Intel Corporation has recently designated Cleveland as one of its top three
"Worldwide Digital Communities". Beyond accolades, this award and its
resultant opportunities will play an important role in our region. Throughout

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Bring your pack to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and celebrate Wolf Awareness Day,

Saturday, October 15, 2005 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wolf Awareness Day is designed to raise public awareness about the need to protect the wolf.

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Celebrate cool cats at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo during BigLittle Cat Day on Monday, October 10, 2005 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.* (* The Zoo is open from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

Whether you find cats aloof or adorable you’re bound to learn something new about felines. The Zoo’s extensive cat collection includes cheetahs, clouded leopards, Pallas’ cats, snow leopards, fishing cats, lions, Persian leopards and Siberian tigers. As a member of the Species Survival Program Cleveland Metroparks Zoo coordinates with other accredited institutions to ensure the future of all cat species. Learning about big cats and conserving their native habitats is crucial to their survival. Such information is important especially for clouded, Persian and snow leopards and Siberian tigers, which are on the Endangered Species List.

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Friday, October 28, 2005, 7:30 pm

Co-sponsored by The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio
Orchidaceae is recognized as one of the most advanced families in the plant kingdom, due largely to its explosive speciation and the surprising survival strategies its members employ to occupy an extraordinary number of niches worldwide.

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In Albany, the Center for Economic Growth is a major player in the transformation of the economy. CEG is one of the leading organizations to support innovation in regional economic development.

In an interesting move to stimulate collaboration among their campuses, Indiana University and Purdue University are integrating their wireless networks.

The powerful aspect of this announcement comes in the next step. According to one of the project leaders, "[W]e should continue to work toward extending these capabilities across Indiana to other universities, colleges and related organizations." Read more.

The Kauffman Foundation has launched a new web-based tool to accelerate the flow of innovative ideas from universities to the marketplace.

The foundation's research showed that potentially valuable technologies lie dormant in universities too long. So, the foundation is investing in a new tool to tighten the connection between university labs and commercial markets. Initiallly, seven universities will participate in a pilot. Learn more.

Developing brainpower will determine the long term prosepects for our regional economy. As a result, we have a deep stake in improving the performance of the our high schools.

Few economic development investments are as sound as investments -- early childhood development, drop-out prevention, post-secondary education incentives -- that improve educational outcomes.

Saturday, Oct 29, 2005, 10:15 pm $21

Throughout his more than 25 year career, Bob Saget is a true hyphenate, successfully cultivation and extensive and impressive repertoire of acting, directing, stand-up comedy, writing and producing achievements.

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Monday, Oct 24, 2005, 6:00 pm $45

Newt Gingrich, Thought Leader on National Security, Leadership and the Future of Health Care. Elected House Speaker in 1995. Since his years as House Speaker, Gingrich has served as Co-Chairman of the National Commission for Quality Long-term Care, as a Member of the Defense Policy Board, on the Terrorism Task Force for the Council on Foreign Relations, and as Co-Chairman of the UN Task Force, a bi-partisan Congressional effort to reform the United Nations.

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Thursday, Oct 20, 2005, 7:00 pm FREE

Peter Salaff, Director, Chamber Music Program.

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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005, 8:00 pm FREE

David Wiley, guest conductor; Barry Dove, percussion, guest artist. Works by Randall Woolf and Margaret Brouwer.

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Tuesday, Oct 18, 2005 $20

Doors open at 7:00 PM.

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Sunday, Oct 16, 2005, 4:00 pm FREE

Ruth Marie Bridge, violin; Elizabeth Johnson; piano. Works by Sarasate, Schoenberg, Telemann and Schubert.

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Saturday, Oct 15, 2005, 5:30 pm $5-8

Poets from many nations (the U.S., Britain, Colombia, Nigeria, India, Iraq) and various eras rail against man's most unpoetic activity - war - in this humanistic document that combines images from American conflicts of the past 150 years with eloquent words about war's horror and devastation. Writers range from soldier-poets like Wilfred Owen and Randall Jarrell to Cameron Penny, a 12-year-old Michigan boy, and include Homer, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Langston Hughes. "The words more than hold their own against the pictures." -Washington Post. Cleveland theatrical premiere. 35mm. 74 min

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Saturday, Oct 15, 2005, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, FREE

Stop by for a cookie and explore all that CIM has to offer to the young and young at heart. Sit in on a rehearsal, talk with teachers, and pick up information about CIM and its expansion project.

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Saturday, Oct 15, 2005, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, $79.95

These Saturday morning workshops for the public – on October 15, 22 and 29 and November 5 and 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – are ideal for beginning or just-bogged-down writers who want direction, connection and a jumpstart. Participants will work in fiction, poetry, essay and memoir. Experienced writers will guide students through the mysteries of genre, craft and workshop technique. In addition, Cleveland State will host a special, focused workshop for playwrights, aspiring or just curious. After four working meetings, all workshop participants will gather on November 19 for a reception and open-mike reading by students and featured writers. Cleveland State’s popular Imagination/2 workshop series is back and will be held at eastside, westside, and downtown Cleveland locations in October and November. Workshop size is limited; for details or to register, please call 216-687-2532 or 216-687-4522 or send an email to imagination2 [at] csuohio [dot] edu

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Friday, Oct 14, 2005, 8:00 pm FREE

the Cleveland State University Chorus and Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Betsy Burleigh, will present a concert in Drinko Recital Hall in the Music and Communication Building that will include Regina Coeli by W.A. Mozart, Warum ist das Licht Gegeben by Johannes Brahms, Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré, and Four Slovak Songs by Béla Bartók.

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Thursday, Oct 13, 2005, 10:15 pm $26

Pauly gained national attention in 1990 when his MTV precedent-setting show, Totally Pauly, became an immediate hit and continued to run for four years, opening the floodgates for television and film roles. In 1993, he wrote and starred in a one-hour HBO television special, Pauly Does Dallas, which garnered rave reviews and loyal fans. He made his feature film debut in the wildly popular Encino Man, the first in a three-picture deal with Disney Studios; Son-in-Law and In the Army Now, followed. Starring roles in Jury Duty (Sony Studios), Bio Dome (MGM) with co-star Stephen Baldwin, and The Curse of Inferno (Showtime) continued to ensure Pauly's popularity with audiences worldwide. Pauly's five studio movies have grossed a total of well over one hundred and fifty million dollars and are constantly being shown on primetime television and all cable channels.

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