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Georgia O’Keeffe and Valois Tapestries | I was very fortunate to receive an email invitation to arrive early for Cleveland Museum of Art's Two Major Fall 2018 Exhibitions: "Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern" and "Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries."

Start of the Cleveland Holiday Season! | Traditionally, on the weekend after Thanksgiving, Cleveland kicks off the holiday season! On Saturday and Sunday, November 24 and 25, 2018, we took part in some great holiday celebrations! PlayhouseSquare Holidazzle - Cleveland Winterfest - TubaChristmas Cleveland!

2018 Cleveland Mini Maker Faire | 2018 marks the sixth year for the Cleveland Public Library's Mini Maker Faire. I have written blog posts about three of the previous years' events. It was exciting that my sons had a booth this year, featuring their tabletop game, PerMUTATIONS.

CtrlAltCLE: Digital Equity/Blockchain | #CtrlAltCLE Convenes: Tech & Digital Equity meeting dealt with a topic that I am very interested in. I also attended a special #CtrlAltCLE blockchain training for nonprofits/government, and wrote about Lynda.com classes available FREE with your library card!

#Fix216: Criminal Justice Reform | #Fix216: Criminal Justice Reform Scope-A-Thon was a good time to learn about Hack Cleveland, and how to develop a social justice technology solution. I also learned about this year's Cleveland Foundation Creative Fusion artists.

High Arts Festival Akron 2018 | A BIG thank-you to Summit Artspace for reaching out and recommending I visit the Summit Artspace gallery as part of the High Arts Festival Akron 2018 finale celebration. The High Arts Festival has grown to not only include the Visual Arts, but also Music, Film, and the Literary Arts!

Cleveland IngenuityFest 2018: FuturePast | I continued my annual tradition of living the full IngenuityFest experience by attending all three days! Please share the information in this blog post with your friends. I enjoy attending this event every year, and want to encourage you to invite people who have not attended.

PechaKucha Night Cleveland Volume 32 | A change in plans allowed us both to attend PechaKucha Night Cleveland - Volume 32 at Sachsenheim Hall on Friday, September 28, 2018. We always enjoy both attending PechaKucha Night Cleveland events, and writing blog posts about them!!

FRONT International Ohio City | On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, we visited the Ohio City FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art venues. We have visited over 14 venues. We want to thank the organizers of, and the venues that hosted these great FRONT exhibitions.

Akron Library Mini Maker Faire 2018 | It was exciting to be part of a large gathering of fascinating and curious people at the Akron Library Mini Maker Faire 2018. We enjoyed the Sixth Annual Akron Mini Maker Faire! Stuart has attended all six years.

Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival 2018 | Again this year, I was able to continue my annual tradition of creating a blog post from my Cleveland Museum of Art Annual Chalk Festival photos. It is one of my favorite community events, which celebrated its 29th year on the weekend of September 15-16, 2018!

Cleveland Cultural Gardens One World Day | I was excited to attend Cleveland's 73rd Annual One World Day at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. I always enjoy riding my bike, exploring the different gardens and cultures during this event!