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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>For your information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tina Thomas <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CAGDU-President <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At-Large VP <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pathfinder chapter-Board Member <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:tina.thomas90044@gmail.com">tina.thomas90044@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tina Thomas</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> at the California Association of Guide Dog Users,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I hope this email finds you well, in good health and spirits. My name is Jasmine Rivers, and I'm the Digital Marketing Assistant of a contemporary dance company based in San Francisco and New York’s Hudson Valley called </span><a href="https://rawdance.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>RAWdance</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>. I'm reaching out on behalf of our Co-Artistic Director, Katerina (Katie) Wong, about our upcoming performance entitled <i>The Healer</i>. We’d like to extend a personal invitation to you and your community, to warmly welcome blind and visually impaired patrons to this virtual premiere. We will be offering audio descriptions by Gravity Access Services for the performance on Saturday, January 30 at 5pm PT/8pm ET.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Healer</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> is inspired by Katie's late aunt, Szuson Wong, a Doctor of Energy Medicine, and draws on concepts such as qi, qi gong, yin yang, meridians, and pressure points. It mines the ancient beliefs, systems, and history of Traditional Chinese Medicine to shed light on humans’ innate ability to overcome suffering. It features an original music score by multi-instrumentalist Daniel Berkman, a gorgeous bamboo scenic design by Chad Owens, and is danced by a powerhouse quartet of women. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In addition to the live-streamed performance, <i>The Healer</i> also includes guest speakers such as</span><a href="https://www.shawnaseth.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Shawna Seth</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> and</span><a href="https://www.rebeccakellyg.com/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Rebecca Kelly</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, and an intimate Q&A with the artists moderated by</span><a href="https://theatredance.sfsu.edu/people/faculty/yutian-wong" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dr. Yutian Wong</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Here’s a bit more information: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The Healer </span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Livestream Screening: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>January 29 – 30, 2021 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Friday at 6 p.m. PT </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:1.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Saturday at 5 p.m. PT*</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Saturday at 8 p.m. PT</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'><a href="http://rawdance.org/thehealer" target="_blank">rawdance.org/thehealer</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>*Please note that options for Live Captioning and Audio Description are available for this performance. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Buttons to these access services will be available on the virtual event’s webpage at the time of the show. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact </span><a href="mailto:raw@rawdance.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>raw@rawdance.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> or <a href="mailto:boxoffice@odc.dance">boxoffice@odc.dance</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Tickets: $15 - $100 per household </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To purchase tickets call 415-863-9834, or visit odc.dance/TheHealer or odc.dance/tickets.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions. RAWdance is committed to making our dance performances accessible, and we would be honored to see members of your community at our virtual premiere. We’d so appreciate you sharing this information to anyone in your circles that might be interested!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Best wishes,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jasmine Rivers</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>