Join us for these upcoming EVEnts!

*Wednesday, April 2, 2025; 7:45p.m.: See VICTORIA WOODHULL: SHATTERING GLASS CEILINGS at the Cleveland International Film Festival at the State Theatre; 1519 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. The 49th Annual film festival will run from March 27 - April 5, 2025. For more information & tickets, contact the festival at (877) 304-3456 or e-mail them.

*Monday, April 7, 2025; 1:00p.m.: The City of Stow Parks & Recreation Department will host a presentation GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER. Hear the story of Emma Gatewood's remarkable hike in 1955 at the age of 67 after raising 11 children and surviving domestic abuse in this storytelling program with PowerPoint slides. To register for the program and get complete information for the event, call the center at 330-689-5100.

*Tuesday, April 8, 2025; 6:30p.m.: The Euclid Library will host a presentation of OVER THE FALLS AND OTHER STORIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. Find out about the resorts of Lake Erie, the daredevils of Niagara Falls and other highlights from the inland seas in this storytelling program which will be at the Shore Cultural Center; 291 E 222nd St. Room 41; Euclid, Ohio. The presentation is FREE and open to the public. For more information contact the library at (216) 261-5300.

*Sunday, April 27, 2025; 3:30p.m.: The Cleveland Metroparks will host a screening of TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY at the Brecksville Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio. Grandma Emma Gatewood was the first woman to solo thru-hike the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail in 1955 at the age of 67 after raising 11 children and surviving domestic abuse. This is the 70th Anniversary of her historic hike and the Emmy-nominated documentary will be shown in her honor on Ohio's Grandma Gatewood day. Foster Brown, who provided some of the music for the sound track of the film, will provide pre-show music. Tickets are $5.00/person. Contact the Nature Center at 440-526-1012 for information and reservations.

*Thursday, April 24, 2025: Members of the Delta Kappa Gamma will take a LIGHTNING-FAST LOOK AT LORAIN COUNTY.

*Friday, May 9, 2025: Members of the Akron Women's City Club will celebrate Grandma Gatewood's 70th Anniversary.

*Monday, May 12, 2025: Residents of Pioneer Ridge take a LIGHTNING-FAST LOOK AT LORAIN COUNTY.

*Monday, July 14, 2025: Residents of Pioneer Ridge will find out about VICTORIA WOODHULL: SHATTERING GLASS CEILINGS.

*Saturday, July 19, 2025; 6:30 p.m.: Take a trip back in time with Foster Brown and Bette Lou Higgins when they present CANAL SONGS AND STORIES for the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Ohio-Erie Canal. The canal brought prosperity to the state by providing a faster transportation route through the frontier. Farmers could get their produce out for sale and they could purchase goods from the East. Progress! The program will be presented at The Cleveland Metroparks Brecksville Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio. Tickets are $5.00/person. Contact the Nature Center at 440-526-1012 for information and reservations.

*Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 6:30p.m. See our newest documentary, VICTORIA WOODHULL: SHATTERING GLASS CEILINGS at the downtown Newark Library; 101 West Main Street in Newark, OH. Victoria was the first woman to run for President in 1872 -- at a time when she couldn't even vote for herself AND she was in jail on election day! The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, contact the library at 740-349-5500.

*Monday, September 14, 2025: Residents of Pioneer Ridge will hear some TALES OF THE WESTERN RESERVE.

*Friday, September 19, 2025; 12:30 p.m.: Hear the story of Cleveland Browns Hall-Of-Famer, Dante Lavelli when the Independence Library at 6361 Selig Drive in Independence, Ohio hosts a presentation of DANTE LAVELLI: HE JUST WANTED TO PLAY BALL. This storytelling program is FREE and open to the public. For more information call the library at 216-447-0160.

*Thursday, October 30, 2025; 6:30 p.m.: Get in the spirit with OHIO GHOST STORIES at the Milan-Berlin Library; 19 East Church Street; Milan, OH. Hear some stories from the state's haunted past in this storytelling program that is FREE and open to the public. For more information call the library at 419-499-4117

*Monday, November 10, 2025: Residents of Pioneer Ridge will commemorate Veteran's Day with the storytelling program, MEET MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE.

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For additional information arts and history related information and on other events in Northern Ohio, visit

• That Woman's Blog
• Vermilion Views
• The Oberlin Heritage Center
• The Lorain County Historical Society
• The Lorain Historical Society
  
• The Rocky River Historical Society

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