The 23rd Annual Silver City Blues Festival is finally here! The Mimbres Region Arts Council has been working hard to get everything ready for this event; all we need now is for you to come out and enjoy the festival! The 2018 Blues Festival will be a Community Celebration of the Arts.
On Friday night May 25, come to Gough Park at 5pm to witness the Gila Glass Classic Flame Off – hosted by Silver City’s own The Glasserie. Come see many very talented artists compete in creating unique glass blown sculptures! Two time New Mexico Music Award winners The Bus Tapes Band will play on Friday night starting at 6:00pm.
This year’s Beer and Spirits Pavilion will be hosted again by The Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery. The whole goal of the festival is to bring amazing entertainment to Silver City while supporting the local economy. Come enjoy the Blues Festival while cooling off with The Little Toad’s specialty Silver City Blues Brew! Don’t forget that once the Blues Festival closes for the evening, you can find more wonderful entertainment in downtown Silver City.
Everyone is welcome to come out and enjoy this FREE music festival. There will be designated motorcycle parking, as well as many bike activities hosted by Silver City’s Q’s Southern Bistro. Please go to our website, www.silvercitybluesfestival.org for more information.
There will be a wide assortment of artisan, food, family and community vendors. There will be artist demonstrations from The Clay Festival and the Southwest Print Fiesta. The Silver City Art Association will be at the fiesta doing plein air painting.
On Sunday May 27 C.W. Ayon will kick off the day at noon. And at 3 pm he will host a workshop with Felipe Toltecatl. They will show open tuned hill country drone guitar style, cross harp and upright slap bass basic techniques. The workshop is FREE to the first 20 people who register online at https://www.silvercitybluesfestival.org/
While the Blues Festival is fun and exciting, there are many business that neighbor Gough Park that will still be open for business this weekend. Please stop in and say “Hi” and “Thank you” to them for cooperating with us to put this event together. Please respect their property and all signage posted.
Per The Town of Silver City, there are no animals (except service animals) allowed inside Gough Park. Please keep your pets at home. No alcohol is allowed in the park.
For more information on the 2018 Silver City Blues Festival, please visit our website, www.silvercitybluesfestival.org , call 575-538-2505 or email frontdesk@mimbresarts.com .