For Immediate Release Contact: City Art Director Joel Long: joeltlong@yahoo.com Dan O’Brien and Natalie Young at City Art Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch 210 East 400 South Salt Lake City UT 84111 Wednesday September 18, 7:00—8:00 P.M. City Art is pleased to welcome Dan O'Brien and Natalie Young in theSpecial Collections room of the City Library September 18th at 7:00. Dan O'Brien is a playwright, poet, andlibrettist. His play, The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage, winner ofthe 2018 PEN America Award in Drama, received a critically acclaimed worldpremiere at The Theatre @ Boston Court in Los Angeles, directed by MichaelMichetti, and was nominated for six Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle prizesincluding Best Play. Natalie Young is a founding editor of theaward-winning poetry magazine Sugar House Review. Natalie is left-handed, halfPuerto Rican, and a fan of Dolly Parton and green olives. Recent poetrypublications include Los Angeles Times, Rattle, Tampa Review, South DakotaReview, Green Mountains Review, and others. CITYART presents weekly programs at thewonderful downtown Salt Lake City Library featuring invited readers. Readingsare typically presented on the first three Wednesday evenings of the schoolyear months at 7 p.m. An Open Reading usually follows, at which audiencemembers may briefly read from their own work. Interested audience members areencouraged to volunteer to help with future programs, or to help organize youthactivities. This event is made possible with the support ofCity Art and Utah Humanities. Theevent is free and open to the public. Mostfeatured readings are followed by an open reading. City Art is sponsored by theUtah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Catalyst, the Salt Lake City Public Library, Xmission, and the Zoo,Arts, and Park Fund. The event is free and open to thepublic. City Art is sponsored by theUtah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks,X-mission, and audience donations. Joel Long