Friday, March 13, 2026
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
1317 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100 Cleveland, OH 44115
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Friday, March 13, 2026
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
1317 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100 Cleveland, OH 44115
For more than two decades, The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual High School Debate Championship.
Every year, the top two area high school debaters square off in a classic "Lincoln-Douglas" style debate at a Friday forum. This allows the debaters to compete—not only for the judges and audience in the room—but also for our radio and television audiences.
The...
Friday, September 15, 1967, 12:00 p.m.
Carl B. Stokes, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Ohio's 44th District, is one of three Democratic candidates running for Mayor of Cleveland.
Friday, September 08, 1967, 12:30 p.m.
Mayor of Cleveland Candidate Forum
Frank P. Celeste, Former Mayor of Lakewood, participates in solo candidate forum for the 1967 Cleveland Mayoral Race. Other candidates appeared in subsequent Friday Forums. Photo: Cleveland Memory Project
Friday, July 14, 1967, 12:30 p.m.
Cleveland Mayoral Debate: Democratic Primary
Frank P. Celeste, Former Mayor of Lakewood, and Carl Stokes, Ohio House of Representatives 44th District, debate in a Cleveland Mayoral Democratic Primary and discuss the Municipal Light Plant and whether it should remain open. Photo: Cleveland Memory Project
Friday, April 28, 1967, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Former Governor of Alabama George Wallace
George Wallace, former Governor of Alabama and husband of current Governor Lurleen Wallace, addresses the City Club of Cleveland amid speculation about a possible presidential run. As governor, he was chiefly noted for his stand against racial integration and the...
Friday, March 10, 1967, 12:00 p.m.
Elmer G. Davis, member of the Ohio Sportsman and Firearms Council and the National Rifle Association, debates Carl B. Stokes, member of the Ohio House of Representatives 44th District, on the sale and issue of firearms.
Friday, September 16, 1966, 12:00 p.m.
Louis Stokes, attorney for the Cleveland Chapter of the NAACP; Baxter Hill, local chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE); John Appling, a professional boxer and head of the Hough Young Adults Advisory Council; and Gerald A. Anderson, member...
Friday, May 13, 1966, 12:00 p.m.
Ralph Nader, political activist, author, attorney, and consumer advocate, discusses his new book, "Unsafe At Any Speed: The Designed in Dangers of the American Automobile." Nader's bestseller details his influential critique of the safety records of American automobile manufacturers. The...
Friday, May 10, 1963, 12:00 p.m.
The City Club Anvil Revue takes a relevant and irreverent look at the year past in 1963. The Anvil Revue traditionally poked fun at political bigwigs and stuffed shirts, evolving from a collection of musical-comedy skits into fully staged productions...
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