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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">June 15, 2018</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Tammy Miller
<br />Columbia Parks and Recreation
<br />Marketing Specialist
<br />573-874-7465</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 June 20 with the theme, Explore Outdoors. The free event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 West.</span></p>
<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 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.</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;">This month’s theme will focus on outdoors-related activities. "Wild Heart," a nature-themed kids performance duo will be performing live throughout the evening. Kids will also have the chance to see a City of Columbia firetruck and visit 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, Ozark Mountain Biscuit Co., Manzo’s Pizza, RJ’s Real Italian Ice 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;">Full 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;">July 18: Fitness is Fun</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Featured sponsor: the Activity & Recreation Center (ARC)</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">August 15: Around the World</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 19: 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: the Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs and 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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