased the monetary amounts of the prizes and became more inclusive within each of the artistic disciplines. For the first time in its 46- year history, the Arts Prize is awarding an emerging artist ($5,000), two mid-career artists ($2,500) and presenting two honorary awards for a lifetime of achievement. 

Cleveland Orchestra's annual "American Celebration" on Cleveland Public Square, with fireworks. Free and open to all.

The FREE 6th Annual Water Quality Exposition will be held Saturday July 8, 2006, from 9am-5pm, at Rockefeller Park Lagoon.  Activities include water quality testing demenstrations, fishing instructions, and guides to Lake Erie fish.  Along with music, and other misc. family activities.  For more information contact David Wright, Nature Center Naturalist at, 216-321-5935 ext233.  Or e-mail at Wright@shakerlakes.org.

Ever thought you wanted to learn more about solar panels and whether they could work for you? REpower SOLUTIONS is offering a two-day workshop for solar energy enthusiasts, July 8-9,2006.

Come learn how solar electricity works by participating in the installation of a solar-electric lighting system for a business in Shaker Heights. Each day of the workshop will include instruction to address the basics of solar electricity, the equipment, and their functions as applied to the installation. Participants will complete the installation by the end of the workshop.

The two-day workshop costs $290 and includes lunches, instructional materials, and a certificate of completion. Space is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.repowersolutions.com/education.html, or contact erika@repowersolutions.com.

You are invited to join us for a night among the vines, featuring a multi-course wine tasting menu prepared with the freshest, locally grown ingredients. Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy presents 'the Good Food Feast.' Out-of-the Ordinary Eating, in an Out-of-the-Ordinary Landscape. Saturday, July 8th at  6 pm - 9:30 pm $175 per person Reservations are required & limited seating is available for this intimate event. Proceeds to benefit CVCC's Countryside Farmers' Markets. See attached invite for more details. To make reservations, call 330-657-2542.

Ever thought you wanted to learn more about solar panels and whether they could work for you? REpower SOLUTIONS is offering a two-day workshop for solar energy enthusiasts, July 8-9,2006.

Come learn how solar electricity works by participating in the installation of a solar-electric lighting system for a business in Shaker Heights. Each day of the workshop will include instruction to address the basics of solar electricity, the equipment, and their functions as applied to the installation. Participants will complete the installation by the end of the workshop.

The two-day workshop costs $290 and includes lunches, instructional materials, and a certificate of completion. Space is limited. For more information or to register, visit www.repowersolutions.com/education.html, or contact erika@repowersolutions.com.

Environmental brown bag lunch on the state of urban forests and the Heights area with Jen Braman of Peace of Nature Landscape and Garden Design.

Building Gaming and Simulation Networks

Mike DeAloia, Tech Czar for the City of Cleveland, and a team of collaborators discuss efforts to establish a downtown Gaming Center, with deep ties to regional game design and development networks in the region.

Learn more here.

The tall ships are returning to Cleveland -- more than 20 ships will set sail for Cleveland's Northcoast Harbor, one of the legs in a race from Cleveland to Chicago. The Parade of Sail, where the ships enter Cleveland harbor, is from 3-6 p.m. on July 12. Visitors can tour the ships from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 13-16 for $10.

Training session offers a refreshing alternative to the old fundraising mentality that "ultimately builds sustainable funding and gets the organization off the treadmill of year-to-year fundraising." Presenter: Tammy Zonker.

Free. To register: Go here, scroll down to this session, and click “Register.”

For more information.

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

That’s Ingenuity 2006, and it’s happening this July in The Festival Village at Prospect Avenue and E. 4th St. in downtown Cleveland.

Go here for event schedules and information about how to get involved.

Come to a FREE screening of "Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit" this Thursday night at 9 PM; the movie will be shown on a 20 foot outdoor screen.

This event is part of ParkWorks' "Meet Me on the Mall" series and will be preceeded by lawn games like bocce, badminton and croquet. Visual entertainment in the form of stilt walkers and puppeteers will start at 7:30 and snacks will be available as well.

Youngsters and those young at heart are especially welcomed. It might be a good idea to bring lawn chairs or a beach blanket. Ample parking is available on the streets surrounding Mall B.

Mall B is located Downtown, off of Lakeside Avenue, next to the Convention Center.

The "Meet Me on the Mall" series is presented with the generous support of The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, 90.3 ideastream, RTA, the citizens of Cuyahoga County and the Board of County Commissioners.

FREE guided, historic walking tours on select Thursdays throughout the summer: Today's tour is FRANKLIN CIRCLE.

Call (216) 781-3222 or email info@ocnw.org

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

That’s Ingenuity 2006, and it’s happening this July in The Festival Village at Prospect Avenue and E. 4th St. in downtown Cleveland.

Go here for event schedules and information about how to get involved.

FREE popular public lecture on Healthy Breathing Habits presented on Friday, July 14 at 7 PM at Lakeshore Dance and Gymnastics, 701 Beta Drive, Unit 27, Mayfield Village.  Toll free number for registration is 1-888-748-8874.  Could the way that you are breathing be making you sick?  Discover healthy breathing habits to increase stamina and stop symptoms such as shortness of breath, coughing, nasal drip, congestion, poor sleep, snoring, allergies, GERD, headaches, chronic fatigue, plus much more. The Buteyko breathing method is a safe, simple, natural solution that treats the source of the problem which is dysfunctional breathing.  Restore normal breathing 24/7 by practicing breathing techniques which prevent asthma, sleep apnea, nasal polyps, high blood pressure, panic attacks and about 100 other ailments caused by hyperventilation syndrome.  By retraining the respiratory control center in the body, the need for expensive medications/machines, along with their negative side effects is eliminated and quality of life improves.  Breathe well, be well.  Discover how at this educational event.  Contact: carol@correctbreathing.com or visit www.correctbreathing.com 

The day the first high speed passenger trains of the Ohio Hub System roll into your city is not the time to unlock the old depot or break ground for a new station. It's also not the time to be planning for transit-oriented development. Join a discussion hosted by Ohio Rail Development Commission about what makes the best location for a station and more. Lunch w/fee.

Principles of downtown real estate development workshop with Donovan Rypkema, an international expert in downtown revitalization and historic preservation.

Sponsored by Heritage Ohio, Sandusky Main Street Association, and Chase.

To register, go here for more information.

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

That’s Ingenuity 2006, and it’s happening this July in The Festival Village at Prospect Avenue and E. 4th St. in downtown Cleveland.

Go here for event schedules and information about how to get involved.

Come to see and learn about the unique forested and wetland "Oxbow" area and its importance as a potential trail link between the Metroparks' Brookside and Big Creek Reservations and its connection to Memphis Avenue and Brooklyn's "Civic Center."

Sponsored by Friends of Big Creek. For more information call 216-661-4998.

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

That’s Ingenuity 2006, and it’s happening this July in The Festival Village at Prospect Avenue and E. 4th St. in downtown Cleveland.

Go here for event schedules and information about how to get involved.

Monthly meeting of the Lake Erie Allegheny Partnerhship for Biodiversity, the regional collaboration for conservation.

For more information, contact Renee Boronka at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 216-231-4600, x3505.