<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/10924441/www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/events/minnesotas-annual-cat-video-festival-will-be-free-online" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"> The 2020 Cat Video Festival - "Virtual Quarantine Edition" is now available for free, just in time for Caturday</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">.</span><div dir="ltr"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Courtesy of <i>KARE-11</i> (Minneapolis, Minnesota) at:</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/events/minnesotas-annual-cat-video-festival-will-be-free-online-this-year/89-51516396-3304-4d02-ade2-cd9ab4e16cf3?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/events/minnesotas-annual-cat-video-festival-will-be-free-online-this-year/89-51516396-3304-4d02-ade2-cd9ab4e16cf3?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————————————</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><h1 class="article__headline" style="box-sizing: inherit; position: relative; margin: 15px 0px 30px; font-size: 46px; line-height: 1.13; caret-color: rgb(22, 22, 22); color: rgb(22, 22, 22); font-family: proximanova, sans-serif;">Minnesota's annual cat video festival will be free online this year</h1></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);">ST PAUL, Minn. — Another staple of late summer in the Twin Cities is going virtual this year. Although, in this case, online viewing may be the purr-fect way (sorry, had to say it) to continue the tradition of celebrating internet cat videos.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);">As with many other events, the changes to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.catfestmn.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(4, 94, 168); text-decoration: none;">2020 Cat Video Festival</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>were prompted by social limitations of the COVID-19 pandemic. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);">A special Cat Video Reel will premiere at 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, free to view, on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.catfestmn.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(4, 94, 168); text-decoration: none;">Cat Video Festival website</span></a>. It will then be available for free on-demand viewing for a limited time, through the end of the day on Sunday, August 23.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);">While viewing the reel is free, organizers are also asking for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.catfestmn.com/#charity" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="color: rgb(4, 94, 168); text-decoration: none;">donations to support the Bitty Kitty Brigade</span></a>, with a goal of $10,000 for the foster-based cat rescue group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);">The festival has been an annual tradition in the Twin Cities since it was first introduced by the Walker Art Center in 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 11.25pt 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(46, 46, 46);">After the Walker ended its involvement, the St. Paul Saints and CHS Field adopted hosted the event starting in 2015, drawing thousands of fans of frolicking felines to the ballpark.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Photo . . .</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_0082220.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_0082220.jpg</a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————————————</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/MoscowCares</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“A stranger is just a friend you haven't met.” - Roy E. 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