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<p class="MsoHeading7" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">North Pointe Ballet Announces Inaugural Season
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<p class="MsoHeading7" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Featuring The Nutcracker (December 9-11, 2016) and</span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:
"Georgia",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p class="MsoHeading7" align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><i><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Cinderella (May 5-7, 2017)</span></i></strong><strong><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">North Pointe Ballet (NPB) announces its 2016-2017 season with two feature shows,
<u>The Nutcracker</u>, December 8 -11, 2016 and <u>Cinderella</u>, May 5 – 7, 2017. In addition to the two feature performances, NPB will host several community outreach events and offer educational opportunities, including a special student matinee on December
9<sup>th</sup> at 10:30am for school field trips, day care and home-school groups. This performance features shortened show length and special Q&A with the dancers. Tickets for Student matinee are on sale now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Season will kick off with The Nutcracker, December 9 – 11, 2016. The Saturday, December 10th matinee will feature radio personality "Java Joel"
as "Mother Ginger.” The entire running of the show will feature professional dancers from North Pointe Ballet and several students from the area, including Louisa Szczepaniak an exchange student dancer from Germany, who danced at
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Art
& Dance in Loerrach, under the direction of Sylvia Künnecke.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Ninety
minutes before performances of NPB’s ‘The Nutcracker” on Dec. 9 & 10, NPB will host the Sugar Plum Fair, a market event featuring local vendors and merchandise to browse and purchase for unique holiday shopping. Vendors interested in booked space should contact
celeste@mashmade.com.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">In the spring of 2017, NPB will perform Cinderella, May 5-7. Auditions for student roles will be held Saturday, January 21 in North Ridgeville. For
more information visit NPB’s </span><a href="http://www.northpointeballet.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif"> or check them out on
</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/northpointeballet/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">All of NPB’s performances are held at the beautiful Hope Community Church Auditorium, 6941 Columbia Road, Olmsted Falls, Ohio 44138. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">TICKETS:
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">Purchase show tickets on the NPB website (</span><a href="http://www.northpointeballet.org/tickets.html"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">http://www.northpointeballet.org/tickets.html</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">Group tickets can be purchased by contacting the box office at npbboxoffice@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif"> Organized groups of 10 or more will receive a $3 discount per ticket.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif"> A 50% non-refundable deposit is required at time of reservation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Georgia",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">Military and Senior discounts will be required to present ID at will call when picking up tickets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif"> Seniors and military with proper ID will receive $2 off per ticket.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">For questions about tickets email:
</span><a href="mailto:npbboxoffice@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Georgia",serif">npbboxoffice@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia",serif">About NPB –<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">North Pointe Ballet (NPB) is a professional dance company whose mission is making professional, classical ballet accessible to all families in the
western suburbs of Cleveland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">NPB offers education outreach programs to help integrate arts into all curriculums and enforce academic content standards. Dynamic instructors lead
children through hands-on workshops and professional, costumed dancers perform excerpts from full-length productions. Email
</span><a href="mailto:janet@northpointeballet.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">janet@northpointeballet.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> to schedule a program customized to your school's
needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">NPB is committed to bringing classical ballet to ALL types of families in North East Ohio. Giving opportunities to experience ballet to those who
might not otherwise get the chance is an important part of our mission. A special sensory-friendly performance of "The Nutcracker" will be performed Thursday, Dec. 8 at 6:30pm at Hope Community Church Auditorium, as well as other opportunities for children
of different abilities to experience ballet. Contact </span><a href="mailto:janet@northpointeballet.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Georgia",serif">janet@northpointeballet.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><font face="Constantia, serif">Janet Dziak</font>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Constantia,serif">Director, North Pointe Ballet</span></p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Constantia,serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">440.225.5458</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.northpointeballet.org/tickets.html" id="LPNoLP">For tickets to NPB's "The Nutcracker" Dec 9-11, click here!</a></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information on the company, visit our website,</p>
<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.northpointeballet.org/home.html" id="LPNoLP">northpointeballet.org</a></p>
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