Just two months after Dolly Parton’s death, fans will have another opportunity to celebrate the country music legend’s extraordinary catalog. Fever’s popular Candlelight concert series is bringing a tribute to Parton to the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey on Oct. 30, featuring classical arrangements of some of her best-known songs performed by a live string […]
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