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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II (RBAB2), a two-day summit
that will explore the work innovative community developers, artists, arts administrators
and policy makers are doing in formally industrial cities, is Thurs., Sept. 17<sup>th</sup>,
and Fri, Sept. 18<sup>th</sup>, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s
Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>A keynote speech will be delivered by Ralf Ebert, an
international expert on culture and creative industries whose work centers on <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region>’s formally industrial <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ruhr</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
region. 15 breakout topics will tackle issues such as legal issues of
performing in unique spaces, do-it-yourself renovation, reusing the rust belt
and gentrification. An expo on artist resources will be open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. on each of the two days.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>General admission</span></font><font face=Calibri><span
style='font-family:Calibri'> for the two-day event is $175, which includes a
continental breakfast and boxed lunch for each day of the conference. Artist
scholarships are available, lowering the rate to $100. For more information and
registration visit <a
href="http://www.cpacbiz.org/business/CreativeCompass.shtml">http://www.cpacbiz.org/business/CreativeCompass.shtml</a>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Valerie Schumacher<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Program Associate<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Community Partnership for Arts and Culture<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
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Ave., Suite 130</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font size=2
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>; <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44114</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>216.575.0331 x128<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.cpacbiz.org/" title="http://www.cpacbiz.org/"><font
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