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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif"">SCHENECTADY CIVIC PLAYERS<span>  </span>CELEBRATES 90 YEARS <i>and </i><span> </span>GRAND OPENING OF ITS NEW
ELEVATOR MAY 19</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br><b><u><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif""><span></span></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">SCHENECTADY
-- On Saturday evening,<u> </u>May 19, Schenectady Civic Players, the Capital
District’s oldest continually operating community theater and one of the nation’s
oldest, celebrated completion of <span> </span>its 90^thSeason and Grand Opening of its new elevator and two-story<span>  </span>lobby addition to its complex in
Schenectady’s historic Stockade district. <span> </span><span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span>In addition to making the playhouse
more handicapped accessible the overall theater is now fully air-conditioned,
permitting addition of special events throughout the summer. <span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span>The celebration</span></b><span style="font-size:16pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">,<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">attended
by almost 200 invited guests, included local business and government
representatives, donors to The Players’ Centennial Campaign and Elevator
Project, plus Playhouse members, volunteers and subscribers. <span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span>The event included a reception and
elevator ribbon cutting ceremony followed by an original show “DONE IT, SCENE
IT”, which in 90 minutes looked back on 90 years of Playhouse history, classic
scenes, moments and memories.<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span>          </span>A preliminary tour and ribbon cutting
ceremony Friday afternoon was attended by Chamber of Commerce and city officials
including Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy and Ray Gillen, <span class="gmail-m_-3845529345719099066gmail-st">Chairman
of the </span><em>Schenectady</em><span class="gmail-m_-3845529345719099066gmail-st"><i> </i>County </span><em>Metroplex</em><span class="gmail-m_-3845529345719099066gmail-st"> Development
Authority.<span></span></span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span class="gmail-m_-3845529345719099066gmail-st"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(ATTACHED PHOTO) – Elevator ribbon cutting
ceremony includes (l to r) Civic Players members Cristine Loffredo, Gina
Kornrumpf, Marcia Thomas, Bill Hickman, President Joe Fava, Schenectady Mayor
Gary McCarthy, and Chairman of Schenectady County Metroplex Authority Ray
Gillen, plus unidentified C o f C and other representatives.</span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></p><div><img src="cid:ii_jhdoc3910_1637978dacb18884" style="margin-right: 0px;" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" width="646" height="483"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><img src="cid:ii_jhdoehvy1_163797a93e8e5d12" style="margin-right: 0px;" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" width="644" height="483"></div></div>

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