Music and Magic are the themes for the close of our 40th year -- and we hope you can join us! 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. 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. 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. Upcoming EVEnts TRAIL MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY *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. *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. MUSIC PROGRAMS *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. *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. *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. 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! Be sure to check our calendar regularly to keep up-to-date on all of our programs (http://edenvalleyenterprises.org/calendar.htm ) 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! 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 We appreciate all your help and support! Bette Lou HigginsArtistic DirectorEden Valley Enterpriseswww.edenvalleyenterprises.org