LPL Calendar of Events compiled by Elaine Rosenberger

Wednesday, April 29
Lakewood Historical Society
"The Cleveland Cavaliers: A History of The Wine & Gold" by Vince McKee
Take a courtside seat with author Vince McKee as he dishes out the complete history of the Cleveland Cavaliers, from the founding of the franchise in 1970 to the triumphant return of LeBron James in 2014. Relive every major moment in team history. Highlights include draft picks turned all-stars, coaching changes, heated rivalries, player departures; and dubious distinctions like “the Shot” and “the Stepien Rule.” Get insight and analysis of every epic run from legendary sportscaster Joe Tait; players Austin Carr, Craig Ehlo and Larry Nance; and others as they reveal the untold true stories behind every major event in Cavs history. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, April 30
Meet the Author: "Cotton's Library: The Many Perils of Preserving History" by Matt Kuhns
Cotton's Library reveals what can happen to a museum-quality collection before it reaches the safety of a museum—and sometimes even after. It is the story of an embryonic British national library assembled more than 400 years ago by Sir Robert Cotton. Boasting masterpieces of medieval illumination, the sole manuscript sources of Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and two of four surviving copies of the Magna Carta as well as many priceless historic records, Cotton's library was and is an irreplaceable treasure of the English-speaking world. Cotton and his successors nonetheless struggled for centuries to preserve his library for, and sometimes from, formal government custodianship. Overcoming war, repression, greedy heirs, intriguing rivals and disastrous fires, they ultimately succeeded, to our own great benefit. Cotton's Library tells how they did it. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, May 2
Lakewood Public Cinema: "A Separation" (2011) Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Two years ago, Nader and Sirin wanted to leave Iran for the sake of their daughter. Now that their permit has finally been approved, Nader cannot go because he must take care of his dying father. Unable to leave the country with her daughter, Sirin decides to leave her marriage instead. Nader is forced to hire someone to help him take care of his dependents. Pregnant Razieh seems perfect for the job, but as a deeply religious woman she cannot work in a single man's household. On the other hand, creditors are threatening her out-of-work husband with jail. She takes the job, but does not handle her dilemma well. When Nader comes home one day to find his father left alone and tied to his bed, a struggle with Razieh ensues, and the whole mess ends up in court. But the judge refuses to settle the matter with a clear, black and white decision. In fact, he rather complicates things. Farsi with English subtitles. Dr. Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, Oberlin College's Presidential Scholar in Islamic Studies and a former ambassador to the United Nations returns to lead a special film discussion following the presentation of this Iranian masterpiece.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, May 3
Sunday with the Friends: Jody Getz & Friends
Jody Getz is a musician's musician, known for the company she keeps. Her laid back group originally came together as a gathering of friends, but when they cut loose and fooled around with zydeco, blues, folk, rock and pop, they discovered a new sound that they just couldn’t put down. Now they want to play it for you. Bassist George Lee, guitarist John Lucic and legendary blues man Wallace Coleman join the award-winning songwriter with her name in the title for funky new arrangements of popular songs and brand new original compositions that feel like old favorites. This is the sound of friends having fun with the music they love.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, May 7
MEET THE LEGENDARY LAKEWOOD AUTHOR
"When a Psychopath Falls in Love" by Herbert Gold
"Not Dead Yet: A Feisty Bohemian Explores the Art of Growing Old" by Herbert Gold
San Francisco literary icon, Herbert Gold, the chronicler of Bohemia for more than sixty years, has traveled the world and written thirty books. At ninety years of age, Herbert Gold is still spry, energetic and charming, and full stories to tell. Now he returns to take the stage at the Library to share his memories. In his recent memoir, Not Dead Yet, Gold flashes back and forth between hip 60s California, postwar Paris, prewar New York, Haiti in transition from dictator to dictator and an idyllic Lakewood childhood. His latest novel, When a Psychopath Falls in Love, features a protagonist, Dan Kasdan, who has appeared in different incarnations in several of his books. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, May 9
Lakewood Public Cinema: "A Far Off Place" (1993) Directed by Mikael Salomon
For a game warden's daughter, life on the African savanna is peaceful, if a little lonely at times. After witnessing the brutal murder of their families by poachers, a young, witty Reese Witherspoon and a visiting city boy escape across the unforgiving Kalahari Desert. Guiding them along the brutal, two-thousand kilometer trek is a jovial bushman named Xhabbo. With no one but each other to depend on, the journey will push all three to their very limits. This tale of miraculous friendships and burning sand was based on the books by Laurens van der Post.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, May 12
Great Lakes Light Opera
Living Masters of American Opera
When most people think of opera, they think of Italy, and understandably so! Many of the most beloved operas were written by Italian composers. To this day, opera is much like a spectator sport in Italy. The Italians are not the only ones with a strong operatic tradition, though. There is a long lineage of great New World operatic composers. We will consider the works of living American greats, examining the music of Philip Glass, John Adams, Carlisle Floyd and others who have shaped the sound of American opera. Come with open minds and open ears as we lead you on a journey through opera in its newest forms.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium