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Friday, May 20, 2022
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Speeches have the power to educate, incite, and inspire. But for almost every delivered speech, there exists an undelivered opposite. These “second speeches” provide a tantalizing, sometimes terrifying window into what could have been if not for changes of heart or momentous turns of events.
In Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches that Would Have Rewritten History, Jeff Nussbaum presents the most notable...
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4:00 p.m.
The 2025 State of the County with County Executive Chris Ronayne
This forum is SOLD OUT! Be sure to sign up for our ticket notification mailing list to be the first to know if additional tickets become available. Have a question for the County Executive? You can submit your question using this...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Youth Activism: How Students Can Create Change
This is a youth-led forum, powered by student voices. Throughout history, young people have driven America’s major social and political movements, and today is no different. From campus protests to debates over political expression, student activism remains a loud voice. Yet,...
Friday, October 10, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Celebrating 50 years in 2025, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland has remained the leading nonprofit that empowers Northeast Ohio’s LGBTQ community through advocacy, education, collaboration, and celebration. In fact, it is one of the first established LGBTQ centers...
Thursday, October 09, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Mental Health Matters Youth Summit 2025
On October 9, hundreds of students and educators will gather at the City Club for the second annual Mental Health Matters Youth Summit. This isn't just another school trip. Its a day set aside to pause, connect, and focus on...
Friday, October 03, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Embracing Abundance and the Future of Greater Cleveland
There is a tension in our region between those who view our future as constrained by resource scarcity and those who see ours as a region of plenty. Last year, Baiju Shah, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership,...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes On The State of Free Speech
The national debate over the state of free speech continues to intensify. With the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah and the subsequent suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel over remarks regarding Kirk's death, recent events have reinforced a deep divide...
Friday, September 26, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
These days, becoming an entrepreneur seems riskier than ever. The market is fast-paced and increasingly advanced technology has changed the game. Today's entrepreneurial market is certainly not the same as those of past generations. What can we learn from those...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Healing through Verse: The Transformational Power of Poetry in Confronting Trauma
In her recent book, P.O.E.T. (Power Over Emotional Trauma), Honey Bell-Bey asks, "What do you do with what did not kill you?" Trauma happens, she notes, but healing happens also. Widely known as the dynamic National Award-winning Poet Laureate (Academy of...
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