<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 38, 0);"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" class=""><b class="">Are you an ARTIST, ORGANIZATION or VENUE that hosts “arts and culture” EVENTS in Summit County?</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;" class=""><b class="">Then register for <a href="http://www.summitlive365.com" class="">www.SummitLive365.com</a>! </b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(255, 38, 0); min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">As <a href="http://summitlive365.com" class="">SummitLive365.com</a> celebrates its first birthday (in October!), we want to share with you the exciting (to us, anyway) breadth of our community. In one year, the site has: </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Over 600 active users!</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Posted over 2,700 events! </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Posted over 300 classifieds– including job announcements, auditions and calls for artists!</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Collected over 100 profiles from creative individuals who are all making art in their respective fields! </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Collected over 150 venue profiles– so you know where to go for fun or to book your next show! </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Collected over 200 organization profiles from every corner of Summit County! </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;">Received an average of 100 daily visits from people looking for art, culture and fun in our community! </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><b class=""><u class="">BEST OF ALL?</u></b></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;"><div class=""><b class=""><a href="http://www.summitlive365.com" class="">SummitLive365</a> is a FREE resource for YOU to promote your work. </b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Not only will your profile and events be listed on THE premiere destination to see what’s going on in Summit County, we also help spread the word by posting on our social media sites – and our followers just keep growing! </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Finally, we feature events posted on our site in our newsletter which goes out to over <b class="">1300 subscribers! </b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.summitlive365.com" class="">SummitLive365</a> is an initiative under the newly formed <a href="http://www.artsnow.org" class="">ArtsNow</a>. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><h1 class=""><u class="">A R T S N O W</u></h1><p class="">ArtsNow is an innovative non-profit which connects arts, culture, and community. An outcome of the GAR and Knight Foundation funded <a href="http://garfdn.org/Data/Sites/1/artsandculturalassessmentforsummitcounty.pdf" target="_blank" class="">Arts and Culture Assessment</a>, ArtsNow seeks to connect, collaborate, and support the incredible creative sector in Summit County.</p><h2 class="">MISSION</h2><p class="">The mission of ArtsNow is to strengthen the vibrancy of Summit County and enrich the lives of its people and community through the advancement of arts and culture.</p><p class="">ArtsNow owns and operates <a href="http://summitlive365.com/" class="">SummitLive365.com</a>, a website providing a comprehensive arts, culture, and entertainment calendar as well as a free portal for artists and creatives to showcase their talent.</p><div class="">***</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">If you haven’t already, please follow us on social media:</span></div><p class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SummitArtsNow" class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://www.facebook.com/SummitArtsNow</span></a></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class="">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/summitartsnow" class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://twitter.com/summitartsnow</span></a></span></div><p class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"> </span></p><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/SummitLive365" class=""><span class="" style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">https://instagram.com/SummitLive365</span></a></span></div><p class="" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-family: Calibri;"><br class=""></p></div></body></html>