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Blues News ∙ MARCH 2010
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latest updates on what's happening about the Blues in Nanaimo, sign up
for our e-mail information list by sending an e-mail to the Nanaimo
Blues Society at
info@nanaimoblues.com and asking to be put on the list. Also, if
you have information to share on upcoming Blues events please send it to
the same address.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NANAIMO
The Nanaimo Blues Society Webmaster is
taking a break in March to go and tango in Argentina. If you want to be
up-to-date on what's happening, make sure you sign up for our email
Blues news list as noted above. Hasta pronto.
THURSDAY NIGHT BLUES JAMS
hosted by the Nanaimo Blues All-Stars at the
new
HEADLINERS located at 165 Fraser Street, next to Mrs. Riches in downtown
Nanaimo. Doors open at 7:30 pm with a performance by the All-Stars
followed by a guest band, then the open Blues jam. Entrance Fee: $2.00
for jammers; $3.00 for non-jammers. Phone: 250-753-2323 for more info, or
www.sidewalkallstars.ca.
DAVID GOGO will be receiving
the 2009 City of Nanaimo's Excellence in
Culture award. The honour will be presented
at an awards ceremony @ the Beban Park Social Centre Lounge on
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. For details and to RSVP,
call the City @ 250-756-5200.
SUMMERTIME
BLUES! 2009 ORIGINALS still on sale at the
Nanaimo Art Gallery, 150 Commercial Street!!! Gerda Hoffman, the artist
who was painting en plein air at this year's Summertime
Blues! has completed 16 of the paintings and they are now for sale at the Gallery. Proceeds from the sale will be
shared equally between the Gallery and the Nanaimo Blues Society. The
Society will apply its share to artist fees for Summertime Blues!
2010 (August 19-22, 2010). The Gallery is open, Tuesday to
Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. (Shown: Chris Whiteley & Diana
Braithwaite)
To see all
of Gerda's paintings,
CLICK HERE
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