Creek House debuts new backyard stage

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creekhousejuly4 — The Creek House celebrated the grand opening of its Backyard Stage on the 4th of July with jazz musicians playing to a full house in the garden along Strawberry Creek. Jazz musicians shown above (from left) are Marshall Hawkins on bass, Dave Hitchings on drums, Paul Carman on saxophone, and Bob Boss on guitar. Photo by Careena Chase

creekhouse2 — The backyard party continued at the Creek House on Friday night when Barnaby Finch, Chuck Alvarez, John Balester and Don Reed played to a full house. Photo courtesy of Holly Owens

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