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Bastrop Wildfire Benefit

October 18, 2011 4:32 pm by: Peter Babb

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The Erwin Center was filled to capacity last night as a who’s who of country music lent their time and talents to benefit the victims of last months wildfires in Bastrop County wildfire victims. Performers included Willie Nelson, George Strait, Eric Johnson and the Dixie Chicks among many others. Organizers raised more than 500,000 dollars to aid reconstruction efforts in Bastrop. For more information on the concert and how to donate money to help wildfire victims visit the Austin Community Foundation.

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