A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

Mad Cowboy looks at Mad Cow Disease and the politics of agriculture, ecological sustainability, and human health, while making a strong statement about industrial farming and its impact on the planet and on our fellow beings. The film's main focus is Howard Lyman, a 4th generation former cattle rancher from Montana who became famous by his appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996 and the subsequent legal battle with the Cattleman's Association.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

Architect, designer, educator Fritz Haag has been called a contemporary Buckminster Fuller. Haag's recent work is "Animal estates", regional model homes as dwellings for a variety of animals that have been displaced through loss of natural habitat. Other projects include "Edible estates", a book on reclaiming private front lawns into plots reminiscent of World War II victory gardens.

The lecture, part of the 2008 Kacalieff series, is free and open to the public. 

A class from Cleveland State University will present its plan to adaptively reuse an old building in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood as a hub for the local food network.

Learn how a local food economy can help to stimulate the adaptive re-use of spaces and support urban agricultural production, food storage and distribution, value-added processing, or culinary education.

RSVP here. 

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

2008 Report to the Community

Kenote address from Chef Ann Cooper, "The Renegade Lunch Lady"

RSVP by calling 216-644-7837 or emailing

http//www.steps@city.cleveland.oh.us

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

Meeting of the Lake Erie Allegheny Partnership for Biodversity, the regional collaboration of conservation organizations.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

LEED for New Construction Technical Review full day workshop. LEED NC is the place where most LEED Accredited Professionals begin. This full day workshop will supply you with study materials and prepare you to take the LEED exam. This is the only LEED workshop in the area that uses nationally recognized faculty and is presented by the USGBC. 

Register here.

The annual Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities conference this year focuses on the city as a physical, socio-economic and political entity, as well as a real, imagined, and remembered place.

It kicks off on Thu 3/27 with the exhibit "The Mind of Cleveland" by artist Carl Pope, tfollowed by a keynote on his work by Nicholas Mirzoeff. Programs continue Friday and Saturday with discussions on creating and performing community, contested spaces and social divisions, organizing the city and looking at Cleveland's future, ending on Sat 3/29 with a talk by public artist Lee Quiñones on the Lincoln-West High School mural project.

The open house has been moved to April 10. See details here.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

The annual Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities conference this year focuses on the city as a physical, socio-economic and political entity, as well as a real, imagined, and remembered place.

It kicks off on Thu 3/27 with the exhibit "The Mind of Cleveland" by artist Carl Pope, tfollowed by a keynote on his work by Nicholas Mirzoeff. Programs continue Friday and Saturday with discussions on creating and performing community, contested spaces and social divisions, organizing the city and looking at Cleveland's future, ending on Sat 3/29 with a talk by public artist Lee Quiñones on the Lincoln-West High School mural project.

The 66th annual Human services institute—learn about issues, trends, and best practices in health, social service, education, civic and cultural organizations. For more information.

To help community development organizations and staff navigate the possibilities of working with artists, the Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition and Cleveland Public Art are hosting this workshop. Learn the various ways in which public art can be used as a tool to promote community and economic development agendas, as well as for marketing and branding neighborhoods. Topics include:

• successful neighborhood public art projects;
• where to find funding sources;
• how to engage with artists;
• case study: Public Art in Neighborhood Parks. Joy Johnson, Sherita Williams, and Jeff Sugalski from Burten Bell Carr Development, with artist Melissa Daubert;
• case study: Public Art on Neighborhood Streetscapes. Steve Lorenz from Kamm's Corners Development with artist Gauri Torgalkar.

For information, call 216-621-5330. Fee.

"Looking at Cleveland’s Future" is Norm Krumholz’s keynote address for Cityscapes, Humanities Week 2008. Former Cleveland Planning Director and recipient of the 2007 Cleveland Arts Prize, Krumholz’ public presentation coincides with The Mind of Cleveland exhibition.

Complimentary admission. For more information.

Painters Dana Oldfather, Susan Danko, and Laura Sanders explore environmental themes.

Opening reception tonight; exhibition runs through late April.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

The annual Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities conference this year focuses on the city as a physical, socio-economic and political entity, as well as a real, imagined, and remembered place.

It kicks off on Thu 3/27 with the exhibit "The Mind of Cleveland" by artist Carl Pope, tfollowed by a keynote on his work by Nicholas Mirzoeff. Programs continue Friday and Saturday with discussions on creating and performing community, contested spaces and social divisions, organizing the city and looking at Cleveland's future, ending on Sat 3/29 with a talk by public artist Lee Quiñones on the Lincoln-West High School mural project.

