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EVE Notes © 2012
On September 20 Ritter Library invited EVE to premier a new program, BATTLE SCARS: STORIES OF THE CIVIL WAR, as part of their series for the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. A large group gathered to hear the stories of the Great Escape of Libby Prison and the failed "escape" at Johnson's Island prison plus other stories of the War. If you didn't get a chance to be a part of that first audience, the program will be repeated on February 26, 2012 at the North Ridgeville Library.
Another premier of sorts took place on September 24 when a storytelling version of YOU CAN'T PLAY BALL IN A SKIRT was presented at the Cleveland Baseball Heritage Museum. This story of Alta Weiss, who put herself through medical school playing professional baseball on a men's team in the early 1900s, never fails to amaze. This new version brings the story to groups unable to afford our bigger first-person character program of the same name.
In October, Sarah Comstock (played by Bette Lou Higgins) was at the Huron Library in NEXT STOP, FREEDOM! Telling the story of the Underground Railroad in Ohio, Sarah presented an inside look of both the runaway slaves and the conductors who helped them get to freedom.
What's October without ghost stories? Elyria Library West River Branch made sure they had plenty with I THOUGHT I SAW A GHOST which provided the group with an evening of other-worldly stories.
Members of Phi Mu Fraternity enjoyed THE BEST SONGS I NEVER SANG as they prepared for their 90th anniversary year. The program gave them a moment to look over their lives as they prepared to take a broader look at the history of their organization.
STORIES FROM A CHRISTMAS PAST was presented at Pleasant Lake Villa on November 16 as the group began its holiday celebrations. These stories were told by the Christmas tree and brought the residents fond memories that they shared after the program.
The Christmas Tree Ship docked in Vermilion on December 3 and Dave Childers told the story and sang Christmas songs to the 200 + people who came to greet the boat on its arrival. Michael Higgins made sure that Dave could be heard and Rod Knight provided set-up assistance for this special tradition to open the holiday season.
The story of the Rouse Simmons was told in a more "traditional" manner by Bette Lou Higgins at the Maritime Museum of Sandusky on December 17. After the story, a movie about the history of the ship and the Schuenemann family was shown.
