Laurel School, in Shaker Heights, is the recipient of a $4.6 million gift from a 1950 graduate who recently died. (Jeff Piorkowski, special to cleveland.com)
BEACHWOOD, Ohio-- More than 150 black-and-white images chronicling the Southern Freedom Movement will be featured in the exhibit “This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement.”
The exhibit can be viewed Oct. 26 through April 2 at the Maltz Museum, 2929 Richmond Road in Beachwood.
“This Light of Ours” is based on a book of the same name edited by Leslie G. Kelen that features works by nine activist photographers who documented the clash between institutionalized discrimination and determined resistance by activists and volunteers in the mid-1960s.
The stunning photographs chronicle a pivotal time in American history that can be explored through interrelated sections: Black Life in the Deep South, Organizing for Freedom, State and Local Terror, Marching Against Fear, and Black Power.
The Maltz Museum has added video footage, life-size installations and material about voter suppression today.
The exhibition originally premiered in 2016 in Cleveland, traveled the country, and now returns home for its final showing in 2022.
“We added a new section for this run,” explained the museum’s managing director, David Schafer. “We are in a voting year, and this exhibition is about Americans participating in democracy. That’s why we chose to add a new section on voter suppression, then and now.
“What happened 50 years ago is highly relevant to what is happening today.”
It is the museum’s hope that every middle and high school student in Northeast Ohio can see this exhibition and witness events of the 1960s through the literal lens of people who were there -- activist photographers.
Cleveland’s own the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss Jr., a former regional director of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a Selma march participant, once said, “If there is no conscience in the community, we have to be that conscience.”
Laurel receives “transformational” $4.6 million gift: Shaker Heights’ Laurel School has announced that it is the recipient of a $4.6 million legacy gift from Barbara Peterson Ruhlman of the Class of 1950.
In her lifetime, Ruhlman directed transformational gifts to Laurel that made the institution better for current and future generations of Laurel girls. Those gifts, in addition to the dining room and third-floor renovations, made possible the Ruhlman Resource Center.
She also contributed to bringing to life the Magic Tree House and the school’s playground.
Ruhlman’s final gift to Laurel will support the school’s comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Laurel is Where She Begins,” and will also support the creation of “The Ruhlman Family Center for Environmental Learning,” which will provide labs, classrooms and common areas designed for use by students in all grades at the Butler Campus in Russell Township.
Ruhlman, who died Jan. 2, lived with her family in Bratenahl.
“My mother had a deep love for Laurel School that transcended her years as a student,” her son, Rob Ruhlman, said in a news release.
“We are pleased that our family is able to support Laurel School and its work on both the Butler and Lyman campuses. We were raised with a deep appreciation for both education and for the natural world, so these projects are a terrific fit.”
“The Ruhlman family has been at the heart center of Laurel School for nearly 75 years,” said Head of School Ann V. Klotz.
“Barbara’s deep commitment to Laurel has been shown for decades -- from her support of our renovation projects to her creation of our very first endowed chair at Butler. We miss her terribly and are humbled by this final, special gift to Laurel School.”
Aside from her volunteer work with Laurel, Ruhlman volunteered at University Hospitals for nearly eight decades, culminating in her appointment as a Lifetime Trustee.
She was an active community volunteer and enjoyed sailing and spending time with family. Ruhlman was a 1954 graduate of Wellesley College.
Legacy Village artist to hold first solo show: Legacy Village’s Artist in Residence, Marlisa Dunn, will culminate her summer residency with her first solo art show and sale from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 17-18.
The Cleveland Heights resident, a former gym owner, has no formal art training and only took up painting two years ago during the pandemic.
Her show, “Expansion,” is free and open to the public and features her larger-than-life florals, portraits and figurative works, as well as a series of Legacy Live concerts painted as they took place throughout the summer.
Legacy Village is located at the corner of Richmond and Cedar roads in Lyndhurst. The show will be held in Dunn’s studio/gallery near Starbucks.
Good Feet Store opening: The Good Feet Store, a retailer of premium, personally fitted arch supports, has announced its coming entrance to the Cleveland market.
It will open two stores -- one at Eton Chagrin Boulevard in September and the other at Westlake’s Crocker Park in October.
Easy Step Enterprises, a franchise group of The Good Feet Store, plans to open a total of eight locations in Northeast Ohio, including six in the Greater Cleveland area.
As with every Good Feet Store, the Eton location, at 28811 Chagrin Blvd. in Woodmere, will offer customers a free one-on-one, personalized, in-store fitting experience with a trained Good Feet arch support specialist to recommend and match the appropriate arch supports that maximize effectiveness and comfort.
