LPL Calendar Of Events Compiled by Elaine Rosenberger

Thursday, December 7
Author Event - "Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation"
Book by Brad Ricca
"Mrs. Sherlock Holmes" tells the true story of Mrs. Grace Humiston, the detective and lawyer who turned her back on New York society life to become one of the nation's greatest crime fighters. Grace opened a legal clinic in the city for low-income immigrant clients and also solved several true crime cases, including the 1917 disappearance of Ruth Cruger.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, December 9
Film - "Indignation" (2016)
In 1951, Marcus (Logan Lerman), a working-class Jewish atheist student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with sexual repression and cultural disaffection amid the ongoing Korean War. He clashes with the established social order and his overbearing parents’ hopes for his future. At the same time, he falls for an attractive, complicated classmate named Olivia (Sarah Gadon).
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, December 10
Concert - Sommerfugl
A dance of violin and guitars, this is the music and realm of Sommerfugl ("summer-fool" - Danish/Norwegian for butterfly). Come and revel with us and let your hearts be light on these cold, dark days.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Wednesday, December 13
Literature Series - From Biography to Broadway: "Hamilton"
The third in our four part series. Registration is required.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Thursday, December 14
Author Event - "A Race Anthology: Dispatches and Artifacts from a Segregated City"
Edited by Dan Moulthrop and RA Washington
A collaboration between City Club of Cleveland and Guide to Kulchur Press, A Race Anthology gathers dispatches from our region and across the nation to discuss the history and the current manifestations of segregation in Cleveland. Editors Dan Moulthrop (City Club Cleveland), and RA Washington (Guide to Kulchur) will join us for an evening of discussion.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, December 16
Great Decisions in the Library - Prospects for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Major internal conflict has plagued Afghanistan for four decade, and the U.S has conducted military operations in the country nearly continuously since 9/11.
10:00 a.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Saturday, December 16
Film - "Girl on the Bridge" (1999)
Presented by Barbara Steffek-Hill
Despondent young woman Adele (Vanessa Paradis) stands on a Paris bridge gazing into the dark water below, determined to end her life. She’s approached by professional knife-thrower Gabor (Daniel Auteuil) who attempts to dissuade her. In French with English subtitles. 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, December 17
Concert - Drumplay
As Cleveland’s world/jazz outfit, Drumplay’s sound is a wide open one—combining various percussive elements with strings and horns. Exploring Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Middle Eastern motifs in timbre and texture, their approach is purely rhythmic but gives way to a jazz bent and space between notes. “Rhythmprovisation” is how founding member James Onysko explains their modus operandi. That is, “the goal of there being no two performances alike.”
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, December 19
Documentary: "What the Health" (2017)
Presented by the Cleveland Vegan Society
"What the Health" reveals one of the largest health cover-ups of our time as the creators of the award winning documentary "Cowspiracy" uncover the secret to preventing and reversing chronic disease. Filmmaker Kip Andersen discovers that the processing of industrial animal products has tremendous effects on the health of the nation. The film follows Andersen as he asks the leading health nonprofits why they are staying silent on the food production practices that are causing a health epidemic across America.
6:30 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Wednesday, December 20
Literature Series - From Biography to Broadway: "Hamilton"
The fourth in our four part series. Registration is required.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room

Thursday, December 21, 2017
Author Event - "Lisa's Legacy Trilogy"
Book by Tom Batiuk
Since 1972 Batiuk has blended comedy and drama to create the familiar world of the "Funky Winkerbean" comic strip. A cancer diagnosis for the character of Lisa spotlights the masterful way Batiuk weaves emotional narratives into a traditionally humorous medium. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event. 
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium