Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood, Ohio
Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate… and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws… and the […]
“There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas.”- Charles Dickens Drawing on Dickens’s Christmas stories, his thoughts of the season and Christmas as it was in 1840s London, co-founders Sara Showman and Mark Dawidziak of The Largely Literary Theater Company present a one-act show even Ebeneezer Scrooge would love. The Largely Literary Theater Company, L.L.C., was founded in 2002 to promote literature, literacy and engaging live theater.
Step into a British royal Christmas and see the season as the royals do. Find out who really trims the tree, how the gifts are chosen, and the traditions behind the King’s Speech—plus the festive customs we’ve borrowed from the days of Queen Victoria. Grab a mince pie, pop on a paper crown and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the celebrations that […]
Frank Enley (Van Heflin) and Joe Parkson (Robert Ryan) were best friends and served together during World War II. When they were captured by the Germans and spent time in a Nazi POW camp, something happened that changed their lives forever. Some years later the old wounds have not healed, and an angry confrontation becomes […]
Oaklin Nettlewood used to be an evil cultist, until they were freed from the Enchantrix’s mind control spells. With a guilty conscience and a memory full of holes, they buy a farm in cozy Mossley’s Rest, unaware that the farm requires magic to operate, while they’ve sworn not to use their powers ever again.
Jim Sweeney’s latest book is a collection of bawdy stories from Cleveland’s colorful past. From a burning river of whiskey to the World’s Longest Striptease; from the bank robber who used a business card to crooked politicians, it’s all there. Come hear the stories civic leaders would sooner forget. Books will be available for sale and signing at the event.
Lakewood Public Cinema Special Programming
This film is a political drama about a fierce U.S. Senate battle over a controversial Secretary of State nominee, Robert Leffingwell. The confirmation hearings expose lies, political blackmail and hidden pasts, driving an idealistic senator to tragic despair as Washington politicians trade ethics for power. Staring Henry Fonda, Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Peter Lawford and […]
Bleak House follows the intertwining lives of orphans Esther Summerson, Richard Carstone, and Ada Clare, who are trapped in the endless Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit. While the case drags on, Esther uncovers her identity as Lady Dedlock's illegitimate daughter, unraveling a dark web of secrets, blackmail, and tragedy.
In Five Survive by Holly Jackson, six teenagers embark on a spring break RV trip. A sniper shoots out their tires, trapping them in an isolated location. The sniper gives them eight hours to reveal a dark secret, forcing the friends into a deadly game of paranoia, betrayal, and survival.
World War II veteran Nico Garcos (Richard Conte) returns home to find that his father has been maimed, and his trucking business hijacked. The man responsible is local mobster Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Garcos seeks revenge by loading a truck with apples and driving to Figlia’s marketplace to block his operation. As the conflict […]
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is an eco-thriller set in a remote Polish village. The elderly, eccentric protagonist, Janina, believes that persecuted local animals are enacting supernatural, murderous revenge on the town’s corrupt, hunting-obsessed men, before it is revealed that she herself committed the crimes.
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers is a cozy mystery about 60-year-old Vera Wong, a bored, lonely woman looking for a new lease on life—which comes in the form of a corpse on the floor of her tea shop. She sets out to solve the crime herself, and in the process, she meets four young people […]