<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">For immediate release.</span><span class="s3"> Please announce the following not-for-profit events:</span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><a name="_GoBack"></a><span class="s3">Olmsted Performing Arts Main Stage will perform </span><span class="s3">the musical </span><span class="s5" style="font-style: italic; ">Annie</span><span class="s3"> on Friday, July 27</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at 7pm, Saturday, July 28</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at 2pm and 7pm, Sunday, July 29</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at 2pm, Friday, August 3</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">rd</span><span class="s3"> at 7pm, and Saturday, August 4</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at 7 pm.</span><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s3">Performances will be at Journey Church, 6941 Columbia Road,</span><span class="s3">Olmsted</span><span class="s3"> Falls. </span><span class="s3">Advance tickets are available through noon on </span><span class="s3">July 26</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s3">at</span><a href="http://www.olmstedperformingarts.com/"><span class="s7" style="text-decoration: underline; ">www.olmstedperformingarts.com</span></a><span class="s3"> and are $1</span><span class="s3">8</span><span class="s3"> for Orchestra </span><span class="s3">A</span><span class="s3">, $1</span><span class="s3">5 </span><span class="s3">for Orchestra B, and $</span><span class="s3">12</span><span class="s3"> for Reserved Seating. </span><span class="s3">Tickets may also be purchased at the door (cash or check) if available. </span><span class="s3">Lap sitting children ages 3 and under are free. Plus, join us for a </span><span class="s3">special pre-show event 90 minutes before each performance. Learn original choreography, meet Sandy, learn how we train our animal stars, and attend a cast Q&A session. </span><span class="s8">Preshow tickets are </span><span class="s8">just </span><span class="s8">$1</span><span class="s8">0</span><span class="s8"> each. </span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Olmsted Performing Arts </span><span class="s3">Main</span><span class="s3"> Stage will perform</span><span class="s3"> the musical</span><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s5" style="font-style: italic; ">Footloose</span><span class="s5" style="font-style: italic; "> </span><span class="s3">on </span><span class="s3">Friday, </span><span class="s3">August 10</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at</span><span class="s3">7 pm</span><span class="s3">, </span><span class="s3">Saturday, </span><span class="s3">August 11</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at </span><span class="s3">2 pm and 7 pm</span><span class="s3">, and Sunday, August 12</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> at 2 pm</span><span class="s3">. Performances will be in the 1,200 seat auditorium at Journey Church, 6941 Columbia Road, </span><span class="s3">Olmsted</span><span class="s3"> Falls. Advance tickets are available through noon on </span><span class="s3">April 19</span><span class="s6" style="vertical-align: super; ">th</span><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s3">a</span><span class="s3">t</span><a href="http://www.olmstedperformingarts.com/"><span class="s7" style="text-decoration: underline; ">www.olmstedperformingarts.com</span></a><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s3">and are </span><span class="s3">$1</span><span class="s3">8</span><span class="s3"> for Orchestra </span><span class="s3">A</span><span class="s3">, $1</span><span class="s3">5 </span><span class="s3">for Orchestra B, and $</span><span class="s3">12</span><span class="s3"> for Reserved Seating.</span><span class="s3"> </span><span class="s3">Lap sitting children ages 3 and under are free. </span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Olmsted Performing Arts will hold a Dancing </span><span class="s3">Through</span><span class="s3"> the Decades dance-a-thon fundraiser on Sunday, July 15, 2012 from 12-4pm at Journey Church, 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, to benefit its new gymnastics program and building fund. Please join us as the DJ plays music from the 1970s through the present and our students dance. There will be a concession, carnival games, 50/50 raffle, and silent auction. For more information, visit</span><a href="http://www.olmstedperformingarts.com/"><span class="s7" style="text-decoration: underline; ">www.olmstedperformingarts.com</span></a><span class="s3">. </span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s9" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; "> </p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Olmsted Performing Arts' mission is to instruct, develop, and advance acting, music, and dance skills, to edify and positively affect all individuals involved in our organization, and to motivate staff, students, and volunteers to work at their best ability. We seek to serve the community with quality and affordable entertainment and to create a safe environment. Our practices are designed to build character, build confidence, build relationships, and encourage creative expression. Our goal is to operate a successful organization without compromising our values. </span><span class="s3">Olmsted Performing Arts was founded by a group of parent-volunteers in 2003. Currently, it offers Main Stage, Youth Theater, and Dance Team performances throughout the year, as well as dance and theater classes. </span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; "><span class="s3">For more information on these events, you may call me at <a href="tel:(440)%20463-8106" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">(440) </a></span><span class="s3"><a href="tel:(440)%20463-8106" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3">463-8106</a></span><span class="s3"> or email me at</span><span class="s3">sharon.knaggs</span><span class="s3">@olmstedperformingarts.com</span><span class="s3">. Thank you for your help in spreading the word about our</span><span class="s3"> non-profit community</span><span class="s3"> theater group!</span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Regards,</span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Sharon </span><span class="s3">Knaggs</span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Olmsted Performing Arts</span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">P.O. Box 38265</span></p><p class="s4" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s3">Olmsted Falls, OH 44138</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "> </p><br>Sent from my iPad</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></body></html>