<div class="gmail_quote"><p>NEOhioPALers, </p><p>This month marks the beginning of my 8th year living in Cleveland -- having moved from Southern California to start a career and exclited by the width and depth of arts and culture in the region (there are so many more events that I'd like to attend than I ever have hope of actually attending!) </p>
<p>I know there's a lot of crossover in NEO between performing arts and visual arts so it occurred to me that there may be a number of NEOPALers in the "young professional" group who might be interested in Column and Stripe. </p>
<p>Column and Stripe, the new friends of the Cleveland Museum of Art is a new affiliate group that "connects young friends of the museum through vibrant arts and culture programming, progressive leadership opportunities, and philanthropic fulfillment." </p>
<p>Although I'm a little biased based on my involvment with the group, the programming beind developed is really exciting -- ranging from casual social events, behind-the-scenes opportunities both at the museum and in artists studios, and even 'hands on' activities.</p>
<p>More information is at <a href="http://www.columnandstripe.org/" target="_blank">http://www.columnandstripe.org/</a> or by going to <a href="http://clevelandart.org" target="_blank">clevelandart.org</a>, and selecting "Column and Stripe" from the "Support" tab. </p>
<p>Because the group is officially launching at this year's Solstice, there are two exciting offer</p><div>1- If you've already purchased a Solstice Ticket, you can save $25 on joining Column and Stripe </div><div>
2- If you don't already have a Solstice Ticket (and the first round of tickets has sold out) Column and Stripe has a limited number tickets to offer to new members -- but those are going quickly (you can confirm availabiltiy by calling or emailing the folks listed on the Column & Stripe </div>
<p>Of course, if you have any questions about the group, feel free to email me off list or call or email the really nice pepole at the museum. </p><p>Lincoln</p><p>(Not an employee or representative of the Cleveland Museum of Art) </p>
<p>--</p><p>Blogging about music, theater, travel, and a little bit of everything else as Lincoln in Cleveland <a href="http://lincolnincleveland.com" target="_blank">http://lincolnincleveland.com</a></p>
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