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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">Truenorth Cultural Arts Presents Arts Fest 2009 On July 4<sup>th</sup>
At </b><b style="">Miller</b><b style=""> </b><b style="">Road</b><b style=""> </b><b style="">Park</b><b style=""> In </b><b style="">Avon</b><b style=""> </b><b style="">Lake</b><b style="">.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">All day entertainment, artists, food and fireworks – a true family
event and fun for all ages!</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">(</b><b style="">Sheffield
Village</b><b style="">, </b><b style="">Ohio</b><b style="">) </b><b style="">June 12<sup>th</sup>, 2009</b><b style=""> - </b>TrueNorth is partnering once again
with the City of Avon Lake to present this year's Arts Fest on July 4th. Arts
Fest is in its second year at Miller Road
Park, after running for 4
years at the Saddle Inn. The event was moved to Miller
Road Park
in 2008 to accommodate over 50 exhibitors, food vendors and
sponsors and to take advantage of two stage locations allowing for
all-day live musical entertainment on the main stage as well as on the
gazebo stage. Arts Fest is a celebration of the arts and creativity in the
community and provides a platform for artists, businesses, politicians,
and public figures to get out and meet the public in the park setting.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This year's goal is to parallel
last year's exhibitor base which allows local participants to gain
exposure and sell there wares to the community at-large in a single event.
This year's exhibitors include jewelers, purse makers, custom sandal makers,
glass artists, visual artists, specialty foods vendors, Save the Woods, and a
host of community businesses. This year’s sponsors and contributors include The
City of Avon Lake, Danco Metal Products, Fifth/Third Bank, CenturyTel, Jamestown
Group, PolyOne, Busch’s Funeral Home, Chemtron, TrueValue Hardware, Reliant
Electric, TMC Insurance, Medical Mutual of Ohio. Local food vendors include
Tailgators Sports Bar, Dairy Queen, The Wine Shop, and other specialty food
providers.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">All-day entertainment begins at 2:00PM on two different stages. The main stage,
positioned against beautiful Lake Erie will feature
artists such as Detour – a pop rock group, Kim & Chris Ceja – performing
original folk/jazz music, The Morrison/McCarthy Duo – an acoustic
guitar/harmonica duo, and more. The Gazebo Stage will feature Abracadabra
Entertainment, a live DJ/magician catering to the tastes of our community’s
youth.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Blow-up bounce houses will be
available for children all day. Families are encouraged to attend and celebrate
our Nation’s Independence on the
shores of Lake Erie.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The headliner musical
performance, the TrueNorth Chorale & Symphony is performing the annual
Patriotic Concert on the main stage, which drew a crowd of over 700 people last
year. This year's performance is choreographed to the city's fireworks display,
which is moved to Miller Road
Park from its long-running history
at Weiss Park.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Sponsors, exhibitors, artists and
food vendors are still welcomed and encouraged to register. Registration
packets can be downloaded from the TrueNorth website at <a href="http://www.tncarts.org/" target="_blank">www.TNCArts.org</a>, or by
calling TrueNorth at 440.949.5200. The city's Parks & Recreation Department
may also be contacted for questions and for registration packets. Please send
all registration packets to TrueNorth.</p>
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<h1><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">About TrueNorth Cultural Arts</span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">TrueNorth
is a multidisciplinary arts organization committed to building and
strengthening individuals and the community through performing arts, visual
arts and humanities. The vision is twofold: First, to educate, equip and
empower individuals so that they may embrace and succeed in the creative arts;
and second, to envision and encourage a community where arts and art
appreciation flourish.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">TrueNorth Cultural Arts
headquarters is located at </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">4530 Colorado Avenue</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Sheffield
Village</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ohio</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">, in the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">French</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Creek</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Nature</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Center</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. Gallery Hours are Monday thru Friday, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10am – 8pm</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> and Saturday from </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10:00am – 4:00pm</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">. For more information call 440-949-5200 or visit the
TrueNorth Website at <a href="http://www.tncarts.org/">www.TNCArts.org</a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Media Contact:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Richard Fortney</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Executive Director</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Phone: 440.724.7189</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Email: <a href="mailto:rafortney@oh.rr.com">rafortney@oh.rr.com</a></span></p>