Sunday with the Friends
Nearly every Sunday at 2:00 pm, the Friends of Lakewood Public Library are proud to present free concerts, lectures and more. Join us in the Main Library Auditorium. These programs are open to one and all.
SEPTEMBER 12 - InTransit
Diverse musical talents find a common beat in the body-moving polyrhythms of Latin America.
This experimental jazz trio seamlessly blends original compositions with old favorites for an
exciting new sound.
SEPTEMBER 19 -Christine Lewis
Slow down and take the time to listen to this up-and-coming young woman. Her sepia-toned folk
sound comes from serious time spent at a musical crossroads somewhere between earthy
confessionals and blues rock love songs.
SEPTEMBER 26 -Welcome to Indonesia
Java native Swasti Crain brings the diverse culture of the
archipelago to the Library with music, dance and the
traditional costumes of several islands. You may never
want to go home again!
OCTOBER 3 - Bob Kravos and the Boys in the Band
He learned his trade at the knee of America’s
Polka King, Frankie Yankovic. Today, Bob Kravos
carries on that lively tradition with a party bus full
of guys who like to bring smiles to the dance floor.
OCTOBER 10 - The Strength, Courage and Confidence of Eleanor Roosevelt
Linda Laronge portrays a champion of domestic social
reform, economic justice and human rights in a riveting
one-woman show about the most effective, dynamic and
controversial First Lady in American history.
OCTOBER 17 - Swinging the Great American Songbook
Joe Hunter celebrates the storied relationship
between jazz music and the Great American
Songbook. With a gentle touch on the piano, he’ll
share a stirring vision of the United States through a
careful selection of old favorites. This special
program will be held in the Multipurpose Room.
OCTOBER 24 - Kristine Jackson’s Roots and Blues
The original howling, moaning spirit of the blues lives
on in this exceptional performer who’s short on years, but big
on heart. She’ll mix it up with searing vocals, hot guitar and
an angel’s trumpet.
NOVEMBER 14 - The Dinglehop Sisters
With a style straight out of the 1940s, these singing sisters evoke
warm memories of the Greatest Generation. In between golden
hits, the sisters will read real wartime love letters from
overseas and across time. This special program will be held
in the Multipurpose Room.
NOVEMBER 21 - Opera for Everyone
Don’t be scared of the opera. (It’s not scared of you.) Classically
trained soprano Kathleen M. Bosl will belt out catchy showstoppers
from Verdi, Strauss, Offenbach and perhaps the Jonas Brothers.
(Okay, definitely not the Jonas Brothers.) This special program will
be held in the Multipurpose Room.
NOVEMBER 28 - Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925) Not Rated
Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack and Marguerite Harrison
Join the Bakhtiari in their twice-annual barefoot trek across what is now Iran, through icy waters
and over steep mountains in a struggle for survival, unchanged by centuries. The friendships
forged by the filmmakers on this adventure inspired their later project, King Kong! This legendary
silent documentary, presented here with an Iranian score, has been selected by the Library of
Congress for inclusion in the National Film Registry.
DECEMBER 5 - Front Porch
This merry band of Baldwin-Wallace professors sings together to create interdisciplinary four-part
vocal harmonies that will knock you out of your rocking chair. With a heaping helping of string
instruments, they play bluegrass, folk and old timey mountain music. Attendance is compulsory.
DECEMBER 12 - A Salute to Duke Ellington
A Cleveland sensation, Mojo: The Generations Big Band, pays tribute to the greatest bandleader
of them all. How many different kinds of songs did he write? How many different kinds of people
did he entertain? It will take a stage full of jazz pros just to scratch the surface.
JANUARY 9 - The Dixon Family Reunion
Step back in time and space and enter a smoky 1950s roadhouse. The food is lousy, but the music
is great. From rhythm & blues to the old rock’n’roll, this family plays American music dating back
to the turn of the twentieth century.
JANUARY 23 - Solo Marimba
Spend your afternoon with a single instrument that can fill
the Auditorium with warm, inspiring sound. The marimba is
a wooden instrument struck by mallets. When played by a
master like Paul Stranahan, it’s something else entirely.
JANUARY 30 - Dolley Madison
Actress Carol Starre-Kmiecik plays the First Lady who set the tone for all those who followed.
In addition to serving in her husband’s administration, she filled in as First Lady for the widowed
Thomas Jefferson, furnished the brand new White House and saved democracy once or twice.
FEBRUARY 13 - Love: A Musical Celebration
Gary Pildner plays happy, sweet songs about love on the Library’s Steinway. All the greats, from
Cole Porter to Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more will have their say on the
greatest subject of all. This special program will be held in the Multipurpose Room.
FEBRUARY 20 - Home in Ohio
Hal Walker grew up in Kent, Ohio blowing his harmonica along the banks
of the Cuyahoga River. Today, he is a musical explorer celebrating community,
diversity and the creative process on a variety of unique instruments.
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FRIENDS
BOOK SALES
Fall Book Sale
Saturday, October 23
9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
$3.00 Bargain Book Bag
and Half Price Sale
Saturday, December 4
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Join the Friends and receive entrance to a special, members-only preview sales on Thursday, October 21 and Thursday, December 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Memberships may be purchased at the door or by returning the printable form.
Printable Donation Form
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