Events
11 / 30
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Nov 30 2007 - 9:00am
End: Dec 2 2007 - 5:00pm
Conference sponsored by the Kirwan Institute of Ohio State University about "toward a transformative agenda around race." | ||
12 / 1
(all day)
Start: Nov 30 2007 - 9:00am
End: Dec 2 2007 - 5:00pm
Conference sponsored by the Kirwan Institute of Ohio State University about "toward a transformative agenda around race." Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Bring your ideas, suggestions, concerns, and most importantly enthusiasm as we plan for the 2008 growing season. (Please bring a description of your garden/garden group as we will be putting all gardens on the American Community gardening Association’s website). Hosted by the OSU Extension. Please RSVP to Ruth Maggiora at 216-429-8224 or commgardnews@yahoo.com Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Sr. Paula Gonzalez, a Sister of Charity from Cincinnati leads this session on The Earth Charter, which offers one of the most comprehensive reflections on what is required if the 'sacred Earth community' is to flourish in coming decades. In this Reflection Day we will probe the deep spirituality expressed in this document, along with exploring actions, which can bring us to an integrative, contemplative stance. Registration/Contact Info: Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Items range from local artists specializing in nature to recycled jewelry, sustainable home goods, organic clothing and baby goods, fair trade items and more. Sponsored by the Mustard Seed Market and ecokiss décor & gifts. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
In 1972, Tommy Fello launched his restaurant Tommy's which became the heart of the great Coventry neighborhood. Join him as he takes off his apron and comes out from behind the grill to tell stories. At The Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland, 2728 Lancashire, Cleveland Hts. Fee. | ||
12 / 2
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Nov 30 2007 - 9:00am
End: Dec 2 2007 - 5:00pm
Conference sponsored by the Kirwan Institute of Ohio State University about "toward a transformative agenda around race." | ||
12 / 3
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
RTA will rebuild its University-Cedar Rapid station in 2009, and is seeking input from local residents and students on the design. Following this meeting in spring '08, RTA's design team (URS and Brown Flynn) will have another meeting regarding the design of the station and surrounding area. | ||
12 / 4
Start: 8:30 am
End: 5:00 pm
Introductory training course on green roof infrastructure design presents many of the tools and techniques needed to meet your green roof project objectives. For more information, contact Anna Sergeyeva, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, at 416-971-4494, ext. 228 or Cleveland State University University Center, Room 1 2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes Environmental Town Hall brown bag lunch talk by David Beach on "Sustainability and the Wisdom of Evolutionary Time: Merging EcoCity Cleveland and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History." David was the founder and executive director of EcoCity Cleveland and is now director of the new Center for Regional Sustainability at the Museum. Free and open to the public. Start: 3:42 pm
Kirtlandia Society hosts Katherine Duffey Krynak, Amphibian Keeper, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. She will discuss "The Global Amphibian Crisis, Is It a Global Warning?" | ||
12 / 5
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:30 pm
Public meeting on the Dike 14 Confined Disposal Facility focusing on recent results of EPA brownfields assessments (which will help determine how safe it will be to open up Dike 14 as a publicly-accessible natural area). The meeting will be repeated at a different location on Dec. 6. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
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12 / 6
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
This year’s Summit will prepare all participants to take on key issues facing Ohio in 2008 and organize a strategy to protect our Great Lake, renew the Clean Ohio Fund and pass strong Land Use policy. For more information vist www.ohiolcv.org or call 614-481-0512. The Ohio League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Ohio Environmental Council are prsenting this conference with support from The George Gund Foundation and The Cleveland Foundation. If you are interested in attending this conference and need a ride from Cleveland to Columbus, call Stefanie Spear at 216-387-1609. | ||
12 / 7
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
E4S will raise a glass and toast you as the pioneers, the people and organizations that are ushering in a new way of doing business in Northeast Ohio. Members-only event. To register. | ||
12 / 8
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Ohio City Bicycle Co-op class on the practicalities and fun of riding your bike in the winter in Northeast Ohio. For more information and to sign up, go here. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Items range from local artists specializing in nature to recycled jewelry, sustainable home goods, organic clothing and baby goods, fair trade items and more. Sponsored by the Mustard Seed Market and ecokiss décor & gifts. | ||
12 / 9
Start: 1:00 pm
Start: Dec 9 2007 - 1:00pm
End: Dec 12 2007 - 3:00pm
The Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference is an excellent opportunity for all those involved in trails and greenways to share experiences and learn about ways to continue connecting trails and greenways throughout Mid-America. Organized by a host of national, state, regional and local agencies and organizations from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky, the conference will feature interactive educational sessions and exciting mobile workshops. It brings together the best presenters from around the nation. An update on the state of trails and greenways in Mid-America will be followed by informative sessions that will look at trail and greenway development and operations, and building active communities in urban, suburban and rural environments. Additional sessions will explore the development of sustainable trails, the regional trails and greenways network, water trails, winter trails and more. Three post-conference workshops will provide the opportunity to further explore and share ideas on the development of active, healthy communities; designing and building sustainable trails; and the theory, process and implementation of a green infrastructure plan. | ||
12 / 10
(all day)
Start: Dec 9 2007 - 1:00pm
End: Dec 12 2007 - 3:00pm
The Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference is an excellent opportunity for all those involved in trails and greenways to share experiences and learn about ways to continue connecting trails and greenways throughout Mid-America. Organized by a host of national, state, regional and local agencies and organizations from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky, the conference will feature interactive educational sessions and exciting mobile workshops. It brings together the best presenters from around the nation. An update on the state of trails and greenways in Mid-America will be followed by informative sessions that will look at trail and greenway development and operations, and building active communities in urban, suburban and rural environments. Additional sessions will explore the development of sustainable trails, the regional trails and greenways network, water trails, winter trails and more. Three post-conference workshops will provide the opportunity to further explore and share ideas on the development of active, healthy communities; designing and building sustainable trails; and the theory, process and implementation of a green infrastructure plan. | ||
12 / 11
(all day)
Start: Dec 9 2007 - 1:00pm
End: Dec 12 2007 - 3:00pm
The Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference is an excellent opportunity for all those involved in trails and greenways to share experiences and learn about ways to continue connecting trails and greenways throughout Mid-America. Organized by a host of national, state, regional and local agencies and organizations from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky, the conference will feature interactive educational sessions and exciting mobile workshops. It brings together the best presenters from around the nation. An update on the state of trails and greenways in Mid-America will be followed by informative sessions that will look at trail and greenway development and operations, and building active communities in urban, suburban and rural environments. Additional sessions will explore the development of sustainable trails, the regional trails and greenways network, water trails, winter trails and more. Three post-conference workshops will provide the opportunity to further explore and share ideas on the development of active, healthy communities; designing and building sustainable trails; and the theory, process and implementation of a green infrastructure plan. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Ever drive by vacant lots in your neighborhood and dream of starting your own business growing healthy food for Cleveland? Come to an information session and learn more about urban agriculture and growing food in the city! OSU Extension will be offering the Market Garden Training Program in January 2008. This entrepreneurial training program provides a foundation in urban agriculture, business development and marketing to help area residents start their own agricultural enterprises in Cleveland. The program meets one evening a week for twelve weeks and is taught by a variety of professionals in the field including researchers and faculty from Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Farmers Union, small farmers, urban growers, and local chefs. This session will provide more about the program and examples of successful market garden enterprises in Cleveland. For more information or to RSVP please call OSU Extension at 216-429-8238. | ||
12 / 12
End: 3:00 pm
Start: Dec 9 2007 - 1:00pm
End: Dec 12 2007 - 3:00pm
The Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference is an excellent opportunity for all those involved in trails and greenways to share experiences and learn about ways to continue connecting trails and greenways throughout Mid-America. Organized by a host of national, state, regional and local agencies and organizations from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky, the conference will feature interactive educational sessions and exciting mobile workshops. It brings together the best presenters from around the nation. An update on the state of trails and greenways in Mid-America will be followed by informative sessions that will look at trail and greenway development and operations, and building active communities in urban, suburban and rural environments. Additional sessions will explore the development of sustainable trails, the regional trails and greenways network, water trails, winter trails and more. Three post-conference workshops will provide the opportunity to further explore and share ideas on the development of active, healthy communities; designing and building sustainable trails; and the theory, process and implementation of a green infrastructure plan. Start: 9:00 am
End: 10:30 am
Meeting of the Cleveland Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition to plan for a regional food system. For more information, call 216-429-8238. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Quarterly meeting of the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, the state agency that coordinates issues related to the lake. | ||
12 / 13
Start: 4:00 pm
Keynote speaker: Sandra Pianalto, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. For more information. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Ever drive by vacant lots in your neighborhood and dream of starting your own business growing healthy food for Cleveland? Come to an information session and learn more about urban agriculture and growing food in the city! OSU Extension will be offering the Market Garden Training Program in January 2008. This entrepreneurial training program provides a foundation in urban agriculture, business development and marketing to help area residents start their own agricultural enterprises in Cleveland. The program meets one evening a week for twelve weeks and is taught by a variety of professionals in the field including researchers and faculty from Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Farmers Union, small farmers, urban growers, and local chefs. This session will provide more about the program and examples of successful market garden enterprises in Cleveland. For more information or to RSVP please call OSU Extension at 216-429-8238. Start: 7:15 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues: Pen & Ink, a collaborative effort between the Cleveland Public Library and Cleveland Public Art feature author Dave Eggers and Michael Kimmelman, Chief Art Critic for The New York Times. Dave Eggers is the author of the memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000) and founded McSweeney's, an independent book publishing house. In 2002, Eggers opened 826 Valencia, a writing lab for youth in San Francisco, now with branches in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Michigan and Boston. Reception starts at 6:30 p.m. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Paul Volpe, AIA, founding principal and president of City Architecture speaking in this League of Women Voter's series on the environment. Fee. Call 216/781-0555. | ||
12 / 14
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:00 pm
Monthly meeting of the NOACA Governing Board, which directs regional transportation funding. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Casual conversation and networking with members of the local planning and urban redevelopment community. | ||
12 / 15
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12 / 17
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12 / 18
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12 / 19
Start: 9:15 am
End: 11:00 am
Guest speaker Jim Klaiber, Manager of Corporate Affairs for Norfolk Southern Corp, will discuss NS's policy toward the development of passenger rail service on their rail lines. This is an important meeting since the West Shore Corridor Stakeholders seek to use NS's tracks for commuter rail service, and Bay Village, Lakewood and Rocky River have an agreement with NS that limits the number of freight trains on this rail line. Free and open to the public. | ||
12 / 20
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
A "Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan for Northeast Ohio" is being developed by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. This workshop will help develop and prioritize strategies to address the unmet transportation needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and people with low income. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
National Environmental Trust movie night features OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack—it tells the story of how our civilization's addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. To RSVP.
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12 / 21
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12 / 22
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12 / 23
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12 / 24
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12 / 25
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12 / 26
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The third annual Emerging Cleveland tours will highlight the best of what's happening in the city. Timed for the arrival of an “ex-pat” or native home for the holidays, get inside new, green developments and off-the-beaten track gems in what's become a winter holiday favorite. | ||
12 / 27
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12 / 29
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12 / 30
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12 / 31
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