Prairie Crossroads Blues Society

Enjoy an incredible evening of music, food (included in the ticket price), silent auction, information and awareness. All to support Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) research.

Doors 5:00 pm | Show 5:30 pm

Music Lineup:

• Trigger Hippy
• EC Scott and Smoke
• Danielle Nicole and Brandon Miller of the Danielle Nicole Band
• Joe Asselin of The Black Eyed Lillies
• Smokers Blues Band
• Lizzi Neal and the Lizzi Neal Band
• Hoosier Daddy

Featuring Local IBC Band Challenge Winners - Smokers Blues Band, and Local IBC Solo/Duo Challenge Winner - Joes Asselin of Black Eyed Lillies

Fallin' into Blues
A Free Blues Dancing Festival
4:00 - 9:30 pm, Saturday October 5
Lincoln Square Mall
Painkillers Blues Band
Presentations, Lessons, Wood N' Hog BBQ
www.bluescentral.org/fallin

Blues Dancing every Monday
BluesCentral hosts Lessons and Dancing
6:00 Free Lessons
7:00 - 9:00 Free Dancing
Guido's, 2 E. Main St. Champaign

BluesCENTRAL Dancers sponsor lessons & dances, 6:00 pm every Monday night. NOTE: New Location Lessons and Dances are taking place at Guido's for the next couple months due to construction at the original location.

NOTE: New Location Lessons and Dances are taking place at Guido's for the next couple months due to construction at the original location.

Don't know how to dance to the blues? Don't worry! Beginner lessons at 6:00 pm will get you started. Or just come socialize with us and enjoy Cowboy Monkey's great selection of beers and wines.

Don't have a partner to dance with? No problem! We are friendly and love to dance with everyone!

Check out the BluesCENTRAL Dancers Facebook Page

Congratulations to the Winners of the local IBC Challenges
these acts are headed to Memphis in January 2020 to compete

Prairie Crossroads Blues Society
hosted the area's IBC Band Challenge
WHEN: 4:00 pm Sunday August 25
WHERE: Neil St. Blues, 301 N. Neil St.
Chamapign, IL

Smokers Blues Band won the PCBS IBC Band Challenge

Illinois Central Blues Club
hosted the Solo/Duo Challenge
WHEN: 1:00 pm Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019
WHERE: Craft Beer Bar, Fifth and Monroe Streets
Springfield, IL

Black Eyed Lillies won the ICBC IBC Solo/Duo Challenge

thanks also to our partners - The Decatur Blues Society

Alex Jenkins & The Bombers won the River City Blues Society (Peoria) IBC Band Challenge on Saturday August 31. It was held as part of the Peoria Blues & Heritage Festival.

PCBS Monthly Meeting/Juke Joint Show
5:30 pm Thursday October 10
Po' Boys, 202 East University Ave., Urbana
Kilborn Alley plays 6:30 - 9:30

We combined our monthly meetings with the Kilborn Alley Juke Joint shows at Po' Boys! It's a chance to enjoy some delicious Po' Boys food, some beverages from local craft brewer's Triptych Brewing with great blues music and lively conversation. The joint's been packed with blues fans, friends and family enjoying the party atmosphere!

We're always open to suggestions about artists for our blues jams, artists and schools who want to get involved with our Blues In The Schools programs and suggestions for next years Fest. Consider becoming a PCBS Member and help us reach out to other blues lovers in our communities.

Blues Fest is Back, Baby!

email from a fest attendee ... "Saturday's festival was an 11 out of ten!"

Facebook posts
Great festival, thanks to the organizers, volunteers and performers.

Sounded great. Awesome festival

def AWESOME to see this years blues fest come together the way it did. Prairie Crossroads Blues Society truly did a phenomenal job

Beautiful Day...Beautiful Blues Festival...Beautiful Crowd!!! Thank you PCBS!!

