<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Hi, MASTA, <div>Encourage you all to engage!</div><div><br></div><div>Best and thanks, Diane L. Winder, DM</div><div>President, MASTA<br><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><br><br>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1909_com_zimbra_date">April 2, 2013</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">National Arts Advocacy Day is one week from <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1910_com_zimbra_date">today</span> on Tuesday, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1911_com_zimbra_date">April 9</span>. We are in the final stages of preparing to welcome more than 500 arts advocates to Capitol Hill. Now here’s where we need your help.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Even though you cannot attend in person, you can help the state arts advocacy delegation members who are coming to DC. <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1912_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/274845.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">We need you to write to your Members of Congress</span></a></span> by this Friday, April 5th at noon. We are going to tally all of these letters so that your state arts advocacy captain can walk in each Congressional office and say, “<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1913_com_zimbra_date">Today</span> is Arts Advocacy Day and I want to add my voice to the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">XX</span> other constituents who have already e-mailed you about the importance of the arts and arts education in our state.”</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Take two minutes to send a pre-written, customizable Arts Advocacy Day letter to your members of Congress. </span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Attend a live Arts Advocacy Day event from home!</strong><br>
The Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy is the highlight of Arts Advocacy Day. This year, acclaimed cellist and arts educator Yo-Yo Ma will deliver the lecture and perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For the first time ever, Google will web stream the event live for millions to enjoy and be inspired. To watch,<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1915_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/274845.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">visit the Americans for the Arts’ YouTube channel</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> </span>on Monday, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1916_com_zimbra_date">April 8</span> at 6:30 PM EDT.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Want to ask Yo-Yo Ma an arts education question?</strong><br>
The next day, Yo-Yo will take a break from his Arts Advocacy Day visits with Congress to participate in our Google Hangout (aka video chat). Tweet us your questions in advance using the <strong>#AskYoYo </strong>hashtag. To watch the Google Hangout, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1917_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.votervoice.net/link/clickthrough/ext/274845.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">visit the Americans for the Arts’ YouTube channel</span></a></span> on Tuesday, <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1918_com_zimbra_date">April 9</span> at 10:30 AM EDT.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Thank you for being part of the 2013 National Arts Advocacy Day!</span></span></p><hr style="margin:1em 0; width:100%; border:none; background-color:#EEE; height:1px;"><div style="color:#666666;">You have received this message because you have subscribed to a mailing list of Americans for the Arts and Americans for the Arts Action Fund. If you do not wish to receive periodic emails from this source, please click below to unsubscribe.</div></td>
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