CITY OF CLEVELAND
Mayor Frank G. Jackson
Fri., February 1st
OPENING CEREMONY LUNCHEON
CLEVELAND: BUILDING A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY
12 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Speaker: Mark L. Joseph, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, CWRU
(Invitation Only)
Wed., February 6th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH BAZAAR
12 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Various vendors will be selling a large
selection of unique gifts.
(Free, Open to Public)
Wed., February 6th
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
IN BLACK BUSINESS
12 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Honorees: Delmar Yarborough, owner of
Wolf’s Den; Akil Hameed, owner of FASS
Real Estate Services. Food samples provided
by Artistic Catering.
(Free, Open to Public)
Fri., February 8th
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
FOR ARMED FORCES
12 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Honorees: Tuskeegee Airmen: Roy
S. Richardson and Asa V. Newman;
Buffalo Soldiers: Thomas Earl Cooper
(posthumously). Vendors present and food
samples provided by Krissy’s Sweet Treats.
(Free, Open to Public)
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sat., February 9th
FLAG RAISING
11 AM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
45th Annual Black History Flag Raising.
For more information contact Coalition
for a Better Life at 216.486.1699 or
216.538.4043.
Sun., February 10th
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
IN GOSPEL MUSIC
5 PM, CALVARY CHURCH
OF GOD IN CHRIST
10808 SUPERIOR AVENUE
Honoree: Gertrude Ribbins (posthumously)
(Free, Open to Public)
Tues., February 12th
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
IN MEDIA
12 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Honoree: Ulysses Glen, East Side
Daily News. Food samples provided
by Black Box Cafe’.
(Free, Open to Public)
Fri., February 15th
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
FOR ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA
AWARENESS
12 PM - 1:30 PM, CITY HALL
ROTUNDA
Speaker: Maria Sady, CCH Healthcare
– Westbrook Center formerly known as
Genesis Healthcare – West Bay Center.
Food samples provided by Chick-Fil-A.
Wed., February 20th
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH
11 AM - 2 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Go Red for Women Heart Health
information, vendors, activities and guest
speakers. For more information contact
Sandy Wood at 216.857.7474.
Food samples will be provided.
(Free, Open to Public)
Thur., February 21st
BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
IN ARTS & CULTURE
12:15 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Honoree: Ed Ridley
Theatre Performance: The Hollow Image (A
Daughter’s Trilogy), Written and Directed by
Cornell Calhoun III. Food samples provided
by B&M Bar-B-Q.
(Free, Open to Public)
Wed., February 27th
MINISTER’S BREAKFAST
10 AM, SUNSHINE CAFE
7201 KINSMAN AVENUE
Honoree: Pastor Ernie Fields
(Invitation Only)
Thur., February 28th
THE CLOSING CEREMONY LUNCHEON
HONORING THE WHITLEY & WHITLEY
ARCHITECTS
12 PM, CITY HALL ROTUNDA
Honorees: William & James Whitley and
Joyce Whitley (posthumously).
(Invitation Only)