Thomas Sigel, '86, has asked me to share the following information with you!
The St. Petersburg String Quartet, one of the world’s great string ensembles, will play in Medina on November 7th, 2009 as part of Main Street Medina's 2009-2010 World Tour of Music Concert Series.
Acclaimed throughout the music world, this quartet has blazed a trail through international chamber music competitions, winning First Prize at the All-Soviet Union String Quartet Competition, the Silver Medal and a Special Prize at the Tokyo International Competition of Chamber Ensembles, First Prize and both Special Prizes at the Vittorio Gui International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Florence, Italy, and First Prize and the "Grand Prix Musica Viva" at the International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Melbourne, Australia. Audiences around the globe give the St. Petersburg Quartet standing ovations. The quartet is based in Oberlin, OH. More about the quartet here on their website.
Adult tickets are $25, and Main Street Medina members, seniors, students, and groups of 10+ are $20. Tickets are available by calling 330-952-0910, at either Medina Buehler’s locations, or by downloading the order form at www.mainstreetmedina.com. All performances begin at 8pm, and are held at Broadway Street Hall, 144 N. Broadway, Medina, OH 44256. Doors open at 7:30, and seating is general admission.
Attend an all-Russian dinner at The Main Street Café in Medina for $24.95, then hear the concert one block away for $20 and then join the quartet at a post-concert party (free appetizers with cash bar).
Happy Fall, Obies!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage
Our next 'official' event will be on Sunday, October 11, at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood. I hope you can all come out and join us as Mark Davidson, '84, Manager of School and Family Programs, leads a tour of the museum and their October exhibit, "Cleveland: A Celebration of Cultures." After the tour, we will meet at The Fairmount Martini and Wine Bar, in Cleveland Heights for drinks, food and conversation.
The tour will begin at 3pm on Sunday, October 11, and last approximately an hour, however alumni are welcome to arrive as early as they wish to take advantage of the other events going on that day. Visit their website for more information on the museum and for specific events happening on Sunday, October 11. The tour should last approximately an hour, and then alumni are free to wander about as they will.
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is located at 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH. Parking is available at the Museum.
From the museum, we will then be meeting at The Fairmount Martini and Wine Bar, located at 2448 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH. They are about 7 miles or 15 minutes apart. The Fairmount has a classy but comfortable ambience. They have an good wine list, in addition to great martinis, as well as a nice food menu (with vegetarian options). Prices are reasonable.
In order to give alumni time to browse on their own at the museum (which closes at 5pm), we will be meeting at The Fairmount beginning at 5:15pm, shortly after it opens for the evening, and go until 7:30. On street parking only.
Alumni are welcome to join us for both or just one of the events. As always, spouses, partners and friends are welcome.
For the museum, there is an admission fee to be paid upon entrance (whenever you may choose to show up). If we have a registered group of 15 or more, the prices will be $6 per adult, $4 per senior (less then 15 it is $7 per adult, $5 per senior). Please let the ticket office know that you are with the Oberlin Alumni Tour.
Please do RSVP if you are interested in attending one or both of the events, by sending me an e-mail: kmcgirr [at] gmail [dot] com.
Have a lovely weekend!
The tour will begin at 3pm on Sunday, October 11, and last approximately an hour, however alumni are welcome to arrive as early as they wish to take advantage of the other events going on that day. Visit their website for more information on the museum and for specific events happening on Sunday, October 11. The tour should last approximately an hour, and then alumni are free to wander about as they will.
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is located at 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH. Parking is available at the Museum.
From the museum, we will then be meeting at The Fairmount Martini and Wine Bar, located at 2448 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights, OH. They are about 7 miles or 15 minutes apart. The Fairmount has a classy but comfortable ambience. They have an good wine list, in addition to great martinis, as well as a nice food menu (with vegetarian options). Prices are reasonable.
In order to give alumni time to browse on their own at the museum (which closes at 5pm), we will be meeting at The Fairmount beginning at 5:15pm, shortly after it opens for the evening, and go until 7:30. On street parking only.
Alumni are welcome to join us for both or just one of the events. As always, spouses, partners and friends are welcome.
For the museum, there is an admission fee to be paid upon entrance (whenever you may choose to show up). If we have a registered group of 15 or more, the prices will be $6 per adult, $4 per senior (less then 15 it is $7 per adult, $5 per senior). Please let the ticket office know that you are with the Oberlin Alumni Tour.
Please do RSVP if you are interested in attending one or both of the events, by sending me an e-mail: kmcgirr [at] gmail [dot] com.
Have a lovely weekend!
Ensemble Les Délices inaugurates Gallery Concert Series
Debra Nagy, '00 and '02, asked me to publicize the inaugural concert in a Gallery Concert Series that she is starting this fall in Cleveland with her chamber group, Les Délices. Michael Sponseller, '97 and '00, will also be performing as part of the group.
