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On Saturday, April 5 two master classes will be held. At 10 a.m. Lesa Terry will give a jazz workshop for string players. The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information contact Ann Danis at 401-874-2746. At 3 p.m. Bonnie Rideout will hold a fiddling workshop. Tickets for the workshop are $5; 溏心vlog免费B站 students free of charge. For further information call 401-874-2627.
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