Events
10 / 4
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 2 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 4 2008 - 5:00pm
National conference of Social Venture Partners International. Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
The AIDS Walk is the most visible way Northeast Ohio bands together to raise funds for the 9 local non-profit organizations that provide essential services for the many thousands of people in Northeast Ohio infected of affected by HIV/AIDS. The money we raise supports education and outreach, housing, meals, rides and medical care for people in our community. Now in our 18th year, we have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, and Northeast Ohio has proven that we are a community dedicated to helping each other, promoting awareness, and fighting HIV/AIDS. For any questions, please contact Jill Rembrandt, AIDS Walk Coordinator 216.621.0766 ext 275 jrembrandt@atfgc.org Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
For more information call: 330.657.2538 Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 4 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 5 2008 - 5:00pm
The National Solar Tour of the American Solar Energy Society, with tours of solar installations in Northeast Ohio organized by Green Energy Ohio and other groups. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Take steps to fight diabetes. This 4-mile fundraising walk around downtown Cleveland supports the American Diabetes Association's mission to find a cure. Register and funraise here. Start: 11:00 am
End: 11:59 am
Featuring keynote speaker and workshop leader, Paul Loeb, social activist and author of "Soul of a Citizen - Acting in a Critical Time." Workshops led by faculty from area colleges and universities. Sponsored by West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church.
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10 / 5
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 4 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 5 2008 - 5:00pm
The National Solar Tour of the American Solar Energy Society, with tours of solar installations in Northeast Ohio organized by Green Energy Ohio and other groups. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Tremont Farmers Market | ||
10 / 6
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Spectrum, a program of the Cleveland Public Library presented in partnership with Cleveland Public Art, presents an evening with CNN Political Analyst Donna Brazile and New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Frank Rich. Dan Moulthrop of ideastream will moderate a discussion that dissects how art, design, packaging, and branding are used to sell presidential candidates in modern elections. SOLD OUT! (The library will, however, simulcast the presentation on screens in the atrium of Stokes Wing Auditorium) For more information. | ||
10 / 7
Start: 7:00 am
End: 4:30 pm
"Innovations in Sustainability: Engineering Solutions," the fall engineering conference of the Cleveland Engineering Society. Speakers include Patrick Conway, co-owner of Great Lakes Brewing Co., and Christina Ayers, director of the Cleveland Clinic's Office for a Healthy Environment. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
The Medical Mart: It sounds like a good idea, but is it? Do Cuyahoga County taxpayers really understand this half-a-billion dollar project? These were the questions urban planning professor William Bowen posed to his class this summer. His students did their homework and found some very interesting answers. Attend this forum to learn more about the Medical Mart and convention center, its projected costs and benefits to the community, the success of similar projects in other cities, and how to determine the rationale for using public money to subsidize private enterprise. Michelle Distefano Registration and information available at | ||
10 / 8
Start: 9:00 am
End: 9:59 am
Nearly 1,500 schools are participating from 48 states to encourage students to get to school without a car. Walk-to-School Day in the United States is part of international Walk-to-School Day, which involves more than three million walkers around the world. Start: 9:15 am
What is the Canon Envirothon? Quad County Ohio Envirothon ’08-’09 Training Session Cuyahoga, Geauga, Ashtabula, and Lake Soil and Water Conservation Districts will be sponsoring a Pre-Envirothon Training/Education Session for Envirothon Teams looking to sharpen their skills before the Regional Competition. This is a great opportunity to bring the entire class for an Envirothon experience, however only two teams per school are permitted to attend the Regional Envirothon Competition. (Bring them all now and send the best in the spring.) Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:30 pm
