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Tinner Hill Blues Festival Weekend Guide
The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation presents their 15th annual Blues Festival with live music at Cherry Hill Park in Falls Church, there will also be blues artists performing at restaurants, bars and clubs all over town.
The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation presents its 15th annual Blues Festival this weekend, with performances and activities throughout Falls Church for Blues fans of all ages.
“You could literally park your car at the East Falls Church metro station and walk all the way to the West Falls Church station and see blues performances everywhere along the way,” said Nikki Graves Henderson, the director of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation. “Even Clarendon has declared this as their blues weekend as well.”
Early risers can enjoy fresh local produce and live blues Saturday morning as the City of Falls Church monthly Farmer’s Market will featuring Charles Solomon on the harmonica. Louisiana-based harp player Choo Choo Charlie will lead an early morning Harmonica workshop for kids of all ages, and the Yorktown Youth Blues Band of Yorktown High School will officially kick off the festival in Cherry Hill Park at noon on Saturday.
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2011 will mark several firsts for the Tinner Hill Blues Fest as well: this is the first year the City of Falls Church has granted permission to serve alcoholic beverages at Cherry Hill Park.
“The beer is produced by a Falls Church brewing company, Mad Fox Brewing Company and the wine is a delicious home bread wine as well,” Henderson said.
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Local blues artists Jr. Bynum & the Groove Masters are among the performers on Saturday, who will take the stage from noon to 7:30 p.m. in Cherry Hill Park.
The music doesn’t stop after the festival either. Couples can enjoy the La Cote D’Or Café just north of Falls Church on Lee Highway, which will be featuring blues artist Roosevelt Smith live Saturday evening.
You also won’t want to miss Falls Church Art Space Creative Cauldron’s presentation of Tinner Hill: Portaits In Black And White, an original play written and co-starring George Mason University graduate Lisa Hill Corley, in an epic portrayal of black history in Falls Church, with plenty of lively musical numbers throughout sure to entertain the whole family. Check out the Creative Cauldron’s website for a complete listing of show times throughout the weekend.
The festival concludes Sunday with a live performance from the Archie Barbershop Musicians from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bangkok Blues on Broad Street.
For a complete listing of performers and restaurants and bars featuring blues performers all weekend, check out the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation’s complete listing of events throughout the weekend.
