<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 style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Wandering Aesthetics is proud to announce another addition of the </i><b class=""><i class=""><font size="4" class="">Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret</font></i></b><i class=""> – an AWARD-WINNING monthly “Anything Goes” Open Mic–style Cabaret.</i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class=""><i class="">The Electric Pressure Cooker</i></b><i class=""> is once again going ON THE ROAD!!! And this time it’s not only heading out of Akron, but out of Summit County too. </i></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class=""><i class="">Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 8 PM</i></b><i class=""> @ </i><i class=""><b class="">Standing Rock Cultural Arts </b></i></font></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><font size="4" class=""><i class="">(</i><i class="">300 N. Water St. in Kent, OH)</i></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><i class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">$5 cover charge or pay-what-you-can at the door</b></font></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">The Electric Pressure Cooker is open the public. </i><i class="">Audience members can pay their covers and artists can pre-register for a performance slot online at </i><a href="http://watheatre.com/epcooker" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><i class="">watheatre.com/epcooker</i></span></a><i class=""> or via phone at 330.612.3090.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><i class="">ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><b class=""><i class="">The Electric Pressure Cooker… presents Bigger than a Breadbox</i></b><i class=""> is one of the 27 winners for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge Akron. Bigger Than A Breadbox needs to raise $75,000 in matching funds - $37,500 over the next 8 months!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">For more information (including the up-to-date funds raised) visit </i><a href="http://watheatre.com/btab" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><i class="">watheatre.com/btab</i></span></a><i class=""> or email </i><a href="mailto:watheatre@gmail.com" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><i class="">watheatre@gmail.com</i></span></a><i class="">.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><i class="">ABOUT THE EVENT:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">The AWARD-WINNING Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret is back ON THE ROAD for another month of "ANYTHING GOES" fun!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Through humble beginnings in the basement of a flower shop, the </i><b class=""><i class="">#EPCooker</i></b><i class=""> is an artist driven event that sees over 100 audience members, 20+ performances and 6 non-stop hours of art.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Registration for performers begins at 7:30 pm. Performances begin between 8:00 - 8:30 pm. Anyone may sign up for a 12-minute slot. Performers may pre-register at </i><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwatheatre.com%252Fepcooker&h=HAQH7uEvv&enc=AZMVY9qT1f07AXJNZYv_a2YmZKGrUP-pfYgaKEChiyA0N7lE8Kn1CeIogJ0hsFxZ_lk&s=1" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><i class="">watheatre.com/epcooker</i></span></a><i class="">.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">An emcee, house drum kit, keyboard and sound system (with operators) are provided. This month's emcee: </i><b class=""><i class="">Comedian Chad Weaver.</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">ALL</i></span><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""> varieties of acts are encouraged to perform. Previous acts have included: monologues, acoustic musicians, play readings, comedians, experimental art, dancers, scenes from plays, improv, devised work, full rock bands and performance artists. But the sky is the limit; no art is too taboo for the #EPCooker!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">ALL</i></span><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""> levels – from beginner to the most experienced – are encouraged to perform. Those under 18 are permitted to attend (and perform!) with adult supervision.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">The #EPCooker is not just an Open Mic. It is an open and welcoming community of artists. It is also a great networking event, a great place to improve stage presence and a great place to develop as an artist. Storyteller Kyle Jozsa, Comedian Sarah Jones, Just Go With It Improv, Copper Pennies and many other acts premiered at the #EPCooker.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Standing Rock Cultural Arts will have wine available. Outside food and beverages are permitted.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><i class="">ABOUT THE EMCEE:</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class=""></i></span><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><i class="">Chad Weaver's Chad Weaver is a comedian from Akron and he came here to rock 'n' roll. He runs a monthly comedy show at the Rialto Theatre in Kenmore called Thrill or be Thrilled, and is a part of Pizza Money, a monthly sketch show in Cleveland. He will be hosting the Electric Pressure Cooker on September 24th at Standing Rock in Kent, which is the event description you're reading right now. Yeah I'm talking to you, yeah you. Chad's in your brain right now. Don't turn around, I'm behind you.</i></span></div></body></html>