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January 2013

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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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  Martin Luther King, Jr Day Events
  Martin Luther King, Jr Day Events
Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in University Circle. On Sunday, January 20 and Monday, January 21, many of University Circle's museums and institutions will offer free or discounted admission and special activities. The Rink at Wade Oval will be open special hours on Monday, January 21 from Noon - 5:00 PM. From 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Monday, January 21, University Circle Inc. will provide a free shuttle bus to take visitors to the participating organizations. For more information, click here.

 
 
 
 
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  The Rink at Wade Oval
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  The Rink at Wade Oval

Lace up your skates and enjoy the fresh ice on the Rink at Wade Oval this January. Admission is free and skate rentals are only $3. The Rink will be open special hours on Wednesday, January 2 and Thursday, January 3 (Noon - 5:00 PM) and on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Noon - 5:00 PM). Regular operating hours are Fridays and Saturdays, Noon - 7:00 PM and Sundays, Noon - 5:00 PM. Rink hours may be adjusted due to weather conditions. For daily updates please call 216-707-5033 or follow us on Twitter @inthecircle or on Facebook. The Rink is available for special event rentals. For more information please call 216-707-5035. For more information, click here.

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  Learn to Skate
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  Learn to Skate (for free!) on The Rink at Wade Oval

University Circle Inc. is offering free learn-to-skate lessons on Saturdays from January 5 - February 16. Early beginner classes will run from Noon - 12:30 PM., and beginner classes will run from 12:30 - 1:00 PM Bring your own skates, or rent them for $3. Please note that class sizes are limited to 20 people per class per Saturday, and skate rentals are available on a first-come, first served basis. For more information on the classes and how to register, click here.

 
 
  Toys for Tots   Toys for Tots Results

Thank you to all that participated in the 2012 Toys for Tots campaign by donating toys to University Circle Inc. Over 150 toys were collected, which greatly exceeded our goal of 100. A special thank you to Famicos Foundation and The Lincoln College of Technology for their efforts in collecting toys.

 
 
 
 
around the circle

 
  Joshua Bell plays Beethoven
Lisa Marie Mazzucco
  The Cleveland Orchestra

Joshua Bell plays Beethoven (Severance Hall)
Thursday, January 17 & Saturday, January 19
8:00 PM ($)

One of today's great artists, superstar violinist Joshua Bell, performs one of the greatest concertos ever written, Beethoven's timeless Violin Concerto. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Set the Night to Music with Roberta Flack   Cleveland Institute of Music

Set the Night to Music with Roberta Flack (Severance Hall)
Saturday, January 26
8:00 PM ($)

The Women's Committee of CIM presents Set the Night to Music featuring the legendary songstress Roberta Flack with the CIM Orchestra in this special benefit event. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
free events

 
  American Vesuvius: The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens by Frank Gohlke and Emmet Gowin
Inside Mount St. Helens Crater, Base of Lava Dome on the Left (detail), 1983. Frank Gohlke (American, born 1942). Gelatin silver print; 45.3 x 55.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of museum members in 1989 1989.433
  Cleveland Museum of Art

American Vesuvius: The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens by Frank Gohlke and Emmet Gowin
Sunday, January 13 - Sunday, May 12
Times vary (FREE)

This exhibition brings together and compares important series of works by two photographers, Frank Gohlke and Emmet Gowin, who independently worked and captured the transformation of Mount St. Helens after the volcanic eruption in 1980. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Faculty Work in Progress: Keeping the Stories Alive   Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities, Case Western Reserve University

Faculty Work in Progress: Keeping the Stories Alive (Clark Hall, Room 206)
Thursday, January 31
4:30 PM (FREE)

For the past few years, students in Jim Sheeler's immersion journalism/multimedia storytelling class have spent time at Eliza Bryant Village. Armed with videocameras, microphones, headphones, and cell phones, they've created audio slideshows documenting the lives of former actors and gospel singers. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
kids' corner

 
  Toddler Team Up   The Children's Museum of Cleveland

Toddler Team Up
Monday, January 7 - Monday, March 25
10:00 - 11:00 AM ($)

Bring your little one to a special program made just for them! Toddler Team Up lets infants and toddlers explore and experience the power of play with the museum's early childhood educators. For more information, click here.
 
 
  First Mondays   The Children's Museum of Cleveland

First Mondays
Monday, January 7
5:00 - 7:30 PM (FREE)

Introducing a fun family activity we all can afford. Enjoy exploring all of the museum's interactive hands-on exhibits after normal museum hours. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
specials

 
  Half-Off First Month's Rent   Montlack Realty

Half-Off First Month's Rent
Wednesday, January 2 - Thursday, January 31
Sign a lease this January at the Liberty Fairchild apartments on Carnegie Avenue, and receive half-off your first month's rent. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Accent Restaurant   Accent

Open for Lunch and Happy Hour
Serving Lunch Monday - Friday: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Happy Hour Monday - Friday: 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM (at the bar)
For more information, click here.
 
 
 
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