A no-obligation test walk around the store helps identify the best fit out of hundreds of styles, flexibilities and sizes. All are specially developed to address the complexity of the foot and match the individual’s anatomy and lifestyle.
You can learn more by calling the Woodmere store at 216-770-6071. The store’s hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Fostering Hope fundraiser: Fostering Hope will host its annual fundraising event, Fostering HOPS: A Taste of Van Aken, presented by Michael and Ashley Fisher, Oct. 20 in Van Aken Market Hall at the corner of Chagrin Boulevard and Warrensville Center Road in Shaker Heights.
The party will bring together sponsors, volunteers and more than 300 attendees who want to help contribute to making an impact on the lives of local kids in foster care.
This annual fundraiser supports Fostering Hope’s mission of “connecting and enriching youth who live in residential treatment and foster care with unique experiences of hope and healing.”
This year, Fostering Hope is expecting to serve more than 1,000 children through programming centered on childhood experiences, heath and wellness, and community involvement.
The Pepper Pike-based organization says the number of children in foster care in Cuyahoga County is now greater than 2,300. Many of those children are waiting for an adoptive home.
The event will include local microbrews, food from Market Hall vendors, a raffle and private shopping experiences. To learn more, visit FosteringHopeOhio.org.
Mandel JCC open house: The Mandel Jewish Community Center will host a free Back to School Community Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18.
The community is invited to attend the event at the Mandel JCC, 26001 S. Woodland Road in Beachwood.
Attendees can enjoy all The J has to offer at no cost. Individuals who become members of The J during the open house will get use of the JCC the rest of September for free.
Activities include family fun; an open gym with bounce houses, bikes, balls and mats; and health screenings. Attendees can work out for free and enjoy the full fitness center, indoor pool, track, pickleball, racquetball, group exercise classes and more.
For more information, call 216-831-0700, extension 0.
Beachwood ice cream social: The Beachwood Neurodiversity Family Network will host an ice cream social for the general public from 3-5 p.m. Sept.18 at the Beachwood Board of Education, 24601 Fairmount Blvd. The outdoor event will be moved indoors in the case of rain.
The ice cream social is being held to raise awareness about services and support available to families with children who have ADHD, autism, learning disabilities and other neurological and developmental differences. It will feature 14 local service providers.
Neurodiversity advocates aim to increase acceptance and inclusion of people with neurological differences and embrace the idea that there is no one “right” way of thinking, learning and behaving. Participating service providers will include: Advanced Behavioral Therapy, Beachwood Public Library, Blue Sprig OnPoint Wealth Partners (special needs financial planning), Center for Effective Living, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Empowering Epilepsy, Friendship Circle of Cleveland, Fieldstone Farm, Cleveland Music Therapy Company, Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Rec2Connect, Solon Community Living and Vitalxchange.
The East Coast Custard Ice Cream Truck will be giving out free ice cream courtesy of the Beachwood PTO. RSVPs are recommended, but not required. RSVP here.
Enjoy the performing arts at Notre Dame College: The Performing Arts program at Notre Dame College invites the community to add the following offerings to their calendars for the fall.
The schedule includes everything from solo instrument recitals and marching band performances to Heights Youth Theatre and Ensemble Theatre productions. There are free and ticketed events for everyone this season.
All performances take place on the grounds of Notre Dame College, 4545 College Road in South Euclid. Visitors may enter from 1857 S. Green Road (the former Regina High School building, now part of the NDC campus).
Here is the schedule of upcoming events:
-- Sept. 23-25, 30 and Oct. 1-2, 7-9 -- Ensemble Theatre Presents: Clybourne Park, cost is $10 to $33
-- Sept. 25 -- Hillcrest Concert Band Fall Performance, free event.
-- Oct. 1 -- NDC Falcon Marching Band: Alumni Game, free event
-- Oct. 7-9 and 14-16 -- Heights Youth Theatre Presents: Matilda, cost to be announced
-- Oct. 11 -- Apollo’s Fire Masterclass in Christ the King Chapel, free event
-- Oct. 22 -- NDC Falcon Marching Band: BAND DAY, free event
-- Oct. 23 -- Dr. Irwin Shung Piano Recital (Part 2), free event
-- Oct. 28-30 and Nov. 4-6, 11-13 -- Ensemble Theatre Presents: Describe The Night, cost is $10 to $33
-- Oct. 31 -- NDC Composers: Halloween Concert!, free event
-- Nov. 2 -- Lauren Hinkle Trumpet Recital, free event
-- Nov. 17-20 -- NDC Theatre New Play Festival, free event
The Notre Dame College Performing Arts program is led by Celeste Cosentino, director of theatre studies; Alicia Gallucci, co-director of performing arts; and Michael Krueger, co-director of performing arts and assistant professor of music, director of instrumental studies.
