<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div align="justify" style="text-align: justify; "><div align="justify" style="text-align: justify; "><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">The Oîkos Ensemble, a nationally acclaimed jazz group led by Cleveland area saxophonist, Clifford Aerie, will offer an evening of jazz and storytelling at TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. Oîkos' music is based on multicultural themes and experiences expressed through the lens of jazz improvisation. In performance, Aerie complements the ensemble's original compositions with real-life stories connecting audiences to their neighbors throughout the global village. The ensemble's concerts emphasize the impact that everyone has to literally change the world. </font></span></div></div></div><div align="justify" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(76, 63, 54); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; "><p align="justify" style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></p><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Tickets are $12.50 presale and $15.00 the day of the show, and can be purchased </font><a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6ezg9ybab&et=1105287976383&s=0&e=001ZHcyk9xWK3ofpsiHrPofD4KpZdzyGfNNDcBA5wL9Q77Otn7050x2gSz7lhu5e1pEKnLincEojeSEOuOQ0hgoYA3Urf6fgPEOSwhwkQGYFi12RKEQGaC2AtkuKGc12bFVzxThlwKphPVAdrH3PD9HK-2LDSp1w4EmuPuACd2O8iEEwHOEcePaRz_appdtSeT9qbtimzNDSSNBGU9ike4nu_Rf5ME9DJMnn2GmPKxn1Y2ekKocDyGCWatHoB1iMw0g" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">online</font></a><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> or by calling (440) 949-5200. </font></div><p align="justify" style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></p><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">"Our music paints imaginative soundscapes with the brushstroke of jazz improvisation affirming the truth that, no matter how diverse we seem, we are united by our global kinship," says Aerie, who is also a United Church of Christ minister. Engaged in creative ministry for more than thirty years, he uses music, drama, the arts and media to explore new possibilities for interfaith spiritual renewal. "Jazz, America's original art form, is a creative way to break down barriers between people," states Aerie. "Spirituality and improvisational exploration are not only at the core of jazz, but at the very heart of human interplay in the global village."</font></div><p align="justify" style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></p><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">The Oîkos Ensemble is a consortium of gifted musicians built around the duo of Aerie and his colleague for more than twenty years, Dr. Christopher Bakriges, a pianist, composer, ethnomusicologist and educator. Performing around the country as a quintet they invite nationally known jazz artists from the area to round out the band. Performing with them in Cleveland are bassist Glenn Holmes, drummer Ricky Exton and vocalist Angela Lynard.</font></div><p align="justify" style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"> </font></p><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">Their concert at TrueNorth Cultural Arts Center will illuminate the creative crossroads we all encounter on life's journey. Each intersection holds a story, every encounter offers an opportunity, every fork in the road becomes the next step on a journey. "Just imagine," says Aerie, "what a peaceful world this would be if we offered a song instead of a closed mind when encountering a stranger at an intersection."</font></div><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b>We Want to Hear from You!</b></font></div><div style="color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; "><meta charset="utf-8"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><meta charset="utf-8"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">TrueNorth is doing a survey and we need feedback. Have you ever been a patron of TrueNorth? 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