"Special thanks to the BB&T Insurance Services"
 
The 7th Annual Bonita Blues Festival will be held on -
March 8th and March 9th, 2013 at Riverside Park in Bonita Springs ...
Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
Reba Russell Band
Bonita Springs Assistance Office
Big Buck & the Biscuit Boys
Southern Hospitality
Biscuit Miller & the Mix
The Juice Blues Band
Music for Minors
Skyla Burrell
Lil Ronnie & the Grand Dukes
Cracker Blues Band
Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida - Music Therapy Program
Jimmy Thackery
Deb & the Dynamics
Certified Band

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SW Florida Blues Society

SW Florida Blues Society

Hey Blues fans there is a new source for keeping updated on local live blues music. The Southwest Florida Blues Society has been formed it is a non-profit corporation dedicated to local music.

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2013 Poster

2013 Poster

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2013 Check Presentation
2013 Check Presentation

Wednesday June 12th,
5-7pm

We wanted to invite you all to come out to our charity check presentation.

We really appreciate all that you do for the Festival. Without you, the Bonita Blues Festival would not be able to give so much back to our local charities.

Thanks and we hope to see you there!

IIWII Beach Bar & Grille

13510 Tamiami Trail N.
Naples Florida 34110
(239) 325-8108
 
Thank You!!!
2012 Bonita Blues Poster

Thank You Blues Fans

I am very proud to say on behalf of the Bonita Blues Charitable Foundation, that the 2012 Bonita Blues Festival was by far the most financially productive festival since its conception in 2007.

We would like to thank all of our sponsors including the City of Bonita Springs, the musicians, the volunteers, our vendors, all the advertisers in our program; tech-tronics for always having the best sound; and especially the complete committee that gives up so much of their time and energy to put this show together.

$18,000 Raised

We were able to give away $18,000 to our charities that include The Bonita Springs Assistance Office, The Music for Minors Program, The Music Therapy Program at the Children's Hospital and The Wounded Warriors Project. I have thanked a lot of people but I saved one group of people so that they would get a special thank you and that goes out to all the attendees. You came from SW Florida and the surrounding area plus you traveled in from around the country and the world. All of us at the Bonita Blues Charitable Foundation started this event to try to create a quality Blues music show in a quality city with quality people and so far, thanks to all of you, it is happening! 

Many Thanks

We would like to thank all blues society's around the world for keeping the blues alive but special mention needs to go out to the South Florida Blues Society, a great group of people that searched us out when we started this festival, not only show support for the festival but to become great friends in the process. To the Sun Coast Blues Society and the growing friendship with our little festival and I would not be doing my local duty if I do not mention the SW Florida Blues Society, our local blues society which is a young and growing Blues Society. Please go to our website and join at www.SWFBS.org. and help us keep the BLUES a-live.

Thank you all for a great festival!
Kevin Barry
Bonita Blues Charitable Foundation

 

2013 Festival Fast Facts

imageWhen
Friday March 8th,
Saturday, March 9th


imageTime
Friday, ~ 2pm-9:15pm
Sat., ~ 11:30am-9:30pm


imageWhere
Riverside Park - Bonita
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2013 - Friday Line Up

Certified BandCertified Band
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Big Buck & the Biscuit BoysBig Buck & the Biscuit Boys
3:15pm - 4:00pm
Reba Russell BandReba Russell Band
4:30pm - 5:45pm
Southern Hospitality featuring Damon Fowler, Victor Wainwright  and JP SoarsSouthern Hospitality
6:15pm - 7:30pm
Jimmy ThackeryJimmy Thackery
8:15pm - 9:45pm

2013 - Saturday Line Up

Cracker Blues BandCracker Blues Band
11:30am - 12:15pm
Deb & the DynamicsDeb & the Dynamics
12:45pm - 1:30pm
The JuiceThe Juice
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Skyla BurrellSkyla Burrell
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Biscuit Miller & the MixBiscuit Miller & the Mix
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Lil Ronnie & the Grand DukesLil Ronnie & the Grand Dukes
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Lil’ Ed and the Blues ImperialsLil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials
8:15pm - 9:30pm

Blues Festival Accommodations

A special thanks goes out to the Hampton Inn Bonita Springs/Naples-North for all their help and their generous donation of rooms for the artists. The Hampton Inn is located at 27900 Crown Lake Boulevard, Bonita Springs, FL, 34135 Tel: (239) 947-9393, for rates and availability.

holiday Inn ExpressAlso, special thanks to Holiday Inn Express of Bonita Springs, for also donating rooms for the bands for the Festival this year.  Located at 27891 Crown Lake Blvd., Bonita Springs, FL 34134, discounted rooms can be booked here at a rate of $99 per night. That's an even better rate than last year! Reservations can be made by calling 239-948-0699 and asking for the "Bonita Blues Rate."

Contact Us

Address: P.O. Box 367385,
Bonita Springs, FL 34136
Email us:info@bonitablues.com

2012 Press Clippings

The reviews are coming in and they're all grrreat. But you knew they would be. First hers's one from:

Blues Blast Magazine

Even though our Michigan winter was pretty mild by most standards, I was ready for some sun and warmer temps. So my wife and I set out for the land of orange juice and snow birds. The Bonita Blues Festival is not a huge festival by any stretch and that’s exactly what we were looking for. The one thing that really impresses me is that the festival is run by a non-profit and all funds (after expenses) are donated to various local charities. The Bonita Springs Charitable Foundation is host and organizer and this year’s profits were going to Music for Minors, the Wounded Warrior Project, The Bonita Springs Assistance Office and new for this year is the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Music Therapy. I mean how cool is it when the foundation putting on the festival starts their own blues society, the Southwest Florida Blues Society. Very cool! I think its called dedication to the blues.

"... If your suffering for the winter blues and want to go where the breeze is warm, the people friendly and the music great…….this is the place...."

For more of the review and some cool photos (scroooollll down)