LPL Calendar of Events Compiled by Elaine Rosenberger
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Nonfiction Book Club
Main Library Meeting Room
Come and join the conversation with our newest book club. There are sure to be serious and thought-provoking discussions about many subjects inspired by these non-fiction works. Tonight we will discuss Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover.
Friday, August 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Front Porch Concert Series Presented by LakewoodAlive
Main Library Front Porch
The Front Porch Concert Series adds vibrancy and an enhanced sense of community to Lakewood’s urban core. Concerts take place on the Library’s front porch, are sponsored by Bentley Wealth Management of Raymond James and are presented by LakewoodAlive. Tonight we welcome Cats on Holiday.
Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
Film - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Directed by Martin Ritt
Presented by Terry Meehan
Main Library Auditorium
Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) plays a disgruntled British spy who is recruited by the East Germans to be a double agent. John le Carré wrote this story while he was still a spook in Germany; years later, the former head of the Stasi wanted to ask him how he knew so much about their operation. Terry Meehan concludes his series Cold War Chronicles, introducing each film with an original video, followed by audience reaction and a lively discussion.
Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Concert - Sinatra CLE
Main Library Auditorium
Sinatra CLE is one of Cleveland’s premier Frank Sinatra tribute acts. Patrick Lynch formed the band with the purpose of reinvigorating the music and sounds of the Great American Songbook, made popular so many years ago on the Vegas Strip. Sinatra CLE's many influences include Dean Martin, Elvis, Michael Buble and Ol' Blue Eyes himself. A Sinatra CLE performance will bring you back in time to the great Rat Pack performances of the ‘50s and ‘60s.
Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Author Event - Rust Belt Burlesque: The Softer Side of a Heavy Metal Town
Book by Erin OꞌBrien
Main Library Auditorium
The performance art of burlesque, once a faded form, has made a comeback in the twenty-first century, and it has shimmied back to life with a vengeance in Cleveland. Thanks to fans and entrepreneurs, neo-burlesque has taken the stage—and it’s more inclusive, less seedy, and emphatically fun. Today’s burlies come in all shapes, ethnicities, and orientations, drawing a legion of adoring fans. Books will be available for sale and signing at this event.
Thursday, August 15, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
Booked for Murder Book Club
Main Library Meeting Room
If you share a passion for mystery, join the group each month to discuss your favorites and selections made by group members. Tonight we will discuss Leverage in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D. Robb.
Friday, August 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Front Porch Concert Series Presented by LakewoodAlive
Main Library Front Porch
The Front Porch Concert Series adds vibrancy and an enhanced sense of community to Lakewood’s urban core. Concerts take place on the Library’s front porch, are sponsored by Bentley Wealth Management of Raymond James and are presented by LakewoodAlive. Tonight we welcome LMC Student Ensembles.
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
Film - Anonymous (2011)
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Presented by Barbara Steffek-Hill
Main Library Auditorium
In the London of Queen Elizabeth I (Vanessa Redgrave), the play’s the thing. Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (Rhys Ifans) refuses to be known as a common playwright. He pays playwright Ben Jonson (Sebastian Armesto) to stage de Vere’s plays as his own. Jonson tells actor Will Shakespeare (Rafe Spall), and Shakespeare publicly claims authorship. Barbara Steffek-Hill presents a series of classic and contemporary films from her personal favorites.
Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Concert - Alexis Antes
Main Library Auditorium
Alexis Antes is a well-established name in the region. Her singer-songwriter parents owned a coffeehouse in Lakewood in the late ‘70s, which allowed Antes to soak up all that the local Cleveland folk scene had to offer. At eighteen, she was the youngest founding member of the popular and influential Cleveland-based folk-pop group, Odd Girl Out. After OGO split, Antes found her own voice and a new path as a writer and performer of her own songs.
Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at 7:00 p.m.
Knit & Lit Book Club
Main Library Meeting Room
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 Secret Life of Violet Grant: A Novel by Beatriz Williams.