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Posted: 10:26 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

Blues, Brews and BBQ Festival a true community event



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By Bill Meredith

If you weren’t aware that the Greater Lake Worth and Palms West chambers merged this year to form the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, then this weekend’s Blues, Brews and BBQ festival (lwbluesfest.com) at Bryant Park in Lake Worth might provide a first clue.

“As a blues lover, I know it will be a great community event,” says Larry Tabloff, general manager at Royal Palm Mazda, a presenting sponsor.

“We’re proud to support the chamber and Lake Worth for putting this on.”

The festival features a Bamboo Room-centric lineup of regional artists.

The popular Lake Worth concert venue is another presenting sponsor, and hosts a Friday festival pre-party and Saturday and Sunday after-parties.

“Most of the festival artists have played the Bamboo Room,” says manager Craig Young. “It’s an affordable event with a great lineup, and we also have terrific shows here over the weekend.”

Several food vendors will be at Bryant Park, plus an array of brews and other beverages as well as arts and crafts, a business fair, and a play area for kids.

On Saturday, see John Rowand — The Pitbull of Blues from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the Jeff Prine Group featuring Juanita Dixon from 2:30 to 4 p.m., David Shelley and Bluestone from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Joey Gilmore from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and Bill “The Sauce Boss” Wharton from 8:30 to 10 p.m.; on Sunday, see the Nucklebusters from 12:30 to 2 p.m., the Damon Fowler Group from 2:30 to 4 p.m., and Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

The Blues, Brews and BBQ festival is at Bryant Park, at Lake Avenue and the Intracoastal Waterway in Lake Worth ($10 per day, 561-790-6200).

The pre-party starts at 9 p.m. on Friday with Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (of Little Feat) plus the New Orleans Suspects ($32); the after-parties star the Honey Island Swamp Band ($22) at 9 p.m. on Saturday and Lowdown 13 (free with a ticket from lowdown13.eventbrite.com) at 7 p.m. on Sunday, all at the Bamboo Room, 25 S. J St., Lake Worth (561-585-2583).

‘Round town

West Palm Beach-based singer/guitarist Joel Zoss (joelzoss.com) has had multiple compositions recorded by Bonnie Raitt; was chosen by B.B. King to open numerous shows between 2007 and 2009, and is adept at acoustic blues, folk and reggae. He plays a solo 3 p.m. happy hour show on Saturday at Guanabanas, 960 N. Hwy. A1A, Jupiter (561-747-8878) …. Ace pop trio the Jeff Harding Band (facebook.com/jeffhardingband), featuring its namesake singer/guitarist, bassist/vocalist Jeff Adkins and drummer Brian Lutz, performs from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Oct. 27 at Grease Burger Bar, 213 Clematis St., West Palm Beach (561-651-1075).

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