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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif>Northeast Ohio's Best Acoustic Venue</FONT> </DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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<DIV> </DIV>An Acoustic Evening with Five For Fighting!
<DIV>May 21</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>Sam Bush Band plus Jeff Black!
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<DIV>The Platters, The Crystals and The Dubs!</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>An Evening with Kris Kristofferson!
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<DIV>June 9</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>The Speedbumps CD Release Party!
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<DIV>June 11</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt" color=#000000>Question:</FONT>
<DIV> What GREAT concerts are coming to The Kent Stage in the near future?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#cc0000>Click on photos for more info and tickets</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><FONT color=#000033><STRONG>Pieta Brown</STRONG>: June 24</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT color=#000033><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Great David Bowie Tribute </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#000033><STRONG>Farewell Drifters</STRONG></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT color=#000033 face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><STRONG>: July 3 (FREE) </STRONG></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt" color=#000033 face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">"Dying Day", "What Can I Say", "Dreams", "The Story" </FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV><FONT size=+0><FONT color=#000033 face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000033 face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Two huge nights of Blues!
<DIV>Eric Noden and Friends: Friday July 23 - FREE</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><STRONG>James Cotton and Guy Davis:</STRONG></FONT> Saturday July 24 </DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#000033><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><STRONG>Jonah Koslen's Stage Pass</STRONG>: July 30</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000033 face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Update of MSB's Classic Album!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000033><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><STRONG> YOSO</STRONG>: Aug. 19</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000033 face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif"><FONT face="Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif">Lead Singer of TOTO and members of YES!</FONT>
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<DIV align=center><BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Don't want to wait for my emails? Check out our new and improved website at <A href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103423299172&s=1&e=001kOQP5UeFevluc_O9sY4VA1MruABRLGQKSZLNm__1ZJA7kDZoadK143-eF8jrfZQ0ZXIPQhkyJOQI0aZUk-5Pbfe35hS3kdwDKkGhTEioiBWC8za4Yazy1A==" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.kentstage.org</A>, or Facebook, Myspace, your local paper as well as The Scene, Buzzbin and listen to WKSU, WAPS, WNIR, V107.3, WCSB, WRUW, WJCU and our local cool radio station for the latest updates.
<DIV> Cynthia will also be tweeting you! </DIV>
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<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>
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