Doug Hoffmann, principal at architecture firm Weber Murphy Fox will speak on current design work for housing related to the CSU campus master plan. Part of Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative's Work-in-Progress brown bag lunch series. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Join E4S and a panel of regional and national sustainable design experts and practitioners at the Cleveland Institute of Art for an engaging E4S National Knowledge Network Speaker Event on The Future of Design: Integrating Sustainability. Registration information. Speakers: Catherine Bragdon, Grand Rapids, is currently a consultant to the design facilitation team at Herman Miller where she helps to explore product innovation. She has led the development of an alliance between Cradle to Cradle protocols and Material ConneXion to establish a global platform for material innovation as well as co-founding the Biomimicry Guild with Janine Benyus in 2003. Susan Lyons, New York City, is a principal of Susan Lyons Studio LLC, focusing on sustainable product design, materials and color development, product marketing strategy, and dedicated to developing compelling and environmentally intelligent products informed and inspired by the principles of cradle-to-cradle design. Susan has worked as a consultant to Herman Miller, Shaw Carpet, Innovations and Crypton Carnegie. Doug Paige, Cleveland, is an Associate Professor of Industrial Design at The Cleveland Institute of Art. He has helped further the legacy of one the most established industrial design programs in the country, founded by the late Viktor Schreckengost in 1933. Doug incorporated designing for sustainability into the curriculum in 2000. He also works as a design consultant for several companies in the NEO region. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Would you like to grow your own vegetables and not have them eaten by the deer? Save money on expensive groceries and eat food that you trust? Holly Moore Kowalski of the Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club will share the plans for a community garden in Avon Lake and outline how residents can participate. This is part of a series of events on environmental issues and actions hosted by Avon Lake Public Library and co-sponsored by the City Council Environmental Committee and the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board. All interested gardeners and wanna-be gardeners are welcome.
Questions: 440.933.8128. | ||
10 / 9
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
For more information call: 330.657.2538 | ||
10 / 10
Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:00 am
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) hosts this meeting focused on identifying the current issues of common cause that could be addressed through the Arts and Cultural roundtable going forward. As a tool in our discussion we will use the findings from CPAC's recent constituent survey, "Strengthening Arts & Culture: Familiarity, Use & Favorability of Sector-Enhancing Activities." The event is free and open to all. To RSVP please send your name, title (if applicable), organization (if applicable) and contact information to me, Valerie Schumacher, by email at vls@cpacbiz.org or by phone at 216.575.0331 x128. Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:30 pm
Speakers include
Also, two workshops in the afternoon to brainstorm next steps for sustainability and economic development (one led by Andrew Watterson & Amy Malick of ICLEI, the other led by Daniel Gardner and Nathan Engstrom, sustainability director for the city of Oberlin). Log on here for more information and registration. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Come to the West 11th Street pedestrian bridge for a one-night outdoor celebration, including: circle remains:: David Jurca Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Where RU? Here or There? Patsy Kline Gallery U-Haul drops of light:: Gauri Torgalkar Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative street sofa:: Alex Tapie & Wes Johansen plus… Miss Melvis and the Buford Pusser Experience stargazing, cultural dances, music, storytellers and Capoeira NOURISHMENT:: Food and drink from Gypsy Beans Cafe Fresh produce from Hooper's Farm The event is free and all are welcome. The West 11th Street bridge is two blocks south of Lincoln Park on West 11th Street (or) one block north of Clark Field on West 11th Street (parking at Clark Field) For more information A Pop Up City production, sponsored by the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative with the support of the Civic Innovation Lab, Tremont West Development Corporation, and Progressive Urban Real Estate. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 11:00 pm
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10 / 11
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 12 2008 - 9:59am
It's not just a race... it's an Experience! The towpath will host its annual marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, and Family Adventure Hike and offers a massage tent, live music, free food for runners, beer garden, hot tubs, nutritional advice, childrens area, food vendors and more. Go here for more infomation or call 215/ 520-182 | ||
10 / 12
End: 9:59 am
Start: Oct 11 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 12 2008 - 9:59am
