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The Women of the Blues: A Coast to Coast Collection will be the featured exhibit on display January 7, 2017 through March 31, 2017 at the National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave, St Louis. The museum is an ideal location for the appreciation and education of true blues lovers. Additional photos have been added to fill the wall space of the exhibit including some wonderful images by Co-Sponsor Amanda Gresham. Thanks also to Co-Sponsor Barbara Hammerman.

October 3, 2016 thru December 12th, 2016 the Women of the Blues: A Coast to Coast Collection is on display at the University of Chicago Medical Center, 5840 S. Maryland Avenue Sky Bridge between the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) and Parking Lot A garage. The exhibit is on the walls of the Sky Bridge walkway on Level 2, on display for visitors and staff to view, enjoy and be educated.

Over 450 people attended the Chicago Blues Festival Kickoff reception on Wednesday, June 8, at the Firecat Projects gallery.

Here are some pictures…

Exploring Chicago Blues: Inside The Scene Past and Present, by Rosalind Cummings-Yeates.

A must-have for all blues lovers! 

Get a chance to meet the author, Rosalind Cummings-Yeates.

Book signing and media reception on Monday, June 13, from 7 to 9 PM
at Firecat Projects gallery, 2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago.

Exploring Chicago Blues: Inside The Scene Past and Present guides readers through the rich history of Chicago blues, highlighting important figures including Memphis Minnie and Big Bill Broonzy, who helped create the electric sound that evolved from Mississippi Delta blues. The book also examines the current Chicago blues scene and the places and players not to miss.

Also meet Laura Carbone, one of the photographers featured at the “Women of the Blues: A Coast-to-Coast Collection” exhibit.

The Chicago Blues Fest Kickoff Reception in celebration of the ‘Women Of The Blues: A Coast-to-Coast Collection’ photography exhibit takes place this Wednesday, June 8, from 7 to 10 PM at Firecat Projects, 2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago.

Come to meet and mingle with many of the photographers and artists featured in the show as we gear up for the 33rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival.

The reception event on Facebook.

Put three blues women around mics, and here is the result: Fun, fun, fun!

This past Saturday, June 4, the Live from the Heartland show, on WLUW, 88.7 FM in Chicago, invited Liz Mandeville, guitar, Ellen Miller, harmonica, and Holle Thee Maxwell vocals. They all gave an energetic and exciting talk about themselves and the blues, closing with “Sweet Home Chicago.”

Before that, Dr. Janice Monti, of Dominican University, talked about women in the blues, and Peter Hurley, photographer, art curator, and muralist about blues photography. He is one of the photographers featured in the “Women of the Blues: A Coast-to-Coast Collection” exhibit,

Lynn Orman Weiss shot a video showing the fun:

You can also listen to the whole show by following this link (scroll down to the June 4 show):

Some photos by Marcey Abramovitz to discover the “Women of the Blues: A Coast-to-Coast Collection”.

Claudette Miller and Holle Thee Maxwell’s hand – Photo Lynn Orman Weiss

As every blues aficionado knows, Chicago is a mecca for the music when the 33rd Annual Chicago Blues Festival gets underway on Friday, June 10th. This free festival attracts attendees from all over the world who descend upon the city for live music in Grant Park as well as a full slate of blues-related events and activities.

One of those events will be a special Blues Festival kickoff show of “Women of the Blues—A Coast to Coast Collection” on Wednesday, June 8th from 7-10bpm. Lynn Orman Weiss, curator, organizer and driving force behind this unique exhibit feels that this scheduled showing ties in perfectly with so many international blues lovers who come into town for the festival. It was also fortuitous. In true Chicago fashion, Firecat usually books out early and often!

Robin Zimmerman wrote an extensive feature about Women of the Blues” in the Examiner. The story’s title is “Focus is on the dynamic women of the blues at Firecat Projects’ new exhibit.” Read the full story and look at the photo gallery: