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sosAssociates.com is an extension of my long time social media interests -- taking it beyond the 140 280 characters. Focus areas include:

  • Cleveland and Akron Cultural Events, Art, and Theatre
  • Parks and Trails
  • Cleveland and Akron Tech Meetings, Social Media Events, and Entrepreneur Groups
  • Website Design, Technology, and the Former WebSigCleveland.org

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Blog

Four Days of Fun -- Four Lake Erie Sunsets
Four Days of Fun -- Four Lake Erie Sunsets

Four Days of Fun -- Four Lake Erie Sunsets | Our extended Fourth of July weekend, July 1-4, 2017, was filled with many activities, each day ending with a beautiful Lake Erie sunset! Thank you to all the great organizations that made these four days of fun possible.

Crash Party: Being Among the First to Experience the New CMA ArtLens Gallery
Crash Party: Being Among the First to Experience the New CMA ArtLens Gallery

CMA ArtLens Crash Party | We were very excited to be among the first to experience the new CMA ArtLens gallery -- to see changes that were not just evolutionary, but revolutionary!

Fun Day! From The Flats to Uptown and Beyond!
Fun Day! From The Flats to Uptown and Beyond!

Fun Day! From Flats to Uptown & Beyond! | Ever have a day when you have a few things planned, but as the day proceeds, opportunities for more fun activities arise? That was my day on Saturday, May 6, 2017, when a couple of fun things evolved into a full day and evening of activities.

Alex Katz Media and Influencer Exhibition Preview Night
Alex Katz Media and Influencer Exhibition Preview Night

Alex Katz Media/Influencer Exhibit Preview | We were fortunate to receive an invitation to attend the Cleveland Museum of Art's "Alex Katz Media and Influencer Exhibition Preview."  We enjoyed learning about the "Brand-New & Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s" exhibition.

March For Science Cleveland on Earth Day 2017
March For Science Cleveland on Earth Day 2017

March For Science Cleveland on Earth Day 2017 | Earth Day 2017 was different -- a positive movement to take action grew out of some negative things happening in our country! The good people of Northeast Ohio came out in force! Congratulations to the March for Science Cleveland for this grand success!

sosAssociates.com Blogiversary: Five!
sosAssociates.com Blogiversary: Five!

sosAssociates.com Blogiversary: Five! | Our fifth Blogiversary of celebrating the fun of exploring our community! Thank you to my great co-writer and wife, Julie Smith. I always enjoy sharing the journey with her!

The BIG Event: The PlayhouseSquare 2017-2018 KeyBank Broadway Series Launch Party!
The BIG Event: The PlayhouseSquare 2017-2018 KeyBank Broadway Series Launch Party!

PlayhouseSquare 2017-2018 Broadway Series | The BIG Event: The PlayhouseSquare 2017-2018 KeyBank Broadway Series Launch Party was an evening of fun and anticipation as each show of the new season was announced!

Hot in Cleveland: Brite Winter 2017
Hot in Cleveland: Brite Winter 2017

Hot in Cleveland: Brite Winter 2017 | Mother Nature did not deliver the normal sub-freezing temperatures that we have come to expect at Brite Winter. This year, we had record high temperatures across the area. Congratulations to the Brite Winter leadership on their eighth successful year!

PechaKucha Night Akron Volume 6 at the Akron Urban League
PechaKucha Night Akron Volume 6 at the Akron Urban League

PechaKucha Akron Volume 6 | PechaKucha Akron had another huge and very successful event that took place at the Akron Urban League. When we arrived, we were not surprised to see 415 attendees, since we knew that PechaKucha Akron is a must-attend event in Akron.

Think & Drink with the Extinct: Biomimicry!
Think & Drink with the Extinct: Biomimicry!

Think & Drink with the Extinct: Biomimicry! | We did not know that the very first Think & Drink with the Extinct that we would attend with our brand-new membership would feature the University of Akron Biomimicry Fellowship Ph.D. candidates we had already written about in our blog twice!

2017 North Coast Harbor Ice Fest and Free MLK Day at Science Center and Rock Hall
2017 North Coast Harbor Ice Fest and Free MLK Day at Science Center and Rock Hall

Ice Fest and Free MLK Day | 2017 North Coast Harbor Ice Fest and free Martin Luther King, Jr., Day at Science Center and Rock Hall. Not only did we appreciate the fun day, but we also want to thank North Coast Harbor for choosing our photos as winners in their 2017 Social Media Photo Contest. 

Cleveland Public Library & NASA Glenn - Hidden Figures
Cleveland Public Library & NASA Glenn - Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures | The Cleveland Public Library & NASA Glenn Hidden Figures event was an illuminating discussion. It was interesting to hear personal stories about the contributions of women of color working at NASA.