2026 Cleveland Humanities Festival: FREEDOM Events

The 2026 Maya Angelou and Professor Calvin Sharpe Distinguished Lecture - We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance

4:30 pm George Gund Hall, CWRU School of Law Moot Courtroom 11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106

Family Canvas: Art in Nature

12 – 2:30 pm moCa Cleveland, 11400 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106    

Hope Renewed: How eTMS Ohio transforms Mental Wellness

6:30 pm Cuyahoga County Public Library Richmond Heights Branch, 449 Richmond Road, Richmond Heights, OH 44143

Discover how a free, state-funded wellness program is transforming mental health care for first responders, Veterans, and their families.

Understanding the School to Prison Pipeline  

7 pm CCPL South Euclid Branch, 1876 South Green Road, South Euclid, Ohio 44121

Learn the root causes behind this economic phenomenon that disproportionally affects marginalized communities.

The Richard N. Campen Lecture in Architecture and Sculpture - An Architect for Impact: How the Cleveland Foundation is Reimagining Community Philanthropy

4:30 pm Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom B, 11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106

Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium: Why Be Good?

3:00 pm Cleveland Public Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, 525 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44114

The Issa Lecture - Birding: One for All and All for One for a Better Tomorrow

6 pm (please note corrected time!) Linsalata Alumni Center, 11310 Juniper Road, Cleveland, OH 44106

Suffragettes - USA!

7 pm Cuyahoga County Public Library, North Olmsted Branch, 27403 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070

Celebrate Women's History Month and explore the friendship of two iconic women’s rights leaders.

Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were close friends for 50 years.  They collaborated fighting for women’s rights and advocated for the rights of others. Join us to hear about their challenges, setbacks and legacies. Discover how their pioneering significantly contributed to the passing of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. 

American Dream: Film Series: The Grass Is Greener

6 pm     Cleveland History Center, 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106

Inspired by American Dream: Immigrants and the Business of Fashion, this film series celebrates style, wit, and screen-stealing glamour. Enjoy classic movies followed by a private group tour of the exhibition with Curator Patricia Edmonson. Snacks, sweets, and refreshments are included, alcohol is available for purchase.  

This event is sponsored by the Cleveland History Center and is free with museum admission.  

Liberating Knowledge: A Young Scholar's Symposium