LPL Calendar of Events compiled by Elaine Rosenberger

Friday, July 10
LakewoodAlive Front Porch Concert Series - Drumplay
LakewoodAlive, in collaboration with Lakewood Public Library and Vance Music Studios, is proud to announce the 6th Annual Front Porch Concert Series. Held on the Library's Front Porch, these concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy fantastic music with friends and neighbors in the heart of Downtown Lakewood. For the full line-up of acts, visit www.LakewoodFrontPorchConcerts.com.
7:00 p.m. on the Front Porch of the Main Library

Saturday, July 11
"Shakes the Clown" (1991) Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait
Loved by children and adored by bartenders, "Shakes the Clown" is an amiable bozo from Palukaville, USA who wakes up from a drunken blunder to find himself framed for murder. Inspired by his days on the stand up circuit when every night ended with a dozen comics at the bar, Bobcat Goldthwait wrote and starred in his directorial debut—a twisted, sideways look at the miserable world of the people who make us laugh. Adam Sandler makes his film debut in the shyest way possible alongside Julie Brown, Kathy Griffin, dozens of comics and a gutsy Florence Henderson. The Boston Globe called it, “The Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies,” and Bobcat has gone on to direct a string of daring and acclaimed indie comedies.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, July 12
Powerhouse 5: The Music of the Raymond Scott Quintette
You know this music from somewhere... But why are you smiling like that? The compositions of Raymond Scott have been immortalized in the best cartoons for over seventy years. Their wild energy, tight crazy rhythms and loony logic have made them a natural choice for animators. Scott influenced everybody from Igor Stravinsky to Frank Zappa, Devo, They Might be Giants and more. He spent the last thirty years of his life pioneering electronic music. But for this performance we go back to the beginning, with Scott torturing flesh-and-blood musicians Steve Samuel, Tom Lempner, Larry Herman, George Foley, Bill Nichols and Darren Allen as they power their way through these impossible early pieces. That rascally rabbit!
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, July 16
Booked For Murder: Genres Within Genres
"Death-Watch" by John Dickson Carr
This time around, the ladies of murder mystery and mayhem will explore niche mysteries with animal sleuths, steampunk, a caper story, robot detectives, locked room mystery and a psychological ghostly thriller.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Friday, July 17
LakewoodAlive Front Porch Concert Series – The First Five
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy fantastic music with friends and neighbors in the heart of Downtown Lakewood. For the full line-up of acts, visit www.LakewoodFrontPorchConcerts.com.
7:00 p.m. on the Front Porch of the Main Library

Saturday, July 18
"The Invention of Lying" (2009) Directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson
Imagine a world without any lying. It's not the paradise you would think. If you're a schlub with no reason to live, no one is going to tell you any different. Ricky Gervais works as a writer of dry, factual histories. With no money, no hope, and no chance with the beautiful Jennifer Garner, a desperate Ricky does the most amazing thing—he starts saying things that aren't true. Starting small at first, he quickly becomes a rich and famous raconteur. But sometimes lies go wrong and people get hurt. With his mother on her deathbed, frightened of the empty void that awaits her, he weaves a story about the afterlife. Soon, the whole world is waiting at his doorstep, demanding answers to tough questions about life and death. That's when this all-star comedy with Rob Lowe, Louis C.K., and Tina Fey really starts to get interesting...
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, July 19
Sunday Afternoon Cinema: "Red River"
Not your garden variety Western, this movie combines epic adventure, conflict and love. While still a child, Montgomery Clift survives an Indian massacre. He’s adopted by John Wayne whose ambition is to create the biggest cattle empire in Texas. Years later, his brand is on thousands of them. A party of cowhands is formed for the long journey to market. Bad weather strikes, and precious days are lost. Food rations shrink. Wayne refuses to change course and head for Abilene instead of Missouri. He evolves from a determined boss into a tyrannical figure. The men rebel. Clift takes full command of the drive leaving Wayne in the dust shouting threats to hunt down and kill him.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, July 21
Knit and Lit Book Club
"Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford
Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery, and quilting works-in-progress.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room