<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><div style=""><span style="" mce_style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hello Everyone!</div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><br style=""></div><div style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">The Puppetry Guild of Northeastern Ohio, the local chapter of Puppeteers of America Inc., in cooperation with the Cleveland Public Library, is happy to announce a grand event...</div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><br style=""></span></div><div style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;">World Day of Puppetry 2018</span></b></div><div style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"><br></span></b></div><div style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">Saturday March 24, 2018</span></b></div><div style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></b></div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Cleveland Public Library - Main Branch</span></span></div><div style=""><span style="font-size: 2em;" mce_style="font-size: 2em;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">325 Superior Ave.</span></span></span></div></span></div></div><div style=""><span style="" mce_style="color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><div style=""><div id="post-73" class="post-73 page type-page status-publish hentry" style=""><div class="entry-content" style=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Cleveland, OH 44114</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">10:00 am to 5:30 pm</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">This event is free and open to the public.</span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;">The days events will include;</span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>-</b> Puppet related activities for children and adults</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Workshops and classes</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- An exhibit of puppets from around the world</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Puppet Store, where you can purchase puppets and other puppet-related items</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Walk-around puppet performances</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">- Puppet performances by world-class puppeteers and puppet companies including;</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Melikin Puppet Theater (Chicago, IL), performing "Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax"</span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">National Marionette Theater (Erie, PA), performing "Hansel and Gretel"</span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Great Lakes National Puppet Theater (Cleveland, OH), performing "Rumpelstiltskin"</span></span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Nancy Sander's "Puppets With Pizazz", performing "Punch & Judy"</span></span></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Nancy was the puppet builder & puppeteer behind the locally produced, Emmy Award winning, children's television show, "Hickory Hideout".</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">and much much more!</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Visit our website at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.puppetsneohio.org">www.puppetsneohio.org</a></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style=""><span style="" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Cleveland Public Library <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cpl.org">www.cpl.org</a></span></span></span></div><div style=""><span style="" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">We look forward to seeing you there!</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" mce_style="font-size: 16px;"><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px;" 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