LPL Calendar Of Events Compiled by Elaine Rosenberger

Thursday, October 13
Author Event - "A Madness So Discreet" by Mindy McGinnis
Grace Mae is already familiar with madness when family secrets and the bulge in her belly send her to an insane asylum. When a visiting doctor recognizes Grace's brilliant mind beneath her rage, he recruits her as his assistant. But gruesome nights bring Grace and the doctor into the circle of a killer. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Saturday, October 15
Film - "Days of Heaven" (1978)
Richard Gere plays Bill, who, after hitting his boss in the head with a pipe at the Chicago steelyard, flees with his little sister, Linda (Linda Manz), and lover, Abby (Brooke Adams). They hop a train to the Texas panhandle and work harvesting wheat on the farm of a dying man (Sam Shepard).
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, October 16
Concert - The Clifton Beat
The Clifton Beat features tight arrangements, edgy guitars and well-conceived harmonies. Formed in 2011, the band is made up of guitarists Bill Rouse and Dave Lowery, bassist Mark Bluhm and drummer Paul Nickels.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, October 18
Discussion - Privacy: Public Health and Safety
When does the good of the community override the right to individual choice? Topics will whether to vaccinate, disease control, recall issues on food and public products, and the availability and costs of pharmaceuticals.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, October 18
Knit and Lit Book Club
Come share your passion for great literature and show off your knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, embroidery and quilting works-in-progress. Tonight we will discuss "The Midwife and the Assassin" by Sam Thomas.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Wednesday, October 19
Lakewood Historical Society
Paul Landis: Eyewitness to a President’s Assassination
Where were you on November 22, 1963? Paul Landis was in Dallas and today is one of only two surviving Secret Service agents who witnessed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Landis’s talk will include comparisons of the Secret Service then and now as well as his personal experiences and memories of the tragic events of more than half a century ago in Dallas.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday, October 20
Author Event - "Death’s Summer Coat" by Brandy Schillace, PhD
Death is something we all confront, and yet we have grown used to denying its existence, treating it as an enemy to be beaten back with medical advances. Brandy Schillace shows how talking about death, and the rituals associated with it, can bring us closer together—conversation and community are just as important for living as for dying.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Thursday October 20
Booked For Murder: A Who’s Who of Mystery Novels
Identity can be a curious thing. Join us, and explore how these mystery novels grapple with one of life’s most disturbing predicaments: an identity crisis. Tonight we will discuss "Stranger In My Grave" by Margaret Millar.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room

Saturday, October 22
Film: "The Secret in Their Eyes" (2009)
Retired federal detective Ricardo Darin is haunted by a murder he and assistant Guillermo Francella investigated when Soledad Villamil was department chief. Now middle-aged Darin is writing a novel based upon the old case and decides to track down Pablo Rago, husband of the murdered young woman. In Spanish with English subtitles.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Sunday, October 23
Performance - Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill recalls his most memorable moments and eloquent speeches during his incredible fifty-year career. Kevin Radaker, professor of English at Anderson University in Indiana, brings Winston Churchill back to life. Radaker’s program will be infused with Churchill’s marvelous wit and pugnacious personality.
2:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium

Tuesday, October 25
Workshop - Genealogy
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. Call (216) 226-8275 ext. 127 to register.
6:00 p.m. in the Main Library Learning Lab

Tuesday, October 25
Discussion - Technology
Is technology better or worse as we get better at it? Topics include cell phone privacy, social media, national security and surveillance issues.
7:00 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium