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Story Archives: Natchez Blues Fest this weekend


Natchez Blues Fest this weekend
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The Natchez Bluff Blues Fest is slated this weekend -- April 30 through May 1-2.

Festivities begin on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Natchez Grand Hotel on Broadway in Downtown Natchez. The Broadway Blues Bash will feature a spicy crawfish boil served up with the down-home blues of Mauva Bell & Hot Water. After 7:30 p.m. performances are slated at select clubs around downtown Natchez.

The N.A.P.A.C. Museum has a permanent art exhibit dedicated to the festival and will be open all weekend for visitors to stop in and experience. Also, Ryan Newman and his #39 NASCAR will stop in for the weekend.

On Saturday, on Broadway Street, Natchez, the 4th Annual Spring Market will be teaming up with the Natchez Bluff Blues Fest and 40-plus vendors will be surrounding the Natchez Grand Hotel stage. The Flea Market will open at 9 a.m. and feature arts and crafts, merchandise, food, children's area, a rock-climbing wall, promotions and the Adams County Sheriff's Office, the National Parks Service & the National Guard will be on hand to round out the event.

Music will start at 11:30 and and feature The Natchez Sound. Stan Smith of Stan's String Shop will officiate the Broadway Blues Jam, six hours of non-stop music. Talent will include Natchez Bluff Blues Band, Hezekiah Early, YZ Ealey, Harvey Knox, Tommy Polk, Grey Montgomery, Maggie Brown, Stan Smith, Alvin Shelby & the Pilgrim Baptist Church Choir, Li'l Jimmy Reed, Richard Ward, Justin Butler, Ben O'Gwin, Casey Gilbert, Brandon McCranie, Marvin Morehead, William Atkins, John Borum, Ben Lewis and Wes Lee. That night, the Select Club performances resume.

On Sunday, a Blues Brunch in Downtown Natchez is slated featuring regional recipes. At 2 p.m., the City of Vidalia Gospel Sing is slated at the Amphitheatre on the Vidalia Riverfront featuring the Undertakers, Digital Church, J. Miles Ministry and Apostle's Creed.


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