Cleveland Public Power (CPP) and Home Depot will detail energy efficiency and conservation initiatives with easy step-by-step methods.

Tonight's topic is a whole house approach on how to conserve energy with updated technology that include (but is not limited to) timers, thermostats, dimmers, as well as blocking air at the window and door frame, cleaning filters

These four Home Depot locations will offer the same clinic on the same day:

• Berea Road - 11901 Berea Road, Cleveland, OH 44111
• Brook Park – 10800 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44130
• Steelyard Commons – 3355 Steel Yard Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109
• East 200th Street – 877 East 200th Street, Cleveland, OH 44119

To sign up for any of these clinics call Cleveland Public Power at 216-420-7704 ext 235.

Learn how to make bins for vermicomposting (composting with worms) at home. 

To get a list of materials to bring to the workshop and to RSVP, email or call 216-210-0874.

Attendees may observe and build a bin later.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

A pop up experience with food, fun, and spectacle in the Flats East Bank.

FOOD
Food vendors Ideally, some of the restaurants that will be part of the Flats East Bank development will set up stands and sell food and drinks. Pig roast and/or oil drum barbecues Grilling meat will add warmth and protein to the evening.

FUN
Ice skating If the weather is cold enough in the days leading up to the event, we will flood part of the Flats East Bank site for skating. If the weather is too warm, the rink area will become a pond for toy boat races. Open snowboarding and competition on rails, boxes, and ramps set up for the night.

Video game competitions Large-scale video games (Rock Band, etc.) projected on a blank building wall at the southern end of the site. (Vertical Sound for audio/projection equipment) Snowsuit fashion show and the crowning of Miss Leap Night.

SPECTACLE
Snow installation The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative and local artists will create a temporary snow environment as a setting for the event, using ice blocks and snow that will be stockpiled on the site in January and February. The snow installation will be constructed during the last week of February, generating interest and publicity in the days leading up to the event.

Central bonfire and/or a series of trash can fires at the river’s edge to provide light and warmth. Dead Christmas tree forest Old Christmas trees will be stockpiled and used to landscape the site for the event; trees will be harvested throughout the night to fuel the bonfire(s). The Christmas tree forest will be populated by polar bears (actually people in polar bear costumes) who will hand out snacks and deliver trees to the bonfire(s).

SAFMOD Cleveland’s multi-media performance ensemble will create a special fire performance for the event.

LOGISTICS
Safety Fire truck and ambulance on site; off-duty police officers will provide security.

Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) at Baldwin-Wallace College is holding a series of events to raise environmental awareness including cleaning up Coe Lake and the local Metroparks and Rock the Planet, a party with local bands, food from local businesses, beer from Great Lakes Brewery, and speakers who will talk about environmental issues.

John McGovern, Clean Fuels Program coordinator at Earth Day Coalition; Ryan McKenzie, owner of local car sharing company CityWheels; and Kevin Cronin of non-profit group ClevelandBikes will lead a discussion on the future of transportation options in Cleveland. Learn how we can create a new transportation system that values and improves our existing infrastructure.

Part of the environmental town hall brown bag lunch series.

While talking about endangered species or global warming, has someone asked you, “Why should I care?” At this month’s Planet Chat, go beyond the data to the heart of the issue with Stefanie Spear, editor and executive director of EarthWatch Ohio. Let’s share quotes and poems that have impacted our outlook on conservation.

Planet Chat is a Museum 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.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland two-day conference focuses on our region’s shift from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge-based one has left many of our cities grappling to find their economic niche. How can cities and regions take advantage of their physical, cultural, and economic assets to once again become sought-after places in which to invest, conduct business, visit, and live?

For updates or to register, go here.

Entrepreneurs for Sustainability is looking for 7-10 companies or institutions interested in reducing costs, discovering new revenue streams, motivating your employees and creating a healthier environment both inside and outside your facility’s walls to join a peer-based, action focused, learning process.

For more information and to register, click here.

Join us Thurs. April 3, 5:30PM - 7:30PM, Webtego for Midtown Brews with Meet The Bloggers. Live Broadcast and Chat [[http://www.mogulus.com/midtownbrews]]

"MIGHTY BLUE: The Great Lakes Basin Water Compact" with Marnie Urso, Great Lakes Restoration & Policy, Grassroots Coordinator, Audubon Ohio...

