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SUMMARY:First Wednesday Reader Series
DESCRIPTION:First Wednesday Reader Series presents Youngstown historian Ben Lariccia & Cleveland novelist Abby Vandiver.\n \nElyssa Pallone will cohost\, with an open mic to follow. Wednesday\, May 6 at 7:00pm at the Westside Bowl\, 2617 Mahoning Ave. Meagan Albani will provide ASL interpretation. The First Wednesday Reader Series receives support from POP! Art Books Culture.\n \n\n*This reading will be upstairs by the main stage and fully accessible.*\n\nFeatured Readers\nBen Lariccia is a native of Youngstown\, Ohio. For thirty years he taught in the School District of Philadelphia. With Joe Tucciarone Ben has authored two studies on early Italian immigration: Coal War in the Mahoning Valley: The Origin of Greater Youngstown’s Italians\, and Italians Swindled to New York: False Promises at the Dawn of Immigration.\n \nAbby Vandiver\, who also writes as Abby Collette\, is an internationally bestselling author who has had success in both self-publishing and traditional publishing. Abby has penned more than thirty books and short stories. Abby has a bachelors in Economics\, a master’s in Public Administration and a Juris Doctor. A former lawyer and visiting college professor of Economics\, she resides in South Euclid.\nUpcoming 2026 Readings\n\nJune 3: Philip Brady\, Jacqueline Marino\nJuly 1: Meredith Doench\, Erin Flanagan\nAugust 5: Becca J.R. Lachman\, Renée Nicholson\, Rebecca Moon Ruark\nSeptember 2: Nancy Krygowski\, Jane McCafferty\nOctober 7: Diane Kendig\, Erica Manto Paulson\nNovember 4: William Breeze\, E.F. Schraeder\nDecember 2: Theresa Gottl Brightman\, Steve Brightman\n\n			\n				RSVP
URL:https://westsidebowl.com/event/first-wednesday-reader-series-21/
CATEGORIES:Books and Poetry
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