NEW EVENTS: December 2012-May 2013

 

Join us for fascinating talks, great workshops, live music, and fun for all ages at the Grandview Library!

Find out what’s happening December 2012—May 2013.

Highlights:
FILM

• Noir After Dark
• Poitier
• Tall, Dark, and Cary
• Tale of Two Hepburns

MUSIC IN THE ATRIUM

• The Grandview Singers
  Grandview Heights High School choral holiday show, directed by Andrew Grega.
• Central Ohio Harp Organization
  Seasonal favorites, Celtic music, and other great selections.
• Jack Wilce
  Masterful fingerstyle guitarist; part of late 1960s California music scene; recorded with David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Elliott Randall, and others.
• Canned Goods
  Early American jazz & blues played on ukulele, banjo, musical saw, and other unique instruments.
• Ryan Skinner
  21-string West African harp (kora) with Toumani Diabaté student/OSU professor/children’s author-illustrator.
• Jim Lynch & Charlie Bleak
  Guitar duo featuring Lynch (The Conspiracy Band, Sam & Dave Revue, National Rock Opera Touring Company).
• Cowboy Bob & JoJo
  Acoustic country with Bob Hummel (formerly of The Rainbow Canyon Band) and his wife.

• The Great American Landscape
  With photographer Rick Braveheart, whose work is currently displayed at the Smithsonian.
• E-Reader Open House
  Try out different e-readers with our Reference staff & Technology Coordinator.
• Pamper Yourself
  Make-up tips, shopping, massages, and manicures for women.

• Historic Columbus Taverns
  Book talk with the Columbus Landmarks Foundation.
• Presidential Inauguration Trivia
  With GH/MC Historical Society Trustee Jeri Diehl Cusack.
• The Art of Paper Folding
  With the Capital Area Paper Shapers/Ohio Paper Folders.
• E-reader 1-on-1
  With our Tech Coordinator & Reference staff.

• For the Love of Chocolate
  With the Schakolad Chocolate Factory.
• Sorry, Downtown Columbus Is Closed
  With author I. David Cohen.
• An Evening with Mr. Puppet
  Comedy/ventriloquist puppet show for all ages.

• Planning Ahead For Elder Care
  With Home Instead Senior Care.
• Job Search Strategies
  With Career Center staff from Jewish Family Services
• Ancestry.com with Reference
  Genealogy with Reference staffer Karen Thomas.

• Ohio Jazz
  With author David Meyers.
• Fresh Fish to the Front
  95th Ohio Civil War regiment recollections with Reader’s Theater.
• Birding in Columbus
  With the Grange Insurance Audubon Center.

• Two Wandering Women: Ramblin’ Around Romania
  Travelogue with Nancy Staley & Carol Gray.
• Small Farm Animal Visit
  Chickens, turkeys, ducks, and rabbits on the Library Lawn, with Bring The Farm To You.
• Yappy Hour V
  Friendly doggie mingle on the Library Lawn.

• Santa Visit
• Glass Ornaments
• Holiday Origami
  With Yasue Sakaoka
• Gingerbread Day

JANUARY-MAY 2013

• Friday Movies
• After-School Art
  With the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Arts Council.
• Balloon Animals
  With children’s entertainer Erica Carlson.
• Mystery Night
  After-hours games at the Library.
• Just Dance
  Video gaming.
• Polymer Clay Monsters
  With art educator Megan Moriarty.
• Read-a-Thon
• Live Journals
  Redesign your notebook.
• Strings Concert
  With the young performers of Edison Intermediate Middle School’s string program.
• Superhero Saturday
  Games, stories, and more super fun.
• Garden Party
  Crafting with the Grandview Garden Club.
• Red Cross Babysitter Training Course

• Art Exhibits
• Story Times
• Career Coaching
• Book Discussion Group

• 28th Annual Music on the Lawn
  Free outdoor summer concerts Tuesdays in June & July.
• 20th Annual Lazy Daze of Summer Festival
  Juried crafts, food, music, and more on the lawn & streets surrounding the Library in late July.
• Summer Reading Clubs for all ages.