Fairmount Center for the Arts will highlight seven speakers in the 2023-2024 Pull Back the Curtain Speaker Series. Speakers from the visual arts, film, theater, music, architecture and culinary worlds will share behind-the-scenes stories and answer questions during these one-hour, free talks. The monthly Speaker Series programs will be offered from October 2023 through April 2024.
“The Speaker Series is a wonderful way to spend part of your Sunday afternoon, hearing interesting stories from fascinating speakers,” says Elizabeth Bolander, Executive Director. “We can’t wait to welcome back our regulars and see new faces.”
Light refreshments will be served. Advance reservations are recommended for these free lectures. Registration is currently open for the fall 2023 talks and can be completed at fairmountcenter.org/special-
Here’s a list of speakers:
How We Won the House that Rock Built
Sunday, October 22, 3-4 p.m.
Michael Benz, Executive Advisor, Ciuni and Panichi
Hear behind-the-scenes stories of the founding of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Public Space Revolution: The Fight to Make Cleveland a Livable City – 1978-2023
Sunday, November 12, 3-4 p.m.
Steven Litt, Art and Architecture Critic, The Plain Dealer
Engage in dialogue with Steven Litt about Cleveland’s past, present and future plans for public spaces.
Everything I Know About Life I Learned from Musicals
Sunday, December 3, 3-4 p.m.
Bill Rudman, The Musical Theater Project
Everybody knows that musicals are entertaining—but oh, they can be so much more! Bill Rudman, founder of The Musical Theater Project, has spent most of his life exploring this uniquely American art form, and he will tell you that musicals can also run deep, showing us life in ways that are meaningful and moving. TMTP’s slogan says it best: “Learn. Laugh. Cry. Love.” That’s what you’ll do with Bill in December.
Other Upcoming Speakers:
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January 21, 2024: Barbara Tannenbaum, Chair of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and Curator of Photography, Cleveland Museum of Art
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February 25, 2024: Lauren Bozich, Owner/Designer, White Flower Cake Shoppe
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March 24, 2024: Lauren Heroux, Glass Artist, Glass Asylum
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April 21, 2024: Mike Wendt, Production Coordinator, Greater Cleveland Film Commission
About Fairmount Center for the Arts
For more than 50 years, Fairmount Center for the Arts has provided a space for individual expression and the opportunity for all to explore the arts through classes, workshops, community performances and cultural programs. For more information or to register for fall classes, music lessons and special events visit fairmountcenter.org or call 440-338-3171.
