Designed by acclaimed architect I.M. Pei, the museum is a glass-dominated 150,000-square-foot structure, punctuated by a 162-foot tower, and stuffed with accessories to magic. While paid attendance decreased about 6 percent last year, this is seen as a victory in the midst of a tough economy and a downturn in tourism. Better still, through Feb. 15, year-to-date total attendance for 2004 was up 1.8 percent over last year, and the organization is ahead of schedule in paying off long-term debt.

Now just a year-and-a-half away from its 10th anniversary, the Rock Hall recently announced exciting plans, including collaborating with Cleveland's Case Western Reserve University to house the hall's library and archives on the university campus, solving a dire space shortage at the hall itself. A new television series will pair veteran musicians with up-and-coming artists for performances starting in May on the hall's main stage, with four episodes set to air nationally; and the hall is scouting permanent, revenue-generating satellite locations for its traveling exhibitions in Phoenix and Memphis, Tenn.... Unless you are attending the event in New York at the Waldorf, the only way to see the show live is to go to the Rock Hall in Cleveland Monday to watch the closed-circuit presentation:

Uncut, Uncensored, Unbelievable...Unavailable Anywhere Else

Join us in celebration of the lives and music of the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees with a LIVE closed-circuit broadcast of the ceremony at the Museum. Attendees will be able to view the entire 2004 Induction Ceremony live from New York on large screens throughout the Museum.

Monday, March 15
Show starts at 8:00pm
Museum exhibits will be open to tour.

Tickets are $10.

I'm not sure it's all that, but Prince will be well worth seeing and Traffic is reuniting, although their great woodwind man Chris Wood died back in 1984.