It's not just a race... it's an Experience! The towpath will host its annual marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, and Family Adventure Hike and offers a massage tent, live music, free food for runners, beer garden, hot tubs, nutritional advice, childrens area, food vendors and more. Go here for more infomation or call 215/ 520-182 Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Tremont Farmers Market | ||
10 / 13
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10 / 14
Start: 3:15 pm
End: 4:30 pm
High school seniors from Beachwood, Mayfield and Richmond Heights raised more than $150,000 to build a classroom with ‘eco friendly’ products and designs, and raised awareness in their communities about living with a smaller ecological footprint as part of a marketing class last year. October 14 is the green classroom ribbon cutting at Beachwood High School. Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Mark Winne, author of Slow Food for a Dying Planet, will have a book signing over local brew and local food. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Join the Cleveland friends of the Great Lakes Urban Exchange for a meeting and conference call at the offices of the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. From 6:00 to 7:00, we'll enjoy pizza and have an informal discussion about strategy and local happenings. Following that, we'll join the GLUE network on a conference call with Kate Rube of Smart Growth America about federal transit reauthorization legislation. Please RSVP to Evelyn Burnett at eaburnett@gmail.com if you can attend. | ||
10 / 15
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Mark Winne, author of "Closing the Food Gap", will discuss food security projects and policies that Cleveland and Cuyahoga County can embrace to promote economic development and food security. Cleveland City Councilmember Joe Cimperman will highlight current citywide projects that have helped make Cleveland a national leader in the local food scene. RSVP by October 7 to mer23@case.edu or 216.368.1918 Start: 4:00 pm
Start: Oct 15 2008 - 4:00pm
End: Oct 16 2008 - 4:59pm
The latest technologies, products, and services in facilities engineering, management, and operations. Lectures topics include: green building, LEED, green roofs, energy savings in HVAC systems, energy conservation, lighting, solar power, ADA accessibility, facilities preparedness, emergency response planning, OSHA, roofing mistakes, wear particle and oil analysis, and improved motor efficiency. This is a free event, but pre-registration is suggested. For more information and to register. Start: 7:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Join Grant Thompson, Park Manager of the Avon Lake Reservation and member of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, to learn about the Land Conservancy and how it helps landowners, farmers and others in Northeast Ohio to preserve land in perpetuity. This is part of a series of Wednesday evening events focusing on environmental issues and actions hosted by Avon Lake Public Library and co-sponsored by the City Council Environmental Committee and the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board of Avon Lake.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Questions: 440.933.8128. | ||
10 / 16
End: 4:59 pm
Start: Oct 15 2008 - 4:00pm
End: Oct 16 2008 - 4:59pm
The latest technologies, products, and services in facilities engineering, management, and operations. Lectures topics include: green building, LEED, green roofs, energy savings in HVAC systems, energy conservation, lighting, solar power, ADA accessibility, facilities preparedness, emergency response planning, OSHA, roofing mistakes, wear particle and oil analysis, and improved motor efficiency. This is a free event, but pre-registration is suggested. For more information and to register. Start: 11:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Hear about all of the exciting eco-minded initiatives at the city of Cleveland from Andrew Watterson, director, Office of Sustainability. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Meeting of the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission and Solid Waste Policy Committee. A preliminary meeting agenda is available. Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
For more information call: 330.657.2538 Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Are you interested in finding out what are the most cost-effective energy efficiency improvements you can make to your home? Do you want to reduce your home's environmental impacts? Would you like to green your future home improvements? Learn how at an upcoming Greening Your Home series. Presented by Environmental Health Watch's Affordable Green Housing Center Topics
Dates: four Thursdays - October 16, 23, 30, November 6 Time: 7-9pm Instructors: Matt Berges, BPI Certified Professional and Mandy Metcalf, LEED AP Please call 216-961-4646 to register for the course by Oct.10. The cost for the series is $40, payable by check at the first session.
