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This Labor Day Weekend In Bedford

Starting Friday evening through Sunday night the great Bedford Blues Fest and BBQ!

This is a family friendly event starting @6pm Friday. You can purchase single day tickets ahead online for $7 or $10 cash at the gate. Weekend passes are available online for $15. (link below from the official site). Hours are 6pm – 10pm Friday, 2 – 10pm Saturday and Sunday.

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The Pro BBQ contest (a sanctioned Kansas City BBQ event by the way) featuring pro’s from across the country,and the people’s choice competition takes place Saturday. Friday evening the Foreman’s Backyard BBQ Battle for the best chicken and ribs in the area takes place. Don’t forget to checkout the Artisans from all across Texas, and maybe a few from our neighboring states.

Friday night’s headliners is TEXAS FLOOD @8:00 pm

Saturday’s  music lineup starts @ 2:30pm with TEXAS SLIM and ending the night with the tear-your -heart-out Soulful Blues of Mr. Delbert McClinton!

Sunday staring @ 2:30pm with JASON ELMORE & HOODOO WITCH and blowing down the house once again the one and only last of the Greats of Blues MR. BUDDY GUY!!! @9:15pm

One the small stage the best of our local blues talent performs throughout the day and evening.

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Bedford Blues Fest link

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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Member of the band

I made this custom decorated Epiphone Special III in celebration of all my friends here and across the border. Be proud and keep Tejano alive!

I made this custom decorated Epiphone Special II in celebration of all my friends here and across the border. Be proud and keep Tejano alive!

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Center stage

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La Princesa

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15th through October 15th, in celebration of Hispanic and Latin American roots and cultures. Get out and celebrate your families past, present and future, show your pride. Be you.

 

I promised them I'd include their pix.

Spotted by 2 beautiful ladies

All smiles

All smiles (I did promise our ‘thumbs up girl’ I’d post these.)

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Tiny Dancer

The Beauty Queens of Texas were upon us
The Beauty Queens of Texas were upon us

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The Tiny Circle Dancer

The Tiny Circle Dancer

Apologies for the color hues on the mobile site. The color is set for PC.

More photos to be added of the crowd and bands.
I’ve been unable to find names for the people, so if you know who they are feel free to comment.
I’ve also not found any information on this event listed in Fort Worth Texas on line.

What’s happening in the cities Dallas/Fort Worth?

Hey! Tomorrow night why not come out and dive bar it at  Velvet Elvis in Dallas  and check out Vision Red  with special guest Dead Broke. The show starts @9:00 pm!

You can enjoy Vision Red on Righteous Rock Radio, Boston Rock Radio and more!

I just got word from the man himself Buddy Guy! His latest album “Born to Play Guitar” in stores 7/31! Oh, did I mention he’s back again this September playing @ The Bedford Blues Fest in Beautiful Bedford TX?

 

Hey, Do you know any great acts? Art shows? Car shows? ( I’m partial to the lowriders. It’s that LA blood in me.) Indie movies showing around town? Give us a shout and let’s make it happen Texas!

Finding Art

Have you ever wondered what inspires art? Where art comes from? What makes something art?

Art comes from all around us. It comes from within us. We are art.

Caring about others is an art. War is an art. Not a pretty one but it is an art none the less. Living is an art, although one that at times seems to almost be a lost art.

My art comes from empathy and loss. Empathy, the greatest loss we have encountered. Loss of empathy, that is my greatest inspiration. Not my loss of empathy, but yours.

I found this just recently in the midst of a crowd. This is my art.

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The shot I missed was her giving him her smoothie.

This is more than the art of street photography, this is the art of empathy, caring and love.

This is my inspiration. What is yours?

A new Van Cilburn?

Pictures: Fort Worth Main Street Art Festival

Over this last weekend, Fort Worth held it’s Main Street Arts Festival in Sundance Square. Running from the library all the way down to the doors or the Convention Center artists and artisan’s booths filled the square. Saturday was a great day for families and couples. Most impressive was the Fort Worth ISD students art works, they were unfortunately tucked up at the top of Main St and not all too easy to find. The search for them was more than worth the effort. A big shout-out to the staff and volunteers who brought the weekend together, the Fort Worth PD (awesome job) and all the stores and restaurants  and their hard working staff members in and around the square.

To keep up to date on the happenings in Downtown Fort Worth: sundancesquare.com/events

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This week in Movies and Art in Texas

Started yesterday and running through Sunday the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival-

This is a great event for the entire family!

http://www.sundancesquare.com/events/main-street-fort-worth-arts-festival

Started yesterday The Dallas International Film Festival running through the 19th-

http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2015/04/2015-dallas-international-film-festival-preview/

Houston is heating up for the season! Get out and check some of this out for yourself.

Free movie alert! Houston to be overrun with free flicks (no kidding) – CultureMap Houston.

Running through the 19th The Houston World Film Fest.

World film fest hits Houston: A fearless guide to the strange movies – CultureMap Houston.