Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood, Ohio
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 […]
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.
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.
Join Dr. Newlin as she shares stories of her relatives who were incarcerated at Heart Mountain, and connects the incarceration history to northeast Ohio, where many Japanese Americans settled after the war.
Join Shakuhachi Grand Master Michael Chikuzen Gould in this concert that will include various genres of Japanese flute music, including nature-inspired songs, temple songs from the Zen Buddhist tradition and minyo folk songs.
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, […]
Hidden Figures tells the incredible true story of Katherine Jonson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, a stunning achievement that turned around the space race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and racial lines, […]