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FREE DC Blues Society 8th Annual College Park Blues Festival

Features The Patty Reese Band, November 14 from 6:00-11:30 pm, indoors at the Ritchie Coliseum (Univ of MD). No tickets needed!

No tickets required for the indoors Blues festival and fundraiser held at the Ritchie Coliseum (7675 Baltimore Avenue, College Park MD 20742) on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm. Exciting concert of different blues genres, offering dancing, craft beer and food for purchase, vendors, and free parking.

Come enjoy the music  4 blues bands:

  • The Patty Reese Band, fan and critic favorite of the Mid-Atlantic region for many years.  Celebrated for its ability to fill the dance floor with blues rock or bring tears to your eyes with a soulful ballad.
  • Jesi Terrell and The Love Mechanic Band, featuring the exuberant, powerhouse vocals of lead singer Jesi, a Chicago blues veteran
  • The Ron Hicks Project, one of the best blues band in the area, playing music spiced in the south, cooked in Chicago, and served in the DMV
  • DC Mudd, the winner of the 2015 DC Blues Society’s annual Battle of the Bands, who represent the DC Blues Society at the 2016 International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN, an annual competition sponsored by The Blues Foundation

Brought to you by the College Park Recreation Board and The DC Blues Society

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