Things we like to hear about:<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Jaguar Sponsors Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Performance at the Music Center, Performing Arts Center Los Angeles County</B><P>Nando Media <P>Jaguar Sponsors Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Performance at the Music <P>Center, Performing Arts Center Los Angeles County <P>IRVINE, Calif., March 12 (Mar 12, 2001 11:3:19 EST) -- Southern California Jaguar retailers are this year's official automotive sponsor of the Music Center's presentation of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The gala opening night performance will be held March 14 and the performance will run until March 18.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.nandotimes.com/newsroom/prn/archive/data/031201/prn3599.html" TARGET=_blank><B>More</B></A>

This is interesting - the Mercedes Benz dealers are doing the same kind of thing at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, California.

Maybe the auto industry will be throwing more support towards the arts now that cigarette manufacturers are being restricted in the amount of advertising they can do (at least in Canada, I don't know about the rest of the globe)<P>From the <a href="http://www.balletbc.com/lottery.htm" target="blank"><B>Ballet British Columbia</B></a> website:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><B>Unlimited Luxury</B><P>Ballet British Columbia's new Jaguar S-Type Lottery was a smashing sell out. <P>Another New Lottery to Temp You<BR>September 5th marks the launch of our new Mercedes-Benz SLK-230 Lottery with odds that are unbelievable. Only 1650 tickets will be printed and with three early bird cash prizes of $3000, $2000 and $1000, how can you lose? Tickets are only $99 each. To order tickets after Septermber 4th, phone 732-5003 or anywhere in British Columbia at 1-877-499-3111.*<P>*Sales are limited to British Columbia residents only.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR><p>[This message has been edited by Marie (edited March 12, 2001).]