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Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund

The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio 145 E. Main St., Newark, Ohio

Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund showcases the work of Barbara Shermund, the trailblazing feminist cartoonist who, as one of the first women cartoonists for The New Yorker magazine, brought her outspoken women characters to life in a distinctive flowing style that helped shape the visual brand of The New Yorker. ... Read More

George Bellows: American Life in Print

Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio

Come visit the Cincinnati Art Museum to see their newest exhibition, George Bellows: American Life in Print! George Bellows: American Life in Print is an exhibition of one of the most accomplished and celebrated artists from Ohio. Born in Columbus in 1882, Bellows' early life was deeply influenced by his home state: from his time attending the Ohio State University ... Read More

Defining American Liberty: New Perspectives on the Fort Gower Resolves

Southeast Ohio History Center 24 W State St., Athens, Ohio

Join the Southeast Ohio History Center for a one-day conference commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Fort Gower Resolves! On November 5, 1774, six months before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord, a group of Virginian officers who had served in Lord Dunmore’s Army gathered at Fort Gower, above the confluence of the ... Read More

$25 – $40

History & Genealogy Day: Featuring Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe

Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library 96 S Grant Ave, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Metropolitan Library presents a full day of FREE genealogy and history activities on Saturday, Nov. 9. Complimentary boxed lunch included! They'll welcome keynote speaker Chief Glenna Wallace to share her journey to reconnect the citizens of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma back to their historical homelands. Attend sessions and roundtables to learn research tips and bring your genealogy research questions to get help from Main ... Read More

Author Talk with Yardena Schwartz

Mandel JCC Stonehill Auditorium 26001 S Woodland Rd, Beachwood, Ohio

The Cleveland Jewish Book Festival is back for its 25th year! Join Yardena Schwartz to discuss her book, Ghosts of a Holy War. The 1929 massacre of the ancient Jewish community of Hebron was one of the most seminal events in the Arab-Israeli conflict–until October 7, 2023. One century apart, the echoes of 1929 in 2023 are key to understanding the complexities ... Read More

Free

Historic Landscapes Virtual Series: Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Virtual

Inspired by this year's History Center Exhibit titled From Architecture to Beauty, The Dawes Arboretum will be hosting a four-part virtual series featuring Ohio historic landscapes and gardens, their designers, American landscape movements and historic land restorations. In addition to The Dawes Arboretum, this series will feature presentations from Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Adena Mansion & Gardens, and Kingwood ... Read More

Aldus Society Speaker Series: Sarah Castro

Thurber Center 91 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio

Join the Aldus Society of Central Ohio at the Thurber Center for a speaker event with Sarah Castro! Sarah Castro, Paper and Photograph Conservator at The Ohio State University Libraries, will discuss the conservation and care of paper-based and photographic materials. The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational opportunities to members. Some of our ... Read More

Statues, Flags, and the Ongoing Battle over the Meaning of the Civil War

South Dayton Church of Christ 300 S. Main St., Springboro, Ohio

Come visit the South Dayton Church of Christ with the Springboro Area Historical Society for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers Bureau event with William Trollinger about how statues are used to interpret the history of the Civil War! The 2015 mass shooting in Charleston and now the recent events in Charlottesville have added fuel to the intense and sometimes heated debate in ... Read More

Author Talk with Lauren Grodstein

Mandel JCC Stonehill Auditorium 26001 S Woodland Rd, Beachwood, Ohio

The Cleveland Jewish Book Festival is back for its 25th year! Join Lauren Grodstein to discuss her book, We Must Not Think of Ourselves. A story inspired by a little-known piece of history in the lives of Jewish occupants of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II, a project with the code name “Oneg Shabbat.” In 1940, Adam Paskow becomes ... Read More

$10 – $12

Terrorizing Immigrants and Catholics: The Ohio Ku Klux Klan in the 1920’s

Campus Martius Museum 601 Second Street, Marietta, Ohio

Come visit the Campus Martius Museum in Marietta for an Ohio Humanities’ Speakers Bureau event with William Trollinger about the influence of the Ku Klux Klan in Ohio in the 1920's. Having virtually disappeared in the late nineteenth century, the Ku Klux Klan exploded onto the national in the early 1920s, with perhaps five million members at its peak. While ... Read More

Kid’s Day at The J with “Challah For Shabbat”

Mandel JCC Stonehill Auditorium 26001 S Woodland Rd, Beachwood, Ohio

The Cleveland Jewish Book Festival is back for its 25th year! Join Sara Holly Ackerman for a kids' day centered on her book, Challah For Shabbat! This sweet, rhyming, beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates Jewish joy and intergenerational love as it follows a girl and her grandmother preparing for Shabbat dinner by baking traditional challah from scratch. Join us for ... Read More

Free

DACO Book Launch and Signing!

The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio 145 E. Main St., Newark, Ohio

Celebrate the release of exhibition curator Caitlin McGurk’s Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund (Fantagraphics, 2024). In her book, McGurk honors the life and art of pioneering cartoonist Barbara Shermund, whose career spanned the heyday of American magazines and helped shape the visual style of The New Yorker. Shermund lived an alternative lifestyle ... Read More

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