Event Calendar
Events for Sunday, August 13, 2017
The Baby Thief Book Signing with Author Barbara Raymond - Hosted by Special Guests Academy Award® Winner Octavia Spencer and Betsie Norris from Adoption Network Cleveland
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The Baby Thief tells the long-buried story of Georgia Tann, who, operating out of Memphis, Tennessee
from 1924 to 1950, was widely known as an “angel of adoption.” Tann was, in reality, a child trafficker
who stole thousands of children from poor people and sold them to wealthy people across the United
States.
Octavia Spencer, an Academy Award®-winning actress of The Help and Oscar® nominee for the 2017
movie Hidden Figures, will appear as a special host of Raymond’s book signing. As an actress and a
producer, Spencer is drawn to compelling stories and has optioned the rights to the book and will produce
a movie based on Georgia Tann and The Baby Thief.
Location:
The Root Café, 15118 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
Click here for more information
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
The Baby Thief tells the long-buried story of Georgia Tann, who, operating out of Memphis, Tennessee
from 1924 to 1950, was widely known as an “angel of adoption.” Tann was, in reality, a child trafficker
who stole thousands of children from poor people and sold them to wealthy people across the United
States.
Octavia Spencer, an Academy Award®-winning actress of The Help and Oscar® nominee for the 2017
movie Hidden Figures, will appear as a special host of Raymond’s book signing. As an actress and a
producer, Spencer is drawn to compelling stories and has optioned the rights to the book and will produce
a movie based on Georgia Tann and The Baby Thief.
Location:
The Root Café, 15118 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio 44107
Click here for more information
City of Angels
3:00 PM
City of Angels is a clever tribute to 1940s film noir. With two plots running simultaneously, this ingenious musical skillfully weaves the real world and the “reel” world into one unforgettable adventure. When Stine embarks to faithfully adapt his novel into a screenplay, he discovers the difficulty of maintaining his artistic integrity against Hollywood movie moguls. As the line separating fantasy from reality is blurred, Stine must find a way to produce a happy ending! Contains adult language.
Location:
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107
Click here for more information
3:00 PM
City of Angels is a clever tribute to 1940s film noir. With two plots running simultaneously, this ingenious musical skillfully weaves the real world and the “reel” world into one unforgettable adventure. When Stine embarks to faithfully adapt his novel into a screenplay, he discovers the difficulty of maintaining his artistic integrity against Hollywood movie moguls. As the line separating fantasy from reality is blurred, Stine must find a way to produce a happy ending! Contains adult language.
Location:
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107
Click here for more information