Cleveland Winterfest 2012 - 2012.11.24

There are a ton of events, shops, etc. going on so I suggest to follow the link below.

Winterfest 2012

Saturday, November 24th, 2012

Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio

1-7pm

Holiday Guide (.pdf)

Here is a sampling of the events (just the ones going on at Public Square).

Public Square Events

• This year, Public Square will be packed with concerts and activities for the whole family leading up to the lighting ceremony. The fun kicks off on the Square at 1:00PM.
  Activities include:
  5:30a.m.-5:30p.m. GE Bike-A-Thon Powers Lights on City's Holiday Tree
  GE will be holding a bike-a-thon on the SW Quadrant of Public Square. A platform will be set up in front of the Public Square fountain with stationary bikes set up. GE Employees and MC2STEM Students will pedal to kinetically power batteries which power the tree. This will generate 2300 watts of power (the wattage of LED lights, ornaments and tree topper on the tree) to power the Public Square Christmas Tree for 100 minutes. If we were powering an incandescent tree of the same size, we'd need 35,600 watts of power or ride for 188.4 hours!
  12:00p.m. In partnership with WEWS TV5, watch OSU vs Michigan football game on the 14'w x 11'tall big screen in the middle of Public Square
  1:00-5:00p.m. Enjoy free horse drawn carriage rides throughout Downtown Cleveland. Carriage rides begin at Superior Avenue and East Roadway, on Public Square (near Old Stone Church)
  2:00p.m. MC2STEM High School Fab Lab Children's Activities: Fabricate your own snowflake in GE's Fab Lab! - In the elbow on South Roadway
  2:00-6:00p.m. Radio Disney will activate the Southwest quadrant of Public Square with activities for the whole family to enjoy featuring their "D-Tour Team"
  2:00-7:00p.m. Holiday Chow-Down event with the Gourmet Food trucks on Ontario Avenue between Superior Avenue and Euclid Avenue. Food trucks included are: MotorMouth, StrEat Mobile Bistro, The Nosh Box, Krav, Umami Moto, Fired Up Taco Truck, JiBARO, The Donut Lab and Sweet! The Mobile Cupcakery
  Umami Moto
  StrEat Mobile Bistro
  JiBARO
  The Nosh Box
  Zydeco Bistro
  Touch Supper Truck
  2:00-7:00p.m. Holiday Pop Up Shop, featuring the Cleveland Handmade Market and more will be present on Public Square. See below for more information
  5:00p.m. Radio Disney will entertain with a one hour show leading up to the official start of the Holiday Lighting Ceremony and firework display, on the Winterest Main Stage. NEW THIS YEAR - Radio Disney NEXT BIG THING star Jack Skuller performs a free concert for fans and families live on stage.
  7:00-8:00p.m. Immediately after the holiday lighting ceremony, enjoy the free Public After-Party with Santa hosted by the Tri-C Hospitality Management Center on Euclid Avenue. Families can enjoy free cookies, hot cocoa and pictures with Santa!  Bring your own camera to create your nostalgia for now!

Rose Iron Works Holiday Open House and Boutique - 2012.12.06

I know last year I really enjoyed visiting the foundry.  It was crowded so come early and plan on taking your time seeing everything.

Rose Iron Works invites you
to our Holiday Open House
and Boutique

Join us for festivities and
holiday shopping

New limited edition holiday gift items!

Thursday, December 6, 2012
from 5pm to 9pm
(One evening only!)

Forging demonstrations at 6pm and 8pm

Rose Iron Works Studio & Forge
1536 E 43rd Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103

For our out-of-town friends:
Visit our website to view our products
and be sure to shop early
to ensure holiday delivery

http://www.RoseIronWorks.com


A note from Bob Rose: I'm delighted to invite all of our friends to another Holiday Open House!  Last year's event was such a huge success that many have asked if we were going to do it again.   With my father's recent passing in mind, I've decided to open our doors once each year ... to say a heartfelt thanks, to celebrate the holiday season and to honor both Dad and my grandfather. 

Kent State Architecture Building Final Four Announced + MORE!

Fresh from a press release email:

Kent State Names 4 Architecture teams as

Finalists for New Building

The selection process for an architect for the new CAED building is now on the road to the final four!  From the original 37 teams the process has been thorough with over 7400 pages of material reviewed in order to move to eight semi-finalist interviewees.  Four of these eight have been chosen to proceed to the competition phase of the process.  They are:  

Bialosky + Partners Architects, LLC with Architecture Research Office

Richard L. Bowen + Associates, Inc. with Weiss/Manfredi

The Collaborative, Inc in association with Miller Hull Partnership, LLC

Westlake Reed Leskosky, Ltd

 

Each of the four teams will prepare a concept that incorporates function/image, sustainable synthesis and detailed cost data.  After having some interaction with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, they will present how they would involve faculty, staff and students in their design process.   

Teams will present their ideas to the selection committee Thursday, January 17, 2013.  That evening they will introduce their schemes to the Kent State Community in Cartwright Hall between 7:00 and 9:00 PM.  Mark your calendars as this will be open to the public.  Materials will then be displayed in the Library for a period of time with feedback opportunities.  

-January 17th will be the big unveil of what is probably one of the most eagerly hoped for commissions in Northeast Ohio, the design of what Kent State University promises to be a signature (of sorts) new building for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. The pressure is on, for many of the local firms are heavily staffed with graduates of the program who hope to prove to the public the abilities their Alma mater have granted them as well as finally providing a functional, useful and less horrible study environment for all the future students of the KSU CAED program.

I admit I am looking forward to seeing the proposals, but am equally fearful.  I hope the building is more "studio" then "iconic".  A good studio space will be useful as long as cooperative and collaborative group learning is taking place.  An iconic building can look dated surprisingly quickly.