Bands for the Banned Concert

Lerner Publishing Group is presenting "Bands for the Banned," a concert supporting the freedom to read diverse voices in schools and public libraries and to ensure free expression for all those silenced. Featuring four Minneapolis bands, the concert will be held Thursday, December 5, at 7th Street Entry at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Presale tickets are $15, and day-of tickets are $20. Ages 18-plus are welcome.

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to organizations that help communities fight book bans and challenges, including EveryLibrary's Fight for the First campaign, We Are Stronger Than Censorship, and the American Library Association's Unite Against Book Bans initiative. Additional donations to these organizations will be accepted during the event.

The four bands are Dad Bod, WBS (Thomas Abban & L.A. Buckner), Chutes, and Yonder. Also appearing (and talking about the importance of defending the right to read): John Chrastka, executive director and founder of EveryLibrary, and Cindy Hohl, president of the ALA. For more information, click here.

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