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April Martin Chartrand, Author/Illustrator speaks about her new book: "ANGEL'S DESTINY: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations" reading Thursday, Oct. 21, 7-8:30 PM with Imani M. Harrington, at The Green Arcade, 1680 Market Street, S.F.(415) 431-6800. Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/AprilMartinChartrand Francine Cavanaugh, co-director, "ON COAL RIVER," 81 min, USA, at SF Doc Fest., Friday, October 22, 9:30 PM; Monday, October 25, 7:15 PM. With the recent April 2010 Massey Energy Company coal mine disaster in West Virginia, On Coal River could not be more relevant. When residents of the Coal River Valley begin noticing that a host of medical problems are linked to a Massey-owned coal-waste dumping ground that sits above the local elementary school…they join together in a David-and-Goliath struggle to draw national attention to the dangers they face on a daily basis. -Silverdocs. Visit oncoalriver.com Zack Rogow is the author, editor, or translator of eighteen books or plays. Currently he teaches in the