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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> I hope you are doing well. My name is Matt Weihmuller and I am a saxophonist who works at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. I am visually impaired and am trying to promote some work I am doing in regards to braille literacy as a personal project for a venue called the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Therefore, I am hoping I can enlist some NFB members to help spread the word. I apologize for not being a current NFB Tampa Chapter member and hope this doesn’t cause any issues. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated. Pasted below is an email I have forwarded with a press release regarding a lecture I am doing on October 6<sup>th</sup> at 7:30 PM at the Center. Here is also a brief overview of the events as well. It is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>The events will include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - The Art of [BRAILLE] lecture with myself<span style='color:#1F497D'>, Matt Weihmuller, </span> on October 6 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Blind Visionaries Light Painting workshop on October 8 at 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Blind Visionaries Concert on October 8 at 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> - Jazz with Jim featuring myself as the special gues musician on October 21 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition, there will be a touch-exhibit titled Beyond Sight in the Carrollwood Cultural Center Gallery at this time. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Right now, the <span style='color:#1F497D'>Carrollwood Cultural </span>center is excited to share that <span style='color:#1F497D'>they </span>are getting ready to host <span style='color:#1F497D'>their </span>second weekend of FIRST DATE a musical comedy. This theatrical performance is <span style='color:#1F497D'>their </span>first with audio description, and are planning to offer audio description for all of our theatrical performances moving forward<span style='color:#1F497D'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks a lot</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> for any assistance in spreading the word</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>. I really appreciate </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>it.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Matt Weihmuller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Adrienne Hutelmyer [<a href="mailto:adrienne@carrollwoodcenter.org">mailto:adrienne@carrollwoodcenter.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 22, 2022 11:20 AM<br><b>To:</b> Adrienne Hutelmyer<br><b>Subject:</b> PRESS RELEASE: Center to host a free lecture about braille for Blind Awareness Month<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:85%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:85%;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:85%;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-indent:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase'>FROM: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Carrollwood Cultural Center</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Adrienne Hutelmyer</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marketing & Community Relations Director</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4537 Lowell Road</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tampa, FL 33618</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P: (813) 922-8167</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E: </span><a href="mailto:adrienne@carrollwoodcenter.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>adrienne@carrollwoodcenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gmail-msobodytext style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>W: CarrollwoodCenter.org </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>CENTER TO HOST A FREE LECTURE ABOUT BRAILLE FOR BLIND AWARENESS MONTH</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>September 22 </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Tampa, FL) – The Carrollwood Cultural Center will host a free lecture titled The Art of [Braille] with Matt Weihmuller on Thursday, October 6, at 7 p.m. for Blind Awareness Month. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Weihmuller, a visually impaired music instructor and saxophonist in Tampa, will discuss his experience with braille and how he uses braille music code. He will also share his experience as a present-day music teacher instructing blind and sighted students.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Weihmuller is a graduate of H.W. Blake High School of the Arts. He completed his undergraduate and master of music degrees at Florida State University. Weihmuller has been the jazz and saxophone instructor at the Patel Conservatory at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts for the last nine years and works with the annual jazz intensive summer camp furthering students' improvisational skills.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In addition to his time at the Straz Center, Weihmuller works with Arts4All Florida. He currently works with the Young Performers Program, which provides instruction for young performers with disabilities. Additionally, he speaks about his unique experiences regarding diverse learning, including several engagements as a guest lecturer at the Peabody Conservatory at John Hopkins University in Baltimore.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Center received funding for The Art of [Braille] through the AARP Community Challenge grant. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All of The Art of […] lectures are free and open to the public. As a courtesy, the Center requests patrons email <span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:events@carrollwoodcenter.org">events@carrollwoodcenter.org</a></span> to RSVP to ensure appropriate seating. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information about additional The Art of […] topics and dates, visit <a href="http://carrollwoodcenter.org">carrollwoodcenter.org</a> or call (813) 922-8167.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Carrollwood Cultural Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with a mission of creating culture through community and community through culture.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> # # # </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%;background-attachment:scroll'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Carrollwood Cultural Center is a partnership between Hillsborough County and the Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The mission of the Friends of the Center is to create culture through community and community through culture. The Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center, a 501(c)3 organization. For more information, visit the Center website at<span class=gmail-m-2429735581015540702m2188445008698041714gmail-apple-converted-space> </span></span></i><a href="http://www.carrollwoodcenter.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>www.carrollwoodcenter.org</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Adrienne Hutelmyer</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Marketing Director</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Carrollwood Cultural Center</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>4537 Lowell Road I Tampa, FL 33618</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>(813) 269-1310</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>