Upcoming Exhibition: Everlasting Plastics, Sep 25, 2025 – Jan 17, 2026

SPACES Gallery is currently closed for installation.

August 16, 202512:00pm - 5:30pm

Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES

Part of Partnered Projects

Appropriate for ages All Ages

Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES

Lake Erie League  The Lake Erie League was thought up by the Communications team at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to engage middle-school classrooms with the NEORSD’s clean-water work. Since late 2023, the Sewer District has worked with local artist Miguel Hernandez and writer Joe Sieracki to develop characters that represent different aspects of NEORSD’s work

Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES
Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale at SPACES

Sustainability Expo and Artisan Sale
Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Join us for a day of shared learning, artisan + farm sales, and artist talks.

Join us at SPACES for an afternoon celebrating sustainability, creativity, and community at the Sustainability Expo & Artisan Sale. This free, family-friendly event highlights the inspiring environmental work happening across Northeast Ohio.

Shop local with a curated selection of handmade goods and fresh, locally grown produce, and learn about sustainable practices from a range of environmental organizations—including a special presentation from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD).

Don’t miss the chance to meet the LAKE ERIE LEAGUE—a bold new team of comic book-style "sewer-heroes" created by NEORSD to educate and inspire the next generation. Conceived by NEORSD’s Communications team and brought to life by local artist Miguel Hernandez and writer Joe Sieracki, this team of eight dynamic characters represents real-life environmental challenges tackled by NEORSD every day: pollution, erosion, flooding, maintenance, and more.

From tunnels and treatment plants to science labs and fieldwork, heroes like Mackenzie, Vis, Dr. Tau, Spectra, Botanica, Rover, Overwatch, and Carl the Cuyahoga Creature are featured in an upcoming comic book launching this summer. Catch a sneak peek of their origin stories and see how these creative characters bring clean water work to life.

Whether you're a sustainability enthusiast, curious about local food systems, or just looking for a fun afternoon out, this event is for you. Admission is free and open to all.

This event is generously supported by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS IN SPACES LAB:

  • 1:00 PM: NEORSD - Lake Erie League

  • 2:00 PM: To Those Who Nourish Farm Presentations

  • 4:00 PM: New Farmer Incubator Program with City Fresh

Vendors List

Vels Purple Oasis

Big Creek Clay

CLEANR

Epiphany Mushroom

Maggie Latham Studio

Meadow City Native Plants

Zolten Wood Design

Mary Defer

Faan Slow Goods

Rust Belt Riders

This community event is free to attend and open to all. Registration is required.

Sign Up Never miss our goings-on. Sign up for our email.

Share This

Photo Gallery

1 of 22