Join us for A TOUR OF CLEVELAND RESTAURANTS IN 30 MINUTES -- MORE OR LESS! Based on EVE Artistic Director, Bette Lou Higgins' new book, "Lost Restaurants of Downtown Cleveland". This storytelling program will take you back in time to allow you to "visit" these lost eateries.

Trips are scheduled for:

*Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kirtland Library; 9267 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland, Ohio. The Program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (440) 256-READ.

*Wednesday, April 26, 2023 members of Divinity Lutheran Church in Parma will have a private tour.

*Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Euclid Public Library; 631 East 222nd Street, Euclid, Ohio. The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (216) 261-5300 X 5163.

*Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Willowick Public Library; Willowick Public Library; 263 E 305th Street; Willowick, Ohio. The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the library at 440-943-4151.

To order a special tour for your group, e-mail our Travel Agent. Books will be available for purchase at the events and can also be ordered in advance with Arcadia Press.

Other programs coming up:

*Monday, March 20, 2023; 6:00 p.m.: TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY will be presented by the Waterford Public Library at 49 Rope Ferry Rd. in Waterford Connecticut. Our Emmy-nominated documentary will be open to the public at no charge. For more information about the presentation, call the library at 860-444-5805.

*March 24 - 26, 2023 Women's Storytelling Festival, Fairfax City, Virginia: EVE artistic Director, Bette Lou Higgins will take part in the Women's Storytelling Festival to tell the story of Grandma Gatewood as one of 7 contestants on Saturday, March 25 at 4:30pm. The festival and the contest will be held in person and on zoom. We need YOUR vote to win the contest and you can vote whether you attend live or on-line. Watch this space for more information as it becomes available. A press release is available here. Complete in-person and virtual ticket information is below:

The Women’s Storytelling Festival, hosted by Better Said Than Done, will take place March 24 - 26, 2023, in-person at The Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. The festival will also be live-streamed online. Showcasing a wide range of storytelling styles, the 2023 festival features 14 storytellers performing in-person, 5 storytellers performing in a virtual-only showcase, and 7 storytellers competing in the People’s Choice Storytelling Contest, in-person and online. All ticket holders, whether in-person or virtual, will be able to watch the festival videos for one month after the festival concludes. For schedules, other details, and tickets, visit the website.

Ticket Pricing:
For $40, the Virtual Festival Pass gives you access to all 15 plus hours of storytelling live-streamed from the venue, and also for one month after. So if you miss any of it live, you have time to catch up.
$60 gets you the In-Person Festival Pass. You can attend all programs from March 24 - 26 in-person, and you also receive the links to watch all of the recordings for one month after.
Both give you access to vote in the People's Choice Storytelling show while it's happening live. However, if voting is your priority, you can purchase a virtual concert only ticket for $29

*Saturday, April 1, 2023: Members of the Martha Pipkin Chapter of the DAR will enjoy a presentation of NEXT STOP, FREEDOM!

*Friday, April 14, 2023; 7:00 p.m.: Hear the songs and stories of the Great Depression when Foster Brown joins Bette Lou Higgins to present FROM A CRASH TO A BANG at the Brecksville Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio. Tickets are $5.00/person. For more information and tickets, call the park at 440-526-1012 or email them. This program will be repeated for the residents of Pioneer Ridge in North Ridgeville on Tuesday, April 18th.

*Thursday, April 20, 2023; 2:00 p.m.: Find out why YOU CAN'T PLAY BALL IN A SKIRT! when Bette Lou Higgins presents this storytelling program at the "Tea & Talk" at the Wood County Museum; 13660 County Home Road; Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. Alta Weiss who played professional baseball on a MEN's team in the early 1900s found this out the hard way! Hear her story and enjoy a tea luncheon at the museum. The program and luncheon are open to the public and included in the ticket price. For complete information, call the museum at 419-352-0967.

*Friday, June 2, 2023; 7:00 p.m.: See the Emmy-nominated documentary, TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY at the Brecksville Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio. Besides the film screening, Foster Brown (who narrated and sang in the film) will perform Appalachian Music prior to the screening and he and Bette Lou Higgins will hold a Q & A afterward. Tickets are $5.00/person. For more information and tickets, call the park at 440-526-1012 or email them.

*Wednesday, October 25, 2023; 7:00 p.m.: Ohio Ghost Stories will get you in the spirit at the Fairview Park Library at 21255 Lorain Rd. in Fairview Hts., Ohio. Come hear some spooky historical stories and legends. The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the library at 440-333-4700.

*Friday, November 10, 2023; 7:00 p.m.: November is the worst month on the Great Lakes and Foster Brown and Bette Lou Higgins will tell you why with songs and stories of ships that went down during that trecherous month. They'll present GALES OF NOVEMBER at the Brecksville Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio -- don't worry, it'll be nice and cozy in the building!Tickets are $5.00/person. For more information and tickets, call the park at 440-526-1012 or email them.

Visit often to see what other performances are coming up. To receive notices of upcoming events, send us an e-mail with a request to be added to our e-mail list.

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For additional information arts and history related information and on other events in Northern Ohio, visit

• That Woman's Blog
• Vermilion Views
• The Oberlin Heritage Center
• The Lorain County Historical Society
• The Lorain Historical Society
  
• The Rocky River Historical Society

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