Ingenuity

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Forget what you know about all the other festivals. The 13th edition of IngenuityFest: Metamorphosis is unlike anything you've seen. Fully at home in their enormous industrial venue, The Hamilton Collaborative at 5401 Hamilton, a block north of St. Clair, Ingenuity is preparing surprising artist projects in pods throughout the labyrinthine venue.

Having fully morphed into IngenuityLABS, a year-round locus for artists and creators, and partnering with 10 maker start-ups, the annual Fest, Fri 9/22 – Sun 9/24, is now the glittering and public tip of the iceberg, featuring a Propane Dance Floor, Leaping Off The Wall, a live butterfly experience, the Mechanique Biotique, Makers Mecca, the spectacular Tesla Orchestra, local food trucks and breweries.

Ingenuity co-founder Thomas Mulready spoke with artistic director Emily Appelbaum and marketing/development guru Annie Weiss, the brain trust behind Ingenuity 2017. Don’t miss it.

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SPONSORED: The Tesla Orchestra is back! Only four chances to see these musical lightning bolts play at IngenuityFest: Metamorphosis. Stop by Fri 9/22, or Sat 9/23 after dark to see this unforgettable show. Tickets starting at just $5. Visit IngenuityCleveland.com to stay up to date on schedules and more.

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Come out and explore IngenuityFest: Metamorphosis taking place September 22-24 at the new Hamilton Collaborative in Saint Clair-Superior at 5401 Hamilton Avenue. Sip on local Goldhorn beer and Watershed cocktails as you discover the wacky, weird and just plain wonderful.

Experience art installations, makers, exhibits, performances, music, local food and vendors. Visit IngenuityCleveland.com for tickets, directions, hours, and a sneak peak of what you'll see at the Fest. $5 Day Pass or $10 Weekend Pass, Kids 12 and Under get in for FREE!

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SPONSORED: Why dance on the floor when you can dance on the wall? You'll have to look up to watch MorrisonDance perform at IngenuityFest 2017: Metamorphosis taking place September 22-24 at the Hamilton Collaborative. Get directions, tickets, and hours at IngenuityCleveland.com.

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SPONSORED: Join us for the 13th IngenuityFest at the new Hamilton Collaborative in Saint Clair-Superior, September 22-24. Headliners for Friday and Saturday announced as Chicago-based rock’n’roll duo White Mystery and Austin-based folk band Calliope Musicals, respectively. Day Pass: $5 or Weekend Pass: $10, Kids 12 and Under: FREE. Tickets at IngenuityCleveland.com.

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With a new mission, a new venue and a new theme ("Awakenings"), Ingenuity boldly carves a path into the future.

Alighting at the Osborn Industrial Complex at 5401 Hamilton in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood, Ingenuity sets the stage for the 2016 IngenuityFest, set to take place Fri 9/23Sun 9/25.

Ingenuity program director Emily Applebaum updates CoolCleveland's Thomas Mulready on how IngenuityLabs turn pilot communities into permanent creative collaboratives, with the opportunity to share equipment, tools and resources to become permanent tenants in the space. Now everyone's got a cool new place to call home.

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The 12th annual IngenuityFest, Cleveland's annual festival of creativity and innovation, takes you on an epic journey!

Ingenuity transforms the former Osborn Industrial Complex in Saint Clair Superior (located at the corner of 53rd and Hamilton Avenue) from September 23-25, 2016. Experience music, food, installations, dance performances, exhibits, vendors and IngenuityLabs - incubating new projects through on-site collaboration. Tickets and more information available at IngenuityCleveland.com.

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Emily Applebaum, program director for Ingenuity gives us the inside scoop on Bal Ingenieux, fashioned after the historic Kokoon Arts Club, taking place June 4 to raise money for Ingeniuty’s annual programs, and for the region’s premier celebration of the creative class.

Check out their cool new venue at the Tenk Building on the West Bank of the Flats where Bal Ingenieux explodes with dancing, costumes, the Sokol Ariel Circus, the Lost State of Franklin, DJ P Stoops, the Ernie Krivda Quartet, and a special award to CWRU’s Think[box] for making entrepreneurship accessible.

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A program of Ingenuity Cleveland focused on our region as a globally competitive hub for innovation and manufacturing. Join Jack Schron (Jergens, Cuyahoga County), Ethan Karp (Magnet), Jeff Epstein (Health Tech Corridor), Erika Anthony (Cleveland Neighborhood Progress) and moderator Michael DeAloia, Tech Czar, for a live recording in our series joining business, entrepreneurship and the creative community. IngenuityCleveland.com.

Join us Mon 11/16 and Thu 11/19 from 5:30-7:00PM at BOP STOP at The Music Settlement, 2920 Detroit Avenue and enjoy a full bar with your live conversation. Register now.

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With a visit to SE Blueprint to talk with partners Cleveland Color Imaging and Jencen Architecture, CoolCleveland checks in with program director Emily Applebaum about plans for the 2015 IngenuityFest.

Focused around the concept of "Transitions," and alighting down on North Coast Harbor from Fri 10/2 - Sun 10/4, Ingenuity will present 7 themed Villages throughout the fest.


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Cleveland's favorite art and technology based event, IngenuityFest, is back at NorthCoast Harbor on Fri 10/2 - Sun 10/4 for a jam packed three days of fun, entertainment, makers and science! Known for activating spaces and captivating audiences, Ingenuity has been a staple for Cleveland for the past 11 years, and this festival's theme of "Transitions" is symbolic of the times.

Check out innovative art instillations like "Pipe Dream" or "CUbE x WORK," a three-dimensional form, designed to create light and motion, in non-traditional spaces. Sound inspirational? Try out their maker spaces and get your creative side working, while enjoying great music and food.

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Come Tinker, Come Learn

Peter Debelak set up his Soulcraft Woodshop to allow makers, tinkerers and the general public to have access to tools and equipment for manifesting their creative projects. Educator Sean Wheeler teaches English by having his high school students build a chair (!), and he helps Peter teach classes.

Both will be on hand at the 3rd Annual Cleveland Mini-Maker Faire on Sat 6/6 from 10AM-4PM, a program of Cleveland Public Library in partnership with Ingenuity, at CPL's Downtown branch.

Emily Appelbaum of Ingenuity joins Peter and Sean to show CoolCleveland around Soulcraft Woodshop in the Hildebrandt Building of the Stockyards neighborhood of Cleveland.

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Bal Ingénieux Won't Disappoint!

The Bal Ingénieux, happening on Sat 5/16 @ 6:00pm at Kalman & Pabst Photo Group, is something you don't want to miss. A benefit for Cleveland's IngenuityFest, Bal Ingénieux's masquerade and innovative feel mirrors Cleveland’s Kokoon Arts Club days, with its beautiful costumes, performances, delicious food, and all around good time.

CoolCleveland Correspondent Marty Bielat met up with Ingenuity's new Programming Director Emily Appelbaum to get the details. Along with getting a breakdown of the space and activities from Emily, CoolCleveland also enjoyed a dazzling exclusive performance from Alberto Ramos Cordero and Micaela Colleen Barret of The Cleveland Tango School.