Join us at next year's Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, July 2-5, 2010

2009 Muddy Awards honor the
Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival

The Cascade Blues Association recently presented its 2009 Muddy Awards and the Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival received major recognition.

• The 2009 Waterfront Blues Festival received the Best Northwest Blues Event of the Year Award.
• Peter Dammann, talent coordinator for the Waterfront Blues Festival, received the Lifetime Achievement Award, CBA's top award.
• Sheldon Phillips, who manages the A&E Front Porch Stage, received the Hurley Award.
• And the Karen Lovely Band's performance at the Waterfront Blues Festival, was named Best Performance of the Year.
  
  

Thank you, generous blues fans!
Festival's final tally exceeds goal

PORTLAND, Ore. - This year, blues fans donated more than $479,343 at festival gates, which combined with ticket and pass sales meant a total of $573,688 to help fight hunger! In addition, blues fans donated more than 87,577 pounds of food. Read more >

See 2009 festival workshops on TV
Tune in to Portland Community Media to learn about the blues, from history, to photography to blues guitar. View the schedule >

Festival T-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts and more
It's not too late to purchase merchandise from the 2009 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival.

Follow us, friend us, become a fan
The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival is now on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter! Stay on top of the latest festival news by finding us on your favorite social network. We've even collected festival videos on YouTube.

Did you know?

The Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival is major fund-raiser? The event is owned and operated by Oregon Food Bank as a way to raise food, funds and awareness to help fight hunger. Learn more >

Blues Blog takes you behind the scenes
Peter Dammann, Waterfront Blues Festival's multi-talented talent coordinator, takes you behind the scenes for an insiders' view of the festival.  Read the blog >