Resilient Lee Youth Summit

February 21, 2026 | 10am-2:30pm | Frederick Douglass Neighborhood Resource and Recreation Center | REGISTRATION REQUIRED

The Resilient Lee Youth Summit brings together students in grades 7-12 to explore history, leadership, and community building. Through interactive workshops, a gallery walk, leadership training, and creative activities, youth will discover why place matters, learn what it means to be a leader, and dream big about their neighborhoods. This is a free event but registration is required. Learn more and register here.

Pieces of the Same Puzzle Cross-Community Meal

March 1, 2026 | 1:30-3:30pm | John F. Kennedy High School | REGISTRATION REQUIRED

A cross-community dinner uniting Lee-Harvard and Shaker through food, conversation, and a community quilt—every piece matter.

Pieces of the Same Puzzle: A United by LEE Cross-Community Dinner brings together Lee-Harvard and Shaker neighbors for food, conversation, and connection rooted in shared history and place.

We invite guests to bring a piece of fabric representing their neighborhood or story to contribute to a Community Quilt, symbolizing how every voice and experience matters.

This dinner is one of four events in the Resilient LEE series, a community-led initiative focused on civic engagement, storytelling, and building stronger cross-community relationships.

What if...Why not? — September 27, 2025 - February 15, 2026 

Cleveland artist Chi-Irena Wong invites viewers into a playful and absurd world where the illogical becomes ordinary. Through humorous “what if” scenarios—like grocery shopping in claw machines, wearing shoes as hats, or dining on lint-burgers—her work challenges perceptions of what is normal and what is absurd. Layered with quirky details and whimsical characters, the pieces reward active looking, sparking discovery and delight. Wong’s fantastical worlds encourage us to question our own reality with humor and curiosity, leaving space for joy, laughter, and the invention of our own silly possibilities.

What if...Why not? opens September 27 during AppleFest and will be on view through February 15, 2026. This exhibition is supported in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

Brought One Dark Night — March - September 2026 

In a letter to an old friend, Jemima Mousseau described herself as one of three Menominee children taken at night to the North Union Shaker Village in Warrensville Township. Her remarkable life, uncovered through new historical research, reveals themes of movement, resilience, and the fluid nature of identity in 19th- and early 20th-century Ohio.

Brought One Dark Night, on view March-September 2026, shares Jemima’s story in depth for the first time. The exhibition is supported in part by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.