2024 Cleveland Humanities Festival "Awe"
The theme of the 2024 Cleveland Humanities Festival is AWE. Wonder. Reverence. Humility. Intensity. Fear. Awe is a complex emotional and cognitive state that can be triggered by a variety of experiences. How have diverse cultures across time harnessed the profound to create art, sculpt beliefs, and shape the course of history? Are there universal truths about awe, or is it deeply personal? What are the ways that feelings of awe have been mobilized for political purposes? Does the intricate dance of biology and ecology in nature inspire the same awe as a timeless masterpiece? How has our understanding of the evolutionary value of awe changed over time? These questions will be addressed by Cleveland area arts, cultural and educational organizations through a series of public events in the spring of 2024.
Rejecting the Pill: A History of the Science of Natural Family Planning
April 18th, 20244:30 PM Allen Memorial Medical Library 11000 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH, 44106
Adult Rocky River Readers Book Group
April 18th, 20247:00 PM Rocky River Public Library 1600 Hampton Road Rocky River, OH 44116
We’ll discuss this awe-inspiring, bestselling epic that tells the story about a daredevil aviator determined to circumnavigate the globe in the 1940s, and the actress who is cast to play her in a blockbusting film in Hollywood, 80 years later. This unforgettable novel was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize and the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction.
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Was the “Rip Van Winkle” story an Alien Abduction Account?
April 18th, 20247:00 PM Cuyahoga County Public Library Bedford Branch 70 Columbus Road Berea Commons Bedford, OH 44146
Many UFO researchers have suggested that Washington Irving’s story “Rip Van Winkle” was a colonial era alien abduction account based on the “lost time” aspect. Journalist Cheryl Costa decided to conduct her own research and discovered a startling trail of facts.
Costa is an author and newspaper columnist who writes about UFOs and the paranormal. The International UFO Congress awarded her Researcher of the Year in 2018.
Word Magic, Inspiration, and Awe: Readings and Conversation with Kwame Alexander
April 23rd, 20246:00 PM Linsalata Alumni Center 11310 Juniper Road Cleveland, OH 44106
Cleveland Institute of Art's 2024 Spring Show
April 23rd, 20246:00 PM Cleveland Institute of Art 11610 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106
Celebrate with us as CIA unveils some of the best work created by students of all levels working across our majors. At the 2024 Spring Show, visitors can meet CIA students—the next generation of artists and designers—and see their awe-inspiring work throughout campus.
Cleveland Institute of Art's 2024 Runway Show
April 23rd, 20247:00 PM Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Atrium 11610 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106
Part of CIA's Spring Show, the Runway Show is a perennial crowd-pleaser, highlighting some of the most innovative and awe-inspiring works of art and design—all original work for the body—by students from a variety of majors.
Communication with Improv Games Workshop with Sam Dee
April 27th, 202411:00 AM Cuyahoga County Public Library Olmsted Falls Branch 8100 Mapleway Drive Olmsted Falls, OH, 44138
Nurse Unseen - Film Discussion
May 13th, 20246:30 PM Cuyahoga County Public Library Parma-Snow Branch 2121 Snow Branch Parma, OH 44134
When COVID-19 impacted America’s frontline healthcare workers, one demographic was hit especially hard: Filipino nurses. Nearly a third of all nurses who died during the pandemic were Filipino.
Was the “Rip Van Winkle” story an Alien Abduction Account?
May 15th, 20247:00 PM Cuyahoga County Public Library Middleburg Heights Branch 16699 Bagley Road Middleburg Heights, OH, 44130
Many UFO researchers have suggested that Washington Irving’s story “Rip Van Winkle” was a colonial era alien abduction account based on the “lost time” aspect. Journalist Cheryl Costa decided to conduct her own research and discovered a startling trail of facts.
Costa is an author and newspaper columnist who writes about UFOs and the paranormal. The International UFO Congress awarded her Researcher of the Year in 2018.
Mozart's The Magic Flute
May 16th, 20247:00 PM Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44106
Mozart's The Magic Flute
May 18th, 20247:00 PM Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44106
The Five Lakes Chinese Music: Bamboo and Silk
May 21st, 202427403 Lorain Road
North Olmsted, OH, 44070
The Five Lakes Chinese Music Ensemble was established in Cleveland about 40 years ago. Members are dedicated musicians with extensive experience performing at many cultural events in Northeast Ohio.
Musicians will perform Southern China Bamboo and Silk ensemble style using different traditional Chinese instruments. Participants will delight in observing the difference in tone, scale, pitch and instrumentation from Western music.
Art and an Alaskan Adventure, May
May 22nd, 20247:00 PM Cuyahoga County Public Library Beachwood Branch 25501 Shaker Boulevard Beachwood, OH 44122
Mozart's The Magic Flute
May 24, 20247:00 PM Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44106
Mozart's The Magic Flute
May 26th, 20247:00 PM Severance Hall 11001 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44106
Was the “Rip Van Winkle” story an Alien Abduction Account?
May 28th, 20247:300 PM Cuyahoga County Public Library Parma-Powers Branch 6996 Powers Boulevard Parma, OH, 44129
Many UFO researchers have suggested that Washington Irving’s story “Rip Van Winkle” was a colonial era alien abduction account based on the “lost time” aspect. Journalist Cheryl Costa decided to conduct her own research and discovered a startling trail of facts.
Costa is an author and newspaper columnist who writes about UFOs and the paranormal. The International UFO Congress awarded her Researcher of the Year in 2018.
The Five Lakes Chinese Music: Bamboo and Silk
May 29th, 20247:00 PM Cuyahoga County Public Library Solon Branch 34125 Portz Parkway Solon, OH 44139
The Five Lakes Chinese Music Ensemble was established in Cleveland about 40 years ago. Members are dedicated musicians with extensive experience performing at many cultural events in Northeast Ohio.
Musicians will perform Southern China Bamboo and Silk ensemble style using different traditional Chinese instruments. Participants will delight in observing the difference in tone, scale, pitch and instrumentation from Western music.
[Awe] Mystery of the Light
June 9th, 20243:00 PM Harkness Chapel 11200 Bellflower Road Cleveland, OH 44106