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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a
name="OLE_LINK1"><b><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></a></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Contact:</span></font></i>
Kathleen Lawry <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> Public Relations and Marketing
Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Office:</span></font></i> 440.375.7230 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=3 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Date:</span></font></i> Oct.
29, 2007<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Overwhelming
response extends <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lake Erie</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> African art exhibit<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">PAINESVILLE</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>)
– <a name="OLE_LINK3"></a><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lake Erie</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> will extend the showing of the
popular exhibit, “A Sense of Place from <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>
to Beyond: A Traveler’s Guide to Family, Order, God and Country,” through
Nov. 30, 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Originally
slated to be removed from the College’s B.K. Smith Gallery Oct. 31, the overwhelming
response to the exhibit has encouraged <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lake Erie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
to keep the show open. The exhibit glimpses the travels of an American family
in <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place> chronicled by the art and objects
collected over 30-plus years. Collected on back roads, apart from the tourist
trade, the collection reveals a culture’s foundation of social, civic and
spiritual thought and interaction.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gallery
visitors will see a display of artwork inspired by <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>
and African Diaspora including masks, figures, toys and functional and
ceremonial objects. The exhibit also includes juried art pieces from a call to
artists. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
popularity of the exhibit has encouraged the College to investigate the
possibility of exhibiting a similar show next fall on the topic of Chinese
culture. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
B.K. Smith Gallery is located on the east side of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lake
Erie</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> on <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Gillett Street</st1:address></st1:Street> near
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Andrews</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Osborne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m-9 p.m. This exhibit is free and open to the public. For
more information, call Deb Remington at 440.375.7040. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Founded
in 1856, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lake Erie</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is a dynamic and
progressive institution of higher education. The College offers 27
undergraduate majors, as well as master’s degrees in business
administration and education. This coeducational college, grounded in the liberal
arts, enrolls just over 1,000 students of all ages and is nationally recognized
for its equine studies programs and international learning opportunities for
students.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;font-style:normal'>Kathleen Lawry</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Public
Relations and Marketing Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Lake Erie</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>391
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. Washington St</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Painesville</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">44077</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Phone:
440.375.7230<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Fax:
440.375.7204<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Garamond><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>E-mail:
<a href="mailto:klawry@lec.edu" title="mailto:klawry@lec.edu"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><span title="mailto:klawry@lec.edu"><span
title="mailto:klawry@lec.edu">klawry@lec.edu</span></span></span></font></a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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