2008 Mid-Year Meeting
Local Scene
Child care can be arranged through the hotel concierge. Neither the hotel nor AALS recommends these services but provides this information for your reference.
Things to do in Cleveland
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
www.rockhall.com
With a full calendar of exciting events and an amazing array of exhibits filled with painstakingly preserved and creatively displayed artifacts, this is the ultimate place to learn about rock and roll and how it continues to shape our lives.
The Rock Hall has educational programs for people of all ages. Preschool children expand their horizons musically and socially in our highly acclaimed Toddler Rock sessions. We keep on Rockin’ the Schools, as more than 50,000 students come here every year to learn about the history and significance of rock and roll music. Across the globe and On the Road, our well-received distance-learning program has reached children and young adults throughout the U.S. and in Canada, Mexico and Australia. Adults are welcome to take part in our Rock and Roll Night School classes and we teach teachers how to bring rock music into their classrooms.
More than 100 artists and musicians come to the Hall every year to put on shows, be part of panel discussions, meet with fans and show their support.
Great Lakes Science Center
http://www.glsc.org/
The Great Lakes Science Center is one of America's largest interactive science museums. More than 400 exciting "hands-on" exhibits, breathtaking OMNIMAX® films, daily demonstrations and exciting educational programs show visitors the interdependency of science, environment and technology, particularly in the Great Lakes Region.
Features
- Science Phenomena exhibits - Touch The Indoor Tornado
- Environmental exhibits - Investigate The Sick Earth
- Technology exhibits - Experiment at The Materials Bar
- One-of-a-kind signature exhibits - The Great Lakes Situation Room - 24 computer stations and the area's largest video wall
- Auditorium demonstration area - The Electric Theater Show, where visitors can see the power of lightning firsthand
- Gund Wintergarden - a dramatic nine-story-high enclosed atrium with spectacular views of Lake Erie
- The Cleveland Clinic OMNIMAX® Theater - an incredible film experience! Featuring a six story-high, domed theater with 11,600 wa tts of digital sound that makes viewers feel as if they are in the picture
Cleveland Browns Stadium
www.clevelandbrowns.com
Malley's Chocolate Factory
http://www.malleys.com/
Malley’s Chocolates has been selling delicious chocolates and ice cream since 1935. Malley’s has expanded to 17 retail stores, four of them designed with old fashioned ice cream parlors featuring delicious ice cream concoctions. Tours can be arranged.
Walking Tours of Cleveland
www.clevelandwalkingtours.com
Allows for a choice of trips through downtown or the West Side and Ohio City. You will visit many of Cleveland's most popular sites on these treks. Offers two basic tours, one for downtown Cleveland on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ($5-$10); and one of Ohio City/West Side Market, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.($8-$13) Both last about two hours. Also offers Sedan Safaris, $85 per hour for up to three people; or Van Adventures, $125 per van, up to 12 people
Trolley Tours of Cleveland
www.lollytrolley.com
Leave from the Powerhouse on the West Bank of the Flats for scheduled and group tours of Cleveland on trolleys, including views of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Flats, the Warehouse District, Ohio City and the West Side Market. Two hour tours include views of Playhouse Square, University Circle, and Lake Erie shoreline. Ride on Lolly the Trolley or Gus the Bus. Cost: adult -$10-$15, child-$7-$10.
Goodtime III Lunch or Dinner Cruise
www.goodtimeiii.com
The Goodtime III is the largest quadruple-deck 1,000 passenger luxury ship on the Great Lakes, which offers plenty of room, and you are not confined to your seats.
Our sight seeing trips are unequaled and perfect for individuals, families and groups, large or small. You'll enjoy the fast changing panorama of Cleveland's skyline and the exciting Flats area as you listen to Larry Morrow point out the many sights and little known historical facts about our All-American City. Weather is no problem, we sail rain or shine. The Goodtime III operates from Cleveland's North Coast Inner Harbor at E. 9th Street Pier, next to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes Science Center.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
http://www.clemetzoo.com/
Cleveland boasts one of the country's top zoos. The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which includes the Rainforest exhibit, is perfect for the families
Cleveland Play House
http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/index.asp
Founded in 1915, The Cleveland Play House is America's first permanently established professional theatre company. We are an artist-inspired theatre that serves our community by bringing to life stories that are entertaining, relevant, and thought-provoking. The Cleveland Play House complex consists of three interconnected buildings totaling 300,000 square feet of space on a 12.5-acre campus. It is the largest regional theatre complex under one roof in the country.
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
http://www.cmnh.org/site/
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History aspires to instill a deeper understanding of and appreciation for nature. The Museum will engage, educate and enrich people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds with a recognition of their role in nature, and the need for conservation and preservation of natural diversity in a rapidly changing world.
Curious minds will find plenty to see and do at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Explore all that we have to offer – from the earth to the sky. We have dinosaurs inside and out, a hands-on Dicovery Center for children of all ages, outdoor gardens and wildlife habitats, live animal shows, and daily planetarium programs to explore the universe.
Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum
http://www.jcu.edu/language/hunghemu/
The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society's mission is to preserve Hungarian culture and the experience of Hungarians in Northeast Ohio, so that others, now and in the future, can draw upon its collection for education, inspiration, and enrichment. To carry out its mission, the Society operates a museum and a library as a center for Hungarian historical, cultural and artistic exhibitions, and sponsors educational and research activities.
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
http://saintjohncathedral.com/
Since 1848, this historic Cathedral church in the middle of Cleveland’s civic center has served Catholics and the wider community of Cleveland as a prayerful oasis and spiritual home. As the Bishop’s Church, the Cathedral is the “ Mother Church” for over 800,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Cleveland.
International Women's Air & Space Museum
http://www.iwasm.org/
The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of women in aviation and space and the documentation of their continuing contributions today and in the future.
NASA Glenn Visitor Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html
With its world-class facilities, engineers and researchers, NASA Glenn, located on the shoes of Lake Erie, advances exploration of our solar system and beyond while maintaining global leadership in aeronautics. NASA Glenn focuses on technological advancements in spaceflight systems, aeropropulsion, space propulsion, power systems, nuclear systems, communications and human reseach.
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