Steve Simon will present the first St. Thomas Blues Festival. It will star Blues Music Award nominee Curtis Salgado; International Blues Challenge Winners Trampled Under Foot; and two-time Blues Music Award winner Eden Brent. It will be held at 8 p.m., Jan. 22, at Reichhold Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets will go on sale August 14, at the Reichhold Center and at select ticket outlets. Contact Reichhold Center at the box office: 693-1559 or by visiting the Web site: www.reichholdcenter.com Covered seats in Zone A cost $50 and uncovered seats in Zones B and C cost $30.
Sponsors of the event include: Johnnie Walker, U.S.V.I Department of Tourism , Merchants Commercial Bank, Metro Motors, Blues Revue, XM Satellite Radio, Pirate Radio, Sunny FM, Isle 95, Mongoose, Theodore Tunick & Company, Mafolie Hotel and The Steve & Helen Simon Foundation.
For additional information, go to stthomasbluesfestival.com; contact Steve Simon at 643-6475; or e-mail him at: STEVESIMONLIVE@YAHOO.COM
