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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>OHIO</span></font></b></st1:State></st1:place><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> YOUTH BALLET &
DANCE TEAM TO PERFORM AT HISTORIC LIONS LINCOLN THEATRE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>You’ve
heard of dinner and a movie? How about <i><span style='font-style:italic'>dance</span></i>
and a movie? The <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Ohio Youth Ballet &
Dance Team</span></b> performs original choreography <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Jan. 16, 17 and 18</span></b> at the historic <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Lions Lincoln Theatre in downtown <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Massillon</st1:City></st1:place></span></b>
to promote the Kimono Exhibit coming to the Canton Museum of Art Feb. 8-April
26. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'> Thanks
to a grant from ArtsinStark, the County Arts Council, the pre-professional Ohio
Youth Ballet & Dance Team has continued its mission of “bringing
dance to the people” and at the same time has been performing throughout <st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place> to promote the exhibit. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>After watching the OYB & Dance Team at 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 16-17 and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 18, stay for “Memoirs of a Geisha” at
7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 16-17; and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial'>“Memoirs of a Geisha” is a visually stunning Oscar-winning
drama/romance and a Cinderella story of sorts about the life of a fictional
geisha in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>
around World War II. The movie runs 145 minutes and is rated PG-13 for mature
subject matter and some sexual content. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>The
Ohio Youth Ballet & Dance Team is the elite performance team from the
non-profit Ohio Youth Ballet and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Dance</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2387 Locust St. S.</st1:address></st1:Street>,
Canal Fulton. </span></font><font face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:
Arial'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Youth</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ballet & Dance</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is excited about
the opportunity to work with the newly-formed Lincoln Classic Film Club, which has
been making movies available for businesses, organizations and people to
sponsor for a weekend. Every weekend, the Lincoln Theatre features a movie at
an affordable price. Tickets are available at the door for $3. Donations to the
non-profit <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ohio</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Youth</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ballet & Dance</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> will be accepted.</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'> “Kimono
as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota” features 40 oversized kimono
created by Master Kubota. “Kimono as Art” tours the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> for only six months and only stops
in <st1:City w:st="on">Canton</st1:City> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">San Diego</st1:City></st1:place>. Numerous events are taking place
throughout <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Stark</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> leading up to the event and
during the exhibit. For more information about the exhibit, please visit <a
href="http://www.kimonoexhibit.com/">www.kimonoexhibit.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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