By Andrea Stetson • Special to News-Press.com • March 16, 2008
They were singing the blues at Riverside Park on Saturday as hundreds gathered for the second annual Bonita Blues Festival.
The event, billed as family-friendly entertainment, was where blues fans brought blankets, lawn chairs and coolers to listen to music.
Organizers hoped to raise $30,000 for the Shelter for Abused Women and Children, the Immokalee Friendship House and Healthy Start. Last year's event raised $15,000.
Ambitious Plans Promise Bigger Bonita Blues Festival
Naples Daily News - Friday March 14, 2008
Planning the second Bonita Blues Festival hasn’t been quite as hectic as putting together the first, said event co-founder and local businessman Michael Pfeffer.
But the ambitious undertaking has been even more work.
“Last year there were just a few of us working on the festival but this year we have a committee of eight,” said Pfeffer, an associate with Murphy Business and Financial Services in Bonita Springs. “Still, it seems like each of us has three times as much to do.”
Charitable Groups Not Singing The Blues After Bonita Festival
Naples Daily News - Saturday March 15, 2008
Country blues musician Frank Corso held the stage, wearing a straw hat and blue jeans. He bent over his guitar and tapped his toe as he sang:
“Whatcha’ gonna’ do when your troubles look like mine? Whatcha’ gonna’ do when your troubles...”
For several hundred people lost in the music at the second annual Bonita Blues Festival, the day’s troubles may have seemed as light as the afternoon breeze at Riverside Park.
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