''Summer Evening'' was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on

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in 1976.

Premise

This series was produced through CBC Ottawa as a series of concert recordings from the CBC Summer Festival at

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in Quebec. Episodes featured performances from such artists as

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, Eric and Martha Nagler, Ron Nigrini,

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and Robin Moir.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. from 12 August to 30 September 1976.

References

External links

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