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		<title>Now this is really cool!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Gourd Art Competition Just Announced! The 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival at the Welburn Gourd Farm will include a brand new Gourd Art Competition with cash prizes, sponsored by GourdMaster™ Products and judged by the general public who attend the event! Enter your artwork in the &#8220;GourdMaster™ People&#8217;s Choice Competition&#8221; and be seen by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="color: #800000;">New Gourd Art Competition Just Announced!</span></h1>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.gourdfestival.com/competition.shtml"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.welburngourds.com/images/comp_winners09.jpg" alt="competition2008" width="250" height="184" align="right" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival at the Welburn Gourd Farm will include a <span class="style8"><strong>brand new Gourd Art Competition</strong></span> with <strong>cash prizes</strong>, sponsored by GourdMaster™ Products and judged by the general public who attend the event!</span></span></p>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Enter your artwork in the &#8220;GourdMaster™ People&#8217;s Choice Competition&#8221; and be seen by thousands of potential buyers, including gallery owners! You can even advertise your entry piece(s) for sale and get them sold through the event!</span></p>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">(pictured right, award-winning pieces in the 2008 California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition)</span></p>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is an <strong>incredible opportunity</strong> for artists to gain exposure, sell their artwork, and have fun helping to get the general public involved in the world of gourds by voting on their favorite works of art!</span></p>
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<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Three first place awards of $200 cash </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">will be given, one for each of the 3 divisions, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. <strong>Three second place awards</strong> will also be given of<strong> $50 cash</strong>, plus <strong>three third place awards</strong> of a <strong>$25 gift certificate</strong> for any products or gourds at the Welburn Gourd Farm.</span></span></p>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.gourdfestival.com/competition.shtml"><img src="http://www.welburngourds.com/images/competition_piece09.jpg" alt="competition2008" hspace="3" width="175" height="185" align="left" /></a>Enter up to 5 gourd art pieces, all for a flat administrative fee of $15. Get the complete details of the <strong><span class="style8">NEW </span>GourdMaster™ People&#8217;s Choice Competition</strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.gourdfestival.com/competition.shtml">click here!</a></span></p>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">(pictured left, 2008 competition entry by Gloria Crane)</span></p>
<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Also, be sure to enter artwork in the <strong>2009 California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition</strong>, a long-standing tradition at the Festival and a superbly-run event, put on by the California chapter of the American Gourd Society! For details and link, <a href="http://www.gourdfestival.com/competition.shtml">click here!</a></span></p>
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<p class="Body_Text" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Gourdially Yours,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.gourdfestival.com">The 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival</a><br />
1119 S. Mission Rd. #244<br />
Fallbrook, CA 92028<br />
Phone: 760-728-4588<br />
or 760-728-4271</span></p>
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