<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><DIV><BR> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" align=center> </DIV>
<DIV align=center>
<TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; MARGIN: 0px" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#ffffff>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top align=middle>
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width=600>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="100%" align=left></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 6px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #440e00; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; PADDING-TOP: 6px" bgColor=#440e00 vAlign=top>
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #441c0d" bgColor=#441c0d vAlign=top width="100%" colSpan=2 align=left>
<TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000" id=content_LETTER.BLOCK2 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" bgColor=#000000>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #ee8738; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" align=middle><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #ee8738; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" color=#ee8738 size=5 face=Impact,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif><SPAN><FONT size=7><EM>THE KENT STAGE</EM></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif>Northeast Ohio's Best Acoustic Venue</FONT> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #441c0d; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" bgColor=#441c0d vAlign=top width=150 align=left></TD>
<TD style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f2d5a8; WIDTH: 0px" bgColor=#f2d5a8 vAlign=top width=450 align=left>
<TABLE id=content_LETTER.BLOCK2 class=BlockMargin border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #542310; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #542310; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#542310 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif" align=center>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"><BR></DIV><FONT style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" size=7><FONT size=6><FONT size=5><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)"><FONT color=#cc0000>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"><FONT size=6><FONT color=#000099>Alternative Takes
<DIV> </DIV>An Acoustic Evening with
<DIV> The Verve Pipe</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000099><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103064088670&s=1&e=001i9SKN-nUBf8_k-9PFXNVX2jZ7y4IEJDdHNG9Xpdobxtuxbld2OQZxRga5AHKgqw5_NrdcZQTIIrMoNHM9st8G7MWTyvdRWa09HGmat0gOIkOV0qSb7Ax_LPfnyeCYkihiNbpy8rZfZEMk7djgyqXlM6xtOeIJ8qXyKs1stglE0vuKQb2OToHmQ==" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#9900ff>Brian Vander Ark</FONT></A><BR><FONT color=#9900ff>- Lead Vocals, Guitars<BR>Donny Brown<BR>- Drums, Background Vocals<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103064088670&s=1&e=001i9SKN-nUBf8sqRO61Qjg0EEDTO4_WvSMCylT89st-hoyLIyf4Dv7CMwC3fMDrK4Hs0cO-w1OJj1b1WuWkqJpexficC3cN6n9LiGtk3_tw5bbdW_TG9h_N4f4MfKuUidSxUbJyRZeWgwSYJTCGgEYLwtNCdrcQAyrjdiGWq1Vta0=" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>Doug Corella</A><BR>- Keyboards, Percussion<BR></FONT><A
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103064088670&s=1&e=001i9SKN-nUBf8HEpIra0XvMQxEnizKXr_MJhmUvq2fQANkaf9D1KX_wsvRVd5gQZrIcEaNUTWJjbcC25exRDSAz6Tveb8rQkHMWiDZRy4dej9tT6MvOuGhlCkmRUfXYZd83UPYpXrl8LHaQTil2WBs0GUVSSFgerMf2l0INJbJ5Sc=" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#9900ff>John Connors</FONT></A><BR><FONT color=#9900ff>- Bass, Baround Vocals<BR><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103064088670&s=1&e=001i9SKN-nUBf_oGgkWy7jHCm9R9LaHoj8I-E68aI0xor72_fSUY-l_o4IsgkA8l5z6PwMdQe7S8w_ori3xNpqSFhyyaRtZTyM6W31VLqXc1NRkw4GjAvTeZg==" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>Lou Musa</A><BR>- Lead Guitar, Background Vocals<BR><U>Craig Griffith<BR></U>- Harmonica
<DIV><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"><FONT color=#000000 size=5>Friday Febuary 19th at 8PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"> </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left>Ticket are only $20 and will be available at the door. </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left> </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left>Alternative Takes is a fresh look at the music of The Verve Pipe and Brian Vander Ark in acoustic setting of The Kent Stage.</DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left> </DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left>The genesis of The Verve Pipe can be traced back to 1990, when Brian Vander Ark and his brother Brad began making names for themselves in Grand Rapids, MI, with their band Johnny With An Eye. Watching them closely was drummer Donny Brown, whose rival band, Water From The Pool, kept both ensembles in peak form. Eventually, Donny joined forces with the Vander Ark brothers and The Verve Pipe was born.</DIV>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left>With their own indie label LMNO Pop!, The Verve Pipe released a debut album I've Suffered a Head Injury in 1992, followed in 1993 by Pop Smear. Though self-distributed, both CDs together sold more than 50,000 copies, quickly drawing major label attention. After signing with RCA, the band released their 1996 platinum-certified album Villains, which spawned the Top 10 Modern Rock hit "Photograph" and the #1 multi-format gold single "The Freshmen." The Verve Pipe opened for Kiss on a European tour and did an extensive headline U.S. tour of their own.</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">more info <A href="http://www.thevervepipe.com">http://www.<FONT color=#008000><STRONG>thevervepipe</STRONG>.com</FONT></A></P>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)" align=left> tickets: <A style="COLOR: #cc0000; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103064088670&s=1&e=001i9SKN-nUBf8fCDTvwcpUS4J0WB4M08KkFBvlZa8-aINcWWo0YfTfPQ5tdDo7yPhniJ0n3ZWUOTgO2ua16x4Nb9S6BU5vxyOFrE3umifODR5ji_msVoX1eA==" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>click here to purchase</A></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK5 rel=nofollow>
<TABLE id=content_LETTER.BLOCK5 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #542310; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #542310; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#542310 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>
<DIV> </DIV><BR><STRONG><FONT size=5>Upcoming concerts at The Kent Stage....
