Another Crazy Saturday Night – Part 1

The Grand Opening of the Frank Gehry-designed Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health took place on Saturday night, and while I was only able to be present for the first hour or so (it was the first of four stops on my schedule, that night), it was something I just couldn’t miss.  I mean, people talk about determination, but the never-quit attitude displayed by Larry Ruvo since the thought of the building that bears his late father’s name was just a kernel of an idea, sometime in the last century (literally) – well, you’ve just gotta give it up for the guy.  Larry’s resolve has been and continues to be nothing short of inspirational, and this project is one that has been justly embraced by the entire community.

I could go on and on, but I won’t.  Instead, I will let the photos that follow (displayed alphabetically) do the talking for me; for they speak volumes.

Bob Frank

Camille Ruvo

Chef David Robins and Chef Kenny Magenta

Courtney Imschweiler and George Maloof

Dawn and Chris Hume

Elaine Newton and Sonja Saltman

Elisabeth and Olga Apcar

Frank Gehry and Maureen Peckman

Irene and Duncan Lee

Jimmy and Shelley Gitomer

Joyce Sherman and Allison Hart

Kate Bennett

Kevin Dimond and Christina Clifton

Libby Lumpkin, Ph. D

Liz and Tom Kaplan

Miriam Afshai

Morris and Ellen Schaner

Nancy Houssels

Noey and Billy Richardson, Jr.

Peter Sinibaldi and Milo Kostelecky

Rob and Sheryl Goldstein and Larry Ruvo

Sig Rogich, Dena DuBoef and Dr. Jeffery Roth

Tim and Kim Bavington and Arthur Libera