January 25, 2001

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Arts audiences aging; baby boomers prefer to dabble

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- While grandma and grandpa may be attending Rigoletto or enjoying the music of Duke Ellington, their children and grandchildren likely are not, a recent study by Vanderbilt University researchers indicates.

Contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS
princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

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