LPL Calendar of Events compiled by Elaine Rosenberger

Wednesday, May 3
Author Event - Women Honoring Women Book Signing Event
Introduced by Torey Worren of Lakewood Women’s Club

This special event features two authors, Laura Ponticello and Traci Medford-Rosow. In Live the Life of Your Dreams: 33 Tips to Inspire Your Life, Ponticello interviewed women from all over the country to uncover what inspires them in their daily lives and how they tap into this inspiration. In Inflection Point, Medford-Rosow tells the true story of her legal team at Pfizer, who found themselves at the epicenter of a decade long, world-wide, multi-billion dollar battle. The author charts the course of the team's courageous effort to protect the company’s most prized asset and the unforeseen personal consequences suffered as a result.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Wednesday, May 3
Literature Series - Class Strife: a Multi-Generational Look through Literature
Presented by Barbara Parr

This five-week class will begin with J.D. Vance's best-selling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, a disturbing look at his experiences growing up in a dysfunctional family living in extreme poverty. Vance found a way out and graduated from Yale Law School. To highlight the universal theme of class struggle, we will move back almost a century to the socioeconomics in Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby. The novel's East Egg and West Egg communities mirror many aspects of Cleveland's east and west side. This free, five week course is presented by Barbara Parr, an instructor with Case Western Reserve University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Please read the first six chapters of Hillbilly Elegy for the first class. Registration is required. Register online at www.lifelonglearningcleveland.org or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127 to register.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Thursday, May 4
Author Event - A Memoir of Courage by Victoria Creer

A father’s presence in the lives of his children is invaluable and can have a lasting impact. Victoria, the younger and only girl of two children, was deeply connected to her father, leading some to describe their bond as the ideal father-daughter relationship. When her father received a terminal cancer diagnosis, Victoria was devastated and left traumatized by his subsequent death. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Friday, May 5
Documentary - 45365 (2009)

45365 takes us on an unforgettable journey into a small town in Shelby County, Ohio. Through beautiful imagery and intimate access into the participants' lives, filmmaker brothers Turner and Bill Ross present the intricate connections, close relationships, small moments and life-changing events of the residents of Sydney, Ohio. 45365 captures what it means to live in small town America.
6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, May 6
Film - The Spy in Black (1939)
Presented by Barbara Steffek-Hill

In the middle of World War I, German U-boat commander Captain Hardt (Conrad Veidt) receives secret orders to set a course for Scotland’s Orkney Islands near Scapa Flow where the British Grand Fleet is stationed. Under cover of darkness, the sub surfaces and Hardt boards a small boat. He’s rowed ashore at Longhope and makes contact with German agent Fraulein Thiel (Valerie Hobson). Barbara Steffek-Hill presents a series of classic and contemporary films from her personal favorites.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, May 7
Concert - Uno Lady

Haunting, serene and always captivatingly beautiful, one-woman choir, Christa “Uno Lady” Ebert relies only on her voice for musical accompaniment. With a microphone, a small mixer and a loop pedal perched upon a homemade, glowing podium, Uno Lady creates spell-like loops, spinning you into her layers of vocals.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, May 9
Talk - Public Utilities Commission of Ohio: Your Utilities Tune Up
Presentation by Luka Papalko

Come ready to learn! A representative from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will be holding a workshop on all things utilities. Topics will include NOPEC, Energy Choice, consumer protection tips, energy efficiency tips and more. Bring your bills and any questions, complaints or concerns you have with your current utility services.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Wednesday, May 10
Lakewood Historical Society
Author Event - Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland

Before becoming a performing arts center, Playhouse Square was where Clevelanders went to view first-run movies. Author and historian Alan Dutka will cover the cinematic histories of not only these but of such long-gone downtown movie houses as the Stillman, Hippodrome, Esquire, Lake, Mall, Telenews and more. From converted storefronts to the phantasmagoric movie palaces of the twenties, downtown Cleveland was the site of a wide variety of moviegoing experiences.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Wednesday, May 10
Literature Series - Class Strife: a Multi-Generational Look through Literature

The second program in our five part series discussing Hillbilly Elegy and The Great Gatsby. This free, five week course is presented by Barbara Parr, an instructor with Case Western Reserve University’s Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Registration is required. Register online at www.lifelonglearningcleveland.org or call (216) 226-8275, ext. 127 to register.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Thursday, May 11
Author Event - Peanut Butter Dogs by Greg Murray
Presented by Cleveland Animal Protective League and My Friend’s Bowl

This winsome collection of photographs covers more than 140 lovable pups, most of them rescues, in expressions of peanut butter bliss. Greg Murray is an award-winning photographer and rescue animal advocate. Murray’s presentation will be a drop-off location for a pet food drive sponsored by My Best Friend’s Bowl and an adoption event for dogs from the Cleveland APL. So join us to see shots from the book, drop off food for pets in need and maybe even find your new best friend. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Saturday, May 13
Film - I Confess (1953)
Presented by Terry Meehan

Father Logan (Montgomery Clift), a devout Catholic priest at St. Marie’s in Quebec City, hears the confession of a man who says he has committed a murder. The Seal of Confession prevents the priest from revealing the identity of the murderer. Unfortunately, the victim was the husband of Ruth Grandfort (Anne Baxter), Father Logan’s pre-celibacy paramour. Terry Meehan continues his series on Hitchcock in the Fifties, introducing each film with an original video presentation, followed by audience reaction and a lively discussion.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, May 14
Concert - Hal Walker

Growing up in Kent, Ohio, Walker, a natural-born musician, enjoyed playing his harmonica along the banks of the Cuyahoga River. He is a singer, songwriter, instrument maker, teacher and musical explorer who writes soul-searching songs that celebrate community, diversity and the creative process. As a multi-instrumentalist, Walker accompanies his soaring baritone voice with guitar, piano, harmonica, the khaen, jew’s harp and concertina.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

 Monday, May 15
Documentary - American Revolutionary (2013)

What does it mean to be an American revolutionary today? Grace Lee Boggs is a ninety-eight year-old Chinese American from Detroit, Michigan whose vision of revolution will surprise you. From labor to civil rights, Black Power to feminism, the Asian American and environmental justice movements and beyond, Boggs’s willingness to re-evaluate and change tactics drives the story forward. Revolution, Boggs says, is about something deeper within the human experience—the ability to transform oneself in order to transform the world.
6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, May 16
Workshop – Stress Management Practices
Presented by The Gathering Place - Practicing Forgiveness

Practicing forgiveness is an opportunity to help you let go of hurt feelings and start moving forward. Join us for this workshop that will provide steps to help you begin this ongoing process.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, May 16
Knit & Lit Book Club

Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crochet, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. Tonight we will discuss Wild by Nature: From Siberia to Australia, Three Years Alone in the Wilderness on Foot by Sarah Marquis.
7:00 p.m. Main Library Meeting Room

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