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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 19, 2010

METRO TO PROVIDE $1 ROUND-TRIP SERVICE TO KIDS, CULTURE, CRITTERS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL ON JULY 21

CINCINNATI –Metro is partnering with Learning Through Art, Inc. to provide reduced fare on the Route 1 for the Macy’s Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival at the Cincinnati Zoo. On Wednesday, July 21, all rides on the Route 1 will be 50 cents each way from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. There will also be entertainment on several of the trips from an acoustic guitarist and a mime from the Amazing Portable Circus.

In partnership with the Cincinnati Zoo, Macy’s Kids, Cultures, Critters and Crafts Festival provides general admission to the Zoo for just $1 from 9 a.m. through 6 p.m., and features entertainment throughout the day with world music and artists, as well as face and henna painting, strolling entertainment, and a Mardi Gras parade. The popular Books Alive! For Kids® celebrity storytellers will feature books read by Victoria Morgan, Cincinnati Ballet; Bob Herzog, Local 12, WKRC-TV and a surprise celebrity guest.

The first 2,000 groups at the Zoo will receive a free Kroger Snap Cam to encourage participation in the Kroger Cincinnati Snaps Photo competition.

For more information, call (513) 242-6028 or (886) 242-3252 (toll-free), or visit www.learningthroughart.com.

Metro is a non-profit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing more than 19 million rides per year. Metro supports the economy, protects the environment, encourages energy independence, and improves the quality of life in Greater Cincinnati.