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“BLUES
DESTINATION”.
Saturday, February 10, 2013. Spotlighted
visitors in town after the International Blues
Challenge in Memphis. The group gathered at the
H.C. Porter Gallery, then enjoyed my Blues Tour
of the City. These special Blues fans included
four-time chairman of the Blues Foundation, Paul
Benjamin, from Maine.
“BIRTH
OF THE tiny BLUES”. Friday, February 15,
2013. Craftsman Billy Jones of Clinton delivered
a collection of tiny, handmade share-cropper
houses to the Old Depot Museum. Curator Lamar
Roberts invited the VBS to help launch the
“Birth Place of the Blues” exhibit at the
museum. Lamar and I recruited Billy Jones to
help build an addition to the exhibit that will
showcase a replica of Willie Dixon’s home, and
the neighborhood, in Vicksburg.
“BLUES
brings the SIZZLE to Vicksburg”. Sunday,
February 17, 2013. In a Letter to the Editor, I
shared the exciting news that we have organized
the “Vicksburg’s GOT the BLUES” Partners,
a group of more than 30 businesses, with the
mission of developing our opportunities, and our
presence, along the Mississippi Blues
Trail. Read
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