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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lake Erie Artists Gallery</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> at </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tower City</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">230 W. Huron Road, first floor) </B>will hold its </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Artist Clearinghouse Sale Saturday,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">January 5 ─ Monday, January 21.</B> All local artwork is on sale from 10% to 50% off. The <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">g</B></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE">allery </SPAN></B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE">launched<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>an artist networking potluck group, <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Artists Learning from Artists (ALFA), FREE and open to the public, </B>every <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">second Monday </B>of the month, this month <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Monday, January 14, 6:30 p.m.</B></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The gallery has also recently added <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">new offerings to its website</B>, including general manager Paula Atwell’s blog, with frequently-updated information on artists’ events and gallery news (</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: ArialMT"><A href="http://www.lakeerieartists.blogspot.com/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">http://www.lakeerieartists.blogspot.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">) as well as the gallery’s online shop (<A href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=94074">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=94074</A>). The g</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE">allery recently announced the opening of its new <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">children’s gift section</B>, featuring art supplies and kits by local company <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Creativity for Kids.</B> Lake Erie Artists Gallery now has gifts for everyone from ages three through adult.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">New this season: <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">become a Friend of the Lake Erie Artists Gallery</B> at several levels, from the basic membership ($35) up to sponsorship level ($1000). Sponsorship-level donors receive several additional benefits, including the chance to dine with artists after single artist openings. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lake Erie Artists Gallery</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> offers unique gifts made by over sixty local artists. Artwork includes paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, recycled art, jewelry, found object art, fiber arts, glass, pastels, Euclid Beach memorabilia, authentic Lake Erie beach glass jewelry and driftwood, and unique Cleveland photography. Local Cleveland history books, children's books and gifts, and fiction written by local authors are part of the mix. </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For more<SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">information or for a full events schedule, check the events calendar at <U><A title=http://www.lakeerieartists.com/ href="http://www.lakeerieartists.com/">www.lakeerieartists.com</A> </U>or call General Manager, Paula Atwell at (<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">216) 664-9920.</B> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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