Sarasota Blues Fest

The Sarasota Blues Fest is an annual music festival held at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. In addition to all day live entertainment, the festival has vendors selling a wide array of food, drink and crafts.[1]

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2011 Fest

The 21st annual Sarasota Blues Festival will be held November 5, 2011 at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex. Artists showcased will be announced at a later time.

History

The Sarasota Blues Fest was started in 1991 by the Sarasota Blues Society. They went bankrupt in 1992. Concert producer Barbara Strauss took over the Sarasota Blues Fest in 1993.[2] The festival is now incorporated by Strauss's company, Sovereign Ventures, Inc. The festival was originally held at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds but moved to Ed Smith Stadium Complex in 2005.[3] In 2011 The Sarasota Blues Fest and all rights to the name and property was purchased by ExtremeTix Inc., a Houston based Ticketing Solutions and Event Services company.

Charity

Partial proceeds from the event go to a charity. Past recipients of donations have included United Cerebral Palsy, Police Athletic League Sailor Circus Capital Campaign, United Way, Florida Center for Child and Family Development & All Faiths Food Bank.

Past performers

References

  1. ^ http://attractions.uptake.com/blog/sarasota-blues-fest-florida-6331.html
  2. ^ http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Sarasota/sovereign-ventures-inc-5937579.aspx
  3. ^ http://www.celebrityaccess.com/members/profile.html?id=301&PHPSESSID=j68ct00il96k7clsm62v5mj0q1
  4. ^ http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090521/ARTICLE/905211016/-1/NEWSSITEMAP

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