The Literary Club of Cincinnati invites you to its Poet Laureate Series! Dave Lucas was born and raised in Cleveland. He studied literature and poetry at John Carroll University (BA, 2002), the University of Virginia (MFA, 2004), and the University of Michigan (PhD, 2014). His first book of poems, Weather (VQR / Georgia, 2011), received the 2012 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry. Named by Rita Dove ... Read More
Ohio Humanities' documentary, the Lincoln School Story will be screening at Muskingum University! The film tells the inspiring story of a group of courageous African American mothers’ fight for school integration in 1954 in the town of Hillsboro, Ohio. Their lawsuit against the school board was one of the first test cases of the historic Brown v. Board of Education ... Read More
Come see Trobár perform music by Christine de Pizan, capturing the image of women's experience in the early 15th century!
Come visit the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with Mindy McGinnis! She will share the research behind her Edgar Award-Winning Gothic historical thriller, A MADNESS SO DISCREET. Learn about how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890’s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill – for better or for worse. Also ... Read More
Come see Trobár perform music by Christine de Pizan, capturing the image of women's experience in the early 15th century!
Come visit the Downtown Branch of the Cincinnati Public Library to see a community screening of Voyageur Media Group's latest documentary, "Capturing Life!" The screening will be on October 29th from 6-8pm. Following the film at 7pm there will be a panel discussion focusing on photography and preservation. Over the past three decades, Voyageur’s production team has conducted research at ... Read More
Every Night is Ladies Night (AGAIN): A Sneak Peek and More! In 1980 there were over two hundred lesbian bars in the United States. In 2023, only 25 remain. Summit Station (also known as Jack's), located at 2210 Summit Street in Columbus was Ohio’s longest running lesbian bar, serving as the soul of the lesbian community in Central Ohio ... Read More
Come visit Case Western Reserve University with the Cleveland Archaeological Society for an Ohio Humanities' Speakers' Bureau event with Brad Lepper about the Newark Earthworks! The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of geometric enclosures and mounds in the world. The work of the Hopewell people who lived in Ohio circa A.D. 1- 400, these geometric earthworks covered nearly five ... Read More
Join cartoonist and author Emily Flake for a brief history of cartoons and illustrated humor in the pages of The New Yorker magazine. Emily Flake is a cartoonist, writer, illustrator and performer. She is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, McSweeney’s and many other publications. She is the author of Joke in a Box: How to Write and Draw ... Read More
Explore Columbus’ neighborhoods with historians Doreen Uhas-Sauer and Tom Betti. This tour will start at the Northside Branch of the Columbus Metro Library! Learn how our communities were shaped by political, social, economic and environmental forces. Tours start from and end at a library location. Water and light snacks will be provided. Remember your sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and comfortable walking ... Read More
Come visit the University of Akron's Sociology Club for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers’ Bureau event with LuSter Singleton! LuSter will discuss the intersections and departures of both the gay and Civil Rights Movement. In the early 2000s, LuSter disclosed their long-time struggle with finding a place of belonging within the so-called “gay movement” and the civil rights movement. With both ... Read More
Explore Columbus’ neighborhoods with historians Doreen Uhas-Sauer and Tom Betti. This tour will start at the Northside Branch of the Columbus Metro Library! Learn how our communities were shaped by political, social, economic and environmental forces. Tours start from and end at a library location. Water and light snacks will be provided. Remember your sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and comfortable walking ... Read More