RIP
Joyce Volkmann
Friend, PCBS Member, Super Volunteer and Huge Blues Fan

Joyce Volkmann's Benefit
2:00 to 9:00 pm Sunday November 3rd
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
Out On A Limb
139 S. Schuyler, Kankakee, IL

Join the friends and family of Joyce Volkamn, and her favorite band, The Kilborn Alley Blues Band for a Benefit to raise money. There will be Raffles, Food and Beer, all the proceeds go to help pay Joyce's medical bills and her Children's Education.

Come to Out On A Limb on Sunday November 3rd and donate some money to a great cause. Joyce was a blues lover and tireless promoter of blues music and musicians. Besides her volunteer efforts with PCBS she also volunteered with WEFT 90.1 FM as a Blues and World Music Airshifter and volunteer on the Programming Committee.

Support the Education of Joyce's Children

2019 Guitar Raffle

Congratulations to Kelsey Hays! Thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets in our autographed guitar raffle. We picked the winning ticket at the Kilborn Alley Blues Fest Fundraiser at The Iron Post the evening of July 13. It was a Yamaha F325 acoustic guitar. All the proceeds go to help us put on the 2019 Prairie Crossroads Blues Fest. This guitar was autographed at the 2010 Blues Brews & BBQ Fest held in Urbana. Fluid Events graciously donated this guitar to PCBS to help us restart an annual Blues Fest in our area.

• autographs include:
• Eddie Taylor Jr.
• Cedric Burnside
• Lightnin' Malcolm
• Big Bill Morganfield
• Bernard Allison
• Eddie Vaan Shaw
• Wayne Baker Brooks

Eddie Taylor Jr. was the brother of Demetria Taylor, one of our Fest Headliners. Sadly Eddie passed away earlier this year.

The winner was at The Iron Post and was excited to be able to take the guitar home with her.

Membership

Want to become part of the growing community of Blues lovers in the Champaign-Urbana and East Central Illinois area? Sign up to become a member of Prairie Crossroads Blues Society. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organized to Preserve, Promote and Educate about the Blues.

Since we were formed in 2010 we've been supporting local blues artists share their music with a wider audience. We consistently look to bring new blues artists to our area so fans get a chance to see the huge amount of talent touring on a regional and national basis. We also have a strong BITS - Blues In The Schools program.

Whether you enjoy our jams and shows, or support our efforts to teach youngsters the history and basics of blues music, now is the right time to become a PCBS Member

Please select your type of Membership

Student $10.00 Individual $20.00 Family $25.00 Band $50.00 Corporate $100.00

Name on membership

Blues In The Schools

Check out the awesome Thank You notes from the South Side Elementary School students after the PCBS Spring 2015 BITS program. Thank You Page

Visit our Education Page for details about many of the educational programs PCBS has put on. If you'd like PCBS to conduct a Blues In The Schools program at your school contact us at: prairiecrossroadsblues@gmail.com.

You can now earmark your donations specifically for our Education programs. It's a great way to help us achieve our mission of educating about the blues and be a part of bringing up the next generation of blues musicians and fans.

Your tax deductable donation to our Education Fund helps to keep these programs alive

This PayPal link will direct your donation in any amount directly to our educational efforts, including our "Blues In The Schools" (BITS) program.

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R.I.P.

Jody Williams
2/3/1935 - 12/1/2018

Eddie C. Campbell
5/6/1939 - 11/20/2018

Otis Rush
4/29/1935 - 9/29/2018

Lazy Lester
(born Leslie Carswell Johnson)
6/20/1933 - 8/22/2018

Matt "Guitar" Murphy
(born Matthew Tyler Murphy)
12/29/1929 - 6/15/2018

Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater
(born Edward Harrington)
1/10/1935 - 6/1/2018

Deborah Coleman
10/03/1956 - 4/12/2018

Blues Hall of Famer
Eddie Shaw
3/20/1937 - 1/29/2018

Denise LaSalle
(born as Ora Denise Allen)
7/16/1939 - 1/8/2018

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Contact info: prairiecrossroadsblues@gmail.com

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Last Updated 9/07/2019