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Cincy Blues Fest '10


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Cincy Blues Fest

presented by Time Warner Cable

Friday and Saturday
August 6-7, 2010

Sawyer Point Park,

Cincinnati, OH

Supporting the
Blues in the Schools program.

More than 40 Acts on Four Stages

 

General Information

Directions/Parking/Admission

The festival takes place at Sawyer Point Park in Cincinnati, Ohio - a beautiful downtown park located on the banks of the Ohio River.

DIRECTIONS

FESTIVAL MAP

 

ADMISSION
$10 per person Friday and $15 per person Saturday.

Children 13-18, $5 each day.

Children 12 and under (with parent) are free.

Admission only $5 for Blues Society members with CURRENT membership card only.
(expired cards or bringing the latest newsletter will not be accepted. If you do not have your membership card, contact the membership coordinator ASAP.)

Hours are 5:00-12:00am Friday and 2:30pm-12:00am Saturday.

There are four stages at three locations:

  • Main Stage (at P&G Pavilion)
  • Arches Friday Theme Stage (under the Purple People Bridge)
  • Arches Boogie-Woogie Piano Hall of Fame Stage
  • Local Band Stage (in the lawn east of the I-471 Bridge)

Parking is available at Bicentennial Commons and nearby lots. The park is handicap accessible. No dogs, coolers, cans, or bottles are allowed. No audio or video equipment is allowed. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase, as well as blues related merchandise.

In the event of inclement weather, performances will be stopped if there is heavy rain or lightning. The festival will resume at the discretion of the stage manager.

 

Volunteering

We need your help... this fest runs on volunteers, it can't be done with out you. Sign-up on our volunteer page and get free admission, plus meet a bunch of great new friends!

 

Lodging

Click for our group rate.
Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza
35 West Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
800-445-8667

 

Schedule of Acts

PERFORMERS AND SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Printable schedule - take it with you to the fest!

Friday August 6

Main Stage
(at P&G Pavilion)

Click on the artist's name to link to their website.
5:45 - 6:45

The Bluebirds Big Band

7:00 - 8:15

Candye Kane

8:30 - 10:00

David Maxwell Maximum Blues Band

10:15 - 11:45

Alexis P. Suter Band

 

Friday August 6

St. Vincent De Paul
Local Stage

Click on the artist's nameto link to their website.
5:30 - 6:30

The Tempted Souls Band

6:45 - 7:45

Thomas Long & Blue Sacrifice

8:00 - 9:00

The Doug Hart Band

9:15 - 10:15

The Blues Merchants

10:30 - 12:00

Il Gigante and Cheryl Renee with Them Bones

 

Friday August 6

Arches Stage:
PARDI GRAS!
A Tribute to New Orleans

Click on the artist's name to link to their website.
6:15 - 7:45

Robin Lacy and DeZydeco

8:15 - 9:45

Little Freddie King

10:15 - 11:45

Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers

 

Saturday August 7

Main Stage
(at P&G Pavilion)

Click on the artist's name to link to their website.
3:45 - 4:30

Bad Men on a Mission

4:45 - 5:15

Blues in the Schools (BITS) Band

5:30 - 6:45

Shane Dwight

7:00 - 8:15

 

The Insomniacs

8:30 - 10:00

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats

10:15 - 11:45

Joe Louis Walker

 

Saturday August 7

St. Vincent De Paul
Local Stage

Click on the artist's name to link to their website.
3:15 - 4:15

Ralph and The Rhythm Hounds

4:30 - 5:30

II Juicy

5:45 - 6:45

Johnny Fink and the Intrusion

7:00 - 8:00

Miss Lissa & Company

8:15 - 9:15

 

Noah Wotherspoon Band

9:30 - 10:30

Chuck Brisbin & The Tuna Project

10:45 - 12:00

The Noah's ("Tribute to the Young Guns")
featuring Noah Wotherspoon and Noah Cave

 

Saturday August 7

Arches Stage:
Boogie-Woogie Piano
Hall of Fame Stage

Click on the artist's name to link to their website.
3:00

Steve Tracy & the Crawling Kingsnakes

3:45

Tom Reuter

4:00

Todd Hepburn

4:15

 

Rudy "Blue Shoes" Wyatt

4:45

Marc Braun "Mr. B"

5:15

 

Liz Pennock and Dr. Blues

5:45

Ricky Nye

6:15

Stephanie Trick

6:45

Stage Photo

6:55

David Maxwell

7:35

Carl Sonny Leyland

8:15

Ann Rabson

8:55

Bob Seeley

9:35

Rob Rio

10:15

Vernel Bagneris & Morten Gunnar Larsen

11:00

Grand Finale


House Band:
Steve Tracy (Emcee)
Johnny Vidachovich
(Drums)
Steve Perakis
(Bass Player)
George Bedard
(Guitar)


 

Press/Media

MEDIA / PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT
for both the Fest and Society is

PR Coordinator: Mary Beth Weaver, pr @ cincyblues.org,  937-554-9584

 

 

CREDENTIALS
To obtain press or photo credentials, contact Mary Beth.

Please note:

  • Please direct all interview requests to the PR @ cincyblues.org ONLY.
  • CBF reserves the right to issue credentials based on appropriate media coverage.
  • No parking passes are available for the press, so please plan accordingly.