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St. Louis 2021 CBG festival Sept 25th Hwy61roadhouse 8th.

September 24, 2021 at 7pm to September 25, 2021 at 5pm – Hwy61roadhouse & Kitchen Webster Groves MO. We missed doing the 8th annual last year, so here it is in September 25th 2021. Weather is expected to be mild and beautiful if St. Louis track record stays steady. We hope this will get people out a… Organized by smilingdog1 | Type: cbg, live, music, vendors, and, restaurant, food.

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South Carolina Cigar Box Guitar & Arts Festival

September 25, 2021 from 10am to 6pm – Stoneledge Park Event Center Roots music has the Americana twang sound. That's the sound is found in Blues, Rock n Roll, Country Blues, Delta Blues. The Cigar Box Guitar is one of those roots instruments. International Cigar Box… Organized by | Type: festival, music, cbg, arts

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