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10 / 17
Start: 9:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
The University of Akron, Kent State University and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens hosts a forum for the study and discussion of a diverse range of historical, architectural, and preservation issues. For more information please visit www.stanhywet.org or contact Mark J. Heppner, Symposium Liaison, at mheppner@stanhywet.org. Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 17 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 19 2008 - 5:00pm
2008 Bioneers conference, with world-class speakers on sustainability beamed by satellite from the home event in California. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Neighborhood Progress, Inc. and the city of Cleveland are breaking ground on new single family homes in six city neighborhoods to counter the foreclosure crisis. The program launched today in Slavic Village. Start: 7:15 pm
End: 8:45 pm
Flow: For the Love of Water This new documentary chronicles the ever-escalating threats to the world’s supply of freshwater—primarily pollution and privatization. It also looks at the activists who are trying to change courses in midstream. A must-see for Ohioans living on Lake Erie! 35mm. 93 min. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
An Aug. 5, 2008 report by Forbes.com that named four Ohio cities — Canton, Cleveland, Dayton and Youngstown — to its list of top-10 fastest-dying cities has generated much discussion, especially in northeast Ohio’s three communities that made the unfavorable list. Western Reserve PBS (a service of Western Reserve Public Media) will give local and regional community leaders an opportunity to respond to the Forbes rankings in a one-hour broadcast, The Living Cities, to air on Friday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. The program will present field segments on each of northeast Ohio’s so-called “dying cities,” featuring interviews with city officials and business leaders; a review of the statistics used by Forbes to make its assessments; and a broader view of what is happening in the three cities. It also will discuss the cities’ economic development plans and neighborhood revitalization projects, plus the growing focus on regionalism. These segments will be used as a springboard for a live, studio-based conversation during which viewers will be invited to participate through live call-in, e-mail, Twitter and other instant response technology. Community leaders interviewed for the program, which is a joint production of Western Reserve Public Media in cooperation with Municipal Leader magazine, include the following:
The live panel discussion will be moderated by Eric Mansfield, host of Western Reserve PBS’s NewsNight Akron and Akron/Canton reporter for WKYC-TV3. Participating on the panel will be these civic leaders: | ||
10 / 18
(all day)
Start: Oct 17 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 19 2008 - 5:00pm
2008 Bioneers conference, with world-class speakers on sustainability beamed by satellite from the home event in California. Start: 12:15 pm
End: 1:45 pm
Climate Scientists Featured at Vertebrate Paleontology Meeting Only the fossil record provides a window into the responses of species and ecosystems to climate change over extended periods of time. Detailed geological records of fossils and climatic data allow us to examine environmental change as it actually happened. A panel of scientists speaking in a special forum at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Cleveland, Ohio, will feature some of the most critical insights from the fossil record for global changes underway today, including warming of the earth’s surface, rise in sea level, and changes in seasonality. The forum, “Global Climate Change: Past and Future,” occurs on Saturday, October 18, from 12:15-1:45 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in downtown Cleveland. It is free and open to the public. Three distinguished scientists will participate in the climate forum. All three scientists study modern and ancient ecosystems. Dr. Elizabeth Hadly, from Stanford University, studies the influence of climate change on the geographic distribution and population biology of small mammals. Dr. Thure Cerling, from the University of Utah, studies ancient climate as recorded in the chemistry of mammal teeth and soils from modern and fossil ecosystems. Dr. Jack Williams, from the University of Wisconsin, studies the response of forests to climate change during the last 20 thousand years as continental ice sheets melted in response to global warming. Each scientist will present insights from the fossil record that are relevant for understanding how species and ecosystems could respond to current global climate changes. The forum will be moderated by SVP President Dr. Catherine Badgley, from the University of Michigan, and Dr. Jonathan Bloch, from the University of Florida. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
FREE Family Fun @ Euclid Beach State Park: 'Haunted' hayride, storytellers, games & craft, marshmallow roasting & hot chocolate, costume contest at 7pm. For questions or more info call 216-881-8141 ext. 3001. Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:30 pm
Flow: For the Love of Water This new documentary chronicles the ever-escalating threats to the world’s supply of freshwater—primarily pollution and privatization. It also looks at the activists who are trying to change courses in midstream. A must-see for Ohioans living on Lake Erie! 35mm. 93 min. | ||
10 / 19
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 17 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 19 2008 - 5:00pm
2008 Bioneers conference, with world-class speakers on sustainability beamed by satellite from the home event in California. Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Tremont Farmers Market | ||
10 / 20
Start: 8:00 am
Start: Oct 20 2008 - 8:00am
End: Oct 21 2008 - 4:00am
Great Lakes Institute for Energy innovation is hosting an energy workshop that looks at challenges for cost-effective scientific and technical innovation in advanced energy. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mark Shanahan Energy Adviser to Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. The workshop will consist of three sessions:
Register online.
