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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">CPT at the Holidays is like no other in the city—we’ve got a burlesque show by Cleveland’s Burlesque Queen
<b>“Bella Sin”</b> that sells out each year back for a third; and we conclude our holiday season with the bang of African drums with a 2<sup>nd</sup> year of a Kwanzaa celebration (that also sold-out last year) by
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2025-2026/tease-the-season-cleveland-burlesque/"><span style="color:blue">Tease the Season: A Burlesque Holiday Spectacular
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</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.clevelandburlesque.com/"><b><span style="color:blue;background:white">Cleveland Burlesque</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">December 11 - December 13, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">After a sold-out run last year, "Cleveland Burlesque Queen" Bella Sin and friends are back for a second adults-only evening of new burlesque, drag, aerials, live singers, and... more
burlesque. <b>This show is for 18+ only!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222">The 10pm show on Sat., Dec. 13 will be extra special!</span></b><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" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Light of the Kinara: In the Spirit of Kwanzaa</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.djapo.com/copy-of-mission"><b><span style="color:blue;background:white">Djapo Cultural Arts Institute</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">This vibrant performance guides viewers from an invocation of unity to a final reflection on faith. It is more than a celebration of Kwanzaa—it is a powerful reminder
of the enduring light within us all, a light that shines brightest when we come together as a community, honoring our </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">heritage and illuminating a future grounded in shared values.
The celebration features spoken word, music and dance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Each night has a different theme and ancillary event with some days offering receptions. There is a pre-show vendor market spotlighting Black vendors every night!</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1B0E0B">To purchase tickets, go to
<b>www.cptonline.org</b> or contact the Box Office at <b>216.631.2727 ext. 501</b>. All three events offer special VIP seating options including reserved tables close to the stage, senior and student rates and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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