A Classic Ragtime and Early Jazz Chronicle (1900 to 1930)
With violin, viola, cello, mandolin and guitar, the Crooked River Ragtime Orchestra makes a historically accurate ragtime ensemble.
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Write Now: Fiction Writing Group
Sign up for this Literary Cleveland Workshop Instructed by Johnny Caputo on the first Saturday of the month.
Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
Mao’s Last Dancer is based on the autobiography of Li Cunxin. Cunxin was plucked from a poor Chinese village at the age of 11 by Madame Mao’s cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, […]
One in Six Million: The Baby by the Roadside and the Man Who Retraced a Holocaust Survivor’s Lost Identity
This event has been cancelled.
A Touch of Evil (1958)
Mexican cop Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his new American wife (Janet Leigh) are crossing the border into California as Orson Welles executes a 3 1/2-minute continuous crane shot, one of the cinema’s most famous opening scenes. A bomb goes off and Vargas finds himself investigating the incident alongside American detective Hank Quinlan (Welles). Forget […]
The Berry Pickers: A Novel
A Mi’kmaq family’s summer picking blueberries in Maine takes a devastating turn when 4-year-old Ruthie goes missing. Decades later, her brother Joe and a woman named Norma become entangled in uncovering the painful truth about Ruthie’s disappearance, exploring themes of family, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood trauma across generations.
A Certain Justice
In this Adam Dalgliesh mystery, prominent criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge is brutally murdered in her chambers. Commander Dalgliesh investigates the killing, uncovering a web of professional rivalries, personal vendettas, and dark secrets within the legal community. The complex plot explores themes of justice, revenge, and moral ambiguity in a gripping narrative of murder and retribution.
Write Now: Poetry Writing Group
Sign up for this Literary Cleveland Workshop instructed by Jenna Martinez on the third Saturday of the month.
Lake Effect: The Interwoven Histories of Rockport Township, Lakewood, and Lake Erie
Join Dr. Robert Shimp, Director of the Lakewood Historical Society, for a presentation that explores the history of Lake Erie’s north coast.
28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival
Join cinephiles around the world for a unique event. 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across six continents will gather for one reason… to view and vote on the Finalist Films eligible for the 2026 Oscars. Free and open to the public. Watch the trailer and learn more at manhattanshort.com Saturday, September 27, 2025 […]
28th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival
Join cinephiles around the world for a unique event. 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across six continents will gather for one reason… to view and vote on the Finalist Films eligible for the 2026 Oscars. Free and open to the public. Watch the trailer and learn more at manhattanshort.com Saturday, September 27, 2025 […]
Write Now: Nonfiction Writing Group
Sign up for this Literary Cleveland Workshop instructed by Jen Jones Donatelli on the second Saturday of the month.