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CHOCOLATE IS FOR LOVERS WINE TRAIL
(Admission: $40/Couple, $30/Single) 
* When: January 25 & 26 and February 1& 2, 8 & 9, 2008
* Locations: Wineries from Cleveland to Sandusky
* Phone: 800-227-6972
Celebrate Valentine's Day with this self-driving tour by traveling the shores of Lake Erie from Cleveland to Sandusky samplingwines. Trail includes wine glasses as a gift at your starting winery. Receive two samples and an appetizer at each stop.
 
CLEVELAND BOAT AND WATERFRONT LIFESTYLE EXPO
(Admission is $12 for adults. Children 12 and under free. Seniors 60 and better $11.) 
* When:  January 11 – 20, 2008
* Where:  Cleveland International Exposition (I-X) Center, Cleveland, Ohio
* For more info:  Visitwww.ClevelandBoatShow.com or call 440-899-5009 
Celebrating its 50th year, the all-new Cleveland Boat and Waterfront Lifestyle Expo, (formerly the Cleveland Mid America Boat Show), is the largest indoor boat show between both coasts. And this year’s show is totally redesigned to feature waterfront living displays alongside its 1,200 power and sail boats, making the Cleveland show the first boat showin the country to feature a full-scale Cape Cod home complete with dock and nautical interiors! With other brand-new offerings, including a Pirate Island educational center for children and Air Nautique’s Ride and Slide extreme wakeboarding show, this year’s show will offer something for every boating, sailing, and waterfront living enthusiast.
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A CHRISTMAS STORY HOUSE
Admission: $7 for adults and $5 for children 7-12 years old. Group discounts are available.
The price of admission includes a guided tour of the house and yard and admittance into the museum.
* When: Wednesdays November 1 through January 15. A Christmas Story House and Museum is open year-round. The days and hours of operation are: Thursday – Saturday 10 a.m. -5p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Please note the we are closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Eve/New Years. Tours of A Christmas Story House are conducted every half hour beginning at 10:30 AM. The last tour of the day begins at 4:30 PM.
* Where: 3159 W. 11th Street, Cleveland, OH  44109. Admission tickets to A Christmas Story House can be purchased at the museum (1103 Rowley Ave.)located directly across the street from the house. All tours start at the museum.
* Phone: 216-298-4919
The house used in the popular holiday classic “A Christmas Story” has been restored to its original 1983 movie appearance. Purchased and renovated by Brian Jones, a true fan of the movie who sells leg lamps for a living, the house takes visitors on a nostalgic journey to the sights andscenes where Ralphie Parker dreams of nothing but receiving a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle for Christmas.In addition to A Christmas Story House, visitors can explore the museum where items from the movie are on display, more than 100 behind-the-scenes photos are featured and movie-related memorabilia can be purchased. A Christmas Story House is located just five minutes fromdowntown Cleveland at 3159 W. 11th Street in the Tremont neighborhood. For more information or for directions, visit www.AChristmasStoryHouse.com or call 216-255-6651.
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INGENUITY FESTIVAL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY
(Much of it is FREE, but unlimited access to performances and exhibits is $10) 
* When: July 19-22, 2007
* Where: Throughout downtown Cleveland, Ohio* Contact: Info@IngenuityCleveland.org
Cleveland is filled with ingenuity and art when more than 70 organizations and about 1,000 arts and technology groups come together for the unique festival that is celebrated throughout downtown Cleveland’s streets, alleys and performance venues. It has Opera in the Alley, fireworks, piano competitions, virtual entertainment, and many amazing, innovative...