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The Music School of Delaware Announces Date for Beethoven in Blue Jeans

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(WILMINGTON, DEL.) January 18, 2011 – The Music School of Delaware, the state’s only nationally accredited statewide community music school, announces the date for its popular fundraising event, Beethoven in Blue Jeans, on March 12, 2011 at Greenville Country Club.

This year’s Beethoven in Blue Jeans will feature performances by Angel Band and the Music School’s Brandywine Fiddlers & Matson Run Pickers along with a live auction of unique experiences, musical chairs entertainment and airbrush tattoos.

"My wife Kara and I, as well as our fantastic co-chairs, are extremely excited about this event,” comments Michael Dodson, event co-chair and Music School board member. “The committee has worked very hard to design a wonderful evening to both educate and entertain. We are proud of the exciting auction packages featuring a Martin guitar, a week in a private villa in Barbados, a private tasting event at Twin Lakes Brewery and much more.”

If you go: Beethoven in Blue Jeans
When: March 12, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Greenville Country Club, 201 Owls Nest Road, Wilmington, Delaware
Tickets: $125 general or $250 blue benefactor (per person); Call 302-762-1132 to purchase tickets by March 6th
Details: Complete event details including a list of auction packages are available at www.musicschoolofdelaware.org/bbj. All proceeds benefit The Music School of Delaware

Founded in 1924, The Music School of Delaware reaches thousands of people from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland through its instructional programs and 75 public performances each year. The Music School is the only nationally accredited program of its kind in Delaware and is the only statewide accredited community music school in the nation. The Music School offers standard-setting instructional programs for all ages including the Early Childhood program, Suzuki Academy, private study and ensembles. A faculty of nearly 100 expert artists and educators are among the best-trained musicians in the country. Open to all, the school administers a financial assistance program to help ensure music excellence for everyone, regardless of financial means. The Music School offers programs at branch locations in Wilmington and Milford and at over 25 satellite and outreach locations in Kent, Sussex and New Castle counties. For more information, please call the Wilmington Branch at 302-762-1132, the Milford Branch at 302-422-2043 or visit www.musicschoolofdelaware.org.