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LOCAL PRODUCTION

City Centric
Season 2

Fridays at 8:30 PM beginning Aug. 30

26:49
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Explore a timeless village that thrives on creativity

Chagrin Falls guests include Christopher Crimaldi, owner of the Glass Asylum; Ali Gemmer, local artist; John Bourisseau, historian at Chagrin Falls Historical Society; Dee Dee Pearce, founder and co-director of Illuminate Student Film Experience; Destinee Burse, executive director of Community Life Collaborative; and Shari Hunter, founder and CEO of Two & Company.

PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / (WEAO 49.1)

Friday, Sept. 20, at 8:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 21, at 1:30 AM and 6 PM

 

Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / (WEAO 49.2)

Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 PM

BUSINESS LEADER

Christopher Crimaldi 

Christopher Crimaldi is the owner of The Glass Asylum, a teaching facility, art studio and gallery. He is a self-taught artist who wants to share his passion for glass with his community.

ARTIST

Ali Gemmer 

Ali Gemmer is an emerging artist who works at Valley Art Center in Chagrin Falls, where lshe has immersed herself into the local art community. She is the recipient of the 2021 Victoria Welling Award for excellence in drawing and painting. 

HISTORIAN

John Bourisseau  

John Bourisseau is a historian at the Chagrin Falls Historical Society. He is passionate about the history of the village and wants to preserve the charm of Chagrin Falls through his work. 

EDUCATOR

Dee Dee Pearce

Dee Dee Pearce is the founder and co-director of Illuminate, a student film experience at the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival. Illuminate introduces students to the power of storytelling through film and offers students a chance for their work to be featured in a film festival by partnering with the Chagrin Documentary Film Festival. 

HUMANITARIAN

Destinee Burse 

Destinee Burse is the executive director at the Community Life Collaborative. A humanitarian at heart, she pours all her energy bringing awareness to social and environmental change. 

VISIONARY

Shari Hunter

Shari Hunter is the founder and CEO of Two & Company, which provides a space for people with disabilities to gain professional experience in a workplace while creating connections with others. 

About Chagrin Falls

Chagrin Falls is a village in eastern Cuyahoga County, Ohio. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The village was established around Chagrin Falls on the Chagrin River. Chagrin Falls was incorporated as a Village in 1844. What began as a settlement of craftsmen from Massachusetts had grown to a commercial center with 9 separate mills, powered by the Chagrin River.  — Wikipedia 

Founded in 1837

Incorporated: 1844
Population: 4,188 (2020) 
Mayor: William Tomko

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