Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
More Blues
Also returning to Northwest Arkansas is another long-running blues festival — the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend. A fundraiser for Turpentine Creek Wildlife Rescue, the weekend will see up-and-comers as well as award-winning blues acts all over Eureka Springs, including on the Festival Stage at the Wildlife Rescue itself. Headlining this year’s event is the high energy performer Victor Wainwright — the 2016 winner of one of the blues world’s most prestigious awards, the BB King Entertainer of the Year. Wainwright (pictured above) and his band The Wildroots packed the Barefoot Ballroom at the 1905 Basin Park Hotel during the 2013 Blues Weekend, and now they’re back for two late night performances today. The full schedule for the weekend is listed below. WHEN — Today through Sunday
WHERE — Various locations throughout Eureka Springs
COST — $15-$45
INFO — eurekaspringsblues.com
Today
5 p.m. — Eric Gales, Basin Springs Park, Free 6 p.m. — Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal, Chelsea’s Corner Café 6 p.m. — Cori Jay, New Delhi
Café
7:30 p.m. — September’s End, Rowdy Beaver 7:30 p.m. — Norman Jackson Band, Cat House
8 & 10 p.m. — Victor Wainwright, Basin Park Hotel 9 p.m. — Jilla Jackson Band, Rowdy Beaver Den 10 p.m. — Patrick Sweany, Chelsea’s Corner Café
Saturday
Noon — Eric Matthews Band,
Rowdy Beaver Den
Noon — Dorian Cross, New Delhi
Café
1 p.m. — Tom Baker’s Harmonica for Kids, Turpentine Creek Festival Stage
2 p.m. — Brick Fields, Chelsea’s Corner Café
2:20 p.m. — Nick Schnebelen Band, Turpentine Creek 4:10 p.m. — Fiona Boyes, Turpentine Creek 6 p.m. — Toronzo Cannon, Turpentine Creek 6 p.m. — Katie & The Girls, Chelsea’s Corner Café 6 p.m. — Cori Jay, New Delhi Café
7 p.m. — The Bel Airs, Event Eureka 7:30 p.m. — Jilla Jackson Band, Rowdy Beaver
9 p.m. — Blew Reed & The Flatheads, Rowdy Beaver Den 10 p.m. — Patrick Sweany, Chelsea’s Corner Café
Sunday
Noon — Melissa Carper &
Friends, New Delhi Café
1 p.m. — Terri and Brett, Rowdy
Beaver Den
1 p.m. — Brick Fields Gospel
Brunch, Turpentine Creek
2 p.m. — Patrick Sweany, Chelsea’s Corner Café
2:20 p.m. — Sister Lucille,
Turpentine Creek
3:30 p.m. — EG Kight, Turpentine
Creek
4:30 p.m. — All Star Jam, Turpentine Creek