Cleveland-area society benefit parties.
Greater Cleveland Sports Commission -- Awards Banquet
Cleveland's pro teams might be having their problems, but the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission's annual awards banquet on Feb. 10 proved there are still plenty of winners in Northeast Ohio. More than 1,200 guests attended the event at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. The silent auction was a treasure trove for memorabilia hunters, highlighted by such items as an autographed Joe DiMaggio bat. Live auction items included trips to the Super Bowl, college football's National Championship Game and the NCAA Men's Final Four.
-- Bob Migra, Special to The Plain Dealer
Pecha Kucha Night
The international sensation known as Pecha Kucha (Japanese for "the sound of conversation") grew a little more in Cleveland on Feb. 4 at House of Blues. More than 300 people packed the swanky Cambridge Room to hear a dozen speakers give rapid-fire presentations about art, architecture, animation and fashion. Founded in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young designers to showcase their work and network, Pecha Kucha has spread to hundreds of cities around the world. Cleveland's 11th Pecha Kucha night was hosted again by local organizers Mike Christoff and Raseem Parker, who applied to the Japanese organization in 2008 to begin hosting the free events in Cleveland. They had to guarantee that they would never make a dollar from the events, so they've resorted to regular sponsorships and donations to keep the conversations flowing. For details about the next Pecha Kucha night go to pecha-kucha.org/night/cleveland. -- Kathleen Murphy Colan, Special to The Plain Dealer
Alzheimer's Association Cleveland Area Chapter -- Cadillacs, Cowboys and Cocktails
Country and Western themes filled the Cadillac Ranch downtown on Feb. 10 for the Alzheimer's Association's first Cadillacs, Cowboys and Cocktails "friend-raiser" to spread the word that Alzheimer's is a family disease. A multigenerational volunteer committee worked hard to include grandparents, parents and children for the soiree that included 240 guests. A country band helped get everyone in the mood leading to a surprise flash mob by event planners to a cover of Brooks & Dunn's "Boot Scootin' Boogie." Cleveland-area chapter executive director Nancy Udelson said the party wasn't a traditional fundraiser. "With such a low ticket price of $50 per person, we didn't expect to make any money," she said. The organization serves five counties in Northern Ohio and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2010. -- Kathleen Murphy Colan, Special to The Plain Dealer
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/pdq/index.ssf/2011/02/sports_commission_pecha_kucha.html
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