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Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet – DOSE OF FUN

On February 17th, Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet’s DOSE OF FUN took place at the Uptown Theater. The sold-out crowd enjoyed music by headliners, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils as the special guests.

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Spokespersons Frank and Teresa White enjoyed the Patrons’ Party.
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Mary Sargent, Gail Tucker, Jodi Wilson, Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet; and Steve Garner raffled off an autographed guitar from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Additional photos featured in the April 15, 2017 issue 
Photo Credit: David Riffel

 

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