“Pull Back the Curtain” Speaker Series

This FREE lecture series takes place once per month in Fairmount’s Fall and Winter/Spring sessions and features experts in a variety of arts disciplines who share their knowledge in an intimate setting. Lectures are family-friendly, but are typically geared towards adult audiences.

Lectures take place at Fairmount’s Novelty location (8400 Fairmount Rd.) from 3-4pm on selected Sunday afternoons. See below for upcoming Speaker Series events. Prior registration is not necessary, but strongly encouraged. Please follow the link to register.

Fairmount Speaker Series are sponsored by Toby and Melanie Maloney.

2026-2027 Speaker Series Events

No events at this time. Stay tuned for upcoming Speaker Series events!

Past Speaker Series Guests

2025-2026 Season Speakers

Lauren Stenroos, Cleveland Ballet

Felicia Zavarella Stadelman, Through the Eyes of the Artist

Douglas Katz, Kiln, Amba & Zhug

Yaron Kohlberg, Piano Cleveland

Roxana Robinson, Special Author Talk

2024-2025 Season Speakers

Rachel Smith, Sears think[box]

Ines Rehner, Sweet Designs Chocolatier

Felicia Zavarella Stadelman, Through the Eyes of the Artist

Holly Witchey, Intermuseum Conservation Association

Jeremy Umansky, Larder

Saundra Bohl, Spanish Dance Company,
Fairmount Center for the Arts

Destinee Siebe, Musicologist

Erin Dolan, Dobama Theatre

2023-2024 Season Speakers

Michael Benz, Formerly Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer

Bill Rudman, Musical Theatre Project

Barbara Tannenbum, Cleveland Museum of Art

Lauren Bozich and Marianne Carroll, White Flower Cake Shoppe

Lauren Heroux, Glass Asylum

Mike Wendt, Greater Cleveland Film Commission