BLUESDAY TUESDAY SERIES PRESENTS DOCUMENTARY FILM ON MUDDY WATERS - ROLLING STONES JAM AT THE CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE
Bluesday Tuesday hosts a documentary film screening of Muddy Waters
and the Rolling Stones: Live at the Checkerboard Lounge 1981, on
Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community
Room.
On November 22nd, 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour,
the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing 3 nights at the
Rosemont Horizon. Long influenced by the Chicago blues, the band paid
a visit to Muddy Waters’ club the Checkerboard Lounge to see the
legendary bluesman perform. It didn’t take long before Mick Jagger,
Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Ian Stewart were joining in on stage
and later Buddy Guy and Lefty Dizz also played their part. It was a
unique occasion that was fortunately captured on camera. With restored
original footage and sound mixed and mastered, this amazing blues
night was released for the first time on DVD in 2012.
There is no admission charge to attend the event which is co-sponsored
by the Marquette Area Blues Society and the Friends of the Peter White
Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
BLUESDAY TUESDAY features live blues jam session.
Bluesday Tuesday is featuring a live blues jam session on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room.
Join other blues musicians for a community jam celebrating blues music and culture in the Upper Peninsula. Bring your instruments to share and learn with others. A blues jam is not a performance but an informal gathering for people interested in playing with other musicians who appreciate blues music. Listeners are welcome.
There is no admission charge to attend the event which is co-sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
BLUESDAY TUESDAY SERIES PRESENTS DOCUMENTARY FILM ON JOHN LEE HOOKER
Bluesday Tuesday hosts a documentary film screening about blues icon, John Lee Hooker, on Tuesday, March 26 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room.
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me was released in 2004 with the approval of the musicians estate. The 2 hour documentary features vintage footage of Hooker jamming with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Ry Cooder, and Bonnie Raitt. Also included are archive performances throughout his storied career from many of the various television appearances he made as well as vintage interview clips with Hooker.
Born the son of a sharecropper in Mississippi in 1917, Hooker rose to prominence performing his own unique style - a brand of country blues he called 'talking blues.' The trademark deep voice, distorted guitar, and that foot that tapped away like an out of control metronome brought him out of Mississippi to become one of the most influential blues artists of the music world.
There is no admission charge to attend the event which is co-sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society and the Friends of the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
MARQUETTE AREA BLUES SOCIETY PRESENTS GRADY CHAMPION IN CONCERT AT KAUFMAN AUDITORIUM
The Marquette Area Blues Society is presenting Mississippi blues artist Grady Champion on Friday, March 8th, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Kaufman Auditorium in Marquette.
Champion is an electrifying blues singer and harmonica virtuoso who has been nominated for three 2012 Blues Music Awards and a 2011 Blues Critic Award for Best Down Home Blues Song.
Grady is also the 2010 International Blues Challenge winner and is accompanied by one of the best young blues bands in America. Grady and the band have played on the Legendary Blues Cruise, the Chicago Blues Festival 3 times and fests and clubs around the country.
In the world of great musicians, Grady singles himself out as an ENTERTAINER who is already a legendary musician. Dancing & singing out amongst the fans during solo sections Grady makes them jump on their feet, stand on their seats, and shake their money makers!
Tickets are $12.00 for General Public, $10.00 for Marquette Area Blues Society members and $5.00 for students with a valid I.D. and will be available at the door only. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
BLUESDAY TUESDAY features live blues jam session.
Bluesday Tuesday hosts a live blues jam session on Tuesday, February 26 at 7:00 pm in the Peter White Public Library Community Room.
Join other blues musicians for a community jam celebrating blues music and culture in the Upper Peninsula. Bring your instruments to share and learn with others. A blues jam is not a performance but an informal gathering for people interested in playing with other musicians who appreciate blues music. Listeners are welcome.
There is no admission charge to attend the event which is co-sponsored by the Marquette Area Blues Society and the Peter White Public Library.
Call 226-4318 or visit www.pwpl.info for more information.
2013 Blues Logo Contest
MABS is now accepting submissions for the 2013 Marquette Area Blues Fest Logo contest. The deadline for this contest is February 15th.
FOR OFFICIAL LOGO CONTEST ENTRY FORM,
please click on the "BLUES LINKS" on our site.
Please send all submissions to:
Marquette Area Blues Society
2013 LOGO CONTEST
P.O. Box 5
Marquette, MI 49855
Logo Contest Rules:
1. All submissions must be made on a sheet of paper or illustration board no larger than 8 1/2” x 11“.You will be asked to submit a digital file if yours is the winning entry.
2. Submissions must be ORIGINAL work. Multiple submissions are allowed. All ages may submit an entry.
3. Entries must have “10th Annual”, “Marquette Area Blues Fest”, “2013”, “Marquette Michigan”, “Labor Day Weekend” and “Mattson Lower Harbor Park” in their design.
4. The design can have only TWO COLORS besides the shirt color. Artwork cannot be too detailed so as to not reproduce accurately on a sweatshirt or t-shirt by silk screen. Line art is best. NO GRADIENTS, PLEASE.
5. The winner will be decided by a panel of judges with the their decision being final.
6. MABS has the right to modify or alter the winning design as it sees fit, without seeking
permission from the artist.
7. Logo Contest submissions must be postmarked no later than midnight, February 15, 2013. Each entry must have an official entry form attached to the back.
8. All submissions become the sole property of the Marquette Area Blues Society (MABS) and will not be returned.
9. By the action of submitting their entry the Logo Contest Winner agree that MABS may use their name and likeness for promotional purposes.
Annual General Membership Meeting
Date: January 16th
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Board Room Landmark Inn Marquette
All MABS Members are asked to attend. We will be voting on new board members and gathering member input on society. We also have exciting updates on upcoming events.
