Linedrives & Lipstick
Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women's BaseballUrsuline Presents Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women in Baseball
An Art Exhibit, Scholarship Gala and Documentary Screening EventIn contrast to the depiction of women in baseball as a short-lived phenomenon of the 1940s, Americas national pastime has included women players from baseballs beginning in the 1860s. Their impact on the game and American society is brought clearly to light in
Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Womens Baseball, an exhibition hosted by Ursuline College and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) with presenting sponsor, The Cleveland Indians. Other sponsors include Mrs. John C. Wasmer Jr., The Lake County Captains and Key Bank.
For more information on any of the events below contact Tiffany Mushrush Mentzer, at 440 646 8370 or tmushrush@ursuline.edu.
EXHIBITSeptember 1 - October 20
The
Linedrives and Lipstick exhibition features more than 60 items ranging from picture postcards, game programs, photographs, posters and in-depth articles from magazines such as Colliers, Liberty and the Saturday Evening Post held at Ursulines Florence ODonnell Wasmer Gallery.
Exhibition Opening Reception will be September 1, 5-7 PM. For additional Gallery information, visit
www.ursuline.edu/Campus_Resources/Wasmer_Gallery/index.html
SCHOLARSHIP GALA September 16, 6 PM
Silent and live auctions, dinner and panel discussion with female baseball legends, held at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Dollars raised from the event are earmarked for Ursuline student scholarships.
Tickets: $250/person and $1,800 for a table of 8Sponsorship Opportunities Available: Platinum Sponsor - $10,000; Gold Sponsor - $5,000; Silver Sponsor - $2,500; Bronze Sponsor - $1,000
Register for Scholarship Gala
GIRLS OF SUMMER SCREENING EVENT October 3, 2-5 PM
Special screening of the new documentary,
Girls of Summer: The WBL Sparks in Cooperstown, NY, held on Ursulines campus along with Justine Siegal who will present
Girls Playing Baseball: Whats Love Got To Do with It? Cost is $10 per person.
Register for Screening Event Additional Event LinksMamie 'Peanut' Johnson-September 16 speaker
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/sports/baseball/
13pitcher.html?scp=5&sq=black%20women&st=cse Doris ODonnell-September 16 speaker
http://www.storytellersmediagroup.com/Doris%20ODonnells%20Cleveland.htm Barbara Gregorich-September 16 moderator
http://barbaragregorich.com/ Society of American Baseball Research (SABR)
http://www.sabr.org/ Girls of Summer Documentary
http://www.girlsofsummermovie.com/