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Please join us for at our next City Fresh Monday for an advanced screening and feedback session of Uproooted: Reconnecting People and Food. LESS Productions and the New Agrarian Center are excited to preview the first 30 minutes of Uprooted to potential funders, sustainability advocates, movie goers and people who are just interested in learning more about innovative ways food is being grown and distributed in Northeast Ohio. We seek to portray how local food systems contribute to health and happiness on various levels: personal, community, economic, and environmental. The section will feature first-hand stories from people benefiting from this growing movement in our area. Start: 8:00 pm
Start: Oct 20 2008 - 8:00pm
End: Oct 21 2008 - 4:30pm
A multi-faceted, interdisciplinary topic, sustainability seeks to identify effective ways in which society can transform itself for the future of humanity and the natural world in which we live– its environmental, political, social, cultural, ethical, technological, and economic dimensions. This two-day symposium provides an opportunity for B-W to further delve into the theme of sustainability and the specific challenges facing Northeast Ohio. The keynote address on Oct. 20 will be by Stuart Hart. A leading authority on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy, Hart is the Samuel C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University. His book, Capitalism at the Crossroads, is in its second edition with a new foreword by Al Gore. Dr. Hart believes environmental meltdown and a widening gap between rich and poor pose challenges for global capitalism. He maintains that corporations' technology, resources, capacity and global research can accelerate transformation. Events are free and open to the public. Agenda details here. | ||
10 / 21
End: 4:00 am
Start: Oct 20 2008 - 8:00am
End: Oct 21 2008 - 4:00am
Great Lakes Institute for Energy innovation is hosting an energy workshop that looks at challenges for cost-effective scientific and technical innovation in advanced energy. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mark Shanahan Energy Adviser to Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. The workshop will consist of three sessions:
Register online.
End: 4:30 pm
Start: Oct 20 2008 - 8:00pm
End: Oct 21 2008 - 4:30pm
A multi-faceted, interdisciplinary topic, sustainability seeks to identify effective ways in which society can transform itself for the future of humanity and the natural world in which we live– its environmental, political, social, cultural, ethical, technological, and economic dimensions. This two-day symposium provides an opportunity for B-W to further delve into the theme of sustainability and the specific challenges facing Northeast Ohio. The keynote address on Oct. 20 will be by Stuart Hart. A leading authority on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business strategy, Hart is the Samuel C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University. His book, Capitalism at the Crossroads, is in its second edition with a new foreword by Al Gore. Dr. Hart believes environmental meltdown and a widening gap between rich and poor pose challenges for global capitalism. He maintains that corporations' technology, resources, capacity and global research can accelerate transformation. Events are free and open to the public. Agenda details here. Start: 12:30 pm
End: 3:30 pm
This workshop is for backyard gardeners, market gardeners, urban farmers and anyone who would like to learn more about growing food by utilizing a high tunnel system. REGISTER: Call Denise Ellsworth, OSU Extension, Summit Co., 330-928-4769 ext.21 Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Third Tuesday networking event of Entrepreneurs for Sustainability, with this month's topic the future of green building. Join 150+ leaders from business, government, academia and nonprofit organizations as we explore the possibilities to bring triple bottom line benefits to your business or organization and the region. Discover how to reduce costs, generate new revenue opportunities, start new businesses or product lines while reducing environmental and climate impacts. | ||
10 / 22
Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 22 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 23 2008 - 5:00pm
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Find out how to protect the beauty and cleanliness of Lake Erie. Phoebe Van Zoest of Old Woman Creek Estuary will talk about and show slides of area wetlands, their importance and care. She'll describe the research going on right now on the shores of our great Lake Erie. This is part of a series of Wednesday evening events on environmental issues and actions hosted by Avon Lake Public Library and co-sponsored by the City Council Environmental Committee and the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board of Avon Lake. All are welcome.
