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Death on display at The 99 in Modesto

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TRACY BARBUTES/tbarbutes@modbee.com - A crowd waits to enter THE 99, a walkthrough theater being held in a 20,000 square foot tent in the Vintage Fair Mall parking lot in Modesto, Calif. Actors in the live theatre graphically reenact the five leading causes of death in teenagers and young adults (8-28-11).

Hundreds have turned out since Friday to see The 99, a traveling exhibit at Vintage Faire Mall.

It’s called The 99 because that’s the number of young people who die each day in the United States. The exhibit focuses on the consequences of bad decisions, such as using drugs, domestic violence and car accidents.

The 99 runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 2, 3, 4, and 9, 10, 11; and Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15, 16, 17 and 18. Doors open at 7 p.m. and close at 11 p.m. The cost is $10. Only people 11 years and older will be admitted.

This story was originally published August 28, 2011 at 11:56 PM with the headline "Death on display at The 99 in Modesto."

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