Marsha Dobrzynski
Marsha Dobrzynski is retiring as president and CEO of the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL) this summer after 27 years of service, according to a news release. It has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my life; second, of course, to my family, Dobrzynski said in a provided statement.
In its 68th year, the organization s mission is to ignite student learning, creativity, and success through the arts, according to its website. It s an affiliate of the Young Audiences Arts for Learning Network.
Dobrzynski s last day will be June 30, according to a spokeswoman. A search for a replacement has been ongoing for the past five months, and an announcement to introduce a new leader will happen soon, she added.
The Cozad-Bates House is the only pre-Civil War home remaining in the area. Author: Lindsay Buckingham Updated: 6:46 PM EST February 24, 2021
CLEVELAND The Cozad-Bates House was built for Justus Cozad by his father Andrew. It was first built in 1853, but additions were added in the 1860s and 1972.
The Cozad family settled in Northeast Ohio in the early 19th century, living along a road that s now known as Euclid Avenue. Along with other families in the area, the Cozads provided aid to freedom seekers. The Cleveland code word in the underground railroad was hope. There were a number of small five houses up and down Euclid Avenue that the residents there assisted freedom seekers as they were traveling through the United States, through the North to Canada, where ultimate freedom lied, Elise Yablonsky, planning director of University Circle, Inc., told a group of Cleveland Metropolitan School District students on a Zoom call.
Arts-Incubator project hopes to spark change in Cleveland s Lee-Harvard neighborhood
Artist Jimmie Woody plans to turn his father s former ice cream shop into a mixed-use creative space. Author: Jessica Miller, Chris Webb Published: 8:57 PM EST December 17, 2020 Updated: 8:57 PM EST December 17, 2020
CLEVELAND Jimmie Woody is a nationally renowned artist, Columbia University graduate and native Clevelander with a dream. In these times we need things that give us hope things that inspire us, Woody said.
And Woody has found that inspiration in a new project - restoring his the building that was once home to his family s longtime ice-cream shop in Cleveland s Lee-Harvard neighborhood.