{"id":8,"date":"2017-03-05T02:09:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T02:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:08:47","slug":"underground-lit-fest-2017-michigan-city-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Underground Lit Fest 2025 \u2014 Toledo, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-642 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/09\/litfest-banner-2-day-copy-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/09\/litfest-banner-2-day-copy-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/09\/litfest-banner-2-day-copy-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/09\/litfest-banner-2-day-copy-750x428.jpg 750w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/09\/litfest-banner-2-day-copy.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-685 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-614x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-614x1024.jpg 614w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-180x300.jpg 180w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-768x1280.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-922x1536.jpg 922w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-1229x2048.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-750x1250.jpg 750w, https:\/\/theliteraryunderground.org\/litfest\/files\/2025\/10\/lineup-3-scaled.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lineup for the Friday reading: Jonie McIntire, Sandra Rivers-Gill, Pella Felton, Curtis A. Deeter, Huntor Prey, W. Joe Hoppe with an OPEN MIC<\/p>\n<p>Lineup for the Saturday reading: Bree, Miles Budimir, Todd Cirillo, A.S. Coomer, Krista Cox, Dan Denton, Aleathia Drehmer, Steve Goldberg, Westley Heine, Lori Jakiela, Karl Koweski, Jen McConnell, Michele McDannold, Patrick McGee, Shawn Misener, Tim Murray, Dave Newman, Josh Olsen, Bob Phillips, Misti Rainwater-Lites, Lindsey Rankin, Danny Shot, Ryan Snellman, William Taylor Jr., Kerry Trautman, Richard Vargas<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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