Cleveland POPS Orchestra Celebrates 80 years of Oscars for Music T he Cleveland POPS Orchestra, with conductor Carl Topilow, will salute the Academy Awards for Music at Severance Hall on Friday, February 6, from 8 – 10 p.m. The first half of the two-hour concert will feature musical selections, representing each of the eight decades in which songs and original scores for movies have been recognized by the Academy. The audience will experience, in order of decade, music from The Wizard of Oz (30s), Sea Hawk (40s), Ben Hur (50s) The Graduate (60s), The Godfather (70s), Amadeus (80s), Titanic (90s), and Lord of the Rings (00s). The second hour will feature a wide selection of songs and scores that were in contention for, but did not win, the coveted golden statue – including Chicago, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, and more. Carl Topilow, a film-music enthusiast, will co-host the concert with Bill Rudman, nationally recognized authority on the American musical, and founder and artistic director of The Musical Theater Project. Topilow and Rudman will offer history and comments on the music presented. Stars of Tomorrow – talented members of the nationally acclaimed Baldwin Wallace University Music Theater Department – will perform many of the numbers in the concert’s second half. Guest artists include vocalists Lucille Anders, Kelly Autry, Ellis Dawson, Hannah-Jo Weisberg, and Lexi Cowan. For ticket information, call Severance Hall at 216.231.1111 or visit www.clevelandpops.com. INNOVATORS IN MEMORY CARE Experience Makes a Difference Our expansion is complete – we invite you to come and see our new rooms! Call today to receive a free copy of “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova. Now a movie! Global Climate Change – Weathering the Storm P ark Synagogue presents Global Climate Change – Weathering the Storm, on Thursday, February 12, at Park Synagogue East, 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:15 p.m. We often hear about climate change in the news today, from the drought in California, to the torrential rains and mudslides, more frequent massive storms, hurricanes and tornadoes, and a warming of temperature in many areas. What are the causes, scope and impact of these changes? How are these changes affected by the global population? What effects does climate change have on humans, animals, and plants? What actions can individuals and communities take to reverse or lessen the changes? A panel of experts will answer these questions and help us understand climate change and its effects – environmentally, economically and health-wise – on everyone and everything in Ohio and around the world. Panelists will be Alycia Ashburn, Outreach consultant/ coordinator, Ohio Interfaith Power and Light; Matt Gray, director, City of Cleveland Office of Sustainability; Marni Urso, director, Audubon’s Climate Initiative; and Stefanie Spear, founder and CEO of EcoWatch, who will also moderate the discussion. The program is free and open to the community. RSVPs are requested to Ellen Petler, at epetler@parksyn.org or 216.371.2244 ext. 122. This program is sponsored by Park Synagogue’s Social Action Committee. 8100 East Washington Street Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 ChagrinFalls@arden-courts.com (440) 543-6766 15 YEARS STRONG SERVING THE CHAGRIN VALLEY TM Memory Care Community February 2015 n Beachwood Buzz 13