This two-part evening opens with a preview of the 2026 Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival and its theme of Courage, led by two Cleveland Orchestra staff members: Jejuana C. Brown (Senior Director of Inclusion & Community Relations) and Joan Katz Napoli (Jane B. and Eric T. Nord Senior Vice President of Education and Community Programs). Following this, a panel of local experts explore the intersection of courage, the arts, and wrongful convictions, with a specific focus on our Cleveland community.