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<span style="line-height: 17px; color: black; ">The current Noon Concert season at French Creek Nature and Art Center will end on a high note tomorrow, Friday June 17th with an encore performance by Jim Anderson. Known for his work with his band, Forever Young, and for his duet with Denise Geisler, Jim will be doing a solo show that will feature a wide cross section of his musical catalogue.</span></p>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; "><span style="line-height: 17px; color: black; ">"I first met Jim," says concert host Bob Sammon, "when he hosted an open mic out in Solon. I very quickly came to appreciate not only his professionalism but his love of a wide variety of music."</span></p>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; "><span style="line-height: 17px; color: black; ">"Jim has one of the most eclectic set lists of any of the performers we've presented," says TrueNorth Cultural Arts Artistic Director Rick Fortney.</span></p>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; "><span style="line-height: 17px; color: black; ">Sammon agrees. "Within the hour show you are likely to hear everything from classic rock to blues and folk, a bit of jazz and some very good original tunes that draw from all the genres Jim has mastered."</span></p>
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<p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; "><span style="line-height: 17px; color: black; ">Last season Jim was part of the Noon Concert season and was featured, along with Forever Young, at the September Pride Day event held on the grounds of French Creek. He was a big hit on both occasions. This year, because of events scheduled during the week of Jim's appearance, the concert will be moved into the big theater at French Creek and Jim is planning a very family friendly show that should appeal to all ages.</span></p>
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</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 14px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: justify; "><span style="line-height: 17px; color: black; ">Notes Rick Fortney, "This will be a great way to close the current season. Jim's show is a great example of the level of talent we're bringing to French Creek. We will continue to build on this when we start up again in September."</span></p>
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<span style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">As always, the noon concert is a free event and is open to the public. During the concert, the Eighth Note snack bar will be open for those interested in a light lunch or refreshments. </span></p>
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