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		<title>Erie Gay News Headlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Call for Applicants: Funding for LGBTQIA+ Projects and Programs]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Every year, the LGBT Fund of the Erie Community Foundation awards grants to organizations for projects, programs and initiatives that support LGBTQIA+ individuals in the Erie region. If you're part of an organization that has an idea for a project or program, you are encouraged to visit the LGBT Fund Grants page of the Erie Community Foundation website at https://eriecommunityfoundation.org/community-impact/lgbt-fund/lgbt-fund-grants/ for more information and details on how to apply]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Miss Erie Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Hunger Games style, Quarter Quell]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The eve of the 1st Annual Erie "Quarter Quell" went off without a hitch. On August 21, the Annual Miss Erie Drag Pageant celebrated its silver anniversary after 25 years of crowned queens at The Zone Dance Club, 133 W 18th St, Erie, PA.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The LGBTQ+ vote could decide Congress. Here are the numbers.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[from Mark Segal of Philadelphia Gay News: In journalism, we're taught never to bury the lede. So here's the lede: The LGBTQ+ community could be an important part of what happens in November's midterm elections.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Q+ Community Unit in PennWest Edinboro Homecoming Parade on Oct 3]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[You are invited to join members of the Q+ Community as we march in PennWest Edinboro University's Homecoming Parade on Saturday, October 3. Being in the parade is a great way for our community to be visible together. Members of Erie Gay News, Free Mom Hugs of NW PA, and TransFamily of NW PA welcome other groups and individuals to join us in a fun event! To join, please contact Michael Mahler at info@eriegaynews.com or call (814) 456-9833.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Five Steps to a Healthy Break Up]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[from Michael Dale Kimmel of Life Beyond Therapy: As a therapist now for over 25 years, it's obvious to me that - unfortunately - breaking up with someone is a part of life. We usually dread it because it's painful and it hurts. How can we make it as "healthy" as possible? Here are five steps that might help:]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Jourdan Frost Steps into a Bolder Era With New Single "Rock N Roll"]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Jourdan Frost, the androgynous and non-binary Black pop artist known for fusing emotionally driven vocals with sleek, contemporary production, will release their bold new single "Rock N Roll" on all streaming platforms September 11 via The Orchard. The song introduces a louder, more assertive chapter of an artistry that Frost says has been building for years.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ACLU of PA Erie Transgender and Gender Diverse Leadership Academy]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the ACLU of Pennsylvania Erie Transgender and Gender Diverse Leadership Academy (TLA) brought together 20 amazing Erie residents for a day rooted in community, fellowship, resources, knowledge-sharing, and healing. Throughout the day, participants explored the lived experiences of transgender people, community advocacy, storytelling, the Pennsylvania Legislative landscape and local government, and the power of organizing within our own community.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LBT Women's Picnic Packed with Fun and Laughter]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 30 women gathered Saturday, Aug. 29, for the 2026 LBT Women's annual picnic, with several new faces joining the group this year.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Equality California Applauds Bonta Lawsuit Challenging Federal Ban on Medicaid and CHIP Reimbursements for Transition-Related Care]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. - September 2, 2026 -&nbsp;&nbsp;Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, released the following statement from&nbsp;Executive Director Tony Hoang&nbsp;in response to a lawsuit filed today by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 21 state attorneys general and 1 governor. The suit challenges a recently-finalized federal rule by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that prohibits federal reimbursements for transition-related care for transgender youth enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Aging With Pride Dinner #36 at Habibi]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, August 27, Aging With Pride had its 36th monthly dinner outing at Habibi Mediterranean Cuisine, 127 W 14th St, Erie, PA. Aging With Pride dinners are usually the last week of the month. The next dinner will be on September 24 at Oasis Pub and Tiki Bar, 3122 West Lake Road, Erie, PA. Aging With Pride meets twice a month for planning and discussion, as well as a book club on the third Saturday of the month and a game night on the second Thursday of the month. There is also a coffee hour at Werner Books &amp; Coffee, 3608 Liberty, on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1 PM.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump attacks me personally. Here s my response.]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[By Mark Segal of Philadelphia Gay News: There's been something troubling me for the last couple of years about what the Trump administration has been doing. It affects me personally, but I've mostly kept it in the back of my mind. After all, there are so many larger and more immediate issues facing our country that demand attention.