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Jan. 23, 2024\u00a0<strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ssp2xcpsn1mcd9bxwsgqc\/Colorado-Music-Festival-2023-announcement-release.docx?dl=0&amp;rlkey=otm7eii78yz514516mh0mdrp0\">Colorado Music Festival Announces 2023 <\/a><\/strong>(Colorado) &#8211; Jan. 25, 2023<strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Colorado-Music-Festival-Announces-2022-Season.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Music Festival Announces 2022 Season<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Colorado) &#8211; Jan. 19, 2022<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/National-Classical-CMF-Press-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Music Festival Announces 2022 Season June 30 to August 7, 2022<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(National) &#8211; Jan. 19, 2022<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tiny-Rock-Concerts-Return-to-Chautauqua-Park-for-Colorado-Music-Festival.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiny Rock Concerts Return to Chautauqua Park for Colorado Music Festival<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; 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