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February 2012

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UCI's monthly e-newsletter keeps you up-to-date on University Circle current events, happenings, and hotspots. For a complete list of all innerCircle events, please visit universitycircle.org/innercircle.

 
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  University Circle Breaks Ground on Courtyard by Marriott
  University Circle Breaks Ground on Courtyard by Marriott

On January 19th, city and county officials joined University Circle Inc. and its development partners to break ground on a new 8-story, 153-room Courtyard by Marriott. The hotel is being built on Cornell Drive directly across from University Hospitals' main campus and new Seidman Cancer Center, around the corner from the new Uptown and MOCA developments, and a short walk from the Circle's great arts & cultural and educational institutions.

Click here to read more.

 
 
  Vendor Applications are Now Online   Vendor Applications are Now Online

With tens of thousands of visitors coming to Wade Oval each summer, there has never been a better time to be a food vendor for Parade the Circle or the WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays concert series. Nonprofits looking to connect to the community are also encouraged to apply to participate at the WOW! concerts. The applications for both events are now available online.

To download an application, click here.
 
 
 
 
featured event

 
  Spend Your Valentine's Day in University Circle
Recently named one of America's prettiest neighborhoods by Forbes Magazine, University Circle is also one of Cleveland's most romantic. So why not treat that someone special to a day exploring its world class museums, followed by a delicious meal at one of its many fine dining establishments? Spend the night at the beautiful Tudor Arms by DoubleTree, Washington Place Bistro & Inn, or Glidden House Hotel.

To plan your Valentine's Day in the Circle using the Visit Wizard, click here.
 
 
 
 
around the circle

 
  Rembrandt in America   The Cleveland Museum of Art

Rembrandt in America
Thursday, February 19th - Monday, May 28th
Times Vary ($)


Rembrandt in America will be the first major exhibition to explore in depth the collecting of Rembrandt paintings in America. Consisting of approximately fifty works, the exhibition will bring together autograph paintings by Rembrandt as well as others thought to be by the artist when they entered American collections but whose attributions can no longer be maintained.

Photo credit: Flora, about 1654. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Oil on canvas; 100 x 91.8 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Archer M. Huntington, in memory of his father, Collis Potter Huntington 26.101.10. Photo: Malcolm Varon. Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource, NY

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  Orchid Mania: This Side of Paradise   Cleveland Botanical Garden

Orchid Mania: This Side of Paradise
Saturday, February 11th - Sunday, March 25th
Times Vary ($)


Nature's most exuberant flower meets our nation's most decadent decade. Orchid Mania: This Side of Paradise, celebrates those flappers of the flower world - orchids - in a 1920s inspired setting fit for Jay Gatsby himself.

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free events

 
  Cleveland Clinic Vocal Workshop: How the Voice Works and How to Care for It   The Music Settlement

Cleveland Clinic Vocal Workshop: How the Voice Works and How to Care for It
Thursday, February 19th
2:00 PM FREE


Join Dr. Paul Bryson and Dr. Doug Hicks and they discuss the voice, how it works and how singers and voice users of all kinds can care for it. Drs. Bryson and Hicks most recently presented on this subject for the Cleveland Clinic on National Voice Day.

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  3 in 1: An Exhibition of Three Endeavors by the Printmaking Department
  Cleveland Institute of Art

3 in 1: An Exhibition of Three Endeavors by the Printmaking Department
Through Tuesday, February 17th
Times Vary (FREE)


One-of-a-kind prints made from former Cleveland Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel, artist Curtis Mitchell, and artist Greg Nanney will be on sale. These prints, along with work from CIA students, faculty, and staff, are on sale during the show.

Photo Credit: How To Spot A Hipster, 2008, Greg Nanney, Lithograph

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kid's corner

 
  Pirate Family Adventure: Voyage to Galapagos   The Children's Museum of Cleveland

Pirate Family Adventure: Voyage to Galapagos
Wednesday, February 25th
5:30 - 8:00 PM ($)


Calling all pirates and captains! It's time to set sail on a voyage to the Galapagos Islands! Your family will work together to search for clues and find the hidden treasure on our island.

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  Sweetheart Waffles Family Workshop   The Children's Museum of Cleveland

Sweetheart Waffles Family Workshop
Saturday, February 11th
10:00 - 11:30 AM ($)


Make waffles for your special sweetie by whipping up a batch of creamy waffle batter, and then cook it in a waffle iron. Top off the warm breakfast delights with whipped cream, fruit, sprinkles, and even chocolate chips.

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