Series will be at JJCL

John Jay Center for Learning will present a series of lectures entitled “A History of Hitler’s Empire” beginning Sept. 13.
The 12-lecture DVD series will cover the background, essentials of Hitler’s climb to power and an overview of his reign as leader of the Third Reich.
The series will be facilitated by retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Kennison and will feature Professor Thomas Childers, who is the Sheldon and Lucy Hackney Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of several books on modern German history and the Second World War.
The series will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday and continuing through Oct. 18.
Call JJCL at (260) 729-5525 ext. 221 to reserve a spot.
Author talks and book signings are also coming up at John Jay.
“The Top Ten Reasons to Love the Universal Sherlock Holmes Series” by Terry Faherty will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22.
“What Middletown Read: Print Culture in an American Small City” by Dr. James Connolly will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3.
“The Seven: The Lives and Legacies of the Founding Fathers of the Irish Republic” by Ruth Dudley Edwards will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 31.
Lectures are also supported by The Portland Foundation, The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center at Ball State University and Jay County Public Library.

Village fun
Swiss Village will present Saturday Night at the Village at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The entertainment will be comedian, magician and illusionist Jim Barron, who is also a host on WBCL Radio Network.
For more information, call Michelle McIntosh at (260)?589-3173 or visit www.swissvillage.org.