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color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>MEDIA RELEASE</span></font></b></p>
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color="#660066" face=Arial><st1:stockticker><span style='font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#660066;font-weight:bold'>FUN</st1:stockticker> IN THE <st1:stockticker>SUN</st1:stockticker>
CARRIES THE <st1:stockticker>DAY</span></st1:stockticker></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color="#660066" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#660066;font-weight:bold'>19<sup>th</sup> Annual Festival Rocks
Kirkersville</span></font></b></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><st1:date Year="2008" Day="26" Month="9"><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>September 26, 2008</span></font></st1:date></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'>, Festival
Chair</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>614-578-1764</span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p>
<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'> </span><st1:date Year="2008" Day="13" Month="9"></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'> marked the 19<sup>th</sup> anniversary
of the Ohio Lesbian Festival. Over 600 women gathered to enjoy music,
workshops, shopping and womyn’s community. Headliners included
Bitch & Ferron, God-des & She and JUCA. In addition, the Festival
featured a number of </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'> musicians
such as Donna Mogavero, Early Girl and </span></font><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tracy Walker</span></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'>“We had a wonderful day”
noted </span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Missy Conley</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> a festival coordinator.
“While bad weather north of </span><st1:place></font><font color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Central Ohio</span></st1:place></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> kept some
women from that area home, we had sunny skies all day in Kirkersville.”
Conley continued “It’s too bad women didn’t check the
internet or call a friend. They missed a great time for fear of a little
rain!”</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'>Nearly 650 women attended the all day
affair, held each year at Frontier Ranch in </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Licking</span></st1:PlaceName></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span><st1:PlaceType></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>County</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>. 2009 will
mark the 20<sup>th</sup> festival and organizers are hoping to ad some new and
exciting things to celebrate that milestone.</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'>“We are considering making it a
camping weekend” according to </span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Christy Fulton</span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> another
festival coordinator. “There will be added expenses to consider
– but we are looking into it.” Attendees were asked to
comment on the possibility through various means and the committee plans to
poll women at various events around the state to gauge interest in the addition
of camping.</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 Treasurer, </span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Carlene
Wymer</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'> said “there are still are some outstanding bills to be
taken care of, but we are confident the 2008 festival will end up on solid
financial footing. We are certainly in better shape than we were last
year.” The 2007 festival was marred by horrible weather and the
committee worked hard throughout the past year to retire the debt from that
event. “We have only been rained out once in 19 years” noted
Wymer “we worked hard to </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'>p the festival viable
and are delighted with the 2008 event and the plans to celebrate the 20<sup>th</sup>
anniversary in 2009!”</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;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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