Events

The Cleveland History Center will open on Monday, January 19 - MLK Day, 10am to 4pm. We will offer free admission all day with $3 rides on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel. All exhibits will be open. Weber’s Premium Custard will be on site selling Euclid Beach Vanilla and Higbee’s Frosted Malt. In addition to the ongoing museum exhibits, we will have special material on view in the Library related to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other material from the African American History Archive. Members of the WRHS Genealogical Committee will be onsite to assist visitors with access to Ancestry Library and other family history resources. This is a great way to begin a family history research project. Guests are also invited to “Coffee, Cocoa, and Community Conversations” at 12pm. Seating is at capacity but a zoom option is available. Email Dr. Regennia Williams for information. Join us in the Crawford Rotunda at 1:30pm to celebrate students from Cleveland School of the Arts and their new installation of artwork featuring Tuskegee Airmen. This Cleveland Heroes Project honors the courage and legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen - heroes who transformed both military and civil rights history.

On February 7 – hundreds of people in Cleveland will brave the cold in just their undies during Cupid’s Undie Run, the nation’s largest pantless party and mileish run for charity. The event raises awareness of neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body, and fundraises for NF research through the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF). Members of the Cleveland NF community can share their experiences with the genetic disorder. More information regarding the event can be found here:https://join.ctf.org/event/2026-cupids-undie-run-cleveland/e705271

On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Ohio will officially launch Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison—a yearlong, statewide celebration honoring the life, work, and legacy of Toni Morrison—with a kickoff event at The Columbus Foundation. The celebration will open on Toni Morrison Day, Wednesday, Feb. 18, with a kickoff event at The Columbus Foundation at 5 p.m. featuring a conversation between Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib. Inspired by Serpell’s new book On Morrison, the conversation will explore Morrison’s lasting influence and why her work continues to matter today. The kickoff event will be live-streamed, opening the conversation to audiences across Ohio and beyond. Register for the livestream at https://bit.ly/OhioCelebratesToniMorrisonKickoff. The Cleveland Kickoff — On Feb. 18, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Karamu House featuring readings and an open mic (this event follows the livestream of the Columbus event) About Toni Morrison and her Ohio Connections  Born in Lorain, Ohio on February 18, 1931, Toni Morrison became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. Her eleven novels trace American history through the Black experience—from A Mercy in the 1680s to God Help the Child in the early 2000s—offering readers a journey through time and truth. Her debut novel, The Bluest […]

The Darl Center for the Arts has announced its next stage production, Conscience, a play by Joe DiPietro centering on the political rivalry between Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith and Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy. The play, based on true events, focuses on Smith, a trailblazer in American politics who remained a voice of reason amid the Red Scare. “After a successful west coast run, we are thrilled to welcome our friends, RKP Productions from Anchorage, Alaska, to the Darl Center,” says the arts center executive director, Darl Schaaff. “The play is often quite funny and always insightful and increasingly relevant.” Tickets are $35. The dates and times of the one-weekend-only event are as follows: February 27, 7:30 p.m. February 28, 1:30 pm and 7:30 p.m. March 1, 1:30 p.m.

Featuring acclaimed soprano Estelí Gomez in 17th & 18th century music from Latin America. PERFORMANCES Sat Feb 28 @ 4:00pm | Heights Theater, Cleveland Heights Sun Mar 1 @ 7:30pm | Inlet Dance @ Pivot Center, Cleveland Mar 27-Apr 26, 2026 Virtual Concert On-Demand

Featuring acclaimed soprano Estelí Gomez in 17th & 18th century music from Latin America. PERFORMANCES Sat Feb 28 @ 4:00pm | Heights Theater, Cleveland Heights Sun Mar 1 @ 7:30pm | Inlet Dance @ Pivot Center, Cleveland Mar 27-Apr 26, 2026 Virtual Concert On-Demand