Poetry 'n the Blues

Sometimes tickling your eardrum is the best medicine, so go out…hear art:

Two of my colleagues read from their collections of new work, and tunes from the CT Blues Challenge!

LYNN HOFFMAN Sunday, April 29, 4:00 p.m., Millrace Books, 40 Mill Lane, Farmington, CT: Reading and book-signing (with Michael Cervas) as part of the Sunday Readings by the River Series sponsored by Farmington Literary Arts Center. The event is now free but please consider buying a book. Refreshments will be served. For information, call 860-677-9662. Directions to Millrace Books: From I-84 W: 1)     Take Exit 39. 2)     At end of ramp, continue straight, following Rte. 4 W (Farmington Ave.), approx. 1 mile. 3)     At first traffic light, turn left onto Rte. 10 So. 4)     Drive past first traffic light on Rte. 10 So. 5)     Continue about 1/10th of a mile to Mill Lane.  Turn right. 6)     Follow Mill Lane to the end of the road (beyond the stop sign) to Millrace Books/Grist Mill/Literary Art Center. 7)     ENJOY!

CT Blues Challenge at Black-eyed Sally's

Date: Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM

Address: 350 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, CT 06103

                                     

Come see the best blues bands in CT compete for a chance to go to Memphis for the nationals. Four Thursdays in a row; four bands per night. Blue Moon beer specials and no cover.  http://ctblues.org/ for more information about the Connecticut Blues Society. 

April 26^th

8:00 EZ Street

8:40 Balkun Brothers Blues Band

9:20 Tom Sanders Band

10:00 The John Frisell Band

May 3rd
8:00 DizzyFish
8:40 Electric Barbecue
9:20 Rich Badowski Blues Band
10:00 Walter Lewis Blues Trio

May 10th
8:00 Kris Heaton Blues Band
8:40 MM & The Lovesick Hounds
9:20 The Sarah T. Band
10:00 Zayne Couch Explosion
10:40 Mike Crandall Band

May 17th
8:00 Easy Baby
8:40 Slim Hippo & Tremolo Soul
9:20 Blues On Fire
10:00 The Mighty Soul Drivers