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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dear fellow NEOpal subscribers and music
lovers—</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>One of the greatest guitarists in the
world…Richard Thompson… is bringing a highly unique show to only
one place in </span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Northeast Ohio</span></font><font
size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, for one night!</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks so much for anything you can do to
help us spread the word. <a href="http://richardthompson-music.com/">http://richardthompson-music.com</a>
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9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Be well—</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Janelle</span></font><font size=1
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </span></font></b><b><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>01/15/07</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>WHO: Doog Music, </span></font><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Western Reserve</span></font><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Folk Arts Association, & Kent Stage</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>WHAT: Richard Thompson’s
“1000 Years of Popular Music”</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>WHEN: Monday, February 4th, </span></font><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>7pm</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>WHERE: Kent Stage, </span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>175</span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'> East Main Street, </span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Kent</span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'> OH 44240</span></font></p>
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14.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt'>TICKETS: $30 in advance; $35 day of show</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>HOW:
Advance tickets available online at <a
href="http://www.kentstage.org/">www.kentstage.org</a> or in person at Woodsy's
Music and Spin-More Records in </span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Kent</span></font><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Tickets (if not sold out in advance) also available at
the door.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Doog Music and Western Reserve Folk Arts Association (WRFAA) welcome
Richard Thompson to the Kent Stage, 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent on
Monday, February 4<sup>th</sup> at 7pm. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 day
of show.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Advance tickets can be purchased online at <a
href="http://www.kentstage.org/">www.kentstage.org</a> or in person at Woodsy's
Music and Spin-More Records in </span></font>Kent.<b><font color="#111111"><span
style='color:#111111;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b>Free parking is
available behind the theater and on all city streets. Doors open one hour
before event time. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Richard Thompson first performed <i><span style='font-style:italic'>1000
Years of Popular Music</span></i> at the </span></font>Getty Museum in Los
Angeles. He has performed multiple-night stands in Chicago, New York, London,
and several other major U.S. cities. His Kent Stage performance is the only Northeast
Ohio stop for this tour. Accompanying musicians are Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The set list varies from night to night, but has been known to start in
the 13th century and move to medieval Italian ballads to selections from the
songbooks of Gilbert & Sullivan, Stephen Foster, Ray Charles, Hank
Williams, The Beatles, The Who, Squeeze, Prince, and even Britney Spears, all
strung together by Richard's vocals, incomparable guitar playing and dry wit.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thompson, named in Rolling Stone’s Top 20 Greatest Guitarists of
All Time, is still writing and performing his poetically crafted songs in his
distinctive style after nearly forty years and fifty albums. He delivers his
expertly crafted songs with the throaty voice of a modern troubadour, and his
works have been covered by artists from REM to Bonnie Raitt. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>More information is available at <a href="http://www.kentstage.org">www.kentstage.org</a>.</span></font></p>
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