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Cleveland-Based Singer-Songwriter Diana Chittester Joins Tim Ryan Campaign
(November 1, 2022) — After performing an opening set for Jackson Browne at a recent Tim Ryan fundraising event, Diana Chittester was invited to join Ryan’s remaining closing rallies leading up to election day. Between Wednesday, November 2 through Monday, November 7, Chittester will provide pre-program music for Ryan’s Workers First Tour rallies across Ohio, including stops in Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown.
11/02: Toledo, Ohio
11/03: Dayton, Ohio
11/04: Cincinnati, Ohio
11/06: Cleveland, Ohio
11/07: Akron, Ohio
11/07: Youngstown, Ohio
Many of the rallies are right outside of voting centers to encourage early voting for this year’s Midterm election. Diana will be performing renditions of patriotic classics such as “America the Beautiful” and Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.” Ohioans are encouraged to attend the rallies. To find a list of cities and locations, please visit: timforoh.com/gotv
“Voting is our most powerful tool. Though all elections are important a lot is at stake in this race. We need to get out and vote to protect reproductive rights, marriage equality, and to secure democracy.” — Diana Chittester
Tim Ryan is a lifelong Ohioan who lives just a few miles from the house where he grew up in Niles and has spent his career fighting for Ohio workers. He’s seen in his community what happens when our politics and our economy aren’t working for working people. And he understands that there’s nothing more patriotic than investing in our team, bringing good-paying jobs to Ohio, and making sure our workers can compete with countries around the world — and win.
Diana Chittester has been building a reputation as one of the area’s most gifted guitar players, intimate songwriters, and forceful vocalists over the past decade, releasing a series of albums that display her growing confidence and ability to communicate feelings that are deeply personal yet universal. Diana has shared the stage with Lyle Lovett, Gin Blossoms, The Accidentals, Joan Osborne, Peter Mulvey, Chris Trapper, Lisa Loeb, and Colin Hay; performed at venues across the eastern U.S. and Canada including Kent State Performing Arts Center, City Winery DC, Showplace Performance Centre, Evening Muse, Cain Park, Music Box Supper Club, and The Ark; performed on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour and Songs at the Center which airs on PBS.