Memphis Music & Heritage Festival

Special celebration of the music, arts and culture of Memphis and the Mississippi Delta region

When: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Where: The Center for Southern Folklore

Cost: Free

Age limit: All ages

Categories: Festival, Folk

Description: Three outside stages and two stages inside the Center for Southern Folklore.

Festival features over 300 musical performers and dance troupes, arts/crafts by regional artists, expanded children's activities, cooking demonstrations, Heritage talkers and storytellers.

Music by: The Billy Gibson Blues Band, rockabilly legend Sonny Burgess & The Pacers, neo-soul from Tonya Dyson & Green Onions, hip-hop artist Al Kapone, plus Billy Lee Riley, Darrel Petties & SIP (gospel), country legend Eddie Bond, jazz-blues diva Joyce Cobb, also Harlan T. Bobo, and many others.

Go online: www.MemphisMusicandHeritageFestival.com
or go to: www.southernfolklore.com

Event posted: Aug. 8, 2008
Last updated: Aug. 8, 2008

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