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Winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1985, The Times of Harvey Milk tells the moving story of California’s first openly gay elected official through original interviews, archival footage and news reports. Join host Tom Stebel from the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland to learn more about the life of activist Harvey Milk […]
Curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde is the foremost expert on faeries. When she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik for research, she has no intention of befriending the townsfolk or the other new arrival; her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby. As Emily gets closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones […]
101 Things to Do in Cleveland is Gary Sikorski’s fourth photographic guide. The author, a freelance photographer, restauranter and one of the world’s foremost experts on facial muscle exercise, has traveled extensively and photographed virtually every country in Western Europe, as well as parts of South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hawaii. Join the native Clevelander as […]
Charles Dickens’ holiday classic receives one of its most beloved adaptations, with George C. Scott delivering a memorable performance as Ebenezer Scrooge. This faithful retelling brings Victorian London to life as the miserly Scrooge is visited by three spirits who guide him through his past, present, and future. Originally produced for television, this version stands […]
An ex-gangster (Robert Mitchum) has finally found happiness in rural California, running a service station and going on blissful picnics with his small-town sweetheart (Virginia Huston). But it’s not long before the movie’s plot catches up with its title and shadowy characters from his past begin to appear, including mob boss Kirk Douglas and femme […]
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things in General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits. With a family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when […]
The Cleveland Police Department never gave up the hunt for six suspects involved in a payroll robbery-gone-bad on New Year’s Eve Day in 1920. The senseless double-murder, carried out by members of Cleveland’s infamous Mayfield Road Mob, ended with three in the electric chair, one sent to prison for life, another getting 30 years of […]
A humorous and engaging novel that follows a struggling single mother and novelist who is mistakenly identified as a contract killer, leading her into a chaotic and comedic adventure.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, The Godfather is an epic tale of family, power, and loyalty adapted from Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel. Marlon Brando stars as Don Vito Corleone, the aging head of a New York crime family, while Al Pacino gives a breakout performance as Michael, the reluctant heir […]
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Enjoy a concert that includes piano and violin music that relates to Japan and celebrates Japanese and Japanese American composers and musicians. The music performed will vary from the traditional to the modern, and the program will include both solos and ensembles. Yuka Nakayama-Lewicki, playing piano, and Yuko Nakamura, playing violin, will perform Haru no […]
A historical fiction novel about four sisters in an Italian Catholic family in Chicago; two sisters fall in love with the same man, causing the family to split apart for 25 years.
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Join Michael Chikuzen Gould in this presentation that will feature Japanese children's songs and folk songs, along with a demonstration of the shakuhachi musical instrument itself: How it is played, its colorful samurai history, and how it is made. Converting a raw piece of bamboo into a musical instrument is a fascinating process, and children and families enjoy […]