Two red VIP festival passes on lanyard
Description
I lost my two VIP festival passes yesterday around 3pm outside Booth Playhouse at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center on North Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte. They were on a bright red lanyard with a white sun logo, and the badges are black plastic with gold foil that says 'Charlotte Comedy & Arts Fest' and the seats marked A12 and A13. One badge has my initials 'A.P.' written on the back in permanent marker, and there's a faint coffee stain on one corner. It would mean a lot to get them back—those passes were a gift from my best friend, and I really need to use them this weekend.
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