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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience to Perform at LCCC’s Stocker Arts Center<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'>Young and old music lovers will be tapping their toes and dancing along when Grammy-winning Creole musician Terrance Simien comes to town.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'>Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience will perform at 7 p.m., Friday, February 11 at Lorain County Community College’s Stocker Arts Center. The show is part of the Family Series and is appropriate for audiences of all ages.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;font-weight:normal'>Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for students with a valid ID; and $10 for children 12 and under. Tickets</span></strong><b> </b><span style='color:#333333'>can be ordered online at </span><a href="http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker">www.lorainccc.edu/stocker</a><span style='color:#333333'>, or by calling the Stocker Arts Center box office at (440) 366-4040 or (800) 995-5222 extension 4040 from 12-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available at the box office, located in the lobby of the Stocker Arts Center. </span>Take-a-Chance tickets are available at the box office beginning at 5:30 p.m. the night of the show as long as tickets remain. Take-a-Chance tickets are half-off the top ticket price and are available until curtain time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Simien uses his roots as an eighth-generation Louisiana Creole to create a wild ride of Zydeco music with inspirations from around the world. Zydeco is a form of American folk music that evolved in Southwest Louisiana during the early 19<sup>th</sup> century.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In 2008, Simien won the Grammy award for “Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album.” He has performed more than 5,000 concerts worldwide and has been featured in dozens of films, including “The Big Easy.” He can be heard playing accordion on the song “Gonna Take You There” in the Disney film “The Princess and the Frog.” This music can be heard at <a href="http://www.terrancesimien.com">www.terrancesimien.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience will also perform “Creole for Kids and the History of Zydeco” as part of the Student Matinee Series at 10 a.m., Friday, February 11 at LCCC’s Stocker Arts Center. Tickets are $4 each and can be purchased at the box office or ordered online. The student matinee series is appropriate for children in all grades.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information on Simien, visit <a href="http://www.lorainccc.edu/stocker">www.lorainccc.edu/stocker</a> and click on “Random Acts Series.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>-30-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Kim Carrasquillo<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Writer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marketing and Outreach<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lorain County Community College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(440) 366-4822<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>kcarrasq@lorainccc.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>