View the movie, "MIGHTY BLUE" with Marnie and Illustrator, Ralph Solonitz, who makes the preservation case from a different perspective...

What is the role of the Great Lakes in the 21st Century? Should the Great Lakes be diverted to arid areas of the southwest U.S. or restored? Learn about efforts to restore and protect the world's largest body of fresh water for future generations...

"Led by Rep. Matthew Dolan, last week the Ohio House of Representatives voted 88-3 in favor of responsible and balanced water protection by approving House Bill 416, legislation to ratify the Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact without amendment...

Now the bad news. In the Ohio Senate, a bare majority of 17 Senators has co-sponsored Senate Bill 291, legislation to ratify a version of the Compact containing amendments that they have drafted and that have not been reviewed or approved in any other state. Audubon Ohio has dubbed the Senate Bill the "Great Lakes NONpact" because it represents a blatant attempt, under the guise of supposedly non-controversial amendments, to unwind the careful eight-state negotiations that lead to the final draft of the Compact and to torpedo the entire Compact process"...more at http://oh.audubon.org. Contact your Senator and vote for the economic health and survival of future generations.

Contributor:
Marnie Urso, Grassroots Coordinator, Audubon Ohio

Date:
Thursday, April 3, 2008 (the first Thursday of every month)

Time:
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

Norman Tien, Dean of the School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and director of the Great Lakes Energy Innovation Institute, will speak about the role education has in creating the next generation of "green" pioneers.

Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Cuyahoga Area.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland two-day conference focuses on our region’s shift from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge-based one has left many of our cities grappling to find their economic niche. How can cities and regions take advantage of their physical, cultural, and economic assets to once again become sought-after places in which to invest, conduct business, visit, and live?

For updates or to register, go here.

The Lorain County Community Alliance will be hosting its Annual Transportation Day Meeting, Friday April 4 at 9 a.m. Transportation Day gives Agencies an opportunity to update Lorain County on upcoming Transportation Projects and gives attendees the forum in which to get their questions answered.

Agency representatives presenting include Ken Prendergast, Director of Research and Development at All Aboard Ohio!, speaking in regards to the Westshore Commuter Rail Project; Lorain County Metroparks Director Dan Martin on the new Black River Trail bikeway; Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Executive Director, Howard Maier, speaking on regional transportation plans for the near future; Ohio Department of Transportation District #3, Executive Director John Hart presenting state projects for the Lorain County area; and from the Ohio Rail Development Commission, Public Information Officer Stu Nicholson, will be discussing the Ohio Hub Plan.

This meeting is free and open to the public.

The Lorain County Community Alliance is a council of governments made up of political jurisdictions and organizations working together for the benefit of the citizens of Lorain County and the entire region. The Alliance seeks to explore more effective levels of public service, develop mechanisms to save money for the communities involved and benefit the member communities and the region in ways that could not be achieved separately.

For further information about Transportation Day or the Alliance, visit the Alliance Website at www.lccommunityalliance.com or contact Lorain County Community Alliance Administrative Coordinator, Virginia Haynes, at 440-328-2362 or vhaynes@loraincounty.us.

Leadership briefing on Governor Strickland's "Building Ohio Jobs" proposal presented by Pari Sabety, director of the Ohio Office of Budget and Management.

Please RSVP to Cleveland.GovernorsOffice@governor.ohio.gov.

This program will be repeated at 3 p.m. at the Lorain County Community College Spitzer Conference Center.

What is Notacon?

Notacon is: community, creativity, technology, music, imagination and participation. Learn more at www.notacon.org

Early registration closes March 21, 2008

Smart Growth Education Foundation recognizes the builders and developers in the region who are meeting housing demand with smart growth and green building principles.

Fee. Free trolley tour of Akron to follow luncheon and awards presentation. Call 216/524-0756.

Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland Flats, OH

Live and silent auctions, open bar and dinner - $50/person

RSVP by March 28, 2008 to the Flats Oxbow Association, 1283 Riverbed St., Cleveland, OH 44113

What is Notacon?

Notacon is: community, creativity, technology, music, imagination and participation. Learn more at www.notacon.org

Early registration closes March 21, 2008

Rain barrels are a great way to capture the pure rain water that garden plants prefer, free of salts and other additives found in our city water. Workshop fee includes the materials and instruction for constructing one rain barrel. The benefits of rainwater harvesting will also be covered.

