<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22529" dir="ltr">Music and Magic are the themes for the close of our 40th year -- and we hope you can join us!</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23265"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23266">The magic is supplied by two showings of our Emmy-nominated documentary TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY. Our director, Peter Huston, and our writer, Kelly Boyer Sagert will lead the Q & A sessions for these two presentations.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22636"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22637">Music will be playing from North Ridgeville to Sandusky with three special programs. You can find out about the Great Depression in FROM A CRASH TO A BANG! with Foster Brown and Bette Lou Higgins, or take a trip on the Ohio-Erie Canal at the Maritime Museum of Sandusky. Finish the year with holiday songs and stories with Rick Fortney and Bette Lou Higgins.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22638"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22639">Be sure to catch our special 2017 program written by Kelly Boyer Sagert for the Cleveland Metroparks 100th Anniversary with a presentation of CENTENNIAL CONVERSATIONS SERIES: CLEVELAND METROPARKS PRESENTS - OUR HISTORY on Saturday, October 14 at 2 p.m.at the Parma Snow Branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library. This game show version of the park's history is fast, furious and fun! Get more information by calling the library at 440-473-3370.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22640"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22641">Upcoming EVEnts<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22642"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22643">TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22644">*Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 6:00 p.m. at Jimmy Fund Theater 35 Binney St. Boston, MA sponsored by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute as part of their Health & Wellness Programming. Director, Peter Huston will lead the Q & A at the presentation which is open to the public at no charge.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22645">*Thursday, October 26, 2017, 6:00 p.m. at the Lorain Historical Society, 329 W. 10th St., Lorain, Ohio with our writer, Kelly Boyer Sagert, leading the Q & A after the screening. The program is open to the public; tickets are $5.00/person. For more information and tickets, call the Historical Society at 440-245-2563.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22646"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22647">MUSIC PROGRAMS<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22648">*Wednesday, November 1, 2017; 12:00 p.m.: Hear the songs and stories of the Great Depression when Foster Brown and Bette Lou Higgins present FROM A CRASH TO A BANG! for First Church Women at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 330 Second St. in Elyria Ohio. The presentation will be preceded by a lunch. For ticket information, call the church at 440-323-5454 -- tickets need to be reserved by Monday, October 30 at noon. The program is included with your lunch ticket and is open to the public.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22649"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22650">*Saturday, November 4, 2017; 1:00 p.m.: Find out about BROWN'S FOLLY: STORIES OF THE OHIO CANALS at the Maritime Museum of Sandusky, 125 Meigs St. in Sandusky, Ohio. Who was "Brown" and why was the canal his "folly" -- or WAS it? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this storytelling program which is free with admission to the museum. Tickets are $6/adult and $5 for seniors and children. For more information contact the museum at 419-624-0274.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22651"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22652">*Thursday, December 28, 2017; 10:30 a.m.: Come hear the stories behind a few of your favorite Christmas Carols when Rick Fortney and Bette Lou Higgins present STORIES FROM A CHRISTMAS PAST at the North Ridgeville Office For Older Adults at 7327 Avon Belden Rd in North Ridgeville, Ohio. Tickets are $3.00/person. For more information, contact the Center at 440-353-0828.<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22653"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22654"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22655">Get ready for 2018 when Alta Weiss (AKA Anne McEvoy) will make an appearance in YOU CAN'T PLAY BALL IN A SKIRT; Foster Brown & Bette Lou Higgins will turn up with CANAL SONGS AND STORIES -- and more!<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22656"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22657">Be sure to check our calendar regularly to keep up-to-date on all of our programs (http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/calendar.htm )<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22658">To arrange for these or any of our programs for your event, just reply to this e-mail. We'd love to bring a program to you!<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22659"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22660">Help us tell the stories that others forget with your tax-deductible donation (you can find all the information at http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/evedonate.htm <br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22661"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22662">We appreciate all your help and support!<br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_22663"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23280"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23279">Bette Lou Higgins</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23281">Artistic Director</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23284">Eden Valley Enterprises</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507123382294_23283">www.edenvalleyenterprises.org<br></div></div></body></html>