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A radio tower sits against a red background with the words War of the Worlds.

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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. Buena Vista Branch 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. Buena Vista Branch 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!

Registration encouraged, but not required.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Speaker | Learning | Family Event |

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

Buena Vista Branch Library
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The Buena Vista Branch Library is located on Buena Vista Street near Olive Avenue in Burbank’s Media District. It is a one-story building. 

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