Questions: 440.933.8128. | ||
10 / 23
End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 22 2008 - 9:00am
End: Oct 23 2008 - 5:00pm
Start: 11:30 am
End: 1:30 pm
Downtown Cleveland Alliance's 10th annual Ruth Ratner Miller award will be presented at this luncheon to Cleveland Councilman Joseph Cimperman. To register. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is updating the Ohio Trails Plan to provide guidance for the development and expansion of recreational trails on a statewide basis. Local participation is critical to producing a complete and visionary planning tool to ensure a coordinated approach to statewide, regional and community trail systems. To that end ODNR is conducting input meetings in 14 regions statewide. Each location will have two meetings to encourage maximum attendance. Participants only need to attend one. Discussions from these meetings will structure the 2009 Ohio Trails Plan which will guide the Ohio Department of Natural Resources trail programs for the next several years. We want to know about your existing trails as well as any master plans or planning documents you may have that include planned trails and connections to trails in your community and neighboring communities. Please bring your maps and plans! Email Sue.McAdams@dnr.state.oh.us to confirm your attendance. Please do not hesitate to contact ODNR if you have any questions regarding the meetings. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is updating the Ohio Trails Plan to provide guidance for the development and expansion of recreational trails on a statewide basis. Local participation is critical to producing a complete and visionary planning tool to ensure a coordinated approach to statewide, regional and community trail systems. To that end ODNR is conducting input meetings in 14 regions statewide. Each location will have two meetings to encourage maximum attendance. Participants only need to attend one. Discussions from these meetings will structure the 2009 Ohio Trails Plan which will guide the Ohio Department of Natural Resources trail programs for the next several years. We want to know about your existing trails as well as any master plans or planning documents you may have that include planned trails and connections to trails in your community and neighboring communities. Please bring your maps and plans! Email Sue.McAdams@dnr.state.oh.us to confirm your attendance. Please do not hesitate to contact ODNR if you have any questions regarding the meetings. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
All are invited to attend the Quarterly Public Meeting of the Rocky River Watershed Council on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Rocky River Nature Center. In addition to RRWC news and updates, Cleveland Metroparks Chief of Natural Resources John Mack will speak on Restoration Plans for the Upper Abram Creek/Lake-to-Lake Trail Ecosystem. Click here for a complete description. Contact Rocky River Watershed Coordinator Jared Bartley at 216-524-6580 x14 or jbartley@cuyahogaswcd.org for more information. "The mission of the Rocky River Watershed Council is to protect, restore and perpetuate a healthy watershed through public education, watershed planning, communication,
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Presented by the Environmental Health Watch Affordable Green Housing Center. Topics
Dates: four Thursdays - October 16, 23, 30, November 6 Time: 7-9pm Instructors: Matt Burges, BPI Certified Professional and Mandy Metcalf, LEED AP Please call 216-961-4646 to register for the course by Oct.9 | ||
10 / 24
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 1:45 pm
Case Western Reserve University Economics Honor Society will host a four-part lecture series on election issues during its annual Economic Faculty Spotlight. Our esteemed economics faculty will analyze the state of the economy and the positions of the candidates on the pivotal issues of our time. Wednesday, October 22nd Thursday, October 23rd Friday, October 24th Monday, October 27th For more information you may contact Timothy Gasper at tng4@case.edu Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Lecture on the decline of sugar maple trees in the northeastern U.S. and links to air pollution by Holden Arboretum's Mary Topa. Acer saccharum (sugar maple) is a keystone species in many forests of Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and Eastern Canada. Although recent surveys have shown that Acer saccharum is generally healthy throughout its range, sporadic declines have occurred during the last four decades in Ontario and Quebec, Wisconsin, Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania, and fewer seedlings appear to be maturing to adulthood. Topa, Holden’s director of research, will discuss potential causes of decline in urban trees, sugar bushes and forests, and why some forests are more susceptible than others. There will be light refreshments and time to speak with. Topa after the lecture. Registration requested. | ||
10 / 25
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson joins the Ohio City Bicycle Co-op, Cleveland Bikes and the Regional Transit Authority in inviting Clevelanders to cut the ribbon and open the Euclid Corridor bike lanes on Saturday, October 25th at 11:00 a.m. on Euclid Avenue at East 24th Street. The Ohio City Bike Co-Op’s Saturday Oct. 25 social ride will make the grand opening its destination. If you would like to participate in the 2-mile bike ride to the ribbon cutting, it leaves the co-op at 10:30 a.m., and returns at noon. The Co-op can lend you a bike and helmet if you need them, and even some hats and gloves. Call 216-830-2667 or email Jim Sheehan sheehan.jim@gmail.com Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Heights Community Congress hosts its 9th annual international festival. This year's theme is Green, featuring:
Free admission (fees for food). For more information, call 216-321-6775.