Ensemble Les Délices inaugurates a new Gallery Concert Series at the William Busta Gallery (2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland) on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Audience members will have the opportunity to enjoy the gallery (which will open at 7:30pm), an informal hour-long concert (starting at 8:00pm), and a reception.
As Les Délices' director Debra Nagy explains, "The kind of music we perform was originally enjoyed in 'salons' that fostered interactions between performers, composers, patrons, and artists. I'm interested in cultivating that atmosphere in the present day. The audience will be invited to come early, check out the art and get comfortable in the space. The concert itself will feel informal and inclusive, lasting about an hour. Afterward, we'll all be able to enjoy a reception where it's my hope that the interplay between the art and music will be the jumping off point for conservations. It's my hope, too, that people coming to concerts in Cleveland's gallery districts will discover and enjoy all that these reborn art neighborhoods have to offer."
Les Délices will present a total of three Gallery Concerts this year. Besides their inaugural concert on October 10, they will perform at Tregoning & Company (1300 W. 78th St inside the W. 78th St. Studios Complex) on Saturday, February 20 and on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
More information about Les Délices and tickets for all concerts in the series are available at Les Délices.
Ensemble Les Délices inaugurates a new Gallery Concert Series at the William Busta Gallery (2731 Prospect Ave., Cleveland) on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Audience members will have the opportunity to enjoy the gallery (which will open at 7:30pm), an informal hour-long concert (starting at 8:00pm), and a reception.
As Les Délices' director Debra Nagy explains, "The kind of music we perform was originally enjoyed in 'salons' that fostered interactions between performers, composers, patrons, and artists. I'm interested in cultivating that atmosphere in the present day. The audience will be invited to come early, check out the art and get comfortable in the space. The concert itself will feel informal and inclusive, lasting about an hour. Afterward, we'll all be able to enjoy a reception where it's my hope that the interplay between the art and music will be the jumping off point for conservations. It's my hope, too, that people coming to concerts in Cleveland's gallery districts will discover and enjoy all that these reborn art neighborhoods have to offer."
Les Délices will present a total of three Gallery Concerts this year. Besides their inaugural concert on October 10, they will perform at Tregoning & Company (1300 W. 78th St inside the W. 78th St. Studios Complex) on Saturday, February 20 and on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
More information about Les Délices and tickets for all concerts in the series are available at Les Délices.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
EnviroAlums in Oberlin
Wow! What a response I've had to the e-newsletter! I hope everyone finds it informative and useful.
A couple events to add, thanks to Carl McDaniel, '64, Chair of EnviroAlums:
Oberlin's first Environmental Reunion sponsored by the Alumni Office, EnviroAlums, and ENVS Dept will be held on Oct 9-11, 2009. Hosted by the Environmental Studies Program and EnviroAlums, the Oberlin Environmental Reunion is a weekend of reflection and projection.
The nation’s foremost environmental educator, Oberlin’s David Orr, gives the keynote address on Friday, October 9 and concludes the weekend on Sunday with his symposium From Here to There: Visions of a Prosperous, Post-Carbon Region. The “meat” between these Nine Grain slices of vision is not to be missed!
Please visit the Alumni Association home page for a statement about the reunion with links to reunion information.
Secondly, Carl McDaniel's new home, Trail Magic, a climate-neutral, positive-energy home in Oberlin, will have an open house on the OH Solar Tour day, Sunday, Oct 4, from 12 to 4 PM. It is perhaps the most energy efficient home in Oberlin and its energy bill for the first year was zero. All energy came from on site sunshine. The builder, architect, and geothermal person will be at the open house.
Trail Magic is located at 495 East College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074. For an introduction to the house and to Carl, please click here. You can also access a PDF about Trail Magic by visiting this page and clicking on "Trail Magic" in the left bar.
Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather.
A couple events to add, thanks to Carl McDaniel, '64, Chair of EnviroAlums:
Oberlin's first Environmental Reunion sponsored by the Alumni Office, EnviroAlums, and ENVS Dept will be held on Oct 9-11, 2009. Hosted by the Environmental Studies Program and EnviroAlums, the Oberlin Environmental Reunion is a weekend of reflection and projection.
The nation’s foremost environmental educator, Oberlin’s David Orr, gives the keynote address on Friday, October 9 and concludes the weekend on Sunday with his symposium From Here to There: Visions of a Prosperous, Post-Carbon Region. The “meat” between these Nine Grain slices of vision is not to be missed!
Please visit the Alumni Association home page for a statement about the reunion with links to reunion information.
