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2012 Winter Blues Fest
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in this year's Winter Blues Fest! It was a great event, and we hope to see you at the Cincy Blues Challenge on June 3, and the Cincy Blues Fest on August 10 & 11!
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Winter Blues Fest 2012 - February 10 & 11
Celebrating 22 Years! More than 25 Local Bands Perform Over Two Nights and Two Touring Headliners
The Cincy Blues Society (founded in 1990) celebrates over two decades of supporting the Blues with its hottest Winter Blues Fest line-up yet! On February 10 & 11, 2012, Over-the-Rhine will be rocking with more than 25 of the best local blues bands and two amazing touring headliners. Another special feature this year is Friday night's Ladies Night -- featuring great bands that are all fronted by women on one stage.
New Location: Over-the-Rhine
The Southgate House in Newport, KY, was the home of the Winter Blues Fest for the past few years, but after Southgate announced its closing in early December 2011, Fest coordinators scouted the area for a new location.
"Because we have bands playing on multiple stages simultaneously, we needed to find a venue that would provide the high-quality sound that our bands are used to, as well as keep the sound of the bands from overlapping each other," said Mark Bubash, festival coordinator.
"The ideal venue turned out to be four venues: The Drinkery, Below Zero, Japp's Annex, and the former Harry's Pizza location (1207 Main) in Over-the-Rhine. We visited a lot of places that had pros and cons, but in the end, this was the best fit for our needs."
The former Harry's Pizza location (1207 Main Street) will be a free, all-ages venue called the WNKU Blues in the SchoolHouse, with special performances by Cincy Blues Society's Blues in the Schools (BITS) Band.
"This event is the primary fundraiser for the BITS program, and we're happy to be able to provide a dedicated stage to highlight the talent and hard work of the students in the program," says Bubash. "By keeping the blues alive though these young musicians, we're helping to inspire future blues performers and fans."
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FRIDAY The Drinkery Stage |
SATURDAY The Drinkery Stage |
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currently on tour Kelly Richey |
from Nashville RB Stone |
KEEP UP-TO-DATE and SPREAD THE WORD!
With your help, we'll get the Winter Blues Fest on the minds and tongues of everyone in town! Help us out...
- Join our mailing list for regular emails about WBF and Society news. Forward them on to your friends and associates...
- Follow breaking Winter Blues Fest news on Twitter by watching for #cincywbf. ReTweet all the good news!
- Like the Society on Facebook and RSVP to our WBF event. Invite your friends to the event!
- Print out some Fest posters, and hang some in your office breakroom, local coffee shop, even on your boss's door!
- Print out and cut up some Fest handbills, and pass them out to folks you know!
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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Advance tickets are now available for purchase online at the Brown Paper Tickets website (http://www.brownpapertickets.
On each day of the show, tickets at the door will be $15 for members (current membership card required), and $25 for the public.
EACH TICKET GETS YOU A WRISTBAND GOOD FOR
ALL VENUES/SHOWS FOR ONE WHOLE EVENING!
Discount Code for Cincy Blues Society Members: To get the member code for discounted online tickets, you must log in to the cincyblues.org site with your username and password. If you have any difficulty logging in, please contact the webmaster.
Advanced tickets can only be picked up at the Will-Call table at 1207 Main Street,
the WNKU Blues in the SchoolHouse (former Harry's Pizza location).
On the day of show wristbands will be sold (if available) only at 1207 Main and Below Zero.
We suggest you get your tickets in advance,
as we sold out the few last years very early each evening.
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