Learn more about innovative Clevelanders on this walking tour of Riverside Cemetary in the Brooklyn Centre Historic District. Notable residents include Martin Ruetenik, greenhouse gardening pioneer and Claude Foster, whose shocks technology is still applied in nuclear reactors.

Enjoy costumed narrators, musical entertainment and refreshments.

Continuous walking tours throughout the afternoon. Fee.

To reserve tickets, call 216/351-0254 or email gloria.ferris@gmail.com

The U.S. Green Building Council–St. Louis Regional Chapter will host this fifth annual conference on green building and sustainability, which is geared toward greening towns, businesses, college campuses and buildings in the Midwest. Attendees will be exposed to the latest in green building techniques and discuss how the public and private sectors can work together to promote sustainable design and construction strategies.

Register here. Fee.