Understanding and Maintaining Wood Windows and Doors

May 18, 2024 | 11am-2:30pm | Shaker Historical Society | REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Join Shaker Historical Society and CC Restoration for Understanding and Maintaining Wood Windows and Doors, an interactive workshop for owners of old homes. In the morning, we'll explore the basics of door construction, learn to address common issues like binding and draftiness, and get hands-on experience installing spring bronze weatherstripping. In the afternoon, you'll gain insights into wood windows, including basics of construction, window types and styles, and how to address common wood window maintenance such as re-roping and glazing. 

Don't miss this chance to enhance your DIY skills and ensure your home's doors and windows are in top-notch condition! This session includes hands-on work and is restricted to participants ages 18 years old and older. All attendees will be required to sign a waiver upon check-in. Workshop registration is $40* and includes a small lunch from Shaker Heights caterer Bon Vivant. Register by May 16 to be included in our lunch order: bit.ly/SHSdoors

*SHS and OHC members, please email shakerhistory@shakerhistory.org for a discount code to save $10/person!

Members-Only Tour: Manifestation of Light

May 23, 2024* | 7-8pm | Shaker Historical Society | REGISTRATION REQUIRED

*This event was rescheduled from May 16 due to water line repairs.

Shaker Historical Society and Ohio History Connection members are invited to attend a members-only tour of our current exhibition, Manifestation of Light, led by curator Jess Fijalkovich on Thursday, May 23 at 7:00pm. This guided tour provides an exclusive opportunity to hear directly from Jess, who dedicated months to researching and collaborating with archivists and scholars nationwide to explore this unique perspective on the Shakers.

Inspired by the recent solar eclipse, Manifestation of Light: Exploring the Shakers' Celestial Inspiration delves into Shaker artwork, writing, and culture inspired by the sun, moon, and stars. From gift drawings to poetry to dance, the Shakers' relationship with celestial light and cosmic geometry is grounded in real-world skills and references, providing a captivating intersection of the heavens and earth.

Due to the size of our gallery, the tour is limited to 15 people. This is a free tour but registration is required. Current SHS or OHC members can contact education@shakerhistory.org for the registration link. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining or renewing today!

Empire Builders Book Launch with Lauren R. Pacini

June 6, 2024 | 7-8pm | Shaker Historical Society | SOLD OUT

**The book launch is sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please contact education@shakerhistory.org**

The Shaker Historical Society and Shaker Heights Public Library are proud to sponsor the launch of Empire Builders: An Illustrated History of the Rise and Fall of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers (Indiana University Press, 2024), the latest book from architectural photographer and local history author Lauren R. Pacini. The first biography of the Van Sweringen brothers in more than twenty years, Empire Builders shares the remarkable rise and fall of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, brothers born into poverty with a vision that holds a lasting legacy in Shaker Heights and Cleveland.

Join us on Thursday, June 6 at 7pm to hear author Lauren Pacini discuss the book, purchase a copy, and tour a new Lissauer Gallery exhibition featuring Pacini’s architectural photographs of Van Sweringen properties.

This is a free event at the Shaker Historical Society. Due to limited space, registration is required. Limited parking is available behind the museum with overflow parking along South Park Boulevard.

Empire Builders Public Reception and Exhibit Opening

June 6, 2024 | 8-9pm | Shaker Historical Society | OPEN TO ALL

The Shaker Historical Society and Shaker Heights Public Library are proud to sponsor the launch of Empire Builders: An Illustrated History of the Rise and Fall of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers, the latest book from architectural photographer and local history author Lauren R. Pacini. The first biography of the Van Sweringen brothers in more than twenty years, Empire Builders shares the remarkable rise and fall of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, brothers born into poverty with a vision that holds a lasting legacy in Shaker Heights and Cleveland.

Join us on Thursday, June 6 from 8-9pm at the Shaker Historical Society for a public reception to meet author Lauren Pacini, purchase a copy of Empire Builders, and tour a new Lissauer Gallery exhibition featuring Pacini’s architectural photographs of Van Sweringen properties.

The public reception and exhibit opening are free and open to all. Please email education@shakerhistory.org to be added to the waitlist for the Empire Builders book talk prior to the reception.

Limited parking is available behind the museum with overflow parking along South Park Boulevard. Please note that access to the exhibition in the second floor Lissauer Gallery requires navigation of stairs.

Luminous Botanica by Sequoia Bostick — March 8 - May 26, 2024

As the signs of spring emerge outside, explore an illustrative world of peaceful botanical wonder in Luminous Botanica, a solo exhibition by Sequoia Bostick in our Lissauer Gallery. Sequoia's work features a variety of plant themed scenes that show her love for the colorful beauty and serenity of nature and plant care.

Sequoia Bostick is an Illustrator, maker, and designer living in Cleveland, Ohio. She creates pieces that are self contained narratives with the purpose of capturing the essence of a single moment, or emotion. As of late, her work has evolved through the use of color theory and shape language to enhance the slice of life illustration experience.

Luminous Botanica is on view in the second floor Lissauer Gallery through May 26, 2024.

Manifestation of Light: Exploring the Shakers' Celestial Inspiration — March 8 - August 11, 2024

Inspired by the highly anticipated solar eclipse, Manifestation of Light: Exploring the Shakers' Celestial Inspiration delves into Shaker artwork, writing, and culture inspired by the sun, moon, and stars. From gift drawings to poetry to dance, the Shakers' relationship with celestial light and cosmic geometry is grounded in real-world skills and references, providing a captivating intersection of the heavens and earth.

Manifestation of Light is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities and will be on view through August 11, 2024.