Blax Museum

A poet, blogger, educator and cultural facilitator, Michelle R. Smith has recently been a featured poet and panelist at the Coast Line Poetry Series at the Lakewood Public Library, the Ekphrastic Poetry Invitational at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Great Lakes' Black Authors Expo and Writers Conference. Today she brings her annual artist showcase, Blax Museum, back to the East Cleveland Public Library. The event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center. It will feature black artists from Northeast Ohio who'll give original presentations and performances. (Niesel)