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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="576" height="103" style="width:6.0in;height:1.0729in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4017A.C06AF560"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">June 11, 2018 Teresa Izzo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> 508-896-3867 ext. 137<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">tizzo@ccmnh.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">presents</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">A Riot of Color and Texture Garden Tour
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">in the 2018 Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626">BREWSTER, MA —</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626">The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster
presents<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626">A Riot o</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626">f<i> Color</i>
<i>and Texture Garden Tour,</i> as part of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
<b>July 6 ~ July 15, 2018.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The event is overflowing with fun activities for the entire family. Check their website at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.capecodchamber.org/hydrangea-fest">http://www.capecodchamber.org/hydrangea-fest</a></span></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Sunday, July 8 & Wednesday July 11, 2018 10am - 4pm</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">
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<h3><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"> </span><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">A Riot of Color and Texture ~
</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Brewster, MA 02631</span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Wander undisturbed through the colorful mass of a garden growing and maturing.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We thank Wayne and Elizabeth Garfield for opening their gorgeous garden,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">supporting the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History during the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce Hydrangea Festival.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> Admission: $5 per person / per garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Tickets for the CCMNH Garden Tour will be available online at
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.ccmnh.org"><b>www.ccmnh.org</b></a></span><u><span style="color:#0563C1">
</span></u>or starting June 15<sup>th</sup> at the Museum or Crocker Nurseries in Brewster.</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Maps will be posted on the Museum website and available at the Museum’s Admission Desk starting June 30th.</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">All proceeds support the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History’s KidSummer Scholarship Programs.
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<h2><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Teresa Izzo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Program Coordinator/Publicist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">869 Main Street/Route 6A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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