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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">August 14, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Tammy Miller, Parks and Recreation
<br />874-7465</p>
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<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Family Fun Fests will continue on Aug. 16 with a new theme for 2017, Mad About Science. The free event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 West, near Steinberg Playground.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">In honor of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, this month's Family Fun Fest will delve into the scientific world with a Mad Science show, starting at 6:30 p.m. Kids will learn about chemical reactions, air pressure and states of matter through foggy dry ice storms, giant beach balls floating in the air and a mad science "burp potion." </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Columbia Parks and Recreation's Fun Fests feature a new theme each month and offer free entertainment for the entire family such as music, special performances, art activities, bounce-houses, hands-on activities, balloon-animals, face painting and fun for all ages. Kids also have the chance to see a City firetruck and Daniel Boone Regional Library's Bookmobile.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Food trucks at the park will be the Big Cheeze, Kona Ice, Central Dairy and Streetdogs Hot Dog Cart.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Family Fun Fests are sponsored by Tigers Community Credit Union, ParentLink, Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau, KPLA 101.5, and KOMU 8.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Remaining 2017 Schedule:</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">September 20: Creative Kids</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Featured Sponsors - Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs & the Missouri Arts Council</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Call Columbia Parks and Recreation at 573-874-7460 for more information or visit CoMo.gov.</span></p></div>
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