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Great notes Dale,

Although it was a bit strange reading in that I'm here in NC and my wife's name is Betsy !!!

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Art, let me add to the chorus of "welcome backs". Good to see you around here again. You're in Triangle, right? I grew up in NC, and went to Chapel Hill. MY Betsy, though a native Californian, taught at UNC-G for years (before our marraige brought her to NY). She still does a series of NC concerts with her trio (Carolina Piano Trio) - they're playing Beaufort, Wilmington, and Raleigh over next week. I have friends in Durham, and keep thinking I'll join her one January. Maybe an "offline" then?

cheers,Dale

Dale, Do you have specifics (date, time, location) of the concert in Beaufort? I live in New Bern, NC; about 50 miles away. Jim

No sweat ... feel free to contact me at anytime if you are ever in the area

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n 27 Jan 2005 09:56:27 -0800, "DaleW" wrote:

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Jim, I'm not actually sure if concert is Fri or Sat night- I THINK it's Fri at 8. I do know they're playing at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort. The Carolina Piano Trio, the concert is organized by the American Music Festival. I'll try to remember to ask Betsy when she calls tonight.

Dale, Are either you or your wife familiar with the Degas Quartet? The female player (violin), Tamaki Higashi, is from the same town as my wife (Kagoshima), where we had seen her perform. We had a chance to chat afterwards (my wife knows her from when they were kids). The Quartet is out of a town called Hickory, NC. I do get out to Charlotte (Oakboro) about once every two years on business, and if the opportunity ever comes along, my wife and I would like to see them perform here in the US. Small world though. Cheers!

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Cheers Art. Amazing, all these winos from the buckle of the Bible Belt. I grew up there too but found my wine out side the state. Now NC has some of the best wine shopping anywhere with 11 Total Wine stores and some very nice small shops like the Wine Seller in Wilmington. And they have Art too. I just wish I could get there more often. Bill

I was wrong, concert in Beaufort is Sat night. Cheers!

Vincent, Betsy probably knows of the Degas. Certainly our friend Barbara does, cause I just googled them and they're playing the same series- American Music Festival this fall. And they're playing with Kelly Burke, a clarinetist who's a friend of Betsy. Classical music is a small world!

Thanks, I'll see how my wife is feeling tomorrow; she is sick today. We will enjoy it if we can, I have music practice tomorrow (bass player in a church orchestra) at 5p, but we may be able to go. On topic - We haven't yet been back in NC long enough to check out NC wineries, but hope to be able to do so this coming summer. Jim