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MUSIC IN THE GARDENS
MUSIC IN THE GARDENS. The DUBUQUE ARTS COUNCIL in 1992 desired to begin a summer concert series for tri-state residents that would offer an evening of live music in an outdoor venue. In 2022 after thirty years, Music in the Gardens presented in the [[DUBUQUE ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDENS offered between June and August on Sunday evenints 181 concerts and more than two hundred musical acts. The expenses were covered by the Dubuque Arts Council and the Dubuque Arboretum budgeting $23,550 with that supported through sponsorships and donations. Each concert was free to the public.
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Gloss, Megan, "Thirty Years," Telegraph Herald, June 3, 2022, p. 7A