Delta Blues Calendar Listing

August 08, 2016

2016 Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, Events and Exhibits at Delta Blues Museum

Clarksdale, Mississippi

AUGUST 11 - 14:
Special Museum hours on Sunday, August 14th, from 1:00pm - 5:00pm

AUGUST 12:
DELTA BLUES MUSEUM BAND PERFORMANCE On the DBM Main Stage, at 5:00pm BOOKSIGNING WITH JUDY FLOWERS Clarksdale & Coahoma County (Images of America) author leads a Q&A in the DBM classroom Open to the public, at 1:30pm

AUGUST 13:
BOOKSIGNING WITH JOSEPH A. ROSEN Blues Hands author leads a Q&A in the DBM classroom Open to the public, at 2:30pm SUPER CHIKAN PERFORMANCE "Barnyard Show" features handmade guitars and treasures From 2:00pm - 2:45pm in the VIP tent

AUGUST 14:
MUSEUM SPECIAL HOURS Open to the public 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Q&A WITH ZAKIYA HOOKER Daughter of John Lee Hooker shares memories of the great bluesman, as part of "John Lee Hooker Month" at DBM Open to the public, in the DBM classroom at 2:00pm

strong>Featured exhibits include Joseph A. Rosen's photography as well as the John Lee Hooker special exhibit and a special collection "celebrating 29 years of the Sunflower festival." Featured podcast on John Lee Hooker available exclusively on the DBM website beginning August 9th, as part of "John Lee Hooker Month."

More about Delta Blues Museum

strong>Established in 1979 by the Carnegie Public Library Board of Trustees and re-organized as a stand-alone museum in 1999, the Delta Blues Museum is Mississippi's oldest music museum and the nation's first museum dedicated to the American art form known as the Blues. A 2013 recipient of the IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Services--the nation's highest honor for museum and library service to the community--and a 2014 winner of the National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award, the Delta Blues Museum is dedicated to creating a welcoming place where visitors find meaning, value and perspective by exploring the history and heritage of the unique American musical art form, the Blues. The Museum is honored to be a Great River Road Interpretive Center.

or more information on events or programs, please call (662) 627-6820, or visit the Museum web site at www.deltabluesmuseum.org.

i>The "Delta Blues Foundation" is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that supports the work of Delta Blues Museum. All funds solicited through the Delta Blues Foundation are raised to benefit the Delta Blues Museum. On-line tax deductible contributions to the Delta Blues Foundation include the Deeper Roots program and the General Fund (a monetarily unrestricted contribution made to the foundation in support of the museum). Memberships and the Buy a Brick program are funded directly to the Delta Blues Museum and are not considered tax deductible.

strong>Through its DEEPER ROOTS campaign, the museum seeks $1.2 million for new and enhanced exhibits: Expanded exhibits, including those to be housed in the Muddy Waters Addition, will enable the cultural organization to better preserve and display the history and work of blues artists from the Mississippi Delta, and advance the Museum's ability to "tell" stories that inspire and educate future generations about this important American art form.

strong>For online donations or for more information on events or programs, please call (662) 627-6820, or visit the Museum web site at www.deltabluesmuseum.org.

strong>Members of the press may register on the Museum's website to access the press room further information, images and materials.

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Shelly Ritter, Director

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