Events At Lakewood Public Library
March 20
Playhouse: "Good People," Great Theater
In Boston’s Southie, this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and Margie Walsh has just lost her dollar store job. Take a tour of David Lindsay-Abaire’s fierce and funny "Good People" from the director’s seat.
Wednesday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 20
Introduction to Ancestry.com Library Edition
The Ancestry genealogy resource is free to use every day at the Library. How far back would you like to trace your family tree? Genealogist Deborah Abbott will show you how to unlock the secrets held by census reports, military records, birth certificates and death notices in this hands-on workshop. Unravel your history with professional results.
Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab
March 21
Meet the Author: "The Midwife’s Tale" By Sam Thomas
It is 1644 and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of her friends, Esther, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive at the stake. Convinced that Esther is innocent, Bridget travels from the homes of the city’s most powerful families to the alleyways of its poorest neighborhoods, searching for the real killer. As she learns more about Esther’s murdered husband, she discovers that ostentatious Puritanism can hide a deeply sinister secret life and that tyranny and treason often go hand in hand. Against the backdrop of the British Civil War, historian Sam Thomas spins a fascinating debut novel filled with mystery and scandal. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Thursday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 23
Lakewood Art House Cinema
"The Science of Sleep" (2006) Directed by Michel Gondry Rated R
In a patchwork paper town made of cardboard and string, Stephane and the girl next door ride a magical stuffed horse and fall in love. But dreams can be deceiving. This constantly inventive, romantic fantasy of imagination versus logic will break your heart in all the right places.
Saturday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 24
Sunday with the Friends: Inside the WEWS TV Video Vault: 65 Years of Cleveland TV History
Ever since Channel 5 signed on as Cleveland’s first TV station in 1947, they’ve been broadcasting some of our favorite TV memories. Veteran news cameraman Tom Livingston has been digging through the station’s archives to remind us of a glorious past with clips of The Gene Carroll Show, Polka Varieties, The Morning Exchange, Fred Griffith, Dorothy Fuldheim and breaking news as it happened.
Sunday, March 24 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 30
Documentary Film
"Anatomy of a Film" (2012) Directed by David Spodak Unrated
Stanley Kubrick is arguably the greatest film director of all time. But what made him so good? "Anatomy of a Film" attacks the question, taking his early triumph, the controversial World War I drama, "Paths of Glory," and dissecting it scene by scene—quite literally. The entire film is shown from beginning to end as the filmmakers present a master class on Kubrick's technique with additional commentary from Kirk Douglas, producer Jim Harris and actor Richard Anderson. This unforgettable evening, presented by the filmmakers, is cheaper than film school by at least a hundred thousand dollars.
Saturday, March 30 at 6 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
March 31
Holiday: Easter – Closed
April 3
The Church of St. James: Architectural History of a Distinctive Landmark
The reopening of the Church of St. James the Greater was a pivotal moment in our region’s cultural heritage. This presentation by church historian Tim Barrett covers the architectural history and highlights the many challenges that accompanied the completion of this monumental edifice. Compare St. James, in all its glory, to illustrations of the medieval European cathedrals that served as the inspiration for its design and lavish detailing.
Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
April 4
National Poetry Month
Feeling into Poetry; Feeling into Lakewood
"Captain Poetry's Sucker Punch: A Guide to the Homeric Punkhole, 1980-2012" by Kenneth Warren
Kenneth Warren explores how C.G. Jung's psychology of types provides a set of cardinal directions for engaging four records of interactive knowledge spoken through poets, punks, and Lakewood visionaries. The talk will draw on the former Library director’s recent breakthrough book of history, criticism and imagination, "Captain Poetry's Sucker Punch: A Guide to the Homeric Punkhole, 1980-2012." Joe Napora writes, “If you have any interest in poetry, the poetry that matters, Ken Warren's Captain Poetry’s Sucker Punch needs to be your constant companion. It is a critical examination of the past thirty years of poetry (plus some film & music), and it’s a language event in itself, a poetic mirroring of the occasion for its writing of not only what's new but what's news worthy. The list of writers, essential but too often ignored, is impressive: Kerouac, Snyder, Corso, Wakoski, Acker, Eshleman, Doubiago, Eigner, d. a. levy, Susan Howe, Hirschman, Oppen, Tarn, as well as cultural figures like John Cage, Simone Weil, David Lynch, Bo Diddley, and including the major revision of the Charles Olson and Vincent Ferrini relationship, the importance of Jack Clarke, teacher, scholar, poet, all set in the human context (the Homeric subtitle) that makes even the archaic contemporary.” Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Thursday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
April 6
Lakewood Public Cinema
"Burke and Hare" (2010) Directed by John Landis Rated R
In this hangman's tale, set back when Edinburgh was the scientific capitol of the world, two out-of-work men will do anything to get a piece of the Enlightenment. Grave robbing can be lucrative if you sell to the right medical school—but Burke and Hare aren't very good at it. Killing people is much easier. The director of Animal House and The Blues Brothers takes a grisly page out of history and turns it into a side-splitting story of love and progress. You won't believe how much of it is true!
Saturday, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium
April 7
Sunday with the Friends: Acacia Trio
To the Egyptians, Acacia was the tree of life and to Freemasons it represents the endurance of the soul. This guitar, bass and drums jazz trio hails from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, divining new life from classic songforms.
Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium