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Alaska! | We were able to find the perfect itinerary for our first-time cruisetour experience. This was our first-time visit to the state of Alaska! Our Alaska cruisetour included a three-day land journey, followed by the seven-day Alaska Voyage of the Glaciers Cruise on the Grand Princess^®. We also added an extra day to our journey on Thursday, July 4, 2024, to explore Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

32nd Annual Parade the Circle & Circle Village | We attended the 32nd Annual Parade the Circle and Circle Village 2024 with our son, Michael, on Saturday, June 8, 2024, and wanted to share with you our photos and videos, and links to what others shared about the day. We attend this event almost every year, and look forward to future years of this great arts event!

Flights of Fancy - An Ingenuity Bal 2024 | I was so glad to attend the Flights of Fancy - An Ingenuity Bal on May 4, 2024, at the IngenuityLabs for two reasons. First, is that I attend IngenuityFest practically every year, and write about my great experiences enjoying the event in my Ingenuity blog posts. The second reason is that I have great memories of attending this Ingenuity fundraiser many years ago, and I knew it would be a blast

Variety at The Cleveland Museum of Art | When I arrived at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the place was hopping! There was so much being offered at the museum, and I was grateful to be there to spend the full day exploring the "Print Club of Cleveland’s 39th Fine Print Fair," "Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution," and "Into the Seven Jeweled Mountain."

Africa & Byzantium - Cleveland Museum of Art | Thank you to the Cleveland Museum of Art for inviting us to the preview of the Africa & Byzantium exhibition, which included remarks by VIP delegates, and a tour of the exhibition. It took over four years to bring Africa & Byzantium to the museum. We appreciate being among the first people to view these historic artworks, many of which have never been shown in the USA.

Three-Day Total Eclipse 2024 Celebration! | The total eclipse was incredible, but we also want to note that the three days of eclipse celebration also featured many of the great organizations that improve the quality of life for those of us who live in the Greater Cleveland area. We hope to capture here not just what we observed during the 2024 total eclipse, but also the spirit of our community at the Cleveland events we attended.

Celebrating House Three Thirty's First Year! | On March 30, 2024, I decided to attend "330 Day" at House Three Thirty after I saw the interesting activities planned for this day of celebration! What made the event special is that it was in recognition of the first anniversary of this new community center created by the LeBron James Family Foundation. I was interested in attending, knowing that this facility has a higher purpose.

Manabu Ikeda: USA Debut at moCa Cleveland | We are very fortunate in Cleveland to have Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage make its United State debut at our very own moCa Cleveland. This blog post is about the February 2, 2024, moCa Cleveland Opening Night Celebration, and my March 29, 2024, return visit during a Studio Access with Manabu Ikeda session at moCa Cleveland.

Cummings Center for the History of Psychology | I am so glad that I finally toured The National Museum of Psychology and the Institute for Human Science and Culture. I was very fortunate to happen to pick a day that the Summit County Children Services had arranged a special tour, pizza dinner, and informational session at the psychology museum, which they invited me to attend.

PechaKucha Night CLE V40 Music Box Supper Club | An evening of hugs and high-wow-factor presentations! That is what PechaKucha Night Cleveland - Volume 40 was for me! This blog post will act as a bookmark for my memory to help recall the feeling of the evening, and for those of you who did not attend, I hope it serves to encourage you to attend a future PechaKucha Night Cleveland event.

sosAssociates.com Blogiversary: Twelve | Today, March 8, 2024, as I celebrate twelve years of creating my sosAssociates.com blog, I am expecting that this year will be much different than last year - which is a good thing. I want to say thank you to the people responsible for all the great things I was able to do in 2023 and so far in 2024.

It Wasn't Really That Cold: Brite Winter 2024 | A BIG thank-you to the Brite Winter leadership team, volunteers, sponsors/partners, and Ingenuity Cleveland Ingeneers for a great #Brite2024! Congratulations, Brite Winter, on a successful event for your 15th incredible year. I look forward to attending your 16th year in 2025, and more beyond.