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<h1><b><u><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Festival of Nations 2010 to be held at <o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Akron</st1:City></st1:place>
Civic Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></h1>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <font
color=black><span style='color:black'>The Akron Civic Theatre, in partnership
with Akron International Friendship, will present Festival of Nations 2010 on
Saturday, March 6<sup>th</sup>. Interactive programming and an international
food and art festival begin at 6:30 p.m., performances begin on stage at 7:30 p.m.
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<p style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The festival will be the first of its kind
at the Akron Civic Theatre. The stage will play host to e</span></font>ight
amazing cultural groups which will share their dances and music from all over
the world. <font color=black><span style='color:black'>Scheduled to perform: Csardas
Dance Company – Hungarian Folk Dancers, Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble,
Dance Israeli – Jewish Folk Dancers, El Corazon de Mexico – Ballet
Folklorico Dancers, Michael Searching Bear – The 2009 Nammy Award winner
for the Best World Recording of Native American Fusion Music, The O’Hare
Irish Dancers, Serpente Negra Capoeira – Brazilian Martial Artists and
Dancers, and Shri Kajaa Mandhir – Classical Indian Dancers. The Grand
Lobby and Upper Salon will let guests participate in a dance interactive with
The O’Hare Irish Dancers, or learn how to play the Japanese drums with
Icho Daiko, and see demonstrations on calligraphy or origami. The upper salon
will have a variety of ethnic foods to buy from Irish Stew to Native American
flat bread and German chocolates. Other nationality groups will be selling art
and crafts along with demonstrations from their culture. Festival of Nations
2010 is the perfect event for people of all ages! The Master of Ceremonies for
the evening will be <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Allan Fee</st1:PersonName> from
Q104’s Wilde and Fee Morning Show.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Festival of Nations 2010 is sponsored in part by the Laurel Lakes
Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>“The Civic is thrilled to host this event. It’s an
affordable family-friendly event that showcases performances, food and visual
art representing the diversity of our community.” <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Val</st1:PersonName>
Renner, Project Coordinator, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Akron</st1:City></st1:place>
Civic Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'> Festival of Nations 2010 will have
one performance only</span><i><span style='font-style:italic'>: </span></i></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>S</span>aturday, March 6 at 6:30pm.Ticket
prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children up to18 years old and $5 for all
University students with a photo ID. Tickets are available at the Akron Civic
Theatre Box Office (330-253-2488) or at akroncivic.com. Doors will open at
6:30pm and interactive with The O’Hara Irish Dancers and Icho Daiko
– Japanese Drum Corp will begin in the Grand Lobby and Upper Salon.
7:30pm starts the live stage entertainment. For more information please visit <a
href="http://www.akroncivic.com/"><font color=black><span style='color:black'>www.akroncivic.com</span></font></a></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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