LPL Calendar of Events
LPL Calendar of Events
compiled by Elaine Rosenberger
February 17
Knit and Lit Book Club: "Cold Mountain" by Charles Frazier
Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery, and quilting works-in-progress. For full book descriptions, visit www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs.
Tuesday February 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
February 17
Ancestry Online: Library Edition
How far back would you like to trace your family tree? Genealogist Deborah Abbott will show you how to unlock the secrets held by census reports, military records, birth certificates and death notices in this hands-on workshop.
Tuesday, February 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab
February 19
Religion and Science with Michael Miller, Ph.D.: The Intelligent Design Controversy
In this free and open course from The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University, we will assess some of the claims and arguments made by members of the Intelligent Design movement. Does Intelligent Design theory deserve to be regarded as a genuine rival to Darwinian natural selection? Is there any reason to think that Intelligent Design provides a better explanation of biological complexity than modern evolutionary biology?
Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
February 19
Booked for Murder: Southern Style Noir: "Last Call for the Living" by Peter Farris
This season, the intrepid investigators of this book club will switch back and forth between noir murder mysteries and southern intrigue. But which one is which? For full book descriptions, visit www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs.
Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room
February 21
Lakewood Public Cinema: "25th Hour" (2002) Directed by Spike Lee
Edward Norton has twenty-four hours of freedom left before he has to report to prison and serve seven years on a drug conviction. So he hits the town—a recently post 9/11 New York City—with his two best friends and girlfriend to embark on one last booze filled night of fun. But he is haunted by the past that has led him to this point and struggles to accept his fate. He doesn’t think he can survive prison time. As the last few hours of freedom slip away, his prospects seem grimmer and grimmer. He can run, commit suicide or face the music… This film’s shocking conclusion is one you will never see coming.
Saturday, February 21 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
February 22
Sunday with the Friends: Ernie Krivda
Ernie Krivda is acknowledged by both critics and peers as one of the world's great tenor saxophone players. But as Harvey Pekar wryly pointed out, “no one may know this because he lives in Cleveland.” In demand all over the world, he can only say, “It might be better for my career to live somewhere else but it’s better for my art to live in Cleveland.” This concert is a chance for Library audiences to experience his performance in person in a cozy little auditorium with no clinking glasses and no amplification—just the sound and the man. Sit back and let him close out our season with a roar.
Sunday, February 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room
February 26
Religion and Science with Michael Miller, Ph.D.: Science and the Soul
In this free and open course from The Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University, we will consider some of the implications of modern science for traditional religious beliefs about the soul. Is there life after death? Will the good be rewarded and the wicked punished in the hereafter? If the mind is an immortal soul, perhaps this is possible—but what if the mind is really just the physical brain? Are human beings capable of goodness and virtue without the expectation of an afterlife?
Thurdsay, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
February 28
Lakewood Public Cinema: "Rebel without a Cause" (1955) Directed by Nicholas Ray
James Dean is a troubled kid with a troubled past, and he isn’t sorry about it. When he moves to a new town, he meets two other disenfranchised youth, the lovely Natalie Wood and the loyal Sal Mineo. The trio quickly bond together as a family unit to stand up to school bullies, weak willed parents and repressive police. But Dean still feels compelled to prove himself in switchblade fights and drag races. This landmark film served as a call to arms to every teenager who felt isolated or left out.
Saturday, February 28 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 3
One-On-One Job Search
Spend a half hour with an instructor polishing your resume, brushing up on computer skills and exploring employment websites.
Appointments are available Tuesdays between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
March 3, March 17, April 7
Appointments are available Thursdays between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
March 5, March 19, April 9