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September 2014

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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.

 
featured event

 
  NEOCycle - The Wade Oval Criterium Race   NEOCycle - The Wade Oval Criterium Race

The NEOCycle Criterium invades Cleveland's historic and cultural University Circle neighborhood. Riders of all ages and levels are welcome! Come for the race, but stay for the festival! University Circle Inc. will provide live entertainment, food vendors, beer/wine tent, and more all day long. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
news

 
  Join in Supporting WOW! for 2015 and Beyond
Photo by Downie Photography
  Join in Supporting WOW! for 2015 and Beyond

UCI hopes that you enjoyed the 2014 season of WOW! Wade Oval Wednesdays. With help from supporters like you, UCI is able to put on this popular, family-friendly concert series for thousands of visitors each week during the summer. Please help us with next year's WOW by considering a gift to UCI. Your generosity will support the many free, public programs presented by UCI each year. For more information and to donate, click here.

 
 
  Call for Nominations - 13th Annual Joseph D. Pigott University Circle Leadership Award
  Call for Nominations - 13th Annual Joseph D. Pigott University Circle Leadership Award

The Joseph D. Pigott University Circle Leadership Award was established in 2001 to honor Mr. Pigott's exceptional career and to further his vision for University Circle. The Award will be presented at UCI's Annual Meeting on Friday, November 7 to an individual who has continued Mr. Pigott's legacy as a champion for collaboration and growth within University Circle. For a nomination form and more information, click here.

 
 
  Gold Coast Cultural Arts Festival
  Gold Coast Cultural Arts Festival

Come and meet your neighbors in University Circle and Glenville at this free community event on Saturday, September 20. Take a walk down Ashbury Avenue between E. 105th Street and E. 123rd Street and enjoy live music on porches and front lawns. For more information, click here.

 
 
  Eastside Greenway Public Meetings
  Eastside Greenway Public Meetings

The Eastside Greenway seeks to connect the east side of Cleveland with 13 adjacent Greater Cleveland municipalities through a unified trail network that will link neighborhoods to employment centers, transit, and existing green spaces. Come to the initial public meetings to learn more about this planning process and to share your thoughts. click here.

 
 
 
 
around the circle

 
  Cleveland Museum of Art - 25th Annual Chalk Festival Photo Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art   Cleveland Museum of Art

25th Annual Chalk Festival
Saturday, September 13 & Sunday, September 14
Times vary ($)

A 16th-century tradition celebrates its 25th year in Cleveland! Individuals, families, schools, and neighborhood groups are invited to participate in this colorful, artistic festival. Small and large squares with boxes of chalk are available for purchase. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Cleveland Botanical Garden - RIPE! Fest   Cleveland Botanical Garden

RIPE! Fest
Saturday, September 20 & Sunday, September 21
11:00 AM - 7:30 PM ($)

Feed Your Senses at Cleveland's 5th annual RIPE! Fest at Cleveland Botanical Garden, where the city's best bites, brews and tunes come together for a one-weekend only fall celebration that's fun for the whole family. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Cleveland Montessori - Taste of Little Italy   Cleveland Montessori

Taste of Little Italy
Sunday, September 21
2:00 - 6:00 PM ($)

Fine dining, serious wine, worthy cause! A Taste of Little Italy, benefit for Cleveland Montessori, features cuisine and wines from over 40 of the area's finest restaurants and wine distributors. For more information, click here.
 
 
  ' Cleveland - Fall Exhibitions - Ferran Adrià: Notes on Creativity and Kirk Mangus: Things Love Ferran Adrià, Theory of Culinary Evolution series (2013)   MOCA Cleveland

Fall Exhibitions - Ferran Adrià: Notes on Creativity and Kirk Mangus: Things Love
Friday, September 26 - Sunday, January 18, 2015
Time vary ($)

Ferran Adrià: Notes on Creativity is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the visualization and drawing practices of world-renowned master chef Ferran Adrià. Kirk Mangus: Things Love surveys the work of the ceramicist Kirk Mangus (1952-2013), an internationally known instructor at Kent State for 30 years. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
free events

 
  Hawken School Sally & Bob Gries Center - Oppositions   Hawken School Sally & Bob Gries Center

Oppositions
Friday, September 12 - Friday, December 19
3:30 - 5:30 PM (FREE)

Hawken School at University Circle begins its Centennial (1915-2015) celebrations this fall in partnership with ARTneo with Oppositions, an exhibition of works exploring the contrasting styles of two prominent artist groups in Cleveland during the early twentieth century. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Cleveland One World Festival - 2014 One World Festival   Cleveland One World Festival

2014 One World Festival
Saturday, September 13 - Sunday, September 14
Times vary (Cleveland Cultural Gardens) (FREE)

Cleveland One World Festival (COWF) is an arts and entertainment event staged in the nationally acclaimed Cleveland Cultural Gardens of Rockefeller Park. Gardens are transformed into venues for performing arts, music, and exhibition. Visitors have unique opportunities to sample a cultural smorgasbord of authentic Cleveland heritage. For more information, click here.
 
 
  University Circle United Methodist Church - Hotdog Picnic   University Circle United Methodist Church

Hotdog Picnic
Sunday, September 14
11:00 AM (FREE)

Enjoy an awesome hotdog picnic after an outdoor service that kicks off this church's fall programming, including safe-space indoor Neighborhood Basketball Monday and Thursday evenings. For more information, click here.
 
 
  American Heart Association - Cleveland Heart Walk Photo by Jason Miller   American Heart Association

Cleveland Heart Walk
Saturday, September 27
8:00 AM (Voinovich Park) (FREE - fundraising encouraged)

Join the American Heart Association as we walk to end heart disease and stroke. The event includes live entertainment, vendor booths, kids zone, k9 corner, a 1 or 3 mile walk route and more! For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
kids' corner

 
  The Music Settlement - Private Lessons   The Music Settlement

Private Lessons
Wednesday, September 3
All day ($)

Private lessons and private & group music therapy begins. It's not too late to enroll for prorated tuition! For more information, click here.
 
 
  Cleveland Museum of Natural History - Shanxi University Student Art Troupe Performance   Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Shanxi University Student Art Troupe Performance
Sunday, September 28
12:30 - 3:00 PM ($)

Enjoy an afternoon of traditional Chinese dance, music and song presented by students and teachers in one of China's leading performance art programs. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
 
specials

 
  University Place Townhomes - Sunday & Tuesday Open Houses   University Place Townhomes

Sunday & Tuesday Open Houses
The Model Townhome is open every Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and on Tuesdays from Noon - 2:00 p.m. University Place Townhomes, located on E. 118th Street across from CWRU Nobby's Baseball Park, is the only FOR SALE new construction project in the University Circle neighborhood. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Montlack Realty - September Leasing Specials   Montlack Realty

September Leasing Specials
Montlack Realty is offering $100 off the first month's rent at their Liberty Fairchild and Fairhill Towers apartments this September. For more information, click here.
 
 
  Magnolia Clubhouse - Shop at Bloomin'   Magnolia Clubhouse

Shop at Bloomin'
Magnolia Clubhouse's upscale resale shop and art gallery, Bloomin', will be open on Saturday, September 6 from Noon - 4:00 p.m. Stop by to shop for household treasures and furniture at great prices. For more information, click here.
 
 
 
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