To register or 216-721-1600 x 168

• Learn how and what to recycle
• Learn about the latest ‘green’ trends
• Learn simple ways to make an environmental difference
• Speakers on wind energy, organic lawn care, biodiversity, native plants and green products
• On-site shredding truck
• Exhibits, videos, bake sale, and snack bar. Free and open to the public

Sponsored by the South Euclid Recycling Committee 

What is Notacon?

Notacon is: community, creativity, technology, music, imagination and participation. Learn more at www.notacon.org

Early registration closes March 21, 2008

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events, kicking off with a press conference at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on April 7. Speakers include:

• Matt Carroll, Director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health
• Karen Butler, Health Commissioner of the Cleveland Department of Public Health
• Bruce Latimer, PhD, Executive Director of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

There is a direct connection between climate change and the health of our nation today. Yet, few Americans are aware of the very real consequences of climate change on the health of our communities, our families, and our children.

North America's premier educational conference for high performance homes? With 13 tracks and 104 workshops presented by some of the most dedicated professionals in the building science and energy efficiency communities. For more information and to register, go here.

North America's premier educational conference for high performance homes? With 13 tracks and 104 workshops presented by some of the most dedicated professionals in the building science and energy efficiency communities. For more information and to register, go here.

Breakfast to introduce recent grantees of the Civic Innovation Lab.

Free, but you must register by sending an email with "Register for Breakfast" in the subject line to info@civicinnovationlab.org and include your name and company.

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 8 the topic is "Water and your world: Presentations and demonstrations on water quality, greening” your backyard, and how to make a rain barrel."

Participating organizations include the City of Cleveland Office of Sustainability, Cleveland Division of Water, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, and the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District.

Northeast Ohio Watershed Council dinner and meeting.

 RSVP by April 4 to Kristy Meyer at Kristy@theOEC.org or 614-487-7506.

We are kicking off the first series of Akron Green Drinks. This is a networking opportunity for grassroots, government and commerce to get-together in a relaxed atmosphere.

For more info:

www.greenearthextreme.com/greendrinks

Starting a Community Garden Workshop

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8th from 7 – 9 PM at The Bingham (1278 West 9th Street) in the first floor Community Room.

The program is organized by Steps to a Healthier Cleveland and The Ohio State University Extension, and Historic Warehouse District is assisting in spreading the word.

Bring your friends and neighbors! Or, plan to meet new friends and neighbors!

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 9 the topic is "Green & Healthy at Work," a meeting of the Healthy Cleveland Business Council.

Speakers include Jill Ziegler, Program Manager for Sustainability Initiatives at Forest City Enterprises; Andrew Watterson, Program Director for Sustainability, City of Cleveland; and the Cleveland Metroparks ECO-Committee.

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 9 the second of the day's two sessions covers preparing for climate change-related emergencies by creating “To-Go Kits” and learning about the health impacts of climate change issues facing our community.

Quarterly meeting of the Western Reserve Resource Conservation and Development Council.

More information.

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 10 the topic is "Idling Gets You Nowhere: Presentations and demonstrations on air quality and asthma, opportunities for car-sharing, and small steps anyone can take to improve our air."

Participants include the Cleveland Department of Public Health’s Steps to a Healthier Cleveland, NOACA, City Wheels, and the Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign.

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 10 the second of two sessions will cover "Young lungs at work: Anti-idling in school zones. At dismissal time, students will educate parents about the dangers of idling around their school.

Bring your suggestions for improving the GreenCityBlueLake.org site, and discuss the communication needs of the sustainability community in Northeast Ohio. Explore collaboration opportunities. Drop ins welcome.

Lauren Rich Fine: "Tomorrow's Paper: Hyperlocal"

Program 7:30 p.m. - Reception to follow

Free and open to public. Free parking.

RSVP:  216-320-1423 or info@futureheights.org

Heights Rockefeller Building, corner Mayfield Road and Lee Boulevard, Cleveland Heights

The Friends of Kent Bog is hosting a celebration of Emliss Ricks' 31 years as DNAP preserve manager for NEOH.

If interested in attending or sponsoring the event, contact Gordon Vars at E-mail: GVarsNACC@sbcglobnal.net or Home phone: 330-678-0006.

