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Presentation- The End of the Cleveland Mafia Presented by Allan R. May
On October 6, 1977, a long and bloody mob war ended in Cleveland when Irish gangster Daniel J. “Danny” Greene’s life ended in a horrific car bombing outside a…
Presentation- Saving the Amazon Rainforest: A Historical Perspective Presented by Daniel Weiland
Both the Amazon Rainforest and Andes Cloud Forest continue to be assaulted primarily through slash-and-burn farming and oil drilling. As the largest expanse of…
Socrates Isn’t Dead: A Practical Guide to Thinking Freely Book by Kaylee Downing
Cleveland-based author Kaylee Downing explores how people form beliefs in modern society and how much of our thinking is shaped by what we’re exposed to rather…
Detour (1945) Directed by Edward G. Elmer (67 minutes)
Al Roberts (Tom Neal) plays the piano in a cheap New York nightclub. His girlfriend, who is the lead singer there, heads west to seek fame and fortune in the…
Moss’d in Space by Rebecca Thorne
Torian Razner bought a starship. It’s a fixer-upper that’s been abandoned for a century and covered in moss, but it’s Torian’s ticket to freedom. Except her…
All the King’s Men (1949) Directed by Robert Rossen (109 minutes)
This political drama film noir, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes…
Presentation- Let’s Make Felt Birds with Sew4Service Instructed by Michelle Lutz
Whimsical, colorful, and fun. Create your own cheerful felt bird in this hands-on crafting class. Choose from a buffet of pre-cut felt shapes for bodies,…
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Demon Copperhead is a Pulitzer Prize-winning modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. Set in rural Appalachian Virginia, the novel follows Damon…
David Davis, Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge Book by the Honorable Ray McKoski
Judge David Davis led an important and fascinating life. Who else can boast that they had a pillow fight with Abraham Lincoln, masterminded his dark horse 1860…
Look Closer by David Ellis
When the murder of a beautiful socialite in a nearby suburb blows up their lives, Simon and Vicky, a “normal,” well-respected, wealthy Chicago couple, find…
Presentation- Lakewood’s Place in Geological Time Presented by Alyssa Reinhardt-Krotseng
In ancient days, Lakewood went from being covered by warm ocean waters to sitting under a sheet of ice, a mile thick high. Alyssa Reinhardt-Krotseng will…
Presentation- Christmas with Charles Dickens Presented by The Largely Literary Theater Company
“There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas.”- Charles Dickens Drawing on Dickens’s Christmas stories, his thoughts of the season and Christmas as it…
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle’s estate… and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a…
Presentation- British Royal Christmas Presented by Julie Koenig
Step into a British royal Christmas and see the season as the royals do. Find out who really trims the tree, how the gifts are chosen, and the traditions…
Act of Violence (1949) Directed by Fred Zinneman (82 minutes)
Frank Enley (Van Heflin) and Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) were best friends and served together during World War II. When they were captured by the Germans and…
Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England
Oaklin Nettlewood used to be an evil cultist, until they were freed from the Enchantrix’s mind control spells. With a guilty conscience and a memory full of…
Cleveland’s Naughty Parts: True Tales of Vice, Sin and Bad Behavior Book by Jim Sweeney
Jim Sweeney’s latest book is a collection of bawdy stories from Cleveland’s colorful past. From a burning river of whiskey to the World’s Longest Striptease;…
Advise and Consent (1962) Directed by Otto Preminger (138 minutes)
This film is a political drama about a fierce U.S. Senate battle over a controversial Secretary of State nominee, Robert Leffingwell. The confirmation hearings…
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Bleak House follows the intertwining lives of orphans Esther Summerson, Richard Carstone, and Ada Clare, who are trapped in the endless Jarndyce and Jarndyce…
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
In Five Survive by Holly Jackson, six teenagers embark on a spring break RV trip. A sniper shoots out their tires, trapping them in an isolated location. The…
Thieves’ Highway (1949) Directed by Jules Dassin (87 minutes)
World War II veteran Nico Garcos (Richard Conte) returns home to find that his father has been maimed, and his trucking business hijacked. The man responsible…
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is an eco-thriller set in a remote Polish village. The elderly, eccentric protagonist, Janina, believes that…
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers is a cozy mystery about 60-year-old Vera Wong, a bored, lonely woman looking for a new lease on life—which comes…
Starside by Alex Aster
Starside follows Aris, a blacksmith’s apprentice, as she enters a deadly quest to kill the gods who destroyed her village, navigating a perilous world of…