Mark & Greta in Concert in Wenatchee, Washington, February 28, 2026

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Mark and Greta once again bring their guitars/vocals/uke show to a house concert in Wenatchee, in center of the state of Washington. The concert is at 7:00 p.m. with two sets. The hosts and audience are great. We’re looking forward to it! Get tickets early, since this house concert sells out quickly! For information, contact Bill by email at: bwicheta @ nwi .net (delete spaces when emailing)

SECOND SHOW ADDED! AGS at Portland’s Artichoke Music December 20 at 3:30 PM

Acoustic Guitar Summit — Mark Hanson, Terry Robb & Doug Smith — bring their scintillating ensemble and solo fingerstyle guitar creations to Artichoke Music for a concert largely of their unique takes on holiday music — like the funky “Good King Wenceslas is One Badass” and “Santa Claus Owes Me Money.” Includes beautiful arrangements of Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts”, Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” and Danny Elfmann’s “What’s This?!?” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Great fun!

Keep Playing!!

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To quote my West Linn (Oregon) friend, classical guitarist/educator Peter Zisa: “History reminds us that many of the world’s greatest thinkers—Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Einstein, and others—were also musicians. Music cultivates creativity, discipline and imagination, qualities that enrich every field of study and strengthen community bonds.”      So keep playing! Learn new tunes and arrangements. Share your accomplishments with others. Studies have shown that playing music involves 90% of your brain! Music participation enhances brain health and, no doubt, is good for our souls.

Mark’s ‘Guitar Safety’ Tip

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A tip for the guitarist who hopes to keep a guitar pristine: Never bend over an open guitar case on the floor if you have something in your shirt pocket — like glasses, a pen, a capo or tuner. I’ve more than once had to quickly swat something away to keep it from landing on my guitar as it fell out of my shirt pocket! That’s my 2025 Collings C-100 in the photo. No dings yet, as of November, ’25!