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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; 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><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tower</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></B></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">230 W. Huron Road</B></st1:address></st1:Street><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">, first floor) </B>will host the following upcoming events<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">:</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Friday, May 9</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> from <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">6-8 p.m.</B> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Opening for Laurel Herbold: Artist.</B> The opening is <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">FREE and open to the public,</B> and light refreshments will be served. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The show runs through Saturday, June 29. </B>See attached image by <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Laurel Herbold.</B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Saturday, May 10-Saturday, May 24</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> the gallery hosts <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Bike Imitates Art</B> as part of the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Berea Fairgrounds Velodrome Project</B>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; 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">will participate in upcoming <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">offsite events: Most Saturdays through October 25 </B>from<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> 8 a.m.-12 noon</B> <st1:place w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Lake Erie</B></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Artists Gallery </B>has a booth at the<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Shaker Square</st1:address></st1:Street> Farmers Market. Saturday, May 31-10 a.m. to 5 p.m.</B>, the gallery will participate in the <st1:City w:st="on"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Berea</B></st1:City><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Fine Arts Club’s</B> <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Mayfest</B> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Coe</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Berea</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; 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"> 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, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Euclid</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Beach</st1:PlaceType> memorabilia, authentic Lake Erie beach glass jewelry and driftwood, and unique <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> photography. Local <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> history books, children's books and gifts, and fiction written by local authors are part of the mix. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Start receiving valuable coupons – sign up to receive the Lake Erie Artists Gallery newsletter at </SPAN><A href="http://www.lakeerieartists.com/contact.html"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">http://www.lakeerieartists.com/contact.html</SPAN></A><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, or use the link to join </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the <SPAN style="COLOR: black">new Birthday Club and get a surprise on your birthday. Paula Atwell blogs at </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.lakeerieartists.blogspot.com/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">www.lakeerieartists.blogspot.com</SPAN></A><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. </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 </SPAN></SPAN><A title=http://www.lakeerieartists.com/ href="http://www.lakeerieartists.com/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">www.lakeerieartists.com</SPAN></A><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> or call General Manager, Paula Atwell at (<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">216) 664-9920.</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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