CLS: Lakeside University

Lakesiders come from different backgrounds and are a wealth of knowledge. This week is their time to shine and share their experiences and expertise with others.

Bill Carlson

Monday, Aug. 26, 10:30 a.m. | Orchestra Hall
“How the ‘Stolen’ Election of 1876 Affects Us”

The years 1876-1877 saw the election of Ohio’s Rutherford Hayes. Returns from four states were disputed, and Congress couldn’t resolve them. So, a politically tilted special commission and a backroom deal produced a Hayes win—hence the “stolen” charges. That election prompted a law setting new procedures for counting Electoral College votes. This law has governed the certification of every election from that time on.

Congress revised and clarified the original Electoral Count Act in 2022. We’ll discuss how those changes will affect the certification of this year’s election.

Longtime Laksider Bill Carlson was a reporter or editor at five Oho newspapers, primarily The Cleveland Plain Dealer, where he covered government and political campaigns and was an editorial writer. He also was editor of national and foreign news, including supervision of the PD Washington Bureau.

Carlson has given talks in Lakeside on Ohio’s eight presidents and the history of the Chautauqua Movement. He and his wife, Nancy, have a cottage on Poplar Avenue.

National Museum of the Great Lakes Tour

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 10 a.m. | National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, OH
“Hard Hat Tour of the ‘Schoonmaker,’ ‘Ohio’ & ‘St. Marys Challenger'”

Set foot in spaces typically off-limits to visitors in an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship, the Museum Tug Ohio and the St. Marys Challenger Pilothouse. During this 2-hour experience you have the exclusive opportunity to take a deeper dive into the ships’ inner workings and visit “hard hat only” locations like the:

1. The Schoonmaker‘s owner’s galley, the lowest points of the boat, as well as a deeper look in the vessel’s engine room
2. The Tug Ohio’s engine room and forward cabins.
3. The Interior of the St. Marys Challenger Pilothouse (currently still under restoration efforts).

From glimpses into our newest artifact’s restoration, to the Schoonmaker’s original boiler bricks—you’ll see it all from an insider’s view.

REGISTRATION
The cost is $65 (ages 12+) and the deadline to register is Monday, Aug. 26. REGISTER NOW! Guests are responsible for driving to the museum in Toledo.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
The spaces that we will be sharing with you on this tour are difficult to access. The tour will include a lot of climbing of steep, narrow stairways and bending to accommodate for low head room.

We encourage you to dress appropriately, including wearing closed-toed shoes, long pants and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. We will provide hard hats and any other safety necessities.

All are invited to an Opening Reception from 6:30-7:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, prior to the evening concert with Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon.

Guests may view the show from 2-4 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays until Labor Day weekend. Off-season hours will be posted later.

At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, Mintz will also give a lecture about his work in Orchestra Hall.

Photography is Mintz’s third career, the result of a passion acquired in Maine many years ago. Most of his work is done on large format film.

Becoming a full-time photographer in 2008 changed his work in profound ways. Previously, the people were anonymous and aimed at showing the public space. In this new time, the work has become intensely personal – often involving portraiture.

Each project is based on a story—someone’s precious objects, the steel houses in Lustron Stories, Andrew Carnegie and his Carnegie Libraries. The story is the framework, and the meaning comes from what the subjects show us. For example, the people in their homes in Lustron Stories tell us about themselves, how they feel about their home, and who they are.

Mintz studied photography at Maine Photographic Workshop, Parsons School of Design, International Center for Photography, Lakeland Community College and Cuyahoga Community College.

He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University.

Mintz is the former Board Chair of the ICA-Art Conservation in Cleveland and board member of the Cleveland Museum of Art – Friends of Photography. His interest in preservation and conservation is reflected in his service to the ICA and in his careful attention to producing work that lasts.

He serves on advisory boards at the Cleveland Print Room and the Artists Archive of the Western Reserve.

Mintz is a Life Director at Jewish Family Services of Cleveland. His work can be found in museums, including the Smithsonian Museum of American History and private and corporate collections in North America, Europe and Asia.

This artist was awarded an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in 2017 and 2015.

Jeannette Keton

Thursday, Aug 29, 10:30 a.m. | Orchestra Hall
“Fake or Fact: From Disruption to Disinformation”

Have you ever heard someone say, “Who knows what’s true anymore?” In today’s saturated media environment, when anyone with a smartphone and access to the Internet can claim title as a writer, editor, news broadcaster or journalist, it can be difficult to determine fake from fact – with serious ramifications for democratic forms of government.  Longtime Lakesider and former reporter Jeannette Keton explains how journalism has evolved over the years; who benefits from the current wellspring of disinformation; the  implications for democracy; and what we as a country and as individuals can do to fight back.

‘Fake or Fact? Real Tools to Determine Real News’ is a modular program for the workplace, founded by Keton, that raises awareness about information manipulation, challenges us to think critically about news and other information, and provides tools that can be used to distinguish fake from fact. ‘Fake or Fact: From Disruption to Disinformation’ is the first part of the program.

Keton is a communications strategist, coach and writer. She launched her career as a journalist with stints at KTBC-TV in Austin and The Dallas Morning News.

In 1997, she and her husband and several other investors launched e.coetry, the exclusive reseller of SAP software to small companies in the Southwest.  In 1999, e.coetry was named the third fastest-growing tech company in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal and Sevin Rosen Funds.

Keton served as the Marketing/Communications Director for e.coetry, which was acquired by Schmidt Vogel Consulting in 2000.

In 2003, she launched a communications consulting firm. Keton consulted from 2004-2019 with senior executives at Trinity Industries, Inc., a Dallas-based Fortune 1000 company.

She also consulted with Dallas-based Baylor College of Dentistry and Children’s Medical Center, now Children’s Health System, as they planned and executed activities recognizing their respective 100th anniversaries. Her work with Children’s included managing the development of content for a $2 million exhibit commemorating the medical center’s history.

Keton is a writer whose work includes a history of Baylor College of Dentistry and a biography of the first woman to shoot the Big 5 on a 21-day African safari. She’s currently finishing a biography of Elliott Roosevelt, Jr., a grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Lakeside University

Friday, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. | Orchestra Hall
Documentary: “The Rescue”

“The Rescue” chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of 12 boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.

Academy Award-winning directors and producers E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin keep viewers on the edge of their seats as they use a wealth of never-before-seen material and exclusive interviews to piece together the high stakes mission, highlighting the efforts of the Royal Thai Navy SEALs and U.S. Air Force Special Tactics and details the expert cave divers’ audacious venture to dive the boys to safety.

“The Rescue” brings to life one of the most perilous and extraordinary rescues in modern times, shining a light on the high-risk world of cave diving, the astounding courage and compassion of the rescuers, and the shared humanity of the international community that united to save the boys. (PG, 1h 54m)