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Packed schedule at Blues for Food this Saturday

Event has raised more than $320K for Sudbury Food Bank
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Sudbury's downtown will be alive with the sounds of the blues this Saturday as the 29th annual Downtown Rotary Blues for Food takes over Durham Street. (File)

Sudbury's downtown will be alive with the sounds of the blues this Saturday as the 29th annual Downtown Rotary Blues for Food takes over Durham Street.

This year's event will showcase a lineup of eight local bands on the main stage, starting at noon.

The lineup is as follows:

  • 12 p.m.    - The Nickel City Road Crew
  • 1 p.m. - Trudeau-Theriault-Lowenberg - Blues Night
  • 2 p.m. - Elijah & The Backburners
  • 3 p.m. - Tommy Fyfe & The Whiskey River Blues Band
  • 4 p.m. - Mr. MD and the Aural Xciters
  • 4:45 p.m. - Latin Dance Fusion
  • 5 p.m. - The Dazed
  • 6 p.m. - Cold Shot
  • 6:45 p.m. - Latin Dance Fusion
  • 7 p.m. - The Bluez Brotherz

The event will also feature a family area which will include face painting, a Science North "Food for Thought" exhibit, Sudbury BJJ and Muay Thai Academy, free wagon rides and Jumper the Clown.

All the festivities get underway at 11 a.m. and admission is a non-perishable food item or cash donation.

Proceeds from the day go to the Sudbury Food Bank for distribution to their 47 member agencies and charitable food providers – to help the hungry of the community.

To date, the event has raised more than $320,000 and collected more than 69 tons of non-perishable food items for the Sudbury Food Bank. 
 


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