The City Club of Cleveland

06/19/2026

♀️ Join us at Playhouse Square Plaza for FREE on Wed. 7/15 for part of our Outdoor Summer Series, We The People: The Power of Women and the American Promise

We'll hear from leading women in organizations that are dedicated to serving, celebrating, and empowering women in our nation's past, present, and future!

Featuring:
Dawn Ellis, League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland
Helen Forbes Fields, YWCA Greater Cleveland
Abby Westbrook, Collaborate Cleveland

☀️Part of our Free Outdoor Summer Series, presented by Thompson Hine and RPM
🎆Part of our America 250-Ohio series supported by Bank of America, Cleveland Cliffs, and ROCK Family of Companies.

https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/07/15/we-the-people-the-power-of-women-and-the-american-promise

06/18/2026

Only one week until the 2026 State of the Great Lakes! 🌊

Featuring Bryan Stubbs, President & Executive Director, Cleveland Water Alliance

📅 Thu. June 25 at noon
SOLD OUT, but the livestream is FREE at cityclub.org, starting at noon

The Great Lakes are home to 21% of the world's surface freshwater, and it’s not just an environmental asset: it’s an economic one. Join us at the 2026 State of the Great Lakes to learn why the most valuable resource of the 21st century is already in our backyard and what it means for the future of our region.

🔵The Stanley and Hope Adelstein Endowed Forum on the Environment
🔵Part of our Environmental Innovation series proudly sponsored by Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
🔵The America 250-Ohio series is sponsored by Bank of America, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., and ROCK Family of Companies

06/17/2026

✍️ Applications are open for Literary Cleveland’s 2025–2026 Breakthrough Writing Residency! Open to six emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry across Northeast . Apply by July 12.

Spend a year working with an acclaimed mentor and a cohort of writers to develop your first book-length project.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗦:

• One-on-one mentorship
• Professional development opportunities
• Free access to Literary Cleveland programs
• A featured reading at Inkubator Conference
• A NEW $200 monthly stipend

Learn more and apply here:

Apply for Literary Cleveland's free year-long writing residency and work one-on-one with a mentor to complete a book-length project.

06/17/2026

For 175 years, the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine have served Northeast Ohio through education and healthcare, founding and stewarding institutions that have helped shape Greater Cleveland—Beaumont and Urban Community Schools, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, and Joseph & Mary’s Home, among others—and transforming countless lives along the way.

On Thu. 7/16, join us for a conversation with leaders from both orders as we explore the enduring legacy of women religious in Greater Cleveland—their extraordinary lives, their service and sacrifice, and their vision for the future of the communities they continue to inspire.

Tickets open to all at https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/07/16/175-years-of-service-the-ursuline-sisters-the-sisters-of-charity-of-st-augustine-and-a-legacy-of-a-city-transformed

The Nathu Aggarwal and Roy Blackburn Forum
Sponsored by Catholic Charities - Diocese of Cleveland

06/16/2026

Get your tickets now for Fri. 6/26 with Matt Dolan, CEO of Team NEO, as he provides an update on how Team NEO has evolved under his leadership and is taking responsibility to attract more businesses, jobs, and opportunities across Northeast Ohio.

Use promo code JOBS26 for 20% off nonmember tickets!

Team NEO is not a chamber or a think tank. It is the JobsOhio network partner for Northeast Ohio with a mission to retain, expand and attract jobs, businesses, and opportunities in Northeast Ohio. At the helm as Chief Executive Officer is Matt Dolan, who is dedicated to driving economic...

06/16/2026

A message from our summer Intern, Maya!

Each year, hundreds of Northeast Ohio students to attend forums completely free! It is critical to our mission to provide an opportunity for students to engage in civic, civil dialogue with our speakers.

Your donation to our Annual Fund supports student engagement at the City Club, helping ensure these conversations continue for the next generation. Together, we keep democracy thriving.

Make your gift now at cityclub.org/donate

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Each year, hundreds of Northeast Ohio students to attend forums completely free! It is critical to our mission to provide an opportunity for students to engage in civic, civil dialogue with our speakers. Your donation to our Annual Fund supports student engagement at the City Club, helping ensure th...

06/15/2026

Photos from our 6/12 forum with:

Peter L. Salk, MD
President, Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation

Moderator
Arthur Lavin, MD
Founder and Board President, Grandparents for Vaccines

Sponsored by Mt Sinai Health Foundation

Photos by Michaelangelo's Photography

06/15/2026

How Nitina Francis experience as both a business owner and resource partner made her the ultimate empath for her clients, especially when it comes to the power of getting access to resources
Nitina Francis, Director, ECDI Women’s Business Centers of Ohio at EDCI

5.29.2026 // full forum also with Aish... Nathalie Dibo Dibo Law and Roshonda Smith moderating at cityclub.org/archives

06/15/2026

🎭 Join us at Playhouse Square Plaza for FREE on Wed. 7/8 at noon as we welcome leadership from a few of our region's most beloved theatres, Karamu House, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Near West Theatre , each with its own history and deep roots in their communities. They will discuss the work of their stages and the importance of theatre in our nation as an essential backbone of civic and community engagement.

☀️Part of our Free Outdoor Summer Series, presented by Thompson Hine and RPM
🎆Part of our America 250-Ohio series supported by Bank of America, Cleveland Cliffs, and ROCK Family of Companies.

https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2026/07/08/we-the-people-our-stage-theatre-for-every-community

06/15/2026

There is no live Friday forum this week in honor of Juneteenth, but you can tune to 89.7 WKSU at noon 6/19 to hear our forum from April 28 with Robert Louis Brandon Edwards, Architectural Designer; Historian; Preservationist; and PhD Candidate, Columbia University, who is transforming a vintage Greyhound Bus into a mobile museum about the Great Migration. The forum is moderated by ThirdSpace's Mordecai Cargill. More info here:

When the Great Migration began in the early 20th century, there were very few fully established intercity bus lines. In 1930, through the consolidation of more than 100 different bus lines, the Greyhound Corporation began offering a different kind of experience for millions of passengers every year,...