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September in Michigan’s Capital City Turner Street

becomes stage to one of Michigan’s biggest and longest running outdoor blues music festivals – the Michigan BluesFest, featuring such artists such as Reverend Raven, Larry McCray, David ‘Honey Boy’ Edwards, Eric Culberson, Jimmie Stagger, Stan Budzynski & 3rd Degree, Lady Champagne, Root Doctor, Chris Canas, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Jamiah Rogers, Sun Seals, Jackie Scott & the Housewreckers, Kenny Neal, Liz Mandville, Alberta Adams, Toronzo Cannon, James Harman, Frog & the Beeftones, Thornetta Davis, W.C. Clark, Junior Watson, Carl Weathersby, Johnnie Bassett & the Blues Insurgents, Big Willy, Kathleen & the Bridge Street Band, Grove Council, Cee Cee Collins and many, many more. Multiple outdoor and indoor stages, the festival is also recorded and streamed. Michigan BluesFest is produced with the support of the Capitol Area Blues Society (CABS) and off ers multiple stages on the street and in various indoor locations, including local nightclubs and other Old Town venues. Attendance at times has surpassed that of Michigan JazzFest. Michigan BluesFest, like JazzFest has food and craft vendors, a beverage tent, KidzBeat and music workshops. At Michigan BluesFest one can groove and dance to heartfelt blues….and maybe even fall in love!

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Recognition of Excellence

2012 Michigan Festivals and Events Association (MFEA) MichiganFun Awards – Best Green Practice – 2nd Place (for 2011 festival)

  • 2012 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Promotional Poster – 3rd Place (for 2011 poster)

  • 2008 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – T-Shirt Design – 2nd Place

  • 2008 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Printed Promotional Material, Multi-Page – 2nd Place (City Pulse insert)

  • 2007 Ava Awards Honorable Mention for BluesFest 2007 PSA

  • 2007 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Promotional Item – 1st Place (complimentary tickets)

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Press Release – 1st Place

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Promotional Item – 1st Place (BluesFest tent cards) & 3rd Place (BluesFest/BluesFest fans)

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – TV Ad – 1st Place

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – T-Shirt Design – 2nd Place

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Printed Material – 2nd Place (BluesFest complimentary and sponsor tickets) and Honorable Mention (BluesFest postcards)

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Website – 3rd Place

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Brochure – Honorable Mention

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Event Photograph – Honorable Mention (“Electric Guitar”)

  • 2005 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Promotional Poster – Honorable Mention

  • 2003 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Best Overall Achievement

  • 2003 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Best T-Shirt Design

  • 2003 MFEA MichiganFun Awards – Multimedia Website Design

  • 2003 American Advertising Federation Silver Addy Award, Visual and Audio Elements of Advertising, Illustration: Single – 2002 illustration

  • 2002 American Advertising Federation Addy Award, Visual and Audio Elements of Advertising, Illustration: Flat or Dimensional – 2001 illustration

  • 2002 American Advertising Federation Citation of Excellence, Collateral Material, Poster: Single – 2001 poster

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