October 2013 find more at universitycircle.org

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.   featured event       Celebrate Fall in University Circle Fall has arrived in University Circle, and that can only mean one thing - the scarecrows are back! More than a dozen festively decorated scarecrows have been installed around the Circle. How many can you find? Be sure to stop by your favorite Circle institution this October to take advantage of the many fall-themed events. Go to universitycircle.org for more details.         news       Circle Neighbors - Designing the Opportunity Corridor In collaboration with the Cleveland Botanical Garden, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Women's Committee of the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art invites you attend this meeting and panel discussion on the Opportunity Corridor. Taking place on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:15 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art, this event features moderator Steven Litt. For more information, click here.         Save-the-Date: University Circle Inc.'s Annual Meeting University Circle Inc.'s Annual Meeting will take place on Thursday, November 21 at 4:00 p.m. at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 216-707-5035.         around the circle       Cleveland Museum of Art Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome Through Sunday, January 5 Times vary ($) This exhibit presents masterpieces of art from ancient Sicily, an island crossroads that forged a distinctive Hellenic identity. For more information, click here.       Statue of a Youth (The Mozia Charioteer), 470-460 BC. Sikeliote (Sicilian Greek). Marble; 181 x 40 cm. Courtesy of the Servizio Parco archeologico e ambientale presso le isole dello Stagnone e delle aree archeologiche di Marsala e dei Comuni limitrofi-Museo Archeologico Baglio Anselmi. By permission of the Regione Siciliana, Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell'Identità Siciliana. Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell'Identità Siciliana. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.       Photo Courtesy of Cleveland Botanical Garden   Cleveland Botanical Garden Hoppy Hour at the Garden Wednesdays, October 2-October 30 5:30-9:00 p.m. ($) Join the Cleveland Botanical Garden every Wednesday evening on the Geis Terrace this fall, where you can gather your friends around a cozy fire pit or take a brisk twilight stroll through the gardens while enjoying Great Lakes Brewing Company pale ales and dark lagers as cool and crisp as the evening autumn air. For more information, click here.         Cleveland Institute of Music Rockin' Bach with Robert Dick Friday, October 4 6:00 p.m. (The Country Club, 2825 Lander Road) ($) With roots in classical repertoire, new music, free improvisation, and jazz, Robert Dick has established himself as a composer/virtuoso who has not only mastered, but redefined the flute. He will be re-united at the benefit with former pupil, flutist Mary Kay Fink, a member of The Cleveland Orchestra and CIM faculty. For more information, click here.         Western Reserve Historical Society A Weekend of Style with Valerie Steele Friday, October 4 & Saturday, October 5 Times vary ($) Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, will be the special guest and speaker at a two-day engagement with the Western Reserve Historical Society. For more information, click here.       Photo by Roger Mastroianni   The Cleveland Orchestra Fate and Freedom: The Music of Beethoven and Shostakovich Tuesday, October 22-Saturday, October 26 Times vary ($) Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra take a fascinating look at two highly autobiographical composers, whose lives and careers were separated by over a century, yet whose works demonstrate how artists of two eras wrestled with themes of freedom, as well as personal and collective liberty and politics. For more information, click here.         Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Art, Western Reserve Historical Society A Taste of Culture Wednesday, October 23 5:30-9:00 p.m. ($) Join in the first ever progressive dinner through University Circle, where elegant food by Bon Appétit will be served over 3 courses with stops at the Crawford Auto Museum at Western Reserve Historical Society, the Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and Woodland Hall and the Restorative Garden at Cleveland Botanical Garden. For more information, click here.         free events       Case Western Reserve University Free Community Health Fair Friday, October 4 Noon-5:00 p.m. (Veale Gymnasium, 2138 Adelbert Road) (FREE) In collaboration with MedWorks, University Hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic, and Cleveland Department of Public Health, guests will be able to receive FREE health screenings: blood pressure, flu shots, cholesterol, dental, glucose, HIV, and mammogram screenings. For more information, click here.         Case Western Reserve University Case for Community Day: E-Waste Drive Friday, October 4 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Veale Gymnasium, 2138 Adelbert Road) (FREE) Bring your E-Waste to the RET3 Truck on East Boulevard, near the Kelvin Smith Library. Bring your old computers, printers, cables, mice, keyboards, speakers, CD software disks, cell phones, handheld devices, and music players. For more information, click here.         The Music Settlement Almeda Adams Trio in Concert Sunday, October 20 4:00 p.m. (FREE) Don't miss this opportunity to hear the Almeda Adams Trio perform works by Haydn, Turina, and Smetana. For more information, click here.         Dittrick Medical History Center Lindsey Fitzharris presents Medicine's Dark Secrets Thursday, October 31 6:00 p.m. (Allen Memorial Medical Library) (FREE) Fitzharris has a Ph.D. in the History of Medicine from Oxford University, and has spent the past few years in London medical museums, especially St. Barts, researching the pathological specimen collections. In the course of this research she became especially intrigued with the question, "whose remains became a specimen?" For more information, click here.         kids' corner     Betty Brinn Children's Museum   Cleveland Museum of Natural History Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl Saturday, October 5-Sunday, January 19, 2014 Times vary ($) Two beloved American icons come to life in this interactive exhibition. Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl encourage families to spend time together outdoors to discover nature and care for our world. For more information, click here.         The Children's Museum of Cleveland Superhero Science Night Saturday, October 26 6:00-8:00 p.m. ($) Meet and Greet special superheroes from different comics including: Wonder Woman®, Spiderman®, Batman®, The Hulk®, Superman®, and Ironman®. Children will make and take superhero masks, receive a goody bag, and learn science secrets of the superheroes! For more information, click here.       Photo courtesy of Cleveland Botanical Garden.   Cleveland Botanical Garden BOO-tanical Bash Saturday, October 26 5:30-8:00 p.m. ($) Ghosts and goblins and gardens, oh my! The Garden's most popular family event, the annual BOO-tanical Bash, returns. It's so fun, it's scary! And it's the last hurrah in Hershey Children's Garden before it closes for the season on October 31. For more information, click here.         specials       Washington Place Bistro & Inn October Specials and Events Mention "Fall in Cleveland" while booking a stay on a Sunday-Wednesday night and receive a $50 dining credit to the Bistro. On Tuesday, October 15, at 6:30 p.m., enjoy the Samuel Smith Brewery Beer Dinner, featuring a six-course meal with beer pairings. For more information, click here.