Bentonia Blues Festival set for June 18

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes has seen the Bentonia Blues Festival he created in 1972 grow into an event that attracts thousands to his hometown.The festival returns to Bentonia on June 18. Photo by Jason PattersonSpecial to The Herald

On Saturday, June 18, 2011, downtown Bentonia, a community with a population of about 500, will swell to an estimated 10,000, all coming to participate in an annual celebration of the unique country style of blues referred to as the Bentonia School.
With free admission, live gospel music starting at 9 a.m., activities and games for families and children, arts and crafts, food and more, this is sure to be an event everyone can enjoy. -------for the rest of the story see The Yazoo Herald printed edition or subscribe to the Digital Edition.----------