[NEohioPAL]Easter Island artist share views and art

[Lora Workman]

> Playhouse Square Center and the Cleveland Public Library present:
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> EASTER ISLAND: 
> The Role of Traditional Arts and Culture in Modern Society
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> A panel discussion with local scholars and artists
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> 	Through a special partnership with Playhouse Square Center and the
> Ohio Arts Council, Easter Island artist TePou Huke and journalist JoAnna
> Pakomino are visiting Cleveland to share their skills and insights with
> students, teachers, and local artists. 
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> 	On Wednesday, August 28 from 7-8:30 pm in the Cleveland Public
> Library auditorium, Huke and Pakomino will join a panel of local artists
> and scholars to examine the traditional culture of Easter Island and
> discuss the influence modern society has had on Easter Island and other
> similar cultures.
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> 	Leading the discussion will be Ezra Houser, Project Coordinator for
> the Playhouse Square Center/ Ohio Arts Council partnership. Houser,
> Managing Director of      SAFMOD Performance Ensemble, works to promote
> the arts in the community and serves as a teaching artist through
> SAFMOD and Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland.  As coordinator of the
> Easter Island partnership, Houser will discuss the project and introduce
> the artists and the panel, which includes John Carroll University
> Anthropology Professor, Dr. Susan Long and Ursuline    College Art
> Professor Dr. Patricia Fallon; Also on the panel will be Dr. Wayne
> Chandler, Capoeirista and author of studies on Ancient Egypt,  Robin
> VanLear from the    Cleveland Museum of Art and Susan dePasquale from the
> Ohio Arts Council. 
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> 	For more information, contact Ray Gargano at Playhouse Square Center
> at 216-348-7912 or garganor at playhousesquare.com.
>