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Events
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Fairs |
Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society April 2 & 3 John S. Knight Center 77 E. Mill St., Akron, Ohio Author Alley 2010 our big annual Local Author Book Fair Saturday, July 3, 12-4pm in conjunction with the Larchmere Festival |
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Sidewalk Sales
Patios of Larchmere Larchmere Festival
Holiday Stroll
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& Special Events |
 Gene's
Jazz Hot ~ every second Thursday ~ 7-9:00 pm These four good friends have been
improvising hot jazz for years. Here is consummate musicianship
coupled with the excitement of a front porch jam session. Even if you
don’t know the words you’ll be singing along and dancing around the
room in no time. Vocalist Peggi Cella is a soulful,
inventive improviser, who has been singing all her life. Bassist and
singer Gene Epstein is a popular Cleveland area string bassist and band
leader. Guitarist and singer Seth Rosen has rock-steady rhythm
and deliciously colorful harmonies. Clarinetist and singer Bill
Kenney is a virtuosic performer with an irrepressible sense of fun and
is an eminent historian with several jazz history books currently in
print. Together, they are Gene's Jazz Hot, a local favorite with
irrepressibly happy tunes.
Free cookies. Donations for the band gratefully accepted. |
 A Special Concert with Alix Dobkin Saturday, April 24, 7:30pm Womyn's music legend Alix Dobkin comes to Cleveland for an intimate concert and booksigning. Her book, My Red Blood, was published last year by Alyson Publications and recounts her early years growing up in New York City in a Communist family. She joined the Party at the height of the McCarthy era and grew up under the influence of folk musicians like Leadbelly and Pete Seeger. When she moved to Greenwich Village she befriended Bob Dylan, Bill Cosby, John Sebastian, Buffy Ste. Marie, and Flip Wilson, among others, and added her voice to the folk movement. Shortly thereafter, she came out as a lesbian and recorded the first openly lesbian record album in 1973, titled "Lavendar Jane Loves Women." Come hear more about her story, and her music. Tickets, $10. |
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 Traveling Stanzas Saturday, May 8, 2pm Traveling
Stanzas is
a collaboration project between the Wick Poetry Center's outreach
program and
the Glyphix design studio at Kent State University. It combines the
creative
talents of Kent State Visual Communication Design students with area
student writers,
senior citizens, and veterans to promote awareness of poetry and
graphic design
within the community. This year's theme for the Traveling Stanzas
project is
peace and reconciliation, so join us for a highly creative yet socially
relevant reading from poets of all ages!
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 Book SigningJoseph Wallace Saturday, July 24, 12-2 pm Seventeen year old Ruby Thomas, newly responsible for her two young nieces after a devastating tragedy, is determined to keep her family safe in the vast, swirling world of 1920s New York City. She’s got street smarts, boundless determination, and one unusual skill: the ability to throw a ball as hard as the greatest pitchers in a baseball-mad city. Join us for an afternoon with author Joseph Wallace as he signs his new novel, Diamond Ruby (Touchstone, 2010). Wallace is the author of many nonfiction books -- including four on baseball history -- and several short stories. He lives with his family north of New York City. |
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One Rule: create edible art that has something to do with books. FAQs Saturday, April 3, 2010; 1:00pm |
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North American Vegetarian Society Did you know October is World Vegetarian Month? Well, it
is.
It's an international celebration, in fact. |
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Gallery |
Openings are the first Thursday of the month, 6-8pm check Calendar for details January: Private
Collection -- American
Quilts and Coverlets 2011 |
Meetings
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Groups |
Classics Club Our two longstanding book groups, the Austeniana Club and Praise the Unsung, have merged into the Classics Club! Our new book group leader Christine, a former young adult librarian, will be revisiting those timeless books that almost certainly showed up on your high school and college reading lists. Be reunited with an old friend (or an old foe!), or finally get yourself acquainted with one of those titles that it seems as if everyone in the world has read but you. We guarantee a spirited discussion! UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale Thursday, September 23, 7 pm  In
a startling departure from her previous novel,
respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents here
a fable of the near future. In the Republic of Gilead, formerly the
United States, far-right Schlafly/Falwell-type ideals have been carried
to extremes in the monotheocratic government. The resulting society is
a feminist's nightmare: women are strictly controlled, unable to have
jobs or money and assigned to various classes: the chaste, childless
Wives; the housekeeping Marthas; and the reproductive Handmaids, who
turn their offspring over to the "morally fit" Wives. The tale is told
by Offred (read: "of Fred"), a Handmaid who recalls the past and tells
how the chilling society came to be. --Library
Journal
Want to start a book club or have your book club meet at Loganberry? Ask Harriett. |
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Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society
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conversations throughout the book world Monthly meetings on the third Thursday of every month at 7:00pm at Loganberry Books suggested donation, $3
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