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Pittsburgh Presents Palestine: A Night of Poetry, Plays & Performances
by Jonas Moffat
Monday, Jul. 13, 2009 at 1:06 AM
joeskillet@riseup.net
Pittsburgh Presents Palestine: A Night of Poetry, Plays & Performances A benefit to send local activists to Palestine
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On Saturday, July 18 and 8pm, local peace and justice groups will showcase for the public the upcoming event, "Pittsburgh Presents Palestine: A Night of Poetry, Plays & Performances." This is a limited, one-night engagement at Pittsburgh Playwright’s Theatre in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh.
The evening will consist of poetry readings of Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, a premier performance of "Palindrome" by Pittsburgh playwright, Jonas Moffat, an encore performance of Caryl Churchill’s "Seven Jewish Children: A Play for Gaza," and an eyewitness photo show set to live music by local musician and artist, Alberto Almarza, and more!
This evening of collected art forms serves as a benefit to help send local activists to Palestine to work with human rights groups. A reception will follow compliments of Allegro Hearth Bakery.
Pittsburgh Playwright's Theatre is located at 540 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222 in the Cultural District on Saturday, July 18th at 8pm. Tickets are $10 and seating is limited. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information or to reserve tickets, contact:
Courtney Nassar
cdaynassar@gmail.com
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