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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/"><b>cleveland PUBLIC theatre</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Presents<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2024-2025/the-light-of-kinara-a-kwanzaa-celebration-by-djapo-cultural-arts-institute/">The
Light of the Kinara: A Kwanzaa Celebration<o:p></o:p></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">By
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.djapo.com/copy-of-mission"><b>Djapo Cultural Arts Institute</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">December 19 – December 22, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Check out the magic of Djapo performing at CPT’s Station Hope (2023)<b>
<a href="https://vimeo.com/1038976696">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Wrapping up Cleveland Public Theatre’s holiday season this week is the premiere of a
<b>Kwanzaa </b>celebration by the crowd-pleasing <a href="https://mail-cptonline.org/t/c/AQiG-A0QkLJEGNfLio4CIMn71BKIklo4tFCuQkAx4mXTXWE-nbY81D6GrfXF30vNa-QztQ">
<b>Djapo Cultural Arts Institute</b></a> called <b><i>The Light of Kinara.</i></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">More than a celebration of Kwanzaa,
<i>The Light of Kinara</i> is a powerful reminder of the enduring light within us all―a light that shines brightest when we come together as a community illuminating a future grounded in shared values.
<b>The celebration features spoken word, vendor fair, storytelling, music and dance. Family-friendly!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Vendors will be selling vintage and African décor, apparel and accessories, haircare and skincare products, oils and more.</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To purchase tickets, go to
<a href="http://www.cptonline.org/">www.cptonline.org</a> or contact the Box Office at 216.631.2727 Ext 501. In addition to specially-priced VIP seating options with perks, you can<b>
</b><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/box-office/"><b>Choose-What-You-Pay</b></a>! Tickets are going fast, so don’t delay!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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