Monthly meeting of the NOACA Governing Board, which sets transportation spending priorities for Northeast Ohio.

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 11 the topic is "Grow Food, Not Lawns: Presentations and demonstrations on composting, recycling, and community gardening."

Participants include Ohio State University Extension, Cleveland Department of Public Health’s Steps to a Healthier Cleveland, and the Cleveland Healthy Corner Store Project.

In the modern food system, it takes 10 calories of fossil fuels to produce one calorie of food. You’ll use fewer calories if you grow your own or buy locally. Plus, gardening is great exercise, which actually burns calories in your body.

The theme of this year's National Public Health Week, April 7-13, is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." The Cleveland Health Department has coordinated a series of events. On April 11 the second of two events is a showing of the documentary, "Real Low Calorie Diet," which chronicles the growing local food movement in Northeast Ohio.

Speakers include representatives from the New Agrarian Center and the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition. 

"Pulled Passed" an exhibit of paintings, prints and photographs by artists Corrie Slawson and Emily Blazer inspired by their daily commute through Cleveland.

Opening reception 6-9 pm. Show runs through May 2.

Journalist Peter Annin speaking on the battles being fought over diversion of water from the Great Lakes.

Ticket information.

Bob Kehres, Ohio Prarie Nursery

For more information on the Kirtlandia Society, please visit our website

Speaker: Bob Kehres, Ohio Prairie Nursery

Topic: Native Plants - Uses and Benefits

9:30 a.m. - Cofrfee and conversation

10:00 a.m. - Speaker

Showing: "Sacred Planet," written by Sujit R. Varma, narrated by Robert Redford.

This IMAX film shows exotic places that still exist and gives new insights into the Earth's diverse landscapes, peoples and animals.

Parking in rear off W. 65th. Enter building from rear and follow signs. Bring popcorn, snacks, and something to drink and share.

Register Online: www.cohhio.org

Fee: $225 (members), $275 (non-members), $300 (after April 14, 2008)

If you would like to be invoiced, please fax to 614-463-1060 or email: membership@cohhio.org

Send tax-deductible check to: COHHIO Membership, 175 S. Third St., Ste. 250, Columbus, OH 43215

Register Online: www.cohhio.org

Fee: $225 (members), $275 (non-members), $300 (after April 14, 2008)

If you would like to be invoiced, please fax to 614-463-1060 or email: membership@cohhio.org

Send tax-deductible check to: COHHIO Membership, 175 S. Third St., Ste. 250, Columbus, OH 43215

Wetlands are precious resources that act as nature’s kidneys to filter and protect our drinking water. They are sponges which absorb damaging flood waters and slowly release them.

The Ohio EPA is proposing changes to the way permits to fill and alter wetlands and streams are decided. Public comments can have a major impact in ensuring that we have strong environmental protections for another five years.

Ohio Environmental Council wants people to write letters to help protect wetlands and streams by sending a letter today.

Entrepreneurs for Sustainability member appreciation night. Everyone welcome.

Register here.

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition meeting -- In this month's meeting we will have the opportunity to hear from Steering Committee members about their ideas for strengthening the local food system and the challenges they've identified through their work in the community. There will be presentations by:

• Joe Cimperman, Cleveland City Council, Ward 13
• Patricia Britt, Clerk of Council
• Jennifer Scofield, Deputy Commissioner of Public Health, CDPH
• David Beach, Director of the GreenCityBlueLake Institute at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Following the presentation by the Steering Committee, the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission will present their analyses of food deserts and fast food outlets in Cuyahoga County.

Speakers include Mayor Frank Jackson and Ward 5 Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland

For questions or additional information,  please contact Orlando Grant at 216-341-1455

The Cleveland Section of the Ohio Planning Conference is offering a distance learning series to OPC members and guests free of charge. This session covers:

This program covers all the essentials for BZA members and staff. The operation of the zoning board of adjustment and the challenges it faces are the focus of this training program. Presenters discuss the purposes of the board and how it conducts sound public meetings. BZA members will learn to take testimony, assess reports and presentations, and make the meetings accessible to all participants.

Please RSVP to Ann Klavora at ann.klavora@shakeronline.com or 216-491-1436.

