Dear Blues Fans .....

The Blues Underground is no more. It will be truly missed. It has been good to all of us and we are very grateful for all the players, listeners, supporters that have enjoyed it along the way. It’s been a blast.

The Blues Underground began as the Nanaimo Blues Society's Community Outreach project and thanks to the sweat equity of many of our members, 10 Lois Lane was transformed from a grubby graffiti covered basement full of trash into a funky Blues Can which opened in 2007. It was so successful that it took on a life of its own, grew bigger than the Society, as a volunteer organization could handle, and, in 2009, responsibility for the space was taken over by Sky High Productions.

Now the Blues are moving to a new space, which doesn't flood and which has heat, air, parking, wheelchair accessibility, zoning for performances of up to 120 people, plus many other wonderful things.

On January 4, 2010, the new HEADLINERS opened its doors to the community at 165 Fraser Street (Beside Mrs. Riches) still in downtown Nanaimo. There, Sky High Productions, will continue with all of their regular programming: jams, after school, the academy, performances, events, lessons and now much more.

The Nanaimo Blues All Stars will also still host a Blues Jam night each Thursday with doors opening at 7:30 pm. We hope you will continue to support them and take a turn yourself up on stage.

The Nanaimo Blues Society is proud to have been the instigator of the Blues Underground and we know the spirit of the Blues will continue to roll at HEADLINERS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about HEADLINERS call Manda @ 250-753-2323 or check out

www.sidewalkallstars.ca