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Published: 22 May 2017 22 May 2017

This is the week! The 22nd 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 2017 Blues Festival will be a Community Celebration of the Arts.

On Friday night, come to Gough Park from 5 pm - 10 pm to witness the Gila Glass Classic - hosted by Silver City's own The Glasserie. Come see many very talented artists compete in creating unique glass blown sculptures! The Ghost Town Blues Band will also be playing on Friday night from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

The Blues Festival is proud to announce that this year's Beer and Spirits Pavilion will be hosted by none other than The Little Toad Creek Brewery and Distillery! We love that we have been able to get many local businesses involved in the festival this year, as the whole goal of the festival is to bring amazing entertainment to Silver City while supporting the local economy. A few exciting things to note are that there will be NO admission fee to the Beer and Spirits Pavilion and every drink will be only $5. 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.

As always, we would like you to know that 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 for you to see this year. Please come out and support them! They have all worked hard to be part of this wonderful event. Bring your kids and families out to have fun with Albuquerque's Explora Museum who will have interactive science activities. There will also 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 and will also be hosting a gallery walk on Sunday.

We would like to kindly remind everyone that 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.

We know how much you all love your furry friends, but please leave them at home when coming to the festival. Per The Town of Silver City, there are no animals (except service animals) allowed inside Gough Park. Please keep your pets at home so they can stay cool!

For more information on the 2017 Silver City Blues Festival, please visit our website, www.silvercitybluesfestival.org for more information. We hope to see you all this weekend!