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scene, and four nominees are chosen in each category. Ballots with the names of the nominees are distributed to members of the
Northern Bluegrass Committee, BMAC and local bluegrass music clubs and associations in central Canada.
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Academy Theatre in Lindsay, Ontario. When the event outgrew the theatre, it was moved to Huntsville to the more spacious Deerhurst Inn.
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