<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-19b3b9ab-7fff-ed2d-0712-68c8f992225a" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;" class="">Wandering Aesthetics & The Akron Center For Art, Music & Performance present...</span></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><font size="5" class="">The Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret</font></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><font size="4" class="">An Open Mic for Performing Artists</font></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.38; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" class=""><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Celebrate The Akron Center for Art, Music & Performance’s one year anniversary in style at the 49th addition of the Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret, Akron’s longest running “anything goes” open mic, to be held on Saturday, September 7th.</span></div><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center;" class=""><i class="">Built around three principles– Respect the Space, Respect the Performer and Respect the Audience– the Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret advocates for the idea of radical acceptance.</i></div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">The Center, a collaborative workspace dedicated to the development of performing artists, is celebrating its first anniversary!!! Let's commemorate the occasion in style at this month's Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret. In lieu of gifts, bring your artistic presence! (Pun intended.)</div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">Join Wandering Aesthetics and band Mopi Dykk for a night of music, comedy, spoken word and, well, truly...ANYTHING.</div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class="">Don't let time pass you by... Witness firsthand these local performing artists– of all ages and genres– that help make Akron the #CreativeSummit.</div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">Date: </b>Saturday, September 7th (Doors & Sign Ups: 8 PM • Performance: 9 PM)</font></div></span><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">Location:</b> The Center (118 W. Market St., Akron, OH 44303)</font></div></span><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">Featured Emcee:</b> Mopi Dykk</font></div></span><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">Tickets:</b> $5.00 Suggested Donation</font></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">Artists can pre-register for a performance slot online at <a href="http://epcooker.com" class="">epcooker.com</a>, by messaging Wandering Aesthetics or via phone by calling/texting 330.612.3090.</div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO:</b></font></div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">Continued fundraising for Wandering Aesthetics' #KnightCities project, Bigger than a Breadbox, (Returning late 2019), as well as maintaining this vibrant community event.</div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">ABOUT THE EVENT:</b></font></div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">Considered by some, "the most EPIC open mic," they've ever attended, the Akron Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau's Zenith AWARD-WINNING Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret is a dynamic monthly showcase featuring artistic talent (musicians, theatre artists, dancers, improvisers, standup comedians, and many more...) and "ANYTHING GOES" fun. The #EPCooker "happens" at the The Center, a collaborative workspace dedicated to the development of performing artists, located above Time Traveler Records in West Hill, Akron.</div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">***</div></span><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class=""><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class="">There will be water, soda, coffee, tea, wine, and beer available. Outside food and beverages are also permitted.</div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class="">***</div><div style="font-size: 14px; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><i class=""><font size="4" class="">The #EPCooker is a regularly occurring open mic that takes place on the FIRST SATURDAY of every month at The Center.</font></i></div></span></font></div></span></div></body></html>