Events
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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. | ||
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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. | ||
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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 / 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. | ||
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Start: 5:00 pm
How Introduced Plants are Changing Ohio’s Landscape Join Dr. Cathi Lehn, Conservation Program Coordinator for The Biodiversity Alliance, for a conversation about the impact of non-native species on our local habitats.
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Earthworms and garlic mustard have invaded our forests. At this month’s Planet Chat, join Dr. Cathi Lehn, Conservation Program Coordinator for The Biodiversity Alliance, for a conversation about the impact of non-native species on our local habitats. Planet Chat is a Cleveland Museum of Natural History Store program held the first Wednesday of each month to discuss topics concerning conservation, citizen science and the world around us. Stop by between 5 and 7:30 pm. Free with Museum admission. For more information, please contact Terri Martincic at (216) 231-4600, ext. 3291, or tmartinc@cmnh.org. | ||
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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Native American cultures that once flourished in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia constructed earthworks that rivaled Stonehenge in astronomical accuracy. Learn about the the region's ancient architecture revival as this exhibition ends. The lost heritage of ancient earthworks from 39 sites in the Ohio Valley and their associated artifacts disappear after today -- lost again for who knows how long! What better way to spend your Sunday? Noon - 5PM. Call 231-4600 or visit http://www.cmnh.org. | ||
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Start: 9:00 am
Start: Jan 7 2008 - 9:00am
End: Jan 9 2008 - 5:00pm
Engineers, scientists, architects, artists, product developers, business leaders, planners, and designers of all types are encouraged to attend "Future of Design: Biomimicry," a three-day intensive workshop sponsored E4S. The workshop will be led by experts from the Biomimicry Guild. | ||
01 / 8
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Start: Jan 7 2008 - 9:00am
End: Jan 9 2008 - 5:00pm
Engineers, scientists, architects, artists, product developers, business leaders, planners, and designers of all types are encouraged to attend "Future of Design: Biomimicry," a three-day intensive workshop sponsored E4S. The workshop will be led by experts from the Biomimicry Guild. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
State Rep. Matt Dolan (R-Geauga County) will discuss the future of the Great Lakes region at a special meeting of the Northeastern Ohio Watershed Council (which hosts quarterly meetings to discuss water quality issues in Northeast Ohio). Dolan is the sponsor of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (Ohio HB416). The measure sets standards across the region to protect Lake Erie and other Great Lakes water from mass export and overuse. Contact Cheryl Johncox or call 614-487-7506 to RSVP. Fee to cover dinner. | ||
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End: 5:00 pm
Start: Jan 7 2008 - 9:00am
End: Jan 9 2008 - 5:00pm
Engineers, scientists, architects, artists, product developers, business leaders, planners, and designers of all types are encouraged to attend "Future of Design: Biomimicry," a three-day intensive workshop sponsored E4S. The workshop will be led by experts from the Biomimicry Guild. Start: 8:30 am
Start: Jan 9 2008 - 8:30am
End: Jan 11 2008 - 2:00pm
A major energy conference in Chicago sponsored by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. Agenda and registration informtion. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Monthly meeting of LEAP, the regional consortium of conservation organizations. | ||
01 / 10
(all day)
Start: Jan 9 2008 - 8:30am
End: Jan 11 2008 - 2:00pm
A major energy conference in Chicago sponsored by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. Agenda and registration informtion. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Regular meeting of the Western Reserve RC&D Council, with speakers Brad Masi of the New Agrarian Center and Darwin Kelsey of the Cuyahoga Countryside Conservancy discussing the local food economy. For more information, call 440-350-2034. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Monthly gathering in the Midtown Corridor on innovations in economic development, this month with speaker Bill MacDermott on new developments in photovoltaics. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Save money, water, & energy with green building guru, Jim LaRue. This 7-week series hosted by Environmental Health Watch will teach you practical ways to adapt your home to be more healthy for you and the environment. Program is FREE. Registration is required. Series runs from Jan. 10 - Feb. 21, 7 to 9 p.m. Call (216) 321-5935 to register or for more information. This week's topic is, "Greening the site and foundation" including, make use of the sun; control water on-site; protect existing plantings and soils; use native plants; reduce or eliminate the use of chemicals on the landscape of your home; reduce waste and recycle during construction; and, use permeable surface materials (driveway, walks, etc). | ||
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End: 2:00 pm
Start: Jan 9 2008 - 8:30am
End: Jan 11 2008 - 2:00pm
A major energy conference in Chicago sponsored by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. Agenda and registration informtion. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Monthly meeting of the NOACA Governing Board on regional transportation funding. | ||
