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Do you have HTML skills to update this news listing? Contact volunteer@dcblues.org Stay current on events by visiting the other listings found on the Current Events page. May 9 - June 14, 2008 - The Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE) is pleased to present The Chittlin Circuit Review: Narrative Paintings on the History of the Blues by Washington D.C. artist and muralist, Rik Freeman. Through a sweeping series of vivid, action-packed paintings, the artist follows an imaginary character through the history of blues music and the turbulent social conditions surrounding him........more details Contact: Joanne Bauer at GRACE 703.471.9242,
or curator@restonarts.org REVISED Winner of Audition for the DC Blues Festival!
The AUDIENCE voted (a DCBS First!) and the band who will perform at the 20th Annual DC Blues Festival on August 30, 2008 is At the DC Blues Festival Auditions (February 23 at Chick Hall’s Surf Club), we had a great turnout of musicians and fans. Attendees were stamped with a "V" for vote and given the Band Voting Form so they could vote for their favorite band. The list of bands and times was provided in front of the stage and next to the bucket where attendees turned in their votes. Fans wrote the name of their favorite band on the voting form and turned it in at the end of the night. At the end of the night, DCBS counted the votes and congratulated the winner, Funky Club. A follow-up count in the daylight revealed a different winner. Six attendees voted for Funky Blues Band, which was originally incorrectly counted towards Funky Club when it should have gone to Country Bunker Blues Band (we learned later that they have an alternate name TCB, Funky Blues Band). The true winner of the DC Blues Festival opening slot band competition is Country Bunker Blues Band. Congratulations to Country Bunker Blues Band!
Voting Results Congratulations to Country Bunker Blues Band! Thanks to all the contestants!! View the Event Photos (photos courtesy of Crawlin Kingsnake, DCBS Forum Moderator) Surf Club Remains Open!
Need gifts for the Blues fan in your household?Buy your DCBS merchandise!Order your copy of Blues in My Kitchen: Cooking with the DC Blues Society! (available in January...) This popular, blues stars-studded cookbook published in a Brand-New 3rd Edition wants to be in YOUR kitchen! Over 100 pages of recipes, including:
Treat yourself and another Blues fan and order more than one! Funds raised from the sale of the cookbook support the FREE! 20th Annual DC Blues Festival on Saturday 30, August 2008 at the Carter Barron Amphitheater in Washington, DC.
DC Blues Society Named as a DC Arts Grant RecipientOn November 2, 2006, Mayor Anthony A. Williams presented a symbolic check for $4.5 million to DC artists and arts organizations, including the DC Blues Society. Click here for more info... DC Blues Society joins Cultural AllianceThe DC Blues Society recently became a member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, which brings a plethora of benefits to Blues Society members. Among other things, DCBS members can get health insurance, access to a job bank and discounted tickets through the Cultural Alliance. For those who aren't familiar with the Alliance, their mission is to work on behalf of artists, cultural arts organizations, and the community to increase support and resources for the arts. More than 300 local arts-related organizations and 700 individuals, including musicians, composers, dancers and filmmakers, are members of the Alliance, which is located at 1436 U Street in Northwest Washington, DC. It can be found on the web at: http://www.cultural-alliance.org/, and the phone number is 202-638-2406. The Alliance makes group health insurance, including dental, from Kaiser Permanente and Optimum Choice available to its member organizations and individual members. Blues Society members can also obtain discounted tickets to shows from TICKETplace, an outlet run by the Alliance and the Kennedy Center in the Old Post Office Pavilion that provides discounted, day-of-show tickets for performing arts events in the Washington area. DCBS Members have free access to the Alliance's JOB bank, an online listing of employment openings in the arts in the metropolitan area. In addition, DCBS members who choose to become Alliance members can get discounted memberships to some of the other member organizations. The DCBS itself can also take advantage of the the Alliance's Business Volunteers for the Arts program. In this program, business professionals volunteer their expertise to nonprofits arts organizations to help them improve their business practices. Through this program business professionals have benefitted thousands of arts organizations in the DC area. SAVE Archie Edwards Blues Foundation This is a very important message and I am sending you this to ask for everyone's help. |
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At the DC Blues Festival Auditions, we all heard the fabulous news announced by the new owner, Jim Byrum, that the Surf Club will remain open! 