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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Hello All:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I want to share this performance with all of you in case you may be interested in attending it.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>It is taking place at the </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>W97 MIT Theater Arts Building in Cambridge on Saturday, February 4<sup>th</sup> at 3:00 PM.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>All of the information is listed below.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Please note, this is not a Perkins program.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I am just sharing the information with my networks.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Enjoy!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Gina</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Subject: Invitation to Guerilla Opera's "Thrilling Adventures" Show and Tactile Tour</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi Gina,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I'm reaching out to ask you to help us spread the word about the performance,tactile tour, and post-show discussion of our upcoming show, <i>The</i> <i>Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage</i> at the W97 MIT Theater Arts Building on Saturday February 4th. The tactile tour is at 2:00 PM, the performance at 3:00PM and the discussion with the artists and creators is directly following the performance. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This comedic new opera is adapted from Sydney Padua’s steampunk graphic novel and features Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, the true-life unsung inventors of the first computer, using their brilliant new invention to "fight crime" in alternate universes. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I hope you will join us for this event and also extend this invitation to your community on our behalf. Tickets are pay-what-you-will with no minimum, so ADA discounts are not needed, and you can come for free if you want. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you or any member of your community are interested in attending this performance, please call </span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>the MIT box office at (617) 253-8089 or Susan Wilson at <a href="mailto:sbwilson@mit.edu">sbwilson@mit.edu</a> to RSVP for the tactile tour and the show on Saturday afternoon!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I hope you can make it to this one. The music is so fun. I think you would really love it!<br><br>Best,<br><br>--</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Aliana de la Guardia (she/her)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Artistic Director | Treasurer | Co-Founding Artist | Ensemble Member</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>