RBCA-Recommended Weekend Activities
Here are three things you should go to this weekend. Due to an unfortunate stroke of luck, I'll be unable to attend any of them, so I am trusting you to go in my place.
Steel Saturday at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Understanding the steel industry is crucial to understanding Cleveland. In particular, attend the talk by Margaret Burzynski-Bays, Curator of Manuscripts, on the LTV Steel Manuscript Collection. This was a massive project that took two years to process and won recognition from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Also, archival collections are awesome -- they are pure history, raw, unfiltered, uninterpreted by scholars or talking heads. They allow you to see what happened through your own eyes and draw your own conclusions. Activities start at 11 am, Saturday April 4; archives talk at 1 pm. Free to members and with museum admission. More details here.
Cesky Sen, or Czech Dream, at the Cleveland Cinematheque. From the Cinematheque website:
"an elaborate anti-consumerist hoax staged by two Czech film students, who advertised the construction of a new (but totally made-up) Wal-Mart-stye megastore on the outskirts of Prague."
When we were at the Cinematheque last night, John Ewing went on about how he'd balked at getting this film. "Who would want to see that?" he said. Well, let me say this: this is the only movie I've ever drawn a ring of stars around on my film schedule. I cannot believe I can't go. Friday April 3, 7:30 pm, or Saturday April 4, 5:30 pm. $8.
The Hidden Cleveland tour. It's just what it sounds like, and you get to go inside the Cleveland Trust Rotunda. Which would be frankly awesome. Sunday, April 5, 2 pm at 3615 Superior Ave. $25.
Steel Saturday at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Understanding the steel industry is crucial to understanding Cleveland. In particular, attend the talk by Margaret Burzynski-Bays, Curator of Manuscripts, on the LTV Steel Manuscript Collection. This was a massive project that took two years to process and won recognition from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Also, archival collections are awesome -- they are pure history, raw, unfiltered, uninterpreted by scholars or talking heads. They allow you to see what happened through your own eyes and draw your own conclusions. Activities start at 11 am, Saturday April 4; archives talk at 1 pm. Free to members and with museum admission. More details here.
Cesky Sen, or Czech Dream, at the Cleveland Cinematheque. From the Cinematheque website:
"an elaborate anti-consumerist hoax staged by two Czech film students, who advertised the construction of a new (but totally made-up) Wal-Mart-stye megastore on the outskirts of Prague."
When we were at the Cinematheque last night, John Ewing went on about how he'd balked at getting this film. "Who would want to see that?" he said. Well, let me say this: this is the only movie I've ever drawn a ring of stars around on my film schedule. I cannot believe I can't go. Friday April 3, 7:30 pm, or Saturday April 4, 5:30 pm. $8.
The Hidden Cleveland tour. It's just what it sounds like, and you get to go inside the Cleveland Trust Rotunda. Which would be frankly awesome. Sunday, April 5, 2 pm at 3615 Superior Ave. $25.
posted by Christine Borne at 8:00 AM
3 Comments:
I am simultaneously really happy you told me about the Steel thing, but also sad because I have to work that day until 5. HOWEVER, I think the Hidden Cleveland thing is gonna happen. Thanks!
I will be throwing a 1st birthday party on Saturday and probably recovering on Sunday. But the Walk & Roll event sounds like fun...
http://www.walkroll.com/specialevents/details.php?unid=548
Bridget: tell your friends and family about Steel Saturday. It's really important and wasn't well publicized, I don't think, so I'm trying to do my part. Also, if you get the urge to grab random strangers on the street and yell at them to go, feel free!
Holly: Happy birthday to the littlest Rosby! We will have to get together soon.
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