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Banned Books Readings - Pittsburgh

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Join the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the ACLU, WYEP 91.3 FM and the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, in celebrating the First Amendment and the fight against censorship!

What: Banned Books Readings

When: Thursday, October 2, 7 p.m

Where: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
4400 Forbes Ave. Oakland
Pittsburgh

Local celebrities and personalities will read from their favorite banned or challenged books.

Featured readers:

  • The Absolute Pitts, musical comedy troupe
  • Helena Ruoti, noted local actress
  • Attack Theatre, modern dance company
  • Carolina Loyola-Garcia, multidisciplinary media artist
  • Mark Snyder, musician and bandleader, Sugar Daddy & the Big Boned Girls
  • Professor Emcee Square, host of WBGN-TV's It's Alive show

PLUS - NEW in 2008: Clips from Banned and Challenged Movies

Free and open to the public.

For additional information, contact the ACLU–Greater Pittsburgh Chapter at 412-681-7736 or bannedbooks@aclupgh.org.