Act 3

09/05/2024

Maybe we should reimagine special days, like birthdays or anniversaries. Earlier this week, the 75th Anniversary of the wedding of Fay Dickard and Bob O'Hare. Why not mark moments like this?

Together with their parents (Al and Margaret Dickard, Ethel and Leo O'Hare), they were shaped by two world wars, the 'Spanish' flu, polio (and polio vaccines!), civil strife, a man on the moon, successes and disappointments enough to fill the many scrapbooks and memorabilia they left behind.

Most importantly, they left behind many descendants, friends (who still stop me occasionally to relate a story of how one or both of them shaped the and memories of lives lived well.

For their Diamond Anniversary, to two "diamonds in the rough," a beloved salute to Mom and Dad.

07/10/2024

Kudos to CertaPro Painters of Akron for donating a makeover of the historic Spiritual Life Society in Hudson! Work starts at the end of July.

04/30/2024

Journalist and author Carlo Wolff discusses his most recent book, Invisible Soul, with musician and radio host Matt Hooke. The audio interview, originally broadcast on WOWD in Takoma Park, Maryland, is now available on YouTube.

An interview with Cleveland author Carlo Wolff about his book Invisible Soul. Featuring stories about The Dazz Band, Art Blakey, The O'Jay's and other Clevel...

04/01/2024

https://clevelandmagazine.com/cleader/cleveland-500/detail/gilbert-terry

Congratulations to Terry Gilbert
Friend and Author Terry Gilbert was named one of Cleveland’s top 500 leaders in Cleveland Magazine’s 2024 Leadership in Action. Recognition of Terry’s long career as a champion of civil rights is well-deserved. His memoir, Trying Times, is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Trying-Times-Terry-Gilbert/dp/1733179526

Friedman, Gilbert & Gerhardstein

03/19/2024

Invisible Soul
Uncovering Cleveland’s Underground Soul Scene
Join author Carlo Wolf as he recounts the boisterous Cleveland soul music scene from the 1950s to the 1980s. Carlo will talk about the incredible people who brought the era to life, and the research and writing of this Cleveland chronicle.
Carlo will appear at the following Cuyahoga County Public Library branches:

Richmond Heights
449 Richmond Road
Thursday, March 21, 2024, 11:00 AM

Chagrin Falls
100 E.Orange St.
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 2:00 PM

Parma-Powers
6996 Powers Blvd.
Monday, May 20, 2024, 7:00 PM

Garfield Heights
5409 Turney Road
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, 2:00 PM

South Euclid-Lyndhurst
1876 South Green Road
Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, 11:00 AM