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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 21, 2017</p>
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<br />573-874-7460</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;">Columbia Parks and Recreation is accepting applications for free tickets to the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Stephens Lake Park. A limited number of tickets were made available for Columbia's low-income residents through an agreement with festival coordinators, Thumper Entertainment.<br /><br /></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;">Applications will be accepted starting Monday, Aug. 21, and must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Sept. 8 for consideration. Applications are available online at</span><a href="http://www.como.gov/parksandrec"> <span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: 1155cc;">www.CoMo.gov/parksandrec</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">, or they may be picked up and submitted at Parks and Recreation's administrative office at 1 S. Seventh St.</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;"><br />A random drawing of applicants meeting eligibility requirements will be held on Sept. 11. Ticket winners will be notified by phone or email.</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;"><br />Applicants must be residents of the City of Columbia with a total household income less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level. Each household is limited to one application with a maximum of four tickets distributed per household. Children ages 12 and under do not need a ticket to attend the festival.</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;"><br />For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 573-874-7460. </span></p></div>
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