Photo by Gretel Daugherty

Violins and violas hang from a rack at Roper Music.

IN TUNE WITH THE ARTS

Couple, music business honored as art champions

In honor of the dedication the Breauxes and Roper Music have had through the years to ensure the local arts scene remains vibrant, the Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture recently gave the couple and the business the 2011 Champion of the Arts Awards.

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