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The 2025 Borderlight Festival returns to downtown Cleveland, July 16-19! This year, we are proud to share the stage with the artists behind Buckeyes; Buses and Baseball, and the Baseball Heritage Museum and dig into a history and epic achievement often overshadowed in Cleveland sports lore.
Inside the iconic League Park, the original home of Cleveland baseball on Lexington Avenue in Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, the Cleveland Buckeyes rose up to defeat the legendry Homestead Grays in the 1945 Negro National League World Series. This year is the 80th anniversary of that championship game.
Created in partnership with the Baseball Heritage Museum and the Dunham Tavern Museum & Gardens, BUCKEYES: Buses & Baseball is a new theater experience that combines spoken word, music, movement, and drama, and three performers explore this remarkable team. Each performance is a celebration of baseball, theatre, history, and the human spirit.
Join us as we explore the Cleveland Buckeyes and the role of the Negro National Baseball League in shaping Cleveland, our country, and the world!
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Let us know if you're coming! Please RSVP by registering below. It's not required, but it helps us prepare and keeps you updated!
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The livestream will be available beginning at 12:00p.m. Have questions? Send a text to 330.541.5794.
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Rain doesn't stop the show! Join us inside The City Club of Cleveland (1317 Euclid Avenue) in the event of inclement weather.
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