<div><br clear="all"><font size="4">Please consider joining OddyFest for a FREE Good Friday program entitled "On Christianity", which takes a critical historical look at the rise of the world's most popular religion through two plays, "Herod at Lugdunum" by Matt Greenfield and "Prester John" by Ian Adler. Expect a few Oddy surprises along the way!</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">The program starts at <strong>7 p.m. this Friday, April 2nd, in the Brody-Nelson MTG Room of the Cleveland Heights Library (2345 Lee Road</strong>). Read on for details!</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Just in time for Easter, OddyFest critically investigates the development of the world’s most popular religion in this Swiftian-titled program</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>“Herod at Lugdunum” by Matt Greenfield</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The title character, Herod Antipas, attempts to justify his role in the demise of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist when he encounters a new Christian convert in the 1st century in modern-day </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">France</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All poor Herod wanted was a “show”, and that’s exactly what he’s going to get—in the form of a mental breakdown.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>“Prester John” by Ian Adler</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">1171 A.D.: Philip, physician to Pope Alexander III, is sent off to the East to seek out the mythical “Indian” Christian king of the title who will hopefully help unite the world under Christianity’s banner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>What he finds will change his perception of himself, knowledge, history, and faith.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>The Odd FRIDAYS:</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Friday, April 2 (Good Friday) / Friday, April 16</strong></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Show starts at </span></u><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">7:00</span></u><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"></span></u></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">BRODY-NELSON </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">ROOM</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">of the </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Cleveland Heights</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> Library, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Lee Road</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> Branch</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">(</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">2345 Lee Road</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, just next to the stairs)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">FREE </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">AND</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!</span></strong></p>
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