<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Are you an Artist? We’re hosting the 2023 Black Excellence Art Festival at Hardesty Park May 27th from 12-noon to 8 pm and we want to showcase talent of all ages! Painters, Jewelry Makers, Custom Clothing, Sculptors, and more. We are putting BLACK EXCELLENCE on display! Call for Artists and Food Vendors are OPEN! This is a City of Akron Co-sponsored event. For more information contact <a href="mailto:beakronarts@gmail.com">beakronarts@gmail.com</a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><div class="gmail-adL"><div class="gmail-adm" style="margin:5px 0px"></div><div class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/forusbyus?__eep__=6&__gid__=534026750969413&__cft__[0]=AZV1DyoUVS4cz1SXwnQ3qUUFX1y3f1_UaLmTs8r1vMbY82ORjjKrOeBbW8KPILfTq-Yk8lt8X0ocxh3_aX0TPimSWJXP6qvh_1UFz0HXoMVIICTavuJRCpvk3RK-IC78Ff2nGLPAOowVq0PSnJrcNFQQrIqIYGRxnRkD-OiX0rkjGPxZXI7fxT17RPeRtIviJDU&__tn__=*NK-R" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#forusbyus</span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/blackexcellence?__eep__=6&__gid__=534026750969413&__cft__[0]=AZV1DyoUVS4cz1SXwnQ3qUUFX1y3f1_UaLmTs8r1vMbY82ORjjKrOeBbW8KPILfTq-Yk8lt8X0ocxh3_aX0TPimSWJXP6qvh_1UFz0HXoMVIICTavuJRCpvk3RK-IC78Ff2nGLPAOowVq0PSnJrcNFQQrIqIYGRxnRkD-OiX0rkjGPxZXI7fxT17RPeRtIviJDU&__tn__=*NK-R" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#blackexcellence</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(5,5,5);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To apply, please complete the application here </span><a href="https://www.eventeny.com/events/vendor/?id=6057" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.eventeny.com/events/vendor/?id=6057</span></a></p></div></div></div>