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 Inc. Annual Meeting
Register to attend UCI's Annual Meeting, featuring keynote speaker, Bruce Katz. Katz is a Brookings Institution VP and author of "The Rise of Innovation Districts." Join us for the after party at MIX: Couture at CMA. The event begins immediately after the program, and a free ticket (limited supply) is included with your registration. For more information and to register, click here.
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Photo by Downie Photography
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Wade Oval Winter
The Rink at Wade Oval Opens for the Season
Get ready to skate! The Rink at Wade Oval will open for the season on Friday, November 28. Admission is $2 and skate rentals are $3. Many fun and festive activities are planned throughout the winter, including Skate with Santa, live music, movie nights, Valentine's Day "Pink the Rink," and much more. After you're finished skating, show your Rink wristband at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Western Reserve Historical Society for special discounts and promotions. For more information, click here.
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Photo by Downie Photography
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Save-the-Date: 21st Annual Holiday CircleFest
Experience Cleveland's cultural treasures free of charge at the 21st Annual Holiday CircleFest on Sunday, December 7 from 1:00-7:00 p.m. This event is the perfect way to start the holiday season, and to introduce family and friends to University Circle. Many museums, churches, schools, and nonprofit organizations will open their doors for one amazing day of activities, music, shopping, and holiday treats. On Wade Oval, enjoy special hours at The Rink, ice carving demos, horse-drawn carriage rides, and other activities. For more information, click here.
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Toys for Tots
Help brighten a child's holiday with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy! From November 17-December 13, UCI is teaming up with Toys for Tots to help the underserved children in our community. Toy drop-off locations include UCI's main office (10831 Magnolia Drive), the Visitor Center (11330 Euclid Avenue), and The Rink at Wade Oval (10820 East Boulevard). Monetary donations are also gratefully accepted. For more information, click here.
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Moving Greater University Circle Transportation and Mobility Study
The Moving Greater University Circle Transportation & Mobility Study is a three-part study and implementation plan that will help UCI and its partners assess areas of need and opportunity in our transportation system. Stakeholder engagement is under way and we need to hear from you! Please click the links below to take a brief survey about your travel patterns and preferences and to identify your areas of concern on our interactive map. Click here for the survey. Click here for the interactive map.
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around the circle
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The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
17th Annual Microbrew Extravaganza
Friday, November 21
6:30-11:30 p.m. (Ariel International Center) ($)
Interact with the region's best brewers while sampling various handcrafted ales, lagers, porters, stouts and holiday brews. Savor delectable hors d'oeuvres while dancing the night away to live music from Abby Normal and the Detroit Lean. This special evening brings together beer connoisseurs and amateurs alike to support the mission of The Free Clinic. For more information,
click here.
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Western Reserve Historical Society
Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel Opening
Sunday, November 23
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ($)
The Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel will welcome riders once again during its grand public opening at the History Center. Enjoy the first public rides on the Grand Carousel since the closure of Euclid Beach Park in 1969. For more information,
click here.
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Cleveland Botanical Garden
Glow
Friday, November 28-Sunday, January 4, 2015
Times vary ($)
Magical by day and now shining even brighter by night, Glow returns to Cleveland Botanical Garden the day after Thanksgiving. Annual favorites like the Garden Express, the beloved gingerbread display, live music, and decorated trees make their return for Glow's third year, now joined by all-new lighting displays indoors and out! For more information,
click here.
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free events
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Cleveland Museum of Art
Forbidden Games: Surrealist and Modernist Photography
Through Sunday, January 11, 2015
Times vary (FREE)
Explore the wild world of the subconscious. This exhibit illustrates how surrealist and modernist photography bypassed conventions, stretched limits, and examined the dark recesses of the subconscious. For more information,
click here.
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The Crystal Ball (La Boule de Verre), 1931. Jacques-Henri Lartigue (French, 1894-1986). Gelatin silver print, toned; 23.7 x 29.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2007.149. Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue © Ministère de la Culture - France / AAJHL. |
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Cleveland Institute of Music
Piano Masterworks of Great Hungarian Composers
Friday, November 21
8:00 p.m. (FREE)
Pianists from CIM and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest will perform works of Hungarian composers for a lively night of music and culture. For more information,
click here.
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Church of the Covenant
Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 23
11:30 a.m. (FREE)
Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal provided by the members of the Church of the Covenant. There is no charge. Come and enjoy the spirit of Thanksgiving with your friends and neighbors! For more information,
click here.
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kids' corner
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The Children's Museum of Cleveland
Rockin' Robots Workshop
Sunday, November 9
12:30-1:30 p.m. ($)
Put your creativity to the test as your family learns about circuits and electricity. Families will get to experiment with circuits then use their new knowledge to build a jitterbug robot using a small hobby motor, propeller, foam, and craft pieces. For more information,
click here.
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Photo by John Weinstein © 2009 The Field Museum
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
Saturday, November 22-Sunday, April 19, 2015
Times vary ($)
Experience the Ice Age when mammoths and mastodons roamed the Earth. See an impressive collection of skeletons, casts and tusks in this exciting exhibition. Touch the teeth of the colossal mastodon, feel mammoth fur and joust with mammoth tusks as you live among these larger than life creatures for a day. For more information,
click here.
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