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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif'>The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Contact Information: </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Barringer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>407 South Lane St.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Blissfield, MI 49228<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>barringer@blissfieldlibrary.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08/08/2022<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Art at Your Feet Marks 14 Years in Blissfield<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BLISSFIELD, MI –- The free public street art event, Art at Your Feet, takes over South Lane Street in Blissfield on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 9 am. Presented by the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library and sponsored by Chris Mallow, DDS and Transcend Physical Therapy, Art at Your Feet brings together artists of all ages and abilities to fill 5’ x 5’ street canvas squares using a set of free chalk pastels. Registration is required at the event to reserve a square and receive a set of pastels. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The event will run until 5 pm on Saturday, with the first block of South Lane Street closed for the event from 5 pm the night before. Anyone needing more information should call the Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library at 517-486-2858, email <a href="mailto:artatyourfeet@blissfieldlibrary.org">artatyourfeet@blissfieldlibrary.org</a>, or find Art at Your Feet on Facebook.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In addition to the street artists, vendors will line the sidewalks selling a variety of art and artisan items, while local businesses will offer special promotions and activities. Merchandise and gift certificates will be offered in prize drawings throughout the day. All event-goers can enter prize drawings at the red registration tent near the downtown mini-park, but winners must be present to claim prizes from drawings. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The event will include a special kid’s art area which requires no registration and face painting from the Blissfield High School Varsity Cheer Squad on a donation basis. A free souvenir photo booth will also be onsite. Art at Your Feet will conclude with cash prizes of $50, $30, and $20 awarded to three chalk artists chosen by event officials. WLEN will broadcast from Art at Your Feet between 8:30 am and noon. JTE Acoustic Band will provide live music from 1-3 pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library currently holds over 30,000 volumes, subscribes to 60 circulating magazines, actively pursues local history materials, and provides free public-access computer and wireless internet. The village library serves the townships of Blissfield, Ogden, Palmyra and Riga by contract. In addition to Art at Your Feet, the library offers a busy summer reading program, the Taste the State program series, the Blissfield Unbound program series featuring the Manhattan Short Film Festival, StoryTimes and other programs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The library also maintains a website, blissfieldlibrary.org, which offers free patron access to dozens of media and instructional opportunities, including the Blissfield High School yearbook from 1948-2018. The library offers free inter-library loan and reference assistance, as well as copy and fax services for a small fee. All library programs are free and open to the public. The library makes non-profit banquet and meeting space available for rent. Donations to the library are tax-deductible and help the library better serve the community. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>###<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>Bob Barringer, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif'>The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library</span></u><u><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>407 South Lane Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>Blissfield, MI 49228<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>517-486-2858<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>517-486-3565 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'><a href="http://www.blissfieldlibrary.org/">www.blissfieldlibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif'>Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>