Complementary Electric Energy Sources for the Near Future

Sierra Club, NEO Group

For more information, call 440-734-6660

Does Northeast Ohio have the ability, the resources, and the will to become a leader in sustainable business practices? Can we gain a long-term strategic advantage? Learn more about how marketing the Northeast Ohio region as a leader in the adoption of sustainable business practices can create wealth and opportunity. Be part of a lively discussion that may help you identify how a regional approach to sustainability can be a source of competitive advantage for your company.

Panelists
Sally Breyley Parker, President, Currere, Inc.
Brad Chase, The Center for Regional Sustainability (GreenCityBlueLake)

Ms. Parker and Mr. Chase have worked diligently to facilitate the adoption of a regional approach to sustainability. They will discuss the potential benefits and challenges the region faces in its efforts to develop and encourage the development of the infrastructure and the will necessary to encourage regional adoption of sustainable business practices.

Key topics include:
* How to identify and partner with key stakeholders
* Creating competitive advantage for the region
* Managing risk
* Being a “good” environmental steward while creating wealth and jobs for our citizens.

Register at: www.csuohio.edu/cba/mkt/noon or via email to: j.dorazio@csuohio.edu

Get updates from local leaders working to harness the wind off shore from Cleveland.

Moderator: Iwan Alexander, director, Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation

Panelists:

• David H. Matthiesen, associate professor, materials science and engineering, Case
• Loius L. McMahon, partner, environmental law, Thompson Hine LLP
• Richard Stuebi, BP fellow for energy and environmental advancement, The Cleveland Foundation
• Ricahrd Zachariason, CEO, juwi Wind US Corp.

For more information.

Learn about the actual design and construction cost premiums, savings, and paybacks from Dick Pace with actual numbers from his Baker Electrical Building and Independence Technology Center projects. Andrew Watterson will review the current and proposed City of Cleveland policies for sustainable design. What are the incentives, benefits, and restrictions for residential and commercial construction? Hear from Jim O'Connor of Heartland developers about the sustainable commitments they have for Avalon Station.

Refreshments and a tour will follow. Registration with ULI Cleveland by April 10th is required.

Climate change symposium with featured speakers including Lt. Governor Lee Fisher and Fred Krupp, President, Environment Defense Fund.

Fee. For information or register, go here or call 440-775-6785.

Learn how to develop Safe Routes to School programs that address community concerns about safety, health and traffic. A combination of encouragement, engineering and enforcement strategies are covered.

To RSVP, contact: mestes@city.cleveland.oh.us or call 216.664.3055

The show addresses how artists mix personal and public identity as they respond to the places in which they live. Curated by William Busta with assistance from Susan R. Channing.

The show runs through July 6.

For more information: 216-621-2314; www.spacesgallery.org or info@spacesgallery.org

“Go Organic” seminar and open house at Royalton Supply Landscape Center.  

Free “Organics 101” Seminar at 10 a.m. on what organic really is, why you should use organic landscaping products, how to properly apply them to your yard, and what products you will need this spring and throughout the season. The seminar will also include food and beverages, drawings to win Royalton Supply products, and complimentary trees in honor of Earth Day.

Seating is limited. RSVP to Lindsey Whited at 440-582-5200 or info@royaltonsupply.com.

Speaker: Perry Peskin

Fee: $5/member; $12/nonmember

Please register in advance: 216-721-1600 ext. 168 or http//www.cbgarden.org

The Earth Day Coalition's annual EarthFest celebration, Ohio's largest environmental education event.

In support of Earth Day 2008, Rice Environmental Services (RES) and Rice Oil Company are encouraging automotive do-it-yourselfers (DIYers) to positively impact the environment by properly disposing of their used automotive fluids and filters.  On Sunday, April 20, in conjunction with the City of Parma and VFW Post 1974, RES will collect and recycle used oil, used antifreeze and used oil filters from area DIYers in an effort to promote sustainability and prevent pollution of Northeast Ohio's natural resources.

In addition, everyone is encouraged to drop off gently used cell phones, Blackberries and Smartphones, which RES will send to Michigan for participation in the Cell Phones For Soldiers program -- a program that enables our troops overseas to phone friends and families at home for free.

The event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the VFW Hall located at 4305 Woodrow Drive in Parma, Ohio.  The first 50 donators will receive up to four quarts of new motor oil and all participants will receive a hat for their contributions.  Hot dogs will be served with proceeds going toward the purchase and planting of trees in the Cleveland area.  For more information about the event, please call Rice Environmental Services at 1-800-589-RICE (7423) or visit www.1800589RICE.com/earthday.