Join us for lunch and a great historic presentation. Deadline for these programs will be one week prior or until all seats are sold. There will be limited seating and registration is required for these presentations. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Menu is subject to change.
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Ellenwood Center Gymnasium
Fee: Free to Bedford Senior Club members
$15 for non-members
*Please note that member discounts will be applied during checkout*
Wednesday, January 21 - Superman: Cleveland’s Original Hero
With the recent release of the new Superman movie, filmed right here in Cleveland, this program explores the extraordinary story of how two local teenagers, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, created the world’s first and most influential costumed superhero. Discover the many ways Cleveland shaped Superman in his earliest days: Who inspired the original Lois Lane? Where did the suit’s design come from? Did Siegel and Shuster truly lose the rights to their own character?
Join us as Brad Ricca, lifelong Clevelander and author of the award-winning biography Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – the Creators of Superman, uncovers the surprising truths behind the Man of Steel’s origins. Brad Ricca is the award-winning author of seven books, with work appearing in The Washington Post, LitHub, and Book Riot, as well as in documentaries on the History Channel and AMC.
Lunch includes Clark Kent’s favorite food, Ma Kent’s Beef Bourguignon (French beef stew), roll and a colorful, nostalgic dessert: Superman ice cream!
Wednesday, February 18 - Carl and Louis Stokes: From Projects to Politics
Two brothers from Cleveland, Ohio, helped reshape American history. Carl and Louis Stokes, along with others, created pathways, policies, and programs that advanced civil rights, promoted urban issues, and helped make the United States a more equitable nation. This program will focus on their life story, one of ordinary people struggling to achieve extraordinary things in a city, nation, and world that held many barriers for people who were poor and black. Presented by the Western Reserve Historical Society.
To celebrate Cleveland’s diverse cultural heritage and in observance of Ash Wednesday, we’re serving pierogies with caramelized onions, southern mac and cheese, collard greens and delicious paczkis (Polish doughnuts).