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></STRONG><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><FONT size=6>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" size=5>ANI DIFRANCO: Feb. 23
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Know Nothings EP Release: Feb. 26<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,153); FONT-WEIGHT: bold" align=left><FONT size=5><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)">8th Annual</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,204)"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)">Up From The River Fest</SPAN>:</SPAN> Feb. 27<BR></FONT></DIV>
<P align=center></SPAN></FONT><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" size=4><FONT style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"><FONT size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">KARLA BONOFF: Mar. 4
<DIV align=center> An Evening with Stephen Stills: Mar. 5<BR></DIV></SPAN>
<P align=center><BR><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart: Mar. 6</SPAN><BR><BR><FONT size=6>Abbey Road Memories</FONT>:Mar 11<BR>with<BR>Terry Sylvester of The Hollies and <BR>Denny Laine of Wings </P>
<DIV align=center> </DIV>
<DIV align=center>Tommy Cash: A Celebration of Johnny Cash's music! Mar. 12</DIV>
<DIV align=center> </DIV>
<DIV align=center>Hard Day's Night: Mar. 13</DIV>
<DIV align=center></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><FONT size=5>JOHN OATES with Pete Huttlinger: Mar. 18
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV></SPAN><FONT size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Ekoostik Hookah: Mar. 19
<DIV><BR>Morrison's Hotel: Mar 20</DIV>
<DIV>(The Doors Tribute)<BR><BR>The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Mar 26</DIV>
<DIV><BR>The Big House: Mar. 27<BR>(Allman Brothers Tribute) </DIV></SPAN>
<DIV> </DIV>Moya Brennan: Mar. 31<BR><BR></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=5>
<DIV> HENRY ROLLINS: Apr. 1 <BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><FONT size=5> Aztec Two-Step, John Batdorf & John Pousette-Dart Apr. 9
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><FONT size=5>Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band Apr 10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left></SPAN><FONT size=5>
<DIV> </DIV>Hal Walker Apr. 17
<DIV> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=5>Jonatha Brooke: Apr. 30 </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=5> </FONT></DIV></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT size=5>MICK TAYLOR May 8
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=center><FONT size=5> COLIN HAY: May 13 </FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV align=center><BR><FONT color=#cc0000><STRONG><FONT size=6 face="Arial Black, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><EM>THE KENT STAGE</EM></FONT></STRONG><BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=5><A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103064088670&s=1&e=001i9SKN-nUBf-RQYvglU41yKPua9aOzUIWaeNaimlEp8xIRN-um8HOfAhqTnvP49yjqYHxdBvwJ577voBaNIzdmyGKGVunKjUOb4eS31I9k0-n65vDluldyA==" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.kentstage.org</A></FONT><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><A name=LETTER.BLOCK4 rel=nofollow>
<TABLE id=content_LETTER.BLOCK17 border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #542310; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #542310; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" color=#542310 size=2 face=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #b3401e; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #b3401e; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#b3401e size=4 face=Impact,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif>Location & Ticket Info</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #b3401e; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #b3401e; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#b3401e size=4 face=Impact,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000 face=Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif>The Kent Stage is located at 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent, Ohio. There is FREE parking behind the theater and on all city streets. <STRONG>Advance tickets are available at</STRONG> <STRONG>Woodsy's Music and Spin-More Records in Kent, or 24-hours a day at www.kentstage.org or call 1-800-595-4849</STRONG>. Tickets will also be available at the door. Doors open one hour before concert. If you have any questions please email us at wrfaa@yahoo.com or information@kentstage.org or call 330-677-5005.</FONT>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #b3401e; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: Impact, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #b3401e; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#b3401e size=4 face=Impact,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif> </FONT></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=10 width="100%" colSpan=3></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" align=center>
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD>
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 10px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" color=#000000 size=1 face=verdana,arial><A href="http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102115586634&ea=wrfaa%40yahoo.com&a=1103064088670" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>Forward email</A></FONT></DIV>
<TABLE style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; WIDTH: 600px; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" color=#000000 size=1 face=verdana,arial></FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" color=#000000 size=1 face=verdana,arial>
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; WORD-WRAP: normal; COLOR: #666666"> </DIV><A href="http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp?cc=TEM_News_208" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank></A> </FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; PADDING-TOP: 20px" id=LETTER.PHYSICALADDRESS align=left><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana, arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" color=#000000 size=1 face=verdana,arial>Friends of The Kent Stage | 175 East Main Street | Kent | OH | 44240</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV><IMG src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?t=1103064088670.0.1102115586634.1&ts=S0463&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images1/s.gif" width=1 height=1> </A></A></DIV></DIV></div><br>
</body></html>