<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><b>Talespinner
Children's Theatre presents Harlequinade 2013<br>Benefit Event and
Concert to Support the Theatre</b></font></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><b>On Saturday, October 12th,
2013 at 6:30pm, and Sunday, October 13th at 2pm</b>, Talespinner Children's Theatre (TCT) presents <b>Harlequinade 2013 </b>at TCT's
home at the Reinberger Auditorium, 5209 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland,
Ohio, </font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font> to benefit TCT's productions
and educational programming. </font></font>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>From TCT Executive Artistic Director, Alison Garrigan: "TCT's
Harlequinade is an exciting party and concert event that is vitally
important in supporting our mission to bring arts to children
and families in the Cleveland area. Let your hair down, create memories,
get your laugh on, and show your heartfelt and generous support of
children's theatre and arts education in Cleveland." </font></font><br>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><b>On Saturday the 12th, </b>Harlequinade 2013
guests will enjoy complimentary wine and beer and heavy hors
d'oeuvres, followed by a special 45-minute concert performance.
<span style="font-style:normal">Prepare to rock out at the Ohio
and Regional Premiere of </span><i><b>AESOP'S FABLES, a ROCK MUSICAL</b></i><i>
</i><span style="font-style:normal">by Broadway Actor Michael
Milligan, with songs by Joziah Longo. In this exciting adaptation we
follow the story of the boy who cried wolf, the tortoise and the
hare and many more of Aesop's fabled characters...as well as Aesop
himself. </span><span style="font-style:normal">Lions and foxes and
Aesop - Oh my! </span></font></font>The evening will include a Silent Auction of exciting <font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>items
from local artists, retail stores and arts and cultural institutions in the Cleveland area.</font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font> </font></font><br>
</p><p><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>The
2013 Harlequinade Award for dedication in bringing the arts to
children and the community will be presented on Saturday to John Stuehr, Founding
TCT Board Chairman. “It is John's guiding voice, keen intellect,
and enormous heart that have, in large measure, helped us grow and
succeed in fulfilling our mission and finding our place in the
community," said Garrigan.</font></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><br></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>On Sunday, October 13th,</b> at 2pm, the fun continues, this time for kids and families! Sunday will include a concert performance of <b>AESOP'S FABLES, a ROCK MUSICAL</b>, followed by an ice cream social (with ice cream provided by <b>Sweet Moses</b>!)
that includes face painting, puppet making, and music! Bring the whole
family to Sunday's event--what better way to create a wonderful family
memory, have an amazing day, and support the arts for kids!</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>Tickets for
Saturday's event are $75 per person or $125 per couple.</font></font>
Tickets for Sunday's performance are $10 for kids, $12 for
Seniors/Students, and $15 for Adults--a single additional donation of
$10 gets the whole family into the ice cream social following the show.
Tickets are available online at <a href="http://www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org" target="_blank">www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a></font>, or via phone at <a href="tel:216.264.9680" value="+12162649680" target="_blank">216.264.9680</a>.<br>
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<p><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font><b>ABOUT TALESPINNER
CHIILDREN'S THEATRE: </b>TCT is a Cleveland-based company that
develops and produces highly imaginative, original, collaborative and
interactive professional works for children that also stimulate
creative growth in its artists. At any time, these pieces may involve
acting, dance, music, puppetry, tumbling, drumming, and numerous
other artistic disciplines as imagined by the artistic teams working
with and for TCT, and are open to all creative possibility. TCT's aim
is to bring theatre to the community in its fullest form providing
excitement, growth and joy for all who are involved in and/or touched
by its work. </font></font>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font>TCT strives to reach
across socio-economic, cultural and traditional boundaries to help
awaken and bring better understanding by opening eyes, ears, hearts
and imaginations in the young people (and artists) of Cleveland and
its surrounds. TCT creates work that remembers that children are
smaller people, not lesser people. </font></font></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Alison Garrigan<font><br></font>Executive Artistic Director<br>
</span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Tales</b><b>pinner Children's Theatre</b><br><i>Opening Eyes, Ears, Hearts, and Imaginations</i><br><b><br></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>October 12th & 13th:<br></b></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b><i>TCT's Harlequinade</i><br>
</b></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">A benefit to support TCT and the arts for kids!<br></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">For more information, visit our website<b><br>
</b></span></div><div style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><font size="1"><i><b><font><a href="http://talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org/" target="_blank">talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a></font></b></i></font></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b><br>
<br>Up next on the TCT stage:</b><br><i><b>Adventures in Slumberland</b></i> -- November 30th - December 22nd<br></span><br><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Come out and play!</b></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><br>
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