ACRL 2019 Laura M. Ponikvar and Mark L. Clemente Exploring Cleveland Arts, culture, sports, and parks e’re all very excited to have you join us mall and one of Cleveland’s most iconic W April 10–13, 2019, in Cleveland for the landmarks. It has many unique stores, a ACRL 2019 conference. Cleveland’s vibrant food court, and gorgeous architecture. arts, cultural, sports, and recreational scenes, • A Christmas Story House and Mu- anchored by world-class art museums, per- seum (http://www.achristmasstoryhouse. forming arts insti- com) is located tutions, music ven- in Cleveland’s ues, professional Tremont neigh- sports teams, his- borhood and was toric landmarks, the actual house and a tapestry of seen in the iconic city and national film, A Christmas parks, offer im- Story. It’s filled mense opportuni- with props and ties to anyone wanting to explore the rich costumes, as well as some fun, behind- offerings of this diverse midwestern city. the-scenes photos. • Dittrick Medical History Center Historical museums, monuments, (http://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/museum) and landmarks is located on the campus of Case Western • Cleveland History Center: A Museum Reserve University and explores the history of the Western Reserve Historical Society of medicine through exhibits, artifacts, rare (https://www.wrhs.org). The Western Re- books, and more. serve Historical Society is the oldest existing • Dunham Tavern Museum (http:// cultural institution in Cleveland with proper- dunhamtavern.org) is located on Euclid ties throughout the region, but its Cleveland Avenue, and is the oldest building in Cleve- History Center museum in University Circle is land. In the 19th century, Dunham Tavern can’t-miss. Admission to the Cleveland His- tory Center includes access to many historical exhibits, two historic mansions, the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, Chisholm Halle Cos- Laura M. Ponikvar is library director of the Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library at Cleveland Institute of Art, tume Wing, Research Library, a children’s area, email: [email protected], and Mark L. Clemente is and rides on the Euclid Beach Park Grand scholarly communications librarian, digital learning and Carousel. scholarship, at Case Western University’s Kelvin Smith Library at, email: [email protected] • The Arcade (http://www.thecleve- landarcade.com) is America’s first indoor © 2018 Laura M. Ponikvar and Mark L. Clemente November 2018 553 C&RL News and farm became a social and political and includes interactive exhibits cover- center for parties, turkey shoots, and Whig ing the history of rock and roll. The hall Party meetings. will also play host to the ACRL 2019 All- • Grays Armory Museum (https:// Conference Reception. graysarmory.com) memorializes the Cleve- • Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument land Grays, an independent volunteer mili- (http://www.soldiersandsailors.com) is a tia charted in 1837. The Grays saw service monument to those who served in the Civil in the Civil War, Spanish American War, War from Cuyahoga County. It is located Mexican Border Campaign, and World War in the southeast quadrant of Public Square I. The museum preserves the history of the and was designed by Levi Scofield. group as well as their stunning landmark • Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage building. (http://www.maltzmuseum.org) celebrates • Lakeview Cemetery (https://lakev- and works to build bridges of under- iewcem- standing etery.com) between is not just people of one of the all faiths, most beau- races, and tiful ceme- cultures. teries in the The Maltz country, it’s features filled with exhibitions fascinating about Jew- history and ish heri- memorials tage, toler- to people ance, and from the Cleveland’s Cleveland Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo credit: Destination Cleveland. area. While population. there, you will see the President James A. Garfield Art museums, galleries, and studios Memorial, the tomb of our country’s 20th • Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) president; the Wade Memorial Chapel, (http://www.clevelandart.org), located with one of the last Tiffany interiors in the in the University Circle neighborhood on world; as well as the final resting place Cleveland’s east side, is an internationally of John D. Rockefeller, Garrett Morgan, renowned art museum that offers free ad- Francis Glidden, Henry A. Sherwin, Carl B. mission as part of its mission to serve “for Stokes, and Eliot Ness, among many others. the benefit of all the people forever.” With • Old Stone Church (http://www. more than 45,000 works of art, the museum oldstonechurch.org) is a historic Presby- is highly regarded for the quality and di- terian church and the oldest building on versity of its collections, with particular Public Square. It