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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-variant:small-caps">City of Moscow
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<p class="MsoNormal">Moscow, ID 83843<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: DJ Scallorn, Art Assistant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">p | 208.883.7036<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Text1"><b>Title: </b></a><b>Palouse Plein Air 2012<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Calling all painters! The City of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission invite you to participate in the second annual Palouse Plein Air 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">The competition begins September 14, 2012 with eight days of painting in a variety of locations. All painting mediums are welcome! You can pick up applications
at the Arts Department in City Hall in Moscow or download an application form at
</span><a href="http://www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">What is Plien Air?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.05pt;text-autospace:none">French for “in the open air” used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Plein air competitions are all about painting outdoors in a specific area or region and then having those paintings
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Call 208-883-7036 </span><a href="mailto:dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us">dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us</a><span style="color:black"> or check out our webpage at
</span><a href="http://www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx">http://www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx</a><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Story Contact:</b> DJ Scallorn<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Phone:</b> 208.883.7036<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Email: </b><a href="mailto:dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us">dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i>The City of Moscow delivers quality municipal services while ensuring responsible use of resources. We anticipate and meet the needs of our diverse population in order to build public trust
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