![]() NPS / D.J. Reiser Listen to Live MusicConservancy ConcertsConservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park hosts a variety of concerts throughout the year. Enjoy a family-friendly outdoor concert series, Rhythm on the River in the summer. Or Concerts at Happy Days Lodge in the winter. Voices in the ValleyThe Peninsula Foundation supports the arts community by presenting Voices in the Valley, a showcase of traditional roots music. Join them for a relaxing evening in the historic G.A.R. Hall. Blossom Music CenterThe summer home of the Cleveland Orchestra is nestled within Cuyahoga Valley. Catch their annual Blossom Festival. The iconic pavilion seats 5,700 people, with space for about 13,500 more on the lawn. ![]() NPS / Kris Brown PhotographyCuyahoga Valley Photographic SocietyPart of the Conservancy, the Photo Society sponsors monthly presentations by locally and nationally recognized photographers as well as workshops, photo walks, and an annual contest. Wings and Voices of the CuyahogaWings and Voices of the Cuyahoga: How Birds Connect Us is a traveling exhibit that began in July 2021 and continues into 2023. Through the masterful bird photography of Jim Roetzel, it explores the relationships between people and nature. At some venues there will be gallery talks and other programs related to the theme. Photo GalleriesView a collection of photographs taken in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Lectures and TheaterPorthouse TheatreSince its founding in 1968, Porthouse Theatre has entertained scores of Northeast Ohio audiences and provided training opportunities for countless developing theatre artists. Every summer, more than 20,000 guests enjoy the Porthouse experience, picnicking with friends and family on the surrounding grounds or in one of their pavilions before enjoying a professional production in their comfortable 500-seat covered outdoor theatre. Creative WritingCVNP Poetic ToolkitThe National Park Service and the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park have a long standing partnership with the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University. Our current collaboration is a Poetic Inventory of the insects, birds, mammals, fish, fungi, flowering plants, and other forms of life that make the park their home. Watch this collection grow over time. Contact Wick if you want to participate. Online Emerge and Thread tools let you make a poem about park geology, prehistoric people, and the Ohio & Erie Canal. |
Last updated: January 9, 2023