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10 / 26
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Tremont Farmers Market - Final weekend for 2008! Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
This year, nearly 46 tons of unwanted specification samples were collected from local architects, interior designers, and manufacturers and redistributed back into the communities of Boston, Cincinnati, and Cleveland to enrich the classrooms and studios of underfunded arts educators, students, and practicing artists. Volunteers made this work possible and we would like to express our gratitude. Enjoy:
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10 / 27
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10 / 28
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Participated in the 2008 Ohio Solar Tour and now want to find out how you can maximize federal and state incentives being offered in 2009 to invest in clean energy technologies? Join GEO as NEO Program Manager, Athan Barkoukis, discusses the federal solar tax credit passed in Congress in October, and the new residential grant program offered by the Ohio Deptartment of Development's Energy Office. For more information, contact Dave Ambrose at ambrose@infohio.org or 330-647-3666. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
For the past 20 years, Michael Pollan has been writing books and articles about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, gardens, drugs, and architecture. Pollan is the author of, most recently, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. His previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of the 10 best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. No tickets or RSVP required. | ||
10 / 29
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Come explore the Bridge Square Townhomes, one of the newest additions to the Cleveland EcoVillage, and hear Chris Kious from A Piece of Cleveland (APOC) discuss deconstruction and “upcycling.” Michele Anderson from Progressive Urban Real Estate will be on hand on to answer all your financing and tax abatement questions. See first hand, the many sustainable components of the two-bedroom townhome, including beautiful bamboo floors, a super high efficiency furnace, and durable granite countertops. If you’re not looking to buy, spread the word and take advantage of our $500 referral incentive. Refreshments will be provided and innovative designs by APOC will be on display. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Three local filmmakers travel through NE Ohio and discover how a river shapes a place. Paddle through Cleveland's industrial valley, explore its explosive past, hike a national park, consider the river’s complex watershed, and investigate developing rural farmlands. This is a free, premier screening. The documentary will be aired on WVIZ-TV 25 on Thursday, Nov. 6th at 10 p.m. | ||
10 / 30
Start: 8:30 am
End: 10:00 am
Discover the opportunities of a zero waste goal. Join us for a roundtable discussion with hosts Beau Daane from the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District and Nancy Hughes from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
This roundtable picks up on the conversation started at the E4S August Third Tuesday event. Click here for details about that event. Click here to register online or call 216-451-7755. Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:15 pm
Speaker: Steve Melfi, Managing Director, Amotec Inc. Learn how to keep young, talented engineers in your company and in Northeast Ohio, and share your success stories. Earn 1 Continuing Professional Development hour. Registration available online at www.cesnet.org or by phone at (216) 361-3100. Members of the Cleveland Engineering Society and Cleveland Chapter of SHRM = $25 (CES members get voucher for free parking). Nonmembers = $30 (parking is $2.00) Start: 6:15 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Join GEO this month as the Cleveland Indians graciously host our October network meeting at Progressive Field. Whether you are getting ready to buy your next home and want to consider green features like energy efficiency, green construction and home health, or are planning on selling a home with green improvements, it's important to know how to be an educated green home consumer. What questions should you ask your agent and the sellers agent? If you are considering building new, what options may be available from the builder (with some encouragement from the buyer)? Where do you find and how do you market your current home to the green buyer? Certified EcoBrokers and Realtors, Carolyn Bentley (Howard Hanna) and Trisha Brown (ReMax Crossroads), will discuss the most important points to consider when buying or selling your green home. Also, if you are a Realtor interested in specializing in green construction and renovation, what are the advantages of becoming a certified EcoBroker and how do you go about doing that? Please RSVP to Athan Barkoukis by email: athan@greenenergyohio.org. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Presented by the Environmental Health Watch Affordable Green Housing Center. Topics
Dates: four Thursdays - October 16, 23, 30, November 6 Time: 7-9pm Instructors: Matt Burges, BPI Certified Professional and Mandy Metcalf, LEED AP Please call 216-961-4646 to register for the course by Oct.9 | ||
