Last week we hosted @andrewaydin.bsky.social at the Cleveland Foundation for the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and Congressman Lewis, who won the award in 1999. Dawn Arrington, Dir of Comics at the Corner led the interview @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

What a weekend! We'll be sharing highlights from our 2nd Rust Belt Symposium, a chance to tell our own stories and imagine new futures rooted in community. Like the #splicecreamtruck, we are "powered by North East Shores" ... and stories! ❤️ @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

@andrewaydin.bsky.social, @katietrostel.bsky.social, and @valentinolzullo.bsky.social will be on the Sound of Ideas this morning! #CLE #RustBelt #booksky www.ideastream.org/show/sound-o...

Books at the Market today at the West Side Market with @literarycleveland.bsky.social, Cleveland Public Library and more! @andrewaydin.bsky.social will be signing books at 1pm! #comics #comicssky #booksky #CLE #RustBelt @rustbeltlab.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

It was a true honor to host one of comics' greats this weekend when @andrewaydin.bsky.social visited Cleveland for the first time. He fit right in! Look for picture and videos: here is a sneak peek @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social #CLE #RustBelt

We met w/ Dawn Arrington of Comics at the Corner today to plan her conversation w/ @andrewaydin.bsky.social at the Cleveland Foundation this week. Let's celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and John Lewis' legacy @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Thanks for the writeup, Cool Cleveland! #RustBeltLab @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social coolcleveland.com/2025/03/ursu...

Our reading of John Lewis, @andrewaydin.bsky.social, and @natepowell.bsky.social’s March with students from Tri-C and Ursuline College continues. Pictured are some of our book club members. @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social #comics #Cleveland #rustbelt

Next week @andrewaydin.bsky.social will be at the Cleveland Foundation in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which John Lewis won in 1999. #booksky #comicssky @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social #comics #Cleveland #RustBelt

We have a handful of additional tickets available for our April 4th Symposium. Please email [email protected] if you're interested! @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Next month: Books at the Market at Cleveland's historic, West Side Market w/ @andrewaydin.bsky.social. Will we see you? Join @literarycleveland.bsky.social, Cleveland Public Library, Comics at the Corner, more! #comics #booksky #CLE #RustBelt @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Getting our swag ready for our Rust Belt Symposium at #ursulinecollege! Our bags are from Found Surface "Manufacturing eco-friendly soft goods in Cleveland, Ohio." Our event is sold out but you can learn more about our work: www.rustbeltlab.org. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive team - Seeks to make accessible Chesnutt’s writings addressing topics of race, identity, violence, class, and familial and economic relations.

The founding team of Midstory - A 501(c)(3) non-profit thinkhub progressing the narrative of the Midwest “to drive renewed interest and human capital into post-industrial cities.”

Ben Smith of Splice-Cream Truck - “Splicing Us Together” by recording community members’ stories

Guest Speakers: Andrew Aydin, creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series, MARCH (National Book Award winner) and RUN

Only three tickets remain for our 2025 Rust Belt Symposium @ursulinecollege on 4/4! Join us as we co-create humanities ecosystems in the Rust Belt. Make connections, learn about opportunities to collaborate, and explore public humanities initiatives in our region. secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4

Students @ Ursuline College & Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland are reading March 1-3 by John Lewis, @andrewaydin.bsky.social, & @natepowell.bsky.social this Spring! Prepping for Andrew's visit! @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #comics #CLE

Join us on 4/4 & hear from Midstory "a non-profit thinkhub that progresses the narrative of the Midwest by incubating bright, diverse and interdisciplinary thinkers to ... envision the future of our region." secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Interested in how comics document place? Consider submitting an abstract for a proposed panel on Rust Belt comics for the 2026 MLA conference in [email protected]. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social #academicsky #rustbelt #comics Learn more www.rustbeltlab.org

And of course, @atrubek.bsky.social @beltpublishing.bsky.social released a beautiful edition of The Morrow of Tradition as part of their "Revival Series": www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/978....

p.s. @nybooks.com recently recommended a new biography of Chesnutt! Read about it here: www.bowdoin.edu/.../bowdoins....

Register here: secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 Learn more about our work here: www.rustbeltlab.org

Join us on 4/4 for our Rust Belt Humanities Lab Symposium at Ursuline. Learn about the amazing work of the Charles W. Chesnutt Archive Team as they spotlight the legacy of a transformative Cleveland writer & build community around his work. @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Sina also documented Cleveland for us, located Ursuline College in the heart of the Rust Belt, and cartooned a portrait of Edith Anisfield Wolf, founder of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, which is central to our class. You can learn more about this work and other projects at RustBeltStudies.org #CLE

Thank you @sinagrace.bsky.social for drawing books we read: @derfbackderf.bsky.social's Kent State, @andrewaydin.bsky.social & @natepowell.bsky.social, and John Lewis' March, works by Tiya Miles, Natasha Trethewey, Tracy K. Smith, Isabel Wilkerson, Ned Blackhawk, @atrubek.bsky.social, and more.

Our symposium will feature the Splice Cream Truck: "An ice cream truck with an analog recording studio, splicing communities together through stories!" Tell a story about place for an ice cream! Register: secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social

Join us on April 4th at Ursuline as we co-create humanities ecosystems in the Rust Belt. Make connections, learn about opportunities to collaborate, and explore public humanities initiatives in our region. secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4 @katietrostel.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

It’s time for our 2nd Annual Rust Belt Symposium at Ursuline College. Join us as we co-create humanities ecosystems in the Rust Belt. Make connections, learn about opportunities to collaborate, and explore public humanities in our region. @rustbeltlab.bsky.social secure.acceptiva.com?cst=6DKzh4

Honored to sponsor Rust Belt Fibershed Symposium: Enlivening Our Place through Fibers and Textiles--a joyful gathering reminding us of interconnected world, ecosystems, stories we tell about place, and push for regeneration in our region. What can we make, grow, & build together in the Rust Belt? ❤️

Next "Books at the Market" on Saturday, April 5 at Cleveland's West Side Market! We're making comics and giving out books w/ Tri-C, Cleveland Public library, @literarycleveland.bsky.social, Comics at the Corner and more! @sinagrace.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @valentinolzullo.bsky.social

Save the date for our Rust Belt Symposium at Ursuline College. Soon: announcements for special guests, tickets, and opportunities for sponsorship! More info: www.rustbeltstudies.org/symposium @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @sinagrace.bsky.social @andrewaydin.bsky.social @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social

Help us study the Rust Belt and tell the story of our region by submitting to Rust Belt Studies. Our first issue comes out later this year and we're looking for submission for our next issue: The Regenerative Rust Belt! #academicsky #booksky @valentinolzullo.bsky.social @katietrostel.bsky.social