A light-hearted talk about the travel narratives of John May's journey to the Ohio Country. In comparing the modern-day luxuries of travel to the difficulties of nineteenth-century travel, this talk provides perspective on what settlers had to overcome in order to make it to their destination. Listeners will receive insight about what it was like to meet new people in ... Read More
The Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of 1858 was a key event in the history of abolitionism leading up to the Civil War in which a group of 37-white and black men in Ohio were charged with violating the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. This is the first time that a ‘higher law’ defense was used in a federal court case.John Price, who ... Read More
Come visit Zygote Press's space and explore the making of zines with this all-ages workshop! This event, and all events for Superman’s Cleveland, is funded in part by Ohio Humanities. Find out more about this event series here!
Come visit the Upper Arlington Public Library for an Ohio Humanities Speakers' Bureau event with Tom O'Grady! Culture groups migrating from New England, Middle Atlantic states and from the South settled in various regions of Ohio, and their distinct farms and barns can be observed when travelling throughout the state. The barn builders have left an architectural legacy throughout rural ... Read More
Dr. Dennis Dooley, co-author of Superman at Fifty: The Persistence of a Legend, will recount the story of his groundbreaking research on Joe Siegel and Jerry Shuster's Glenville High School years (which originally appeared in the June 1973 issue of Cleveland Magazine under the title "The Man of Tomorrow and the Boys of Yesterday"). Dr. Dooley was arguably the first to identify the ... Read More
Join a live conversation with Phillip Kennedy Johnson, a comic artist best known for his Superman comics, among others! This event is taking place at the Cleveland Inkubator Conference, a special event part of Cleveland Book Week. The Cleveland Inkubator Conference is one of the largest free writing festivals in the country, with opportunities to talk to authors, learn, and, ... Read More
Join We Amplify Voices on Sat, Sep 23 from 2pm to 4pm at 1327 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, OH 43223 for an afternoon of hands on art making, live music, refreshments, the celebration of a mural by artist Charlotte McGraw, and an official ribbon cutting ceremony as WAV inaugurates their new headquarters. Come explore the programming space and experience some of the innovative ways the ... Read More
Come to Carol and John's Comic Book Shop for an author signing event with Superman author and artist Phillip Kennedy Johnson! This event, and all events for Superman’s Cleveland, is funded in part by Ohio Humanities. Find out more about this event series here!
Chad Bilyeu, writer of Chad in Amsterdam will lead a drop in workshop at The West Side Market in Cleveland and Dan Gorman, the artist of the Superman's Cleveland Poster, will be signing free posters. This event, and all events for Superman’s Cleveland, is funded in part by Ohio Humanities. Find out more about this event series here!
Come visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland for two live conversations! At 1:00pm, Sarah Kuhn will be in conversation with Vera Camden and Valentino Zullo . At 2:00pm, Laura Siegel Larson will talk with Samantha Baskind. Sarah Kuhn is an American author best known for her Heroine Complex Series, and has worked on numerous comics including ... Read More
Join Tri-C's Lambda Book Club for a book discussion of Superman: Son of Kal-El--The Truth, written by Tom Taylor and John Timms! This book explores the trials and tribulations of Clark Kent's and Lois Lane's son, Johnathan Kent, as he struggles to take up his father's mantel as Superman. This event, and all events for Superman’s Cleveland, is funded in ... Read More
This event is part of the celebration of Superman's 85th Anniversary! Join Brad Ricca at Ursuline College to discuss his book Super Boys, which explores the lives of Superman creators and Clevelanders Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Drawing on ten years of research in the trenches of Cleveland libraries, boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, and a love of ... Read More
