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FERNDALE – Blue lights and banners strung across Ferndale, along with billboards and electronic signs on Woodward and I-75, signify the ninth annual Ferndale Blues Festival.
The music festival is held to raise money for two local charities, the Ferndale Youth Assistance and Michigan AIDS Coalition. with at least 66 concerts featuring mostly local bands and events in 23 venues, the event takes place from Friday, Jan. 29 to Saturday, Feb. 6. Most of the concerts are free with no cover charge.
Volunteers help raise money through collecting donations at concert doors and by passing the blind blue piggy banks, the icons of the festival. More than 75 of the piggy banks are in stores, shops and restaurants throughout Ferndale.
Blue paper-mache piggy banks are also out in the community, made by students with autism at Cooley High School in Detroit.
The third annual outdoor Blues Barbecue and Ribs Burn-Out, sponsored by Garden Fresh Salsa, Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Bud Light, is Feb. 6 from noon to 8 p.m. in the city parking lot behind Dino’s Lounge on Woodward Avenue. eleven local restaurants and chefs will compete for the best ribs.
Top sponsors this year include Bud Light, Paramount Bank, Blue Care Network, Svedka Vodka and Dino’s Lounge. new venues this year include Inyo, Affirmations, Angels’ Cafe and Candle Wick Shop.
An up-to-date schedule of events and concerts can be found at ferndalebluesfestival.org.
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