Yes....The King of the Blues, B.B. King, was LIVE in Indianola Friday night for his 20th Homecoming Festival! He played on the stage at Fletcher Park, talked to the kids at the B.B. King Museum that afternoon, visited with his family and close friends at lunch, took the stage at Club Ebony after midnight and played and talked till early morning..... knowing B.B. was in town made us all smile...just because he was back at home in Indianola!
We had a great Art at B.B. King's event at the Open Air Market at the Museum....lots of people buying from our artists and potters and craftsmen! Alan Jones filled the air with music and it was a wonderful morning of fun at the Market. I brought home fresh yellow squash, green beans and some fresh baked bread! That made me really happy too!
A painting of B.B. was given away by the artist, Charles Chapin from Greenwood as his gift to B.B.'s fans in town for the festival Brenda Yant from Inverness, MS was the lucky winner! Charles has several others of B.B. for sale in The Crown! If you want to see any of them, Jen can send you a picture by email..just let us know!
I really loved visiting with our new friends from Notodden, Norway, who presented B.B. with a handmade throne that they shipped to Indianola from Norway! The artist who designed and created the throne was here too and Inge was delightful...the whole group was! Mississippi's own young group, Homemade Jamz will be playing in their festival in August! Tony and I have a new trip at the top of our "Want to Go" list - we want to visit the Notodden Blues Festival next year! We thank the mayor and her delegation for choosing to honor B.B. and the Museum with this gorgeous throne...you really need to come see it in the Museum!
I would love for you ALL to put Indianola and the B.B. King Museum on the top of YOUR "Go" list for the summer! And please include a visit to The Crown...for lunch if you can...and definitely for shopping and a cup of coffee! Ya'll come see us now...you hear?
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