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SPONSORED: News is a verb. Accomplished novelist and journalist Pete Hamill's career has endured more than forty years, nine novels, countless news articles and three wars. He'll speak at the Ohio Theatre, Tue 4/26 at 7:30PM. For tix, call 216.241.6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org/writerscenterstage.
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SPONSORED: A staggering genius. Dave Eggers is what you might call prolific. The multi-talented writer and founder of McSweeney's has earned kudos for his novels A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Zeitoun. He'll speak at the Ohio Theatre on Tue 3/29 at 7:30pm. For tix, call 216.241.6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org/writerscenterstage.
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Look Who's On Center Stage Every year, the Cuyahoga County Public Library brings to Cleveland the biggest names in literature. This March and April, look who they're bringing to their Writers Center Stage series: Acclaimed novelist Dave Eggers on Tue 3/29, whose masterwork A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius charmed the public; and novelist and journalist Pete Hammill on Tue 4/26, whose nine novels and countless news articles have covered 40 years and 3 wars. For tix, call 216.241.6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org/writerscenterstage.----------10.20.10----------
SPONSORED: Rock & Roll Night School at the Library Enroll in Rock and Roll Night School at Cuyahoga County Public Library's Brooklyn Branch on Thu 10/28 at 7PM and get your Ph.D. in 2010 American Music Masters honorees, Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. This interactive, multimedia program is presented by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum. Register online at CuyahogaLibrary.org.
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SPONSORED: Life in a glass castle Former gossip columnist Jeannette Walls scored an international bestseller with her memoir The Glass Castle, a chronicle of her unconventional (to say the least) upbringing and eccentric, nomadic parents. She'll speak at the Ohio Theatre on Tue 10/26 at 7:30PM. For tix, call 216.241.6000 or visit Writers Center Stage.
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SPONSORED: Book lust Nancy Pearl is the rock star of reading and bibliophiles just can't get enough of her recommendations. Join Pearl at Cuyahoga County Public Library's Beachwood Branch, 25501 Shaker Blvd, on Mon 10/18 at 7PM to celebrate her latest book, Book Lust to Go. Book signing. To register, call 216.831.6868 or visit CuyahogaLibrary.org.
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Leave Your Sleep: A Very Special Evening with Natalie Merchant Singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, of 10,000 Maniacs and solo fame, will visit the Ohio Theatre on Mon 10/11 at 7PM to perform songs from her acclaimed new solo album, Leave Your Sleep. The double album, her first since 2003, sets the poems of well-known and obscure writers against an eclectic backdrop of musical genres ranging from Cajun, bluegrass, reggae, jazz, R&B, and Chinese and Celtic folk. A performance by PlayhouseSquare's Youth Poetry Slam Team will kickoff the evening. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation. For tickets, call 216.241.6000 or visit PlayhouseSquare.org.----------09.01.10----------
SPONSORED: Get cosmic with Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, host of the PBS-NOVA mini-series Origins and author of Death by Black Hole. Tyson will discuss his experience at the center of the controversy surrounding Pluto's planetary status, at the Ohio Theatre on Tue 9/21 at 7:30PM. For tix, call 216.241.6000 or visit www.PlayhouseSquare.org
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SPONSORED: The World's Best Writers The William N. Skirball Writers Center Stage Program brings the literary world's finest authors, journalists and storytellers to the Ohio Theatre for an entertaining evening of profound insights and fascinating discussion. This season will feature Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jeannette Walls, Dave Eggers and Pete Hamill. For tix, call 216.664.6051, or visit http://www.PlayhouseSquare.org/writerscenterstage.