Lakewood Public Library
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 […]
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 […]
In Out of the Crash, Caroline Beasley is forced to rethink her life’s trajectory when her teenage son is arrested for the hit-and-run that kills a beloved local mom. As she grapples with regret over neglecting her family and fear of her son going to prison, she’s desperate to strike a balance between truth, justice, […]
Recall Otto Moser’s pub on East 4th Street? Remember his amazing old photo collection of actors, comedians, acrobats, singers, dancers and magicians that lined the walls? Those images tell the story of Vaudeville—America’s first choice for live entertainment in the era before cinema. During this presentation we’ll discover who those celebrities were, why they all […]