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   Ron Capik to Harold Robbins   
   Re: Bluegrass needs to b e shared   
   14 Apr 07 15:28:05   
   
   From: r.capik@worldnet.att.net   
      
   Harold Robbins wrote:   
      
   > NwJ wrote:   
   >   
   > > I go to Bluegrass fests, jams, events, etc.   When I look around,   
   > > I see an all-white, very mature audience.  What does that tell   
   > > you?   
   > >   
   > We need to invite more people to come who are not "all-white, very   
   > mature" so they too can appreciate great talent and greater music.   
   >   
   > Harold   
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   > WorldWideBluegrass.COM   
      
   That sounds good, but what are some practical ways of   
   inviting that more diverse audience?   
      
   I know my venue gets a lot of press coverage but still   
   mostly draws that white-mature audience.   
      
      
   Later...   
      
   Ron Capik   
   Chief of Sound   
   New Jersey Pinelands Cultural Society   
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