Wednesday, March 9th • 12:00 -1:30 PM
Women in Construction Week Panel Virtual
Online event
Construction Employers Association
National Women in Construction Week is March 6-12, 2022. The focus of Women in Construction (WIC) Week is to highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry. WIC Week also provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the industry. Join CEA and NAWIC Cleveland for panel discussion and lunch, featuring women in the industry in different stages of their careers. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 with welcome remarks from Glen Shumate and Proclamation by Stephanie Howse, Cleveland City Councilwoman.
Monday, March 14th 9:30-11:00 AM
Celebrating Absence/ Creating Presence at CWRU & in Cleveland
Health Education Campus Room 119
(Entrance on 93rd St.)
Monument Lab (Philadelphia), the Department of Art History & Art at Case Western Reserve University & the Cleveland Museum of Art
On March 14, between 9:30 - 11:00 a.m., the CWRU/CMA team plans to facilitate another discussion about place and memory, monuments and power, and the past and the future of “statements of power and presence in public” (Monument Lab’s definition of a monument), as they relate to Cleveland. This is the first of several conversations designed to build towards a larger group event at the December 2022 Keithley Symposium. Please join us to share your current ideas, collaborations, and upcoming programs to enhance the critical consideration of monuments in Cleveland. We recognize that many institutions, community groups, and citizens in the Cleveland area have been working for years and sometimes decades to improve the monumental landscape of the city and the lives of its citizens and visitors. This is an opportunity to share what you’ve learned, to build new collaborative networks, and to initiate an interorganizational program calendar to build city-wide awareness and broad audiences together over the next year and hopefully beyond. We look forward to working with you!
Sunday, March 20th • 2:00 PM
Blackstone Residence Pipe Organ
The Blackstone Residence, 9721 Lakeshore Blvd. Bratenahl
Western Reserve Architectural Historians
In 2014 architect Richard Fleischman completed a nearly 10-year project for Dr. and Mrs. Blackstone. The challenge was to create a private residence with a concert hall for a vintage Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. The structure had to accommodate 7,400+ pipes and console and had to have acoustic treatments to maximize the aural capabilities of the instrument. The 9,000- square-foot structure's exterior walls are constructed of steel I-Beams and plate glass. No solid walls obstruct views in the concert hall. One looks up to a skylight roof 43 feet overhead, and outwards to grassland and Lake Erie. Inside, copper colored organ pipes are grouped in sculptural configurations. Special paints, curved surfaces, and wide spatial dimensions accommodate long sound waves and heighten reverberations. Following a tour and comments by Dr. Blackstone, students from Cleveland Institute of Music will play the organ for us. COVID-19 Restriction: Masks required.
Monday, March 21st - Tuesday, March 22nd
Positioning: Erich Mendelsohn and the Built Heritage of the 20th Century
Online Event
ICOMOS Germany, ICOMOS Israel and Architektenkammer Berlin
A symposium will be held on March 21st / 22nd to mark Erich Mendelsohn's 135th birthday. In identifying the potential of the Oeuvre of Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) for a UNESCO World Heritage transnational serial nomination, we invite papers that offer new perspectives on his life, his architecture, and their influence, and on strategies for such a nomination. We are particularly interested in exploring Mendelsohn´s cosmopolitan approach to modernity. We seek reflections on his global impact, as well as on the theoretical positions and technical innovations in which it was rooted.
The event will take place in attendance as well as online, registration is required in any case. Conference language is English. Register here.
Wednesday, March 23rd • 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Gender Microaggressions: How Women Can Ally for Each Other
950 Keynote Circle, Suite 10, Cleveland, OH 44131-1802
Construction Employers Association
Everyday sexism and racism can be subtle or explicit, intentional or unintentional. Called microaggressions, they signal disrespect and have a negative impact on women and companies. Their impact is cumulative, having adverse effects on careers, physical health and mental health.
All are welcome to participate in this critical conversation on March 23 at CEA. Register here.
Friday, March 25th • 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Dinner with a Slice of History Researching Black Women in Aviation: Barriers & Breakthroughs
1501 N Marginal Rd, Cleveland, OH 44114
International Women's Air & Space Museum
Join the International Women’s Air & Space Museum as we welcome U.S. Air Force (ret.) pilot and cultural historian Monica Smith as we share the remarkable stories of African American female pilots of the 20th century.
Tuesday, April 26th • 7:00 -8:00 PM
Preservation is Sustainable
Online event
Cleveland Restoration Society & Heights Libraries
According to architect Carl Elefante, "the greenest building is the one that is already built." Attendees will learn about how reusing our existing building stock can fight climate change, and promote sustainable, resilient and livable communities.
Sunday, April 30th • 1:00 PM
Maltz Performing Arts Center Phase II
1855 Ansel Rd. at the intersection with E.105th St. Cleveland
Western Reserve Architectural Historians
Phase II of the Maltz Performing Arts Center was created through partnerships between Case Western Reserve University, Temple Tifereth Israel and likeminded philanthropic leaders. This new addition provides a state-of-the-art home for CWRU's Dept. of Theater and its renowned Masters in Fine Arts Acting Program, plus an important partnership with the Cleveland Playhouse. The new Phase II additions are: a Black Box Theater, the Proscenium Theater seating 250 and the Grand Atrium Foyer and Café. New backstage areas include practice rooms, costume and scene shops. These additions enhance the reputation of the performing arts at the University. Phase I Silver Hall will also be included in the tour.
