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Words On Fire: A Remembrance of the Cuyahoga River Fire, 1969

  • Cleveland State University Student Center Ballroom 2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH, 44115 United States (map)

Join Lit Cleveland for their third-annual staged reading at the Cleveland Humanities Festival! On the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River Fire, professional actors will perform original work by Cleveland writers addressing the infamous fire, climate change, and other topics related to nature and the environment. The performance, titled: "Words On Fire: A Remembrance of the Cuyahoga River Fire, 1969", will last about one hour, and a reception with the actors and writers will follow. 

Selected contributors include Alberto Montero, Amy Phipps, David J. Adams, David Lee Garrison, DT McCrea, Gail Bellamy, Geoffrey Landis, Jeremy Mark Ritch, Jill Sell, Josh Davis, Lee Chilcote, Maria Wolfe, Marsha McGregor, Mary Turzillo, Melissa Warren, Meredith Holmes, Theresa Gottl Brightman, Toni K. Thayer, and Vince Robinson.  

More info at http://www.litcleveland.org/events.html