Secondly, Carl McDaniel's new home, Trail Magic, a climate-neutral, positive-energy home in Oberlin, will have an open house on the OH Solar Tour day, Sunday, Oct 4, from 12 to 4 PM. It is perhaps the most energy efficient home in Oberlin and its energy bill for the first year was zero. All energy came from on site sunshine. The builder, architect, and geothermal person will be at the open house.
Trail Magic is located at 495 East College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074. For an introduction to the house and to Carl, please click here. You can also access a PDF about Trail Magic by visiting this page and clicking on "Trail Magic" in the left bar.
Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Welcome!
This is the new blog for the Cleveland Club of Oberlin Alumni. I'll be posting upcoming events on this site, both official club events, as well as events that alumni would like publicized. This blog will essentially be the same as our e-newsletter, just a different format.
Coming right off of Alumni Council Weekend, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Kira McGirr, class of 2006, and I am delighted to be your new regional coordinator. I hope that I'll get to meet all of you over the next few months as we have events.
A little about myself: I live in Oberlin, with my husband, Charles McGuire, '91/'92, professor of musicology at the Conservatory. I am the store supervisor at the Oberlin Bookstore, and sing with the Cleveland Opera chorus. I love being outdoors, biking, camping, swimming, etc; working in my garden and am an avid reader.
To start off the newsletter, here are two events that will be happening in Oberlin over the next week. My apologies for the short notice, but the newsletter has to start somewhere!
On Thursday, September 17, at 4:45pm, in Craig Auditorium at the Science Center, Dan Chaon, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Oberlin, will be reading from his newest novel Await Your Reply. Professor Chaon is the author of Among the Missing, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and You Remind Me of Me, which was named on of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications. For more information, please visit http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar/index.dot?id=1317372
Kazim Ali, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, and Jessica Grim, Lecturer in the Creative Writing Department, will be reading from their most recent works on Monday, September 21 from 7:00pm - 8:00pm at the Oberlin Public Library. Professor Ali most recently authored the novella The Disappearance of Seth and memoir Bright Felon. Ms. Grim's most recent book is titled Vexed.
Please keep an eye out for an invitation to our next official regional event, which will be held at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage on Sunday, October 11, at 3pm. All details will be included in the invitation.
I welcome all of your thoughts, suggestions and help in planning events that are appealing and interesting.doing so. Please contact me by e-mail (kmcgirr [at] gmail [dot] com) if you are interested in being on the steering committee for the Cleveland Club, or have an idea for an event. If you'd like to have your event or announcement included in the e-newsletter, and on the blog, please contact me at the above e-mail me no later than the 25th of every month to be included in the next month's e-newsletter. The e-newsletter will be sent sometime during the first week of each month. Please be sure to leave plenty of time for publicity!
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Coming right off of Alumni Council Weekend, I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Kira McGirr, class of 2006, and I am delighted to be your new regional coordinator. I hope that I'll get to meet all of you over the next few months as we have events.
A little about myself: I live in Oberlin, with my husband, Charles McGuire, '91/'92, professor of musicology at the Conservatory. I am the store supervisor at the Oberlin Bookstore, and sing with the Cleveland Opera chorus. I love being outdoors, biking, camping, swimming, etc; working in my garden and am an avid reader.
To start off the newsletter, here are two events that will be happening in Oberlin over the next week. My apologies for the short notice, but the newsletter has to start somewhere!
On Thursday, September 17, at 4:45pm, in Craig Auditorium at the Science Center, Dan Chaon, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Oberlin, will be reading from his newest novel Await Your Reply. Professor Chaon is the author of Among the Missing, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and You Remind Me of Me, which was named on of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications. For more information, please visit http://new.oberlin.edu/calendar/index.dot?id=1317372
Kazim Ali, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, and Jessica Grim, Lecturer in the Creative Writing Department, will be reading from their most recent works on Monday, September 21 from 7:00pm - 8:00pm at the Oberlin Public Library. Professor Ali most recently authored the novella The Disappearance of Seth and memoir Bright Felon. Ms. Grim's most recent book is titled Vexed.
Please keep an eye out for an invitation to our next official regional event, which will be held at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage on Sunday, October 11, at 3pm. All details will be included in the invitation.
I welcome all of your thoughts, suggestions and help in planning events that are appealing and interesting.doing so. Please contact me by e-mail (kmcgirr [at] gmail [dot] com) if you are interested in being on the steering committee for the Cleveland Club, or have an idea for an event. If you'd like to have your event or announcement included in the e-newsletter, and on the blog, please contact me at the above e-mail me no later than the 25th of every month to be included in the next month's e-newsletter. The e-newsletter will be sent sometime during the first week of each month. Please be sure to leave plenty of time for publicity!
Looking forward to meeting you all!
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