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Orson Welles' War of the Worlds & What They Did Wrong!

A Survival of the Readiest Program
2025-10-18 13:00:00 2025-10-18 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Orson Welles' War of the Worlds & What They Did Wrong! Join us for a live reading of "War of the Worlds," followed by a Burbank Fire Department talk on what the story got wrong—and how to stay safe in a real emergency. Burbank Central Library -

Saturday, October 18
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-18 13:00:00 2025-10-18 15:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Orson Welles' War of the Worlds & What They Did Wrong! Join us for a live reading of "War of the Worlds," followed by a Burbank Fire Department talk on what the story got wrong—and how to stay safe in a real emergency. Burbank Central Library -

Join us for a live reading of "War of the Worlds," followed by a Burbank Fire Department talk on what the story got wrong—and how to stay safe in a real emergency.

Join us for a special Reader’s Theater performance of War of the Worlds—the infamous 1938 radio play that sparked nationwide panic. After the one-hour production, Burbank Fire Department’s Emergency Management Administrator, Eric Baumgardner, will lead a discussion on what went wrong and how we can be better prepared for any kind of emergency—alien or otherwise!

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Speaker | Learning | Family Event |

TAGS: | Survival of the Readiest | Reader Engagement | Lifelong Learning | 19+ | 12-18 |

Burbank Central Library
Phone: 818-238-5600
Hours
Mon, Aug 11 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Aug 12 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 13 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Aug 14 10:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Aug 15 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Aug 16 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Aug 17 Closed
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The Burbank Central Library is located at the corner of Glenoaks Boulevard and Olive Avenue in downtown Burbank. It is a two-story building with elevator access. 

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