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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry for short notice of the workshop. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pittsburgh Opera’s six performances of
<i>Charlie Parker’s Yardbird </i>are all sold out, including the five seats set aside for Audio Commentary patrons at the Tuesday, April 20, 2021 performance. However, if you’d like to learn about the opera and “attend” it virtually, we are offering the following
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1 Today, Sunday, April 18, 2021, Zoom Sensory Workshop from 4:00-5:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2 Listen 24/7 to the
<i>Charlie Parker’s Yardbird </i>Audio Study Guide<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Includes the story, characters, background articles and lasts about 17 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Dial the main Pittsburgh Opera phone number, 412-281-0912, and enter extension 266.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3 NEW OPPORTUNITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Audio Description while Livestreamed performance is played over Zoom from 7:00-9:00 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hear the performance over a Zoom meeting while the Audio Describer reads the titles and describes the visual aspects of the performance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hope you can join us. We are exploring new ways to make the opera accessible and available to everyone!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">2425 Liberty Avenue</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
<b>Pittsburgh, PA 15222</b><br>
<b>412-281-0912 x242<br>
412-281-4324 fax</b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:megan@pittsburghopera.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">megan@pittsburghopera.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.pittsburghopera.org/" title="http://www.pittsburghopera.org/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">www.pittsburghopera.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> NFBP-Talk <nfbp-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:47 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Joseph Drenth <joe.drenth@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NFBP-Talk] FW: NFB of NJ Catch the Rhyme! Poetry Webinar for Blind Kids & Friends, April 21st 7 pm EDT<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">In celebration of National Poetry Month, join Young Ant and other special guests for a youth poetry/spoken word webinar on April 21 from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT! </span><o:p></o:p></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">We will share rhythmic readings of poems from <i>Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poems with a Beat.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We will also feature poems written by kids! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Do you know a kid between the ages of 5-16 who has a poem to share?
</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">They can submit a poem for us to read, or they can send a video of themselves reading the poem.
<i>Each person who submits a poem that meets the guidelines will get a prize!</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more info and to submit a poem, email <a href="mailto:info@vistaseducation.com" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none">info@vistaseducation.com</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">To register for this free event go to: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://bit.ly/2Q5SlUr" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">https://bit.ly/2Q5SlUr</span></a>. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<i>Eyes Like Mine</i> & <i>VISTAS Education Partners</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Linda Melendez, President<br>
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey<br>
732-421-7063<br>
Email: </span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:president@nfbnj.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">president@nfbnj.org</span></a><span style="color:#222222"><br>
<i>Website: </i></span><a href="http://www.nfbnj.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nfbnj.org</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#222222"><br>
Facebook: </span></i><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">https://m.facebook.com/NFB-NJ-353099574776238</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#222222"><br>
Twitter: </span></i><a href="https://twitter.com/nfbnewjersey" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">@NFBNewJersey</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#222222"><br>
YouTube: </span></i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEDbjGsCYHMlwd4gqpBPjg" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">NFBNJTransformDreams</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#222222"><br>
Live the life you want.<br>
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</span></span><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222">The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Everyday we work
together to help blind people live the lives they want.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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