<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Dear friends and poetry lovers,</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><br></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">I want you to be among the first to know about three events Rumi’s Caravan is presenting on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Glaser Center in Santa Rosa. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Tickets are now available, and make joyful holiday gifts for yourself and anyone on your list who appreciates the beauty and wisdom of mystic poetry performed in the ecstatic tradition.<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>Rumi’s Caravan consistently sells out, so get your tickets early. <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">TICKETS ONLINE: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbpt.me%2F2473190&h=7AQHk2DiC&enc=AZM-jyB0GkN1_lqSl0OzO5tZPxv1H4RrD51MrjCTjzz9EzKNUagQvGmKBtzDQ_TFuh4&s=1" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://bpt.me/2473190</a></span></span><span class="fsl"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><br></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><br><span class="fsl">NEW THIS YEAR: Live Music for Both the Matinee and Evening Shows</span><br><br><span class="fsl">2:00 pm Matinee - "RUMI’S AFTERNOON DELIGHT" - $25</span><br><br><span class="fsl">- Rumi's Caravan poets — accompanied by live musicians — bring mystic poetry to light, featuring the poems of Rumi, Hafiz, Mary Oliver, Rilke, and more. Includes post-show tea and cake with the performers.</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">7:00 pm - "RUMI by NIGHT" - $35</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">- More than a performance: It's a poetic conversation with poetry, live music, and Whirling Dervish Dancer designed to create a soul-lifting experience. Includes tea, cake, and wine at intermission.</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">CELEBRATE: Dinner Option for Both Performances</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">5:00 pm - "SUMPTUOUS FEAST" - $50</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">- Enjoy a feast after the matinee or before the evening show. This is a sit-down, five-dish meal to delight the senses. Dinner must be purchased with a performance ticket. Only 60 dinner tickets available.</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">** Lavish Attire Enthusiastically Recommended **</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">All three events are benefits/fundraisers for the Center for Climate Protection - <a href="http://www.climateprotection.org/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.climateprotection.org.</a></span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">TICKETS ONLINE: <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbpt.me%2F2473190&h=7AQHk2DiC&enc=AZM-jyB0GkN1_lqSl0OzO5tZPxv1H4RrD51MrjCTjzz9EzKNUagQvGmKBtzDQ_TFuh4&s=1" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://bpt.me/2473190</a></span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">Group Discount: $15 per ticket. Group rate for the Matinee only for groups of six or more.</span><br><br><span class="textexposedshow0">NEW THIS YEAR: “Pay-It-Forward” Tickets - Buy and donate performance tickets for youth. Your donated tickets are distributed to selected schools and youth groups to help develop the next generation of poets and poetry lovers.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">I hope you’ll join us at one or more of these soulful events.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">In the meantime, Happy Holidays,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span></span><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Larry<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="hascaption"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></span><span class="textexposedshow0"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">This is how the heart sounds.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Do not change the melody, this now, you and I, here together.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Let this being with each other be Heart-Sound.</span></i></span><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">~<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span>Rumi<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="textexposedshow0"><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">PS, To learn more about Rumi’s Caravan, please “like” our page on Facebook:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></span><span class="hascaption"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Rumi.Caravan" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">www.facebook.com/Rumi.Caravan</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span class="hascaption"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; 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