LPL Calendar of Events compiled by Elaine Rosenberger

Wednesday, August 16
Swing Dance Party with Live Swing Band

Get started swing dancing by learning the Jitterbug! An introductory lesson will be taught by swing dance champion Valerie Salstrom, owner of Get Hep Swing. Valerie’s lesson will be followed by a dance party with the Scimitars Swing Band. Don’t worry about bringing a dance partner as we will rotate partners during the lesson. Iron your poodle skirt and shine your wingtips for this one.
6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Thursday, August 17
Author Event - Deadly Homecoming at Rosemont: a Wrenn Grayson Mystery by Connie Chappell
Historian Wrenn Grayson arrives at the Rosemont mansion expecting to receive payment from the mansion’s new owner, Clay Addison. That expectation dies when she and Clay find Trey Rosemont murdered on the foyer floor. Wrenn’s stubborn one-woman approach places her directly in the killer’s path. Connie Chappell was born, raised and still resides in Springfield, Ohio. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, August 17
Booked For Murder: Detectives around the World

Discover a new place and uncover a mystery, as you follow a different detective through a different location each month. Tonight we will discuss The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg (Fjällbacka, Sweden).
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Friday, August 18
Front Porch Concert Series

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy fantastic music with friends and neighbors in the heart of Downtown Lakewood. Tonight we welcome Becky Boyd & the Groove Train.
7:00 p.m. Main Library Front Porch

Saturday, August 19
Film - A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), highly respected Chancellor of England, is on a collision course with King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw). So he can divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Ann Boleyn in hopes of having a male heir to the throne, the king insists that More sign a letter asking the Pope for an annulment. A devout Catholic, More cannot condone what he deems heresy and declines. 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, August 20
Lakewood LibraryCon

Did you know that Cleveland is the original birthplace of Superman? To celebrate our city’s history with comics, we are hosting our very own LibraryCon! We will have local comic and graphic novel authors. There will be contests, a display from Cleveland Public Library’s Superman artifacts and a photo booth to take snapshots of your cosplay costumes.
4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Sunday, August 20
Lakewood LibraryCon: Film Marathon

Take a break from the action upstairs at LibraryCon to pop in on a film. The films will be played in the following order: American Splendor (2003) - an original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar; Persepolis (2007) – aprecocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution; Crumb (1994) - an intimate portrait of the controversial cartoonist and his traumatized family; Ghost World (2001) two friends respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.
1:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Monday, August 21
Film - Comic Book: the Movie (2004)

Mark Hamill directs and stars in the straight-to-video mockumentary Comic Book: The Movie, largely filmed on-location at the 2002 Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA. Comic book fan Donald Swan (Hamill) is hired to make a documentary about his favorite superheroes: Commander Courage and Liberty Ladd. Kevin Smith, Hugh Hefner, Bruce Campbell and Stan Lee appear as themselves.
6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, August 24
Author Event - Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go by Naomi Dathan

Jem Perkins is used to her comfortable city life. But when her family’s financial situation takes a turn for the worse, she must learn to adapt to her new life, in a sod house on a Nebraska homestead. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Friday, August 25
Front Porch Concert Series

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy fantastic music with friends and neighbors in the heart of Downtown Lakewood. Tonight we welcome Vance Music Studios Rock Band.
7:00 p.m. Main Library Front Porch

Saturday, August 26
Film - CB4 (1993)

In the same vein as This is Spinal Tap, the gangsta rap group CB4 is the focus of this satire of rap music. Named after the prison block where it formed, Cell Block Four, the group makes its claim to fame by being the only gangsta rap group that is made up of actual gangsters. The film introduces us to A. White (Chris Elliot), a documentarian who has been filming members Albert, also known as MC Gusto (Chris Rock), Stab Master Aaron (Deezer D), and Euripides, also known as Dead Mike (Allen Payne).
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, August 27
Concert - Havana Nights Orchestra

No sounds can represent the dog days of summer better than the music of Cuba. The Havana Nights Orchestra performs music in the traditional Latin, Afro-Cuban and salsa styles. Led by local musician Chris Vance, the Havana Nights Orchestra will have you dancing in the aisles and moving your feet until the sun goes down over the Solstice Steps.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, August 31

Author Event - Born to Serve Book by Dennis R. Fox

Poor grade-school results, four years of failure in piano lessons, difficulty with memorization, fear of public speaking and failure to be accepted into a college due to an entrance exam debacle left Dennis R. Fox with low self-esteem and he believed that he was worthless and even ugly. He began wondering, what happens after death? Or if there is life after death, is there a definitive answer? Fox became burdened with the horrible thought: I do not want to die! Fox was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He earned a theology degree from Piedmont Baptist University in Winston Salem, North Carolina; a bachelor’s degree in English and music from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina; and a master’s degree in reading from Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. He is a retired Cleveland Public Schools English instructor, piano teacher, church-choir director, gospel-song composer and poet. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.  

7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Friday, September 1

Front Porch Concert: Ernie Krivda

Jazz musician Ernie Krida will perform on September 1 at 7:00 p.m on the Main Library Front Porch.

7:00pm on the Main Library Front Porch

Library Closed in Observance of Labor Day

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Monday, September 4, 2017

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