Photos by Sandra Michaud
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Jordan Carrasco, Mandy Mondello and Heather Stephens sold Blues Festival items created by Morning Star
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
The park was packed with people listening to the Laurie Morvan Band.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
People were everywhere
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Some of the Festival-goers brought their own shade
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
And some just enjoyed the sunshine.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Leigha Harvey mixed the sound for the Laurie Morvan Band. KW Sound provided the sound engineers for the event.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Grooving to the music.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Corrin Pierce’s family brought their own couch.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Some of the dancers provided their own shade
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Susan Morvan sold CDs. Her husband is the bass player for the band.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Bob Frey, Mark Alver, Julie Alver and Karen Frey. The Freys traveled from Kansas City MO, and the Alvers from Prescott, AZ to visit friends and attend the festival.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Paul Michaud and Chama.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Aiden Sierra did his Corn Dance. He was a walking advertisement for Sierra’s Fresh Roasted Corn.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
U.S. Rep. Xochitil Torres Small, at right, with Raul Turrieta, spoke with the audience during a break between bands.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Next up, Guitar Shorty
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Artist Julie Alver of Prescott discussed watercolors with John Glass, a New Mexico artist who was selling his paintings at the Blues Fest.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Petra Rosales made these dolls clad in costumes from the various regions of Mexico
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Local musicians Rick and Toni Spiegel were selling Toni’s handcrafted Yucca soap.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Alisha Farmer and Marissa Rodriguez sold Waterlilee Creations made by Deborah Lee
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
A train carried children around the park.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
A bounce house entertained children
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Victoria Elliott had her hand painted with an elegant henna design by Gigi of Luna Sirena Body Art.
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
The design
MRAC Blues Festival 2019
Food vendors lined the street
Hundreds of people descended on Gough Park over Memorial Day Weekend to enjoy listening to a variety of blues performers. There were artists’ and vendors’ booths around the perimeter of the park, a play area for children and of course, the food court.