A record number of visitors are expected to flock to 34 towns, cities, and regions across the country next month for a free evening of music, dance, theatre, and art.

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VINEYARDS are a bit like New York: once you’ve visited, you can’t wait to get back — and you’re dying for your friends to make that discovery too, if only so you can vicariously relive the pleasure.