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June 06, 2010
PlayhouseSquare gains flexibility by getting smaller via the Allen Theatre renovation
Cleveland's downtown theater district, one of the great success stories in a city with a shortage of them, is growing again. This time by getting smaller.
If the bold Allen Theatre renovation by the Cleveland Play House and Cleveland State University goes forward as planned, PlayhouseSquare will have eight theaters with 1,000 or fewer seats by the fall of 2011, and seven of those eight will have fewer than 600.
Since...
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2010/06/playhousesquare_gains_flexibil.html
Author: Tony Brown
June 06, 2010
Proposed renovation of PlayhouseSquare's Allen Theatre promises big payoff
Cleveland will lose its third-largest theater -- PlayhouseSquare's 2,500-seat Allen -- in September.
The promised payoff, a year later: A three-venue, 1,000-seat complex for the flagship Cleveland Play House, which sold its outmoded facility, and for Cleveland State University's undergraduate drama program.
All for a relative bargain -- under $30 million -- and preserving the 1921 Allen's architecture.
That's the potential held by new plans, released exclusively to The...
Link: http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2010/06/proposed_renovation_of_playhou.html
Author: Tony Brown
June 06, 2010
Cleveland's Soldiers and Sailors Monument reopens
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Public Square reopened Saturday morning, in a patriotic ceremony with songs from the Singing Angels, a flag ceremony by Civil War reenactors, and remarks from dignitaries who recalled the contribution of Ohio's volunteers in the war that began in 1861.
On the Web
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (the monument's own site)
Designed by Levi T. Scofield, the monument was dedicated...
Link: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/06/clevelands_soldiers_and_sailor.html
Author: Evelyn Theiss
May 13, 2010
WRL named to Architect Magazine's Top 50
Westlake Reed Leskosky has been ranked #48 on Architect magazine's 2nd annual firm ranking list. Rankings take into account firm revenue per employee, sustainability practices, and design recognition.
Link: http://www.architectmagazine.com/business/the-architect-50.aspx
Author: Architect Magazine
May 05, 2010
Kohl Building Dedication Receives National Coverage
The dedication of the Oberlin Kohl Building continues to receive significant national coverage. The building was dedicated on May 1, 2010 with opening acts by Stevie Wonder and Bill Cosby. Author: Multiple Sources
April 30, 2010
The Baltimore Sun
Big Event: Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby Visit Oberlin College
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/wjw-stevie-wonder-bill-cosby-in-oberlin-txt,0,5968812.story
The Chicago Tribune
Big Event: Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby Visit Oberlin College
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/wjw-stevie-wonder-bill-cosby-in-oberlin-txt,0,3202502.story
Fox8 News Cleveland
Big Event: Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby visit Oberlin College
April 30, 2010
Photo gallery: Stars flock to Oberlin for Kohl building opening
OBERLIN - It's going to be a star-studded weekend at Oberlin College when the Bertram and Judith Kohl Building has its grand opening.
Stevie Wonder, Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, actor and Oberlin alum Avery Brooks ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Spenser for Hire") and author/musician and Oberlin alum James McBride ("The Color of Water," "The Miracle at St. Anna") will be on hand to celebrate the grand opening of the building, which...
Link: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2010/04/29/photo-gallery-stars-flock-to-oberlin-for-kohl-building-opening/
Author: Melissa Hebert
