All tagged Chicago Blues Festival

Mavis

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Chicago Blues Festival

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Many people expressed a lot of concern when the City decided to move the 2017 Chicago Bluesfest to Millennium Park rather than continuing to use the longstanding location at Petrillo Music Shell and the side stages in Grant Park.  People did not want to substitute concrete for grass.  Overall, I think the City did a great job in prepping Millennium Park for the onslaught of blues enthusiasts and casual passersby who heard the music wafting from the four stages as they enjoyed the Bean and the Crown Fountain.

Blues in the Schools

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Each year, a group of elementary school students shows attendees of the Chicago Blues Festival what they have learned.  Whether or not the next Muddy Waters, Lonnie Baker, or Guy Clark Jr. emerges from the program won't be known for at least a decade or two.  In the meantime, the kids are having a rollicking good time.  If nothing else, I suspect we will see many of these kinds in the audience in future years.