Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society. March 24, 7:30 PM 8:45 PM EST via Zoom Join Herb Ascherman on an illuminating journey into his experiences as Cleveland’s most prominent portrait photographer. Since opening his portrait studio in 1975, Herb has photographed international leaders such as Henry Kissinger and Presidents Carter, Reagan, and Bush Sr.; more […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Thursday, June 23rd, 7-8:30 pm This year marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of James Joyce’s masterpiece, Ulysses. Join Bill Kennedy, Irish music show host and former organizer of Nighttown’s Ulysses read-a-thon, which was held annually on Bloomsday (June 16), and NOBS to talk about one of the […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Thursday, August 25, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Time Ta dum. Hands clapping for Franz Welzer-Most approaching the Director's podium. Join us for a behind-the-scenes peek into the Archives of the Cleveland Orchestra as Archivist Andria Hoy shares stories about the scores, photos, programs, and objects that reside inside Severance Hall. […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society Wednesday, February 22, 7:30pm online only Join Jennifer Larson, FABS Chair and Professor of Classics at Kent State University, for an exploration of miniature and little books. In her presentation, Dr. Larson will use books from her own collection to explore how diminutive format was related to content in […]
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society April 7 and April 8 at the John S. Knight Center in Akron. Friday: 3:00pm-8:30pm Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm
Sponsored by Northern Ohio Bibliophilic Society (NOBS) Ex-Pat Cookbooks: Community & Identity While Living Abroad with Dan Freidus Thursday, August 24th, 7-8:30pm EST NOBS member Dan Freidus has been collecting cookbooks for his entire adult life. He stumbled into collecting expat cookbooks when he found a community cookbook from an Episcopalian church in Cairo, Egypt. […]