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ Connection in NE Ohio]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Since 2022, Ashtabula County in northeast Ohio has been a safe harbor for the LGBTQ+ community. Sharing a border with Pennsylvania to the east and Lake Erie to the north, this county is the largest in land area in Ohio. A mostly rural, conservative county, its LGBTQ+ community has long been spread out and often isolated from each other. In 2021, two pastors, a librarian, and a drag queen joined forces and planned the first Pride event ever held in Ashtabula County to bring the community together. After the original public location was rescinded, the event moved to the Hamper family farm; what started as a picnic eventually became a festival with 2,000+ in attendance. It became clear that this widely dispersed population needed ongoing support and connection. In 2022, the LGBTQ Coalition of Ashtabula County was formed. Since then, the Coalition has planned an annual Pride event in June, hosted gatherings throughout the year, and developed resources and opportunities for education and support for the queer community and their allies. Though the Coalition has faced challenges and setbacks, they are growing stronger and moving forward with their stated mission: to "celebrate the queer community and promote diversity, equality, and justice through advocacy, education, respect, and inclusivity of all people." New volunteers are always welcome to join the organization and support their mission. For more information about their monthly meetings and upcoming events, reach out to the Coalition at facebook.com/lgbtqcoalitionash or ashcolgbtq@gmail.com.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gallery Night Returns to Downtown Erie Friday, September 18]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ERIE, Pa. - Gallery Night returns to downtown Erie on Friday, September 18, 2026, from 5-10 PM, turning the city into one big, walkable evening out. 23 galleries across Erie will open their doors for a night of art, music, food, and good company, organized into walkable geographic loops so visitors can move easily from one stop to the next. New this quarter, visitors can plan their evening using an interactive map at erieartmuseum.org/gallery-night-map, which lays out the participating galleries by loop. The full gallery listing and event details are available at erieartmuseum.org/gallery-night.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration's Latest Effort to Seize Private Medical Records of Transgender New Yorkers]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - August 26, 2026 &nbsp;- In a victory for transgender young people and their families, a panel for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the Department of Justice's attempt to stay a lower court win that protected the medical records of transgender youth from serial attempts by the Trump administration to seize them.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don't let the blood supply fall: Give blood or platelets with Red Cross now]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Leave a lifesaving legacy this month in honor of Dr. Charles R. Drew  [Sept. 8, 2026] - The American Red Cross urges people not to wait to make a lifesaving impact this fall by scheduling a blood or platelet donation appointment in September. The blood supply remains vulnerable after recovering from critically low levels during a summer blood shortage, and now is the time for donors of all blood types to help patients who count on blood products for care.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lambda Legal Statement on the Passing of Gloria Steinem]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[(New York, September 3, 2026) - Following the death of pioneering feminist, journalist, and activist Gloria Steinem at age 92, Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings issued the following statement: "Yesterday we lost a giant. For more than half a century, Gloria Steinem insisted that none of us is free until all of us are free, and she understood long before her peers that the fight for women's rights and the fight for LGBTQ+ rights are one and the same. She stood with our community when it was neither safe nor popular to do so, naming plainly that feminists and LGBTQ+ people share the same struggle and the same opponents. She helped beat back Anita Bryant's campaign to strip gay people of protection from discrimination, and insisted the word 'lesbian' be spoken with as much honor as any other.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Von Steuben, Stonewall and America 250]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Mark Segal of Philadelphia Gay News: What did your LGBTQ+ community - or your local or state government - do to recognize our community as part of America's 250th birthday?]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Erie Art Museum Presents Monsters, Beloveds and Invisible Whales: Patricia Bellan-Gillen]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[ERIE, PA - The Erie Art Museum is presenting Monsters, Beloveds and Invisible Whales, a new exhibition of drawings and mixed media works by artist Patricia Bellan-Gillen, on view in the Main Gallery from September 3, 2026 through March 7, 2027. The exhibition blurs the boundaries between memory and myth, drawing on personal narrative, fairytale, and pop-culture ephemera to build a visual world entirely the artist's ow]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[What's Eating Eddie B?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[by Gavin S. Griffin:  The development of increasingly bizarre behavior this summer by Erie City Councilman Ed Brzezinski has left a considerable number of Erie residents and Democratic Party politicos questioning his fitness for office. However, these incidents are only the latest in a long history of disrespect and discrimination which has too often characterized the octogenarian's professional and political careers.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stewart Taylor Unveils "Dark Summer" - A Haunting New Single and Cinematic Music Video]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[LA-based singer, songwriter, dancer, and model Stewart Taylor released his new single and music video, "Dark Summer," on August 25, 2026. An industrial-pop confessional about heartbreak in Los Angeles, the track pairs Taylor's darkest sound to date with a cinematic, horror-tinged visual - and offers fans another taste of his long-awaited debut album]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Red Cross and Hello Kitty and Friends join forces to help save lives]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[[Aug. 24, 2026] - The American Red Cross urges people to celebrate the power of kindness by making an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets. Every donation is critical to helping prevent the next blood shortage. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Meadville Pride on the Diamond 2026]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, July 25, 2026, NW PA Pride Alliance held Meadville Pride on the Diamond. Drag performers, vendors, and organizations gathered in Diamond Park in Meadville, PA, for a community event.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Are You Bored?]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Is your life not very stimulating? Do you have too much time on your hands and are starting to get depressed? Have you retired early and now regret it?]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Enter to win Peter in Progress!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Enter to win Peter in Progress! To enter the contest, fill out the form here between Friday, August 28 and Friday, September 18. Entrants are limited to US residents only and must be at least 18 years old.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[There Will Never Be Another Dolly]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[There are some people whose deaths feel less like losing a celebrity and more like losing someone who had always been there. Dolly Parton was one of those people. For generations, Dolly was part of the soundtrack of our lives. She was the woman with the enormous blonde hair, rhinestones, tiny waist, big you-know-whats, and unmistakable Tennessee accent. But beneath the wigs and glitter was a woman far smarter, stronger, and more business-savvy than many people ever gave her credit for.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sneakers Bar in Jamestown Plans 40th Anniversary Party September 20th]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Since 1986, Mary Green, Proprietor of Sneakers in Jamestown, NY, has had one mission-welcome everyone. In the mid-eighties, there was a defined separation between Gay Bars, Lesbian Bars, and Straight Bars-and mixed groups weren't always welcome in any of them. Mary wanted a place where ALL her friends could gather and be welcomed. From that idea, Sneakers was born. For forty years, the staff at Sneakers have served up cold beers, cocktails, and shots to crowds mixed with LGBTQIA &amp; Straight folks alike]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[22nd Anniversary Pink Party Benefit]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[For 22 years, our community has come together to show its incredible heart, and it's time to do it again. Join The Zone, 133 W 18th St, Erie, PA, for the beloved Michelle Michaels' Pink Party Benefit Weekend on October 2 &amp; 3, a two-night event where we party with a powerful purpose.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plan to attend the next Community Conversation set for October 5]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Building on the community's desire for greater connection, collaboration, and shared learning, the LGBT Fund of The Erie Community Foundation has announced another Community Conversation for individuals and organizations that support and serve the LGBTQ+ community throughout the Erie region. The upcoming Community Conversation will take place on October 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Temple Anshe Hesed, located at 5401 Old Zuck Road in Erie.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Buffalo United Artists proudly presents Gulp! The Gay Beach Musical]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Buffalo United Artists is proud to present the Western New York Premiere of the rarely seen landmark 1970s queer musical comedy Gulp! The Gay Beach Musical. Book by John Glines and Stephen Greco. Music by John Glines. Lyrics by John Glines and Robin Jones. Set on the beach at Coney Island on Gay Liberation Day - June 28th, the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The story follows a closeted lifeguard whose life is saved by five unabashedly eccentric characters: his soon-to be lover, a wacky orthodox priest, a ditzy journalist, a hunky construction worker, and a show queen from Shirley's Temple on Flatbush Avenue.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Each year, on September 18th, National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day is observed to highlight the unique social and health needs of individuals over the age of 50 who are living with HIV. More than 50% of individuals currently living with HIV in the USA are in the over 50 age group. A major concern is managing HIV along with other health issues of the elderly including heart disease and kidney disease. Programs are needed to screen, test, and educate individuals over 50 who already have HIV or are at risk. The Aids Institute is a leader in the necessary research for the aging population living with HIV. Testing and health care options are available at National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day | HIV.gov]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tribute to the Legendary Led Zeppelin!]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[On Friday, October 9, 2026, 8 pm, a fantastic Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Lez Zeppelin, will perform all of your favorite Led Zeppelin songs at the Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, PA.&nbsp; There is no other band like Lez Zeppelin. Since 2004, this all-girl powerhouse quartet has captured the essence, spirit, power and seductiveness of Led Zeppelin both onstage and in the studio becoming a worldwide phenomenon. The band's explosive performances are more of a "channeling" than a tribute. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of The Song Remains the Same, internationally acclaimed Lez Zeppelin -- the all-female quartet known for delivering the most powerful and authentic Led Zeppelin experience and the only band personally endorsed by Jimmy Page, himself, announces a special concert series celebrating the iconic 1976 film and its legendary soundtrack. Join us and experience hits like: "No Quarter," "Dazed and Confused," "Since I've Been Loving You," and the transcendent "Stairway to Heaven" &amp; much more! Catch the next best thing to the original Led Zeppelin - catch Lez Zeppelin's Tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Struthers Library Theatre, Warren, PA, Friday, October 9, 2026, 8 pm!]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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