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align=center><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Tonight is one
very special night at the Ashtabula Arts
Center!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">6:30 – 8:30 p.m.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>“</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt">These
are the Stories I Tell: Portraits from Goldenseal,”
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><STRONG><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>by photographer Carl Feather.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Admission is
free.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">6:30 – 8:00 p.m.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN
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</SPAN>Free performance by bluegrass artist John Lilly</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">8:00 p.m. <SPAN
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</SPAN>Opening performance of “Crimes of the Heart”</FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 2in" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Hear the “big reveal” of our Straw Hat Theatre 2013
summer season during intermission!</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">For more information (440)
964-3396</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The night of Friday, February 8, 2013, is going to be a
special one at the Ashtabula Arts Center with three very unique events on tap
for the evening.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">A
special added attraction to his month-long gallery showing entitled:
“</SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.65pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt">These
are the Stories I Tell: Portraits from Goldenseal,” photographer Carl Feather
</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">will be on hand for a
special artist’s reception on February 8 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The environmental
portraits on display February 6 – March 4 are drawn from the more than 90
stories by Carl Feather that were published in Goldenseal Magazine, a quarterly
publication of the West Virginia Department of Culture and History. Feather has
been a freelance writer for the magazine since the mid-1980s, and he is also a
reporter and photographer for the Ashtabula Star Beacon. He is the owner of
Feather Cottage Media, a producer of multimedia. The exhibition and reception
are free to the public. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">"My most
satisfying work as a writer and photographer has been for Goldenseal," said
Feather, whose parents are West Virginia natives. "I truly feel at home in these
mountains, and the residents of the state are literally family to me. The best
memories of my life are of the 'Goldenseal trips' I make several times a year in
search of stories and new adventures."</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: #00b0d4; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">Providing entertainment during Feather’s reception will
be musician John Lilly. Lilly is a multi-talented acoustic music performer from
Charleston, West Virginia. He is recognized internationally as a powerful
performing songwriter; his song titled “Come And Go” was the winner of the 2010
“Next Great Road Song” contest. His original, traditional, and classic country
music hits home and rings true. From hidden masterpieces by Hank Williams,
Jimmie Rodgers, and the Louvin Brothers to ancient folk ballads and creative
original songs, John Lilly presents music of unusual depth and sincerity. This
talented artist will be performing in the Ashtabula Arts Center Gallery from
6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. The performance is free of charge to the public, but a
free-will offering will be accepted. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>Opening on the main stage at
8 p.m. will be the G.B. Community Theatre production of “Crimes of the Heart.”
This Pulitzer Prize winning play by Beth Henley features the “miss”-adventures
of three young Misses: <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Lenny, Meg, and Babe Magrath;
each sister with her own set of problems that add to the hilarity of the show.
Additional performances will also be held February 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22,
23.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Friday and Saturday shows begin
at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: black">As an added special event
on the evening of February 8<SUP>th</SUP>, those in attendance for that night’s
performance of “Crimes of the Heart” will be the first to hear the announcement
of the line-up for the exciting 2013 Straw Hat Theatre season during the
intermission of the show. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">With Straw
Hat auditions just a few weeks away, actors at the special announcement will be
first to know what shows to prepare for, and theater-goers will be the
first to know what thrilling shows are in store for the summer theater
season at the intimate Straw Hat Theatre, located on the beautiful Ashtabula
Arts Center grounds.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">For tickets
to “Crimes of the Heart” or more information about the Carl Feather art exhibit
or John Lilly’s performance call the Ashtabula Arts Center at (440)
964-3396.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman">The Ashtabula Arts Center is funded in part by the Ohio
Arts Council.</FONT></P>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Pamela Hammond<BR>Public Relations/Marketing
Coordinator<BR>Ashtabula Arts Center<BR>2928 West 13th Street<BR>Ashtabula OH
44004<BR>(440) 964-3396<BR><A
href="mailto:aac@ashartscenter.org">aac@ashartscenter.org</A><BR><A
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