<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; RIGHT: auto"><FONT size=3>Don’t miss this exciting opportunity: Come hear one of the best classical pianists in the world at Shaker Arts Council's Monday, April 23 AHa! <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; RIGHT: auto" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; RIGHT: auto"><FONT size=3>On that evening, Antonio-Pompa-Baldi -- winner of the 1999 Cleveland International Piano Competition, silver medalist and winner of the Award for the Best Performance of a New Work at the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and star of top concert stages from Carnegie Hall to Paris’ <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Théâtre du Châtelet -- will discuss, and perform excerpts from, the magnificent Grieg Piano Concerto. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>This is a rare chance to take your place among an intimate circle of listeners and experience the superb artistry and musical knowledge of Mr. Pompa-Baldi, who is both a towering talent and a resident of Northeast Ohio. You’ll also enjoy a wine-and-hors-d’oeuvres reception that starts the evening at 7 p.m., followed by an opening performance by the gifted Jeanette Aufiero, a student of Mr. Pompa-Baldi at the Cleveland Institute of Music. William C. Laufer, Artistic Director and Founder of the Ohio Philharmonic Orchestra, will also be on hand to talk about the vibrant young ensemble, his role in it, and the group’s upcoming May performances of the Grieg Piano Concerto, featuring Mr. Pompa-Baldi. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt; mso-add-space: auto" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Event</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">: AHa! (At Home with the Arts) starring pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt; RIGHT: auto; mso-add-space: auto" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Date</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">: Monday, April 23<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt; RIGHT: auto; mso-add-space: auto" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Location</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">: A gracious Shaker Heights home on West Park Boulevard. (Street number provided to ticket buyers only; street parking is available.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: auto auto 0pt; RIGHT: auto; mso-add-space: auto" class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>Tickets</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">: $30 ($25 for SHAC members). Go to </SPAN></FONT><A href="http://www.shakerartscouncil.org/"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#800080 size=3>www.shakerartscouncil.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3> or send a check to: Shaker Heights Arts Council, PMB 232, 16781 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120. For more information, e-mail </FONT></SPAN><A href="mailto:info@shakerartscouncil.org"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>info@shakerartscouncil.org</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY:
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