{"id":68739,"date":"2017-07-12T15:09:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T20:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=68739"},"modified":"2017-07-12T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T20:09:39","slug":"um-library-grove-among-sites-oxford-blues-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-library-grove-among-sites-oxford-blues-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Library, Grove Among Sites for Oxford Blues Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-library-grove-among-sites-oxford-blues-fest\/festival_artworkcrop\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68772\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68772\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/festival_artworkcrop-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/festival_artworkcrop-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/festival_artworkcrop-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/festival_artworkcrop.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/festival_artworkcrop-580x326.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libraries.olemiss.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.D. Williams Library<\/a> and the Grove Stage at the <a href=\"http:\/\/olemiss.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> are scheduled sites for Saturday events during the eighth&nbsp;annual Oxford Blues Festival this weekend (July 14-16).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">A panel discussion with Beverly &#8220;Guitar&#8221; Watkins, one of the greatest blues guitarist of all time, begins at 11 a.m. Saturday in the library. It is followed by a guided tour of the university&#8217;s Blues Archive with Greg Johnson at 12:15 p.m. Both events are free to the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">Musicians will begin performing free 45-minute concerts at 1:15 p.m. on the Grove Stage. Besides Watkins, the lineup includes Hill Country Stomp, Seven Mile Mushroom, R.L. Boyce Band, the King Bees and the Cedric Burnside Project. Donations are accepted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">The festival opens at 6 p.m. Friday at Tallahatchie Gourmet restaurant on the Oxford Square. Featured performers are Ben Wiley Payton and &#8220;The Great&#8221; Effie Burt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">The closing event on Sunday is a Gospel Brunch at the Mesquite Chop House restaurant, starting at 11 a.m. A Family Affair Gospel Singers will perform. Tickets are available for a suggested $10 donation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;\">For more information, contact Joyce Byrd at<span style=\"color: #333333;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:joyce.byrd@oxfordbluesfest.com\">joyce.byrd@oxfordbluesfest.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>or visit the festival website at&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordbluesfest.com\">http:\/\/oxfordbluesfest.com\/<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The J.D. 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