{"id":333,"date":"2014-06-07T13:22:46","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T03:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unionsingers.wordpress.com\/?p=333"},"modified":"2014-06-07T13:22:46","modified_gmt":"2014-06-07T03:22:46","slug":"art-for-the-bush-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illawarraunionsingers.com.au\/?p=333","title":{"rendered":"Art for the Bush launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Gerri&#8217;s hard work to organize this great Art Exhibition fundraiser for farmers\/drought relief. The Corrimal Leagues was the venue &#8211; concrete floor, tin verandah roof &#8211; lovely  acoustics. Great job guys, sounding awesome. 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