was the second church strengths in Asian and Egyptian art. CMA built in Cleveland and a beautiful example also supports robust scholarship, research, of Romanesque architecture. The interior and art education programs. includes three Tiffany stained glass win- • Museum of Contemporary Art dows and a stunning John La Farge triple (MOCA) (https://www.mocacleveland. window overlooking Public Square. org) is located in the University Circle • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (https:// neighborhood on Cleveland’s east side, in www.rockhall.com) is located on Lake Erie a building designed by world-renowned C&RL News November 2018 554 architect Farshid Moussavi. As a noncol- space sponsored in partnership with the lecting institution, MOCA showcases new Cleveland Museum of Art. exhibitions three times a year to highlight • Sculpture Center (http://sculp- regional, national, and international con- turecenter.org), located just north of temporary artists. Cleveland’s University Circle neighbor- • Cleveland Institute of Art’s Re- hood, is a non-profit arts organization inberger Gallery (https://www.cia.edu/ and exhibition space with the mission exhibitions/about-the-reinberger-gallery) of supporting regional sculptors and is located in the University Circle neigh- exhibiting high-quality contemporary borhood on Cleveland’s east side, and sculpture from early-, mid-, and estab- exhibits the works of regional, national, lished-career sculptors. and international artists. Reinberger Gallery • Zygote Press (https://zygotepress. serves as an educational resource to the com), located on Cleveland’s near east Cleveland Institute of Art and Cleveland side, is an artist workshop and gallery communities. space promoting contemporary fine art • SPACES (https://www.spacesgallery. printmaking through advocacy, community org) is located in the Ohio City neighborhood programs, and affordable workspaces. on Cleveland’s near west side, and is a pre- sentation venue for contemporary art. SPAC- Theater and performing arts ES supports contemporary artists through • Playhouse Square (http://www. a research playhous- and de- esquare. velopment org) is the program, U.S.’s larg- the SPACES est per- World Art- forming ist resi- arts center dency pro- outside of gram, and New York the SPACES City. There Vault, a vid- are thou- eo and au- sands of dio exhibi- events and tion space. shows here • 78th Playhouse Square. Photo credit: Cody York for ThisisCleveland.com. annually. Street Stu- The the- dios (http://78thstreetstudios.com), aters are beautifully restored and main- located on Cleveland’s west side, is the tained, and are a popular destination for region’s largest art and design complex, weddings and special events. with 170,000 square feet of art galleries, • Cleveland Play House (CPH) artist studios, performance spaces, and (https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com) music recording studios. Art tours are was founded in 1915, and was America’s available every Wednesday from 5 to 9 first professional regional theater. CPH is p.m., with artist demonstrations from 6 the flagship theater of Northeast Ohio. to 8 p.m. • Cleveland Public Theatre (https:// • Transformer Station (https://trans- www.cptonline.org) was founded in 1981 formerstation.org), located in the Ohio City and is known for its diverse and socially neighborhood on Cleveland’s near west conscious performances, as well as their side, is a free contemporary art exhibition dedication to social justice. Their mission November 2018 555 C&RL News is to develop new, adventurous work while downtown Cleveland. Its Gospel Brunch nurturing Northeastern Ohio artists. special on Sundays features local talent • Dobama Theater (http://www. performing traditional and contemporary dobama.org) in Cleveland Heights produc- gospel music. es contemporary plays by emerging and • Music Box Supper Club (http:// established playwrights. It is Cleveland’s www.musicboxcle.com), located on the only full-time, small professional theater. West Bank of Cleveland’s Flats entertain- • Great Lakes Theater Company ment district, features local and national (https://www.greatlakestheater.org) pro- artists performing Americana, blues, rock, duces the world’s greatest classic plays at punk, and country music. the Hanna and Ohio Theatres at Playhouse Square, from September through May each Sports year. • Cleveland Cavaliers (https://www. • Karamu House (https://karamu- nba.com/cavaliers) is Cleveland’s profes- house.org) in Cleveland’s Fairfax neighbor- sional basketball team. While the Cavs may hood is the oldest African American theater no longer have (arguably) the best player in the United States, and is a vibrant and in the world with Northeast Ohio-native nationally known arts and cultural institu- Lebron James now playing in Los Angeles, tion. Many of Langston Hughes’s plays ACRL