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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>MEDIA RELEASE</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For Immediate Release</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><st1:date Month="8" Day="23" Year="2008"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>August 23, 2008</span></st1:date></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Contact: </span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Chris Cozad</span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Chair 614-578-1764</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Last Minute Additions to Line-up</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>God-des & She and the Hot Cha Cha’s to
Perform</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><st1:City><st1:place><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>Columbus</span></st1:place></st1:City></font></i><i><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:
italic'>: </span></font></i><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>The 19<sup>th</sup> Annual Ohio Lesbian
Festivals just </span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>kee</span></font><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>ps getting better!
The Festival is delighted to announce the late addition of <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>God-des & She</span></b> and the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Hot Cha Cha’s</span></b> to the day stage
lineup. The Festival will take place at Frontier Ranch in </span><st1:place><st1:City></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Kirkersville</span></st1:City></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, </span><st1:State></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ohio</span></st1:State></st1:place></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> on </span><st1:date Month="9" Day="13" Year="2008"></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Saturday
September 13, 2008</span></st1:date></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>These late additions are on top of an
already rockin’ line-up featuring <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Bitch
& Ferron, Judith Casselberry & JUCA</span></b>, Comedian <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Kelli Dunham</span></b>, <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Nervous but Excited, God-des & She</span></b> and an amazing line-up
of Home-grown Ohio Performers including the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Hot
Cha Cha’s, Tracy Walker, Sistah Ngoma, Donna Mogavero, Alexis Antes,
Robin Stone</span></b> and Featured Ohio Performer <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Early Girl.</span></b> </span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If that is not enough, last year the
Festival added <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>the Limelight Stage</span></b>
to showcase local performance artists and entertainers. The <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>2008 Limelight Stage is presented by Viva Valezz!</span></b>
and features burlesque, kings, belly dancing, spoken word and more! </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Still not convinced the Festival has
something for everyone? For 2008 The Festival has added yet another
performance venue. A <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Spoken Word Salon</span></b>
will run throughout the day and feature local and nationally knows spoken word
artists, poets and authors. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Festival gates open at </span><st1:time Hour="11" Minute="0"></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>11 AM</span></st1:time></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> and the fun
continues until </span><st1:time Hour="2" Minute="0"></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>2 AM</span></st1:time></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>, concluding
with with an After Hours Party DJ’d by local </span><st1:State><st1:place></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ohio</span></st1:place></st1:State></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> favorites
DJ Carol, Mamma Sutra & DJ Ororo. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>For more information, to volunteer or purchase
tickets, please visit <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.ohiolba.org/"><font color=purple><span style='color:purple'>www.OhioLBA.org</span></font></a>.</span></b></span></font></p>
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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>-30-</span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The Ohio Lesbian Festival is a
not-for-profit, volunteer driven womyn only event designed to promote
womyn’s economy, community and art. The Festival recognizes that in
the world at large, heterosexism and woman hatred are the norm. The
Festival was founded on the premise that Lesbians and queer womyn need
opportunities and spaces to recognize and support each other, to define our
culture, to find our own strengths and to be empowered. All womyn
are welcome.</span></font></p>
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Your email will not ever be sold, given, or shared with others, although from
time to time we may send out info we think would be of interest to those on the
list. Of course, you will receive all the info about the Ohio LBA Festival.</span></font></p>
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