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Guitar summit brings fast fingers to Fergus Falls
Posted at 8:18 AM on September 9, 2010
by Dan Gunderson
Filed under: Arts, Northwest Minnesota
Calling all pickers. Some of the fastest fingers in Minnesota are in Fergus Falls for the first West Central Area Guitar Summit.
The three day event features guitar stars Tim Sparks, Joan Griffith, Phil Heywood, Sam Miltich, Dakota Dave Hull, Claudia Schmidt and David Stoddard. There will be workshops, performances and jam sessions. Organizers say guitar lovers of all abilities are welcome.
The Guitar Summit is hosted by a Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls.
Here's a preview of Tim Sparks in action:
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