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SUMMARY:Toni Morrison Day Celebration
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DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the life\, words\, and legacy of the iconic Toni Mor
 rison with readings from local authors. Readings will begin at 1:30 PM by 
 Vernell Bristow\, DearMsStevi\, Donna Marbury\, and Scott Woods..\nhttps:/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>February 18th is Toni Morrison Day in Ohio
 . Join us in celebrating the life\, words\, and legacy of the iconic Toni 
 Morrison with readings from local authors and poets. Readings will take pl
 ace from 1:30-4:45 PM in the BPL Auditorium. Light refreshments and snacks
  will be provided by the library.</p>\n<p><strong>Reading Lineup:</strong>
 </p>\n<p>1:30 - 2:15 - Vernell Bristow</p>\n<p>2:20 - 3:05 - Stevi 'DearMs
 Stevi' Knighton</p>\n<p>3:10 - 3:55 - Donna Marbury</p>\n<p>4:00 - 4:45 - 
 Scott Woods</p>\n<p><b>About the Readers:</b></p>\n<p><strong>Vernell Bris
 tow</strong> is a poet and the co-founder of the popular open mic <em>Writ
 ers&rsquo\; Block Poetry Night</em>\,&nbsp\;which ran for 24 years before 
 sunsetting in 2022. She is a revered performance poet who participated in 
 regional\, national\, and international slam poetry competitions for sever
 al years\, as well as the annual Columbus Arts Festival poetry competition
 .</p>\n<p><strong>Stevi &lsquo\;DearMsStevi&rsquo\; Knighton</strong> is a
  poet\, writer\, storyteller\, and performer. She has hosted <em>The Compo
 sition Poetry Night</em> as well as many other open mic and literary event
 s around Columbus. She writes and performs under the name DearMsStevi and 
 has a passion for local artistic events with a focus on poetry and literar
 y art.</p>\n<p><strong>Donna Marbury</strong> oversaw the creative directi
 on and was the editor of the <em>Art | Activism | Action</em> book\, a col
 laboration with Greater Columbus Arts Council and Warhol &amp\; Wall St. t
 hat captured the art and historic moment of the 2020 Black Lives Matter mo
 vement in Columbus. Donna is a storyteller\, writer\, and journalist who h
 as published in <em>Columbus Monthly</em>\, <em>HealthTech</em>\, <em>BizT
 ech</em>\, <em>Chief Legal Executive</em>\, <em>Columbus CEO</em>\, <em>Co
 lumbus Alive</em>\, <em>Managed Healthcare Executive</em>\, <em>Columbus D
 ispatch</em>\, <em>Chicago Music</em>\, and<em> AllHipHop</em>.</p>\n<p><s
 trong>Scott Woods</strong> is a poet\, journalist\, writer\, organizer\, l
 ibrarian\, and overall creative powerhouse. He is the author of <em>We Ove
 r Here Now</em> (2013\, Brick Cave Books)\, <em>Urban Contemporary History
  Month</em> (2016\, Brick Cave Books)\, and <em>Prince and Little Weird Bl
 ack Boy Gods</em> (2018\, Brick Cave Books). Scott has published and edite
 d work in a variety of publications including <em>Columbus Alive</em>\, <e
 m>Matter News</em>\, <em>Columbus Dispatch</em> and others\, and has been 
 featured multiple times in the national press\, including appearances on <
 em>NPR</em>. Scott is the co-founder and MC of the late <em>Writers&rsquo\
 ; Block Poetry Night</em> as well as the Founder and Executive Director of
  <a href="https://streetlightguild902558154.wordpress.com/"><em>The Street
 light Guild</em></a>\, a performing arts organization that cultivates and 
 preserves Columbus-based culture\, emphasizing underrepresented voices.</p
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