A BENEFIT CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF THE LIT Saturday November 7, 6:30pm Convivium 33 Gallery 1433 E. 33rd Street Cleveland, OH 44114
$35 $95(Limited Edition Print Catalogue & Gift Bag Included)
For 35 years, The LIT, founded in 1974 as The Poets’ League of Cleveland, has been Northeast Ohio’s only independent, nonprofit organization dedicated solely to literature and literary artists. Marking its milestone 35th anniversary, The LIT has collaborated with Convivium 33 Gallery and artist Donald Black to revisit the very popular Mirror of the Arts program with For Closure: Visions of Reality, Words of Promise; An Exhibition of Photography, Words, and Found Materials to honor seminal and visionary figures whose early influences shaped The LIT’s mission.
The LIT proudly honors John Gabel, Bonnie Jacobson, Robert McDonough, Leonard Trawick, and the late Cyril A. Dostal. Lifetime membership is awarded to Mary Chadbourne, Christopher Franke, Nina Freedlander Gibans, Diane Kendig, Joan Nicholl, and John Stickney.
Featuring provocative, large-scale photographs by Donald Black, the series captures Cleveland’s foreclosure crisis and provides inspiration for words that speak to our city’s ability to survive in the face of adversity. Words of Promise are contributed by Kazim Ali, Eric Anderson, Grant Bailie, Kelly Bancroft, Mary Biddinger, Giao Buu, Eric Coble, Cavana Faithwalker, Shurice Gross, Michelle Rankins, Kristin Olsen, and Erin O’Brien.
Featuring hors d’oeuvres and cocktails set to the soundtrack of the Vince Robinson Jazz Poets, the evening will mark The LIT’s rich history and fertile future.
Valet service provided.
To purchase tickets, inquire about sponsorship or advertising opportunities, an find out more about this historic celebration, contact Judith Mansour at 216.694.0000 or Judith@the-lit.org.
Visions of Reality, Words of Promise Convivium 33 Gallery November 07, 2009
