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Event | Concerts and Performances Literature to Life Presents a Performance from James Baldwin's "If Beale Street Could Talk"

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Part of National Book Festival ; 2022 National Book Festival

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Join us for a performance of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk,” presented by Literature to Life. Actor Channie Waites brings the book to life before your eyes: one person telling the story, performing all of the characters, and transforming an important work of American literature into a live theatrical experience. This production was adapted and directed by Elise Thoron.