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Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:30 pm
Organize Ohio and Bromley & Associates are sponsoring the 17th annual fair lending conference, featuring national and regional experts on strategies about anti-predatory lending law. Registration for the one-day conference is $30 and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Call (216) 431-6070 or go here for details. Start: 9:00 am
Start: Oct 31 2008 - 9:00am
End: Nov 2 2008 - 5:00pm
Fifth U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions At this groundbreaking conference participants will explore sound strategies for curtailing energy use in the areas of housing and food – including both theory and practice. We’ll examine the long energy decline of the 21st century, the psychological barriers to rapid change, and the challenge of persuading our communities to embrace local, low-energy living. You’ll learn from lifestyle leaders about growing more of your own food, creating local food security in your community, retrofitting your home to stay warm without fossil fuels, dramatically cutting your household energy use, and educating your community to prepare for the hard times ahead. Tentative Schedule of Presentations and Workshops:
For more information, visit www.plancconference.info, call 248-693-1021 or email info@plancconference.info. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Planning Day celebrates the contributions of community and regional planning to the quality of life of human settlements and their environment. Planning Day promotes a broad-based awareness, support, and advocacy of community and regional planning among the general public and all levels of government through sustainable activities in recognition of community accomplishments. In addition to the displays of Medina County Agencies and local business and agricultural products, attention will be drawn to planning projects, activities and organizations that are sustainable. Sustainability means behaving in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. As Medina County continues to grow, it is critical that we develop in a more sustainable manner in order to protect our precious resources for our future generations. In the last year the Department of Planning Services has advocated sustainable development through green building recommendations, the presentation of a Green Building Virtual Bus Tour and by establishing Sustainable Medina County, an organization designed to share information on alternative energies, recycling and green ideas. Call 330-722-9219 for more information. | ||
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(all day)
Start: Oct 31 2008 - 9:00am
End: Nov 2 2008 - 5:00pm
Fifth U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions At this groundbreaking conference participants will explore sound strategies for curtailing energy use in the areas of housing and food – including both theory and practice. We’ll examine the long energy decline of the 21st century, the psychological barriers to rapid change, and the challenge of persuading our communities to embrace local, low-energy living. You’ll learn from lifestyle leaders about growing more of your own food, creating local food security in your community, retrofitting your home to stay warm without fossil fuels, dramatically cutting your household energy use, and educating your community to prepare for the hard times ahead. Tentative Schedule of Presentations and Workshops:
For more information, visit www.plancconference.info, call 248-693-1021 or email info@plancconference.info. | ||
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End: 5:00 pm
Start: Oct 31 2008 - 9:00am
End: Nov 2 2008 - 5:00pm
Fifth U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions At this groundbreaking conference participants will explore sound strategies for curtailing energy use in the areas of housing and food – including both theory and practice. We’ll examine the long energy decline of the 21st century, the psychological barriers to rapid change, and the challenge of persuading our communities to embrace local, low-energy living. You’ll learn from lifestyle leaders about growing more of your own food, creating local food security in your community, retrofitting your home to stay warm without fossil fuels, dramatically cutting your household energy use, and educating your community to prepare for the hard times ahead. Tentative Schedule of Presentations and Workshops:
For more information, visit www.plancconference.info, call 248-693-1021 or email info@plancconference.info. | ||
11 / 3
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
Neal Kinsey, author, Hands-on Agronomy and a national leader in soil fertility management will keynote the North Union Farmer's Market "A Time to Grow" farmer's conference. Whole-farm health is dependent on balanced and nutrient rich soils. Kinsey is the nation's leading soil expert. A certified agronomist, he studied the Albrecht Methods of soil testing and nutrient use under Dr. Albrecht's direction. Other topics: Talk to local Cleveland chef's about product needs Hear from Dr. Matt Kleinhenz from OSU on "Extending the growing season." RSVP to 216-751-7656. Fee. Light breakfast provided. Potluck lunch.
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