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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Kay Kjelland, Cultural Program Specialist - (573) 874-6387

Children's activities at the Columbia Festival of the Arts

COLUMBIA, MO (September 10, 2004) -- The thirteenth annual Columbia
Festival of the Arts will feature a special Children's Art Area and
Stage, as well as other participatory art activities for the enjoyment
of children of all ages. All performances and art activities are free.

The Children's Stage will have performances of storytelling,
interactive theater, puppetry and music. New this year will be
performances by Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre, Inc. and Brian Cox, who
will demonstrate string games and origami (Japanese paper-folding). The
Children's Stage performances provide a combination of music, visual
art, and drama. 

Also for the first time, visitors to the Festival can participate in
painting The Monster Mural. The 20-foot by 6-foot mural will depict
landmarks in Columbia and will appeal to all ages. Additionally, art
work by Columbia Public Schools students will be on display in the lobby
of the County Government building. 

This year's Festival will again provide a creative outlet for budding
writers at the magnetic Poetry Wall. Based on the retail success of the
smaller magnetic poetry kits made for use on refrigerators, the wall has
more than 1,700 magnetic word tiles. As with the retail hit, the
magnetic format allows participants to arrange and rearrange words on
metal surfaces to express thoughts. The Poetry Wall is a free
participatory art activity at the Festival.

The Festival is free and open to the public. It will be held at the
Boone County Courthouse Square and surrounding streets in downtown
Columbia on Sept. 25-26. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both
days.

For specific performance times and stage locations, consult the special
Festival insert in the Columbia Daily Tribune's Sept. 23 issue,
contact the Office of Cultural Affairs at 573-874-6386, e-mail
Festival at GoColumbiaMo.com or log on to www.GoColumbiaMo.com (GoWord:
GoArtsFestival).

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