College news: Named to the summer 2022 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., were Josh Perelman-Hall and Jessica Wright, of Cleveland Heights, and Aaron Clements, of University Heights.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in Cleveland: The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will kick off the community’s “Israel at 75″ celebration series with a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) Nov. 12 at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center in Cleveland.
The IPO has performed in Cleveland only twice before, most recently in 2015.
The IPO is the leading orchestra in Israel and is globally recognized as a world-class symphonic ensemble. Founded in 1936 by famed Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman, the IPO is based at the Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv and performs throughout Israel and internationally.
Since its inception, the IPO has enjoyed long-lasting relationships with renowned soloists and conductors, which have kept it at the forefront of the classical music world.
Led by its music director, Maestro Lahav Shani, the concert program will feature some of the classics composed by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, including Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 (classical); Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (suite of 20 minutes); and Prokofiev Symphony No. 5.
“We are thrilled to launch our ‘Israel at 75′ celebration series with a rare Cleveland performance by the Philharmonic,” Federation Board Chair Daniel N. Zelman said in a news release.
“The strength of the bond between Jewish Cleveland and Israel cannot be overstated. To begin the community’s year-long celebration of Israel’s diamond anniversary with the Israel Philharmonic is a testament to the commitment and care our communities have for each other.”
Sponsorships, with access to prime seating, are available by contacting Rachel Lappen at rlappen@jewishcleveland.org or 216-593-2841. Individual tickets are available beginning Sept. 6 at the Severance Music Center Box Office, 216-231-1111 or 800-686-1411.
For more information about the IPO, visit https://www.ipo.co.il/en/. The 2022 tour of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is sponsored by American Friends of the IPO.
Friends of Euclid Creek to talk trash in Beachwood: The group Friends of Euclid Creek will host Anne Jefferson, Kent State University professor at earth sciences, as she discusses “Trashy Streams and Beaches: Plastic Pollution in Our Waters and What We Can Do About It,” at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Beachwood Library, 25501 Shaker Blvd.
Jefferson will share the work her team is doing to measure the amount and types of trash in Cleveland’s urban streams, including Euclid Creek. She will also talk about how trash gets into our waterways, what effects it has and what we can do to enjoy litter-free lakes and streams.
You are asked to register for this event if you plan on attending, by visiting friendsofeuclidcreek.com/events.
For more information about Friends of Euclid Creek, visit friendsofeuclidcreek.com/.
B’nai B’rith Health Run is Oct. 9: The 34th B’nai B’rith Health Run is scheduled for Oct. 9 and will showcase Walter Stinson Community Park in University Heights.
Registration and the award ceremony will be held at the park’s gazebo. The park is located at 2307 Fenwick Road.
Both the 1-miler and 5K start at the park’s entrance on Saybrook Road and end at the park’s entrance on Fenwick Road. The 1-miler has overall winners and youth division winners. The 5K has overall winners, plus winners in 13 age groups.
Participants get a tie-dyed T-shirt with entry. Refreshments will be available after the races.
Details and a registration form can be found at bnaibrithhealthrun.org. Registration is also available by emailing bbfunrun@yahoo.com.
Parking will available in the park’s Saybrook entrance and at University Heights Library, 13866 Cedar Road. Street parking is also available.
Volunteers are needed to be sentries on the course. For volunteer opportunities, contact Race Director Robert Grossman at 216-291-4045. Volunteers also get tie-dyed T-shirts.
Native plant sale in Cleveland Heights: The Friends of Heights Parks and the Heights Native Pollinator Pathway will conduct a native plant sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 24 at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church, 3031 Monticello Blvd. in Cleveland Heights.
Fall is the best time to plant native plants.
Come and celebrate National Public Lands Day at a plant sale featuring five regional native plant providers: Avonlea Gardens & Inn; Meadow City; My Home Park; Native Roots Inc.; and The Shady Nook.
If you have a question, send an email to FriendsofHeightsParks@gmail.com.
Beachwood Honkin’, Haulin Truck Parade: The City of Beachwood will hold a Honkin’, Haulin’ Truck Parade beginning at noon Sept. 18.
Youngsters’ favorite big trucks will be on the move and driving through their Beachwood neighborhoods, so line your street and get ready for them.
Free goody bags will be tossed along the route. The parade begins at Beachwood Fire Station No. 2. You can find a route map at BeachwoodRec.com.
Recognition for Laurel student: Laurel student and Cleveland Heights resident Kayla Cameron, Class of 2023, has been selected as a College Board National Recognition Program awardee.
Kayla received the National African American Recognition Award, which grants underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process.
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