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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3>We need
a couple of more bands to participate in the upcoming Voices United Concert on
Saturday, September 29 at The Nines (10pm-1am). </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3>This
national “flash mob” of music, as far as can be determined, is a first in the
non-profit world. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3>Please
see below, click on the link, and let me know if you - or someone you know - are
interested/available.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3>"Since
the founding of America, music has been a powerful force for social justice. The
last weekend of September, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
(www.au.org) is sponsoring a country-wide weekend of musical events to celebrate
– and defend – the vital principle of church-state separation. <B>There will be
house or club concerts in every state and larger concerts in several
cities</B><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">.<B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B></SPAN>American musicians and
performers — as well as all music lovers and friends of the Constitution — will
step up once again and join us in a time when so much of what we all love about
America is in peril.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3>Under
the rubric <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Voices United for Separation of Church and
State</I></B> (</FONT></SPAN><A
href="file://\\aufile08\AUUsers$\stevenson\Voices United\Host materials\www.voicesunitedconcerts.com"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT
size=3>www.voicesunitedconcerts.com</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT size=3>),<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>these events will be raising both
awareness and funds to <STRONG>support</STRONG> <STRONG>work on issues such as
marriage equality and reproductive rights.</STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Over 100 musicians</B> and performers
including Sara Hickman, John McCutcheon, Cheryl Wheeler, Ellis Paul, Guy Davis,
A Fragile Tomorrow, Roy Zimmerman<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>and comedian Dan Nainan are donating their time and talent to this
endeavor.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The finale events will
take place in Los Angeles and Nashville on October 1st and will feature Sarah
Silverman, Russell Brand, Mary Gauthier and Catie Curtis in LA and Janis Ian,
Gretchen Peters, Don Henry and Walter Egan in Nashville.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> " </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">We
are excited to be hosting one of these concerts in Ithaca! </SPAN></DIV>
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Knight</SPAN></DIV>
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href="mailto:mjknight16@gmail.com">mjknight16@gmail.com</A></SPAN></DIV>
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