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<P><BR><FONT color=#cc0033><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #3399ff" size=4>PREPARATION FOR OUR NEXT EVENT IS NOW UNDERWAY.</FONT><BR></FONT><BR>The Fifth Nashville Buddhist Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. We have no clue what the format will be yet or exactly what or who will be involved. So <SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,102)">j</SPAN><A class=RE style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,102)" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nashvillebuddhistfestival/" target=_blank>oin the Yahoo group </A>to keep up on the latest news, and stay tuned!<BR><BR><A onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw8WGeijWVg/R4o3kkMDh7I/AAAAAAAAAPU/8Jq41fEFbmA/s1600-h/panel+better.jpg"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154993824808011698 style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_zw8WGeijWVg/R4o3kkMDh7I/AAAAAAAAAPU/8Jq41fEFbmA/s320/panel+better.jpg" border=0></A><A onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="%3Ca%20onblur=" try="" {parent.deselectbloggerimagegracefully();}="" catch(e)="" {}=""><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155027561776121794 style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_zw8WGeijWVg/R4pWQUMDh8I/AAAAAAAAAPc/uBUbCdNzm2E/s320/leah+strut.jpg" border=0></A><BR></P>
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