| Hello Blues Fans!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I had a fantastic day! Flowers and cards – what else does a mom need? Flowers are my happy place. Pat gave me a gift card to a local nursery and I plan to make my back decks a floral paradise. So, to all the moms out there I hope your day was special!
I’d also like to recognize the BMA winners! The Blues Music Awards were handed out May 9th. Curtis Salgado won for Soul Blues Male Artist of Year!!!! Curtis hits the Flagstaff Blues and Brews Stage at 4:20, so make sure you don’t miss it!!!
I want to recognize the amazing sponsors who have stepped up and helped make this festival so special.
Our Presenting sponsor, Flagstaff Subaru has been an amazing partner. Flagstaff Subaru is a great community partner and has sponsored many events in Flagstaff. Owners Trent and Gwen Olson, along with their twin daughters Abby and Emma (16), moved to Flagstaff in July of 2015 from Grand Forks, North Dakota. Loving their new community, a few of their favorite things about Flagstaff is the weather! 4, seasons, however not as harsh as North Dakota winters, Flagstaff still has a small town feel and we’re a college town. I have to say, I agree! We are thrilled to have them on board as partners, they have really embraced this sponsorship, and as we all know – Subaru is the unofficial car of Flagstaff.
Our VIP sponsor is Twin Arrows Casino Resort! If you haven’t been out to Twin Arrows Casino Resort, you are missing out on a great experience. The Zenith Steakhouse is off the charts yummy and the casino makes for a really fun after dinner experience. Both Pat and I love playing blackjack, so on special occasions, we will go have a wonderful dinner and then play for an hour or two and head on home! Nothing like having a resort like Twin Arrows only 15 minutes away from our house! Twin Arrows is also offering some great room rates for the festival! Give them a call, you won’t be disappointed.
Our Stage sponsor is Timber Sky by Vintage! Flagstaff is getting a new sub division! Okay, for those of you from Phoenix you get a new subdivision every 5 minutes. In Flagstaff, this is a big deal! Not only will they have beautiful homes, they also will have dark sky friendly homes. Flagstaff is the first International Dark Sky community in the world, and this past week I was stunned when my dad came to visit and my step mom was absolutely amazed by all the stars she could see. She told me she sat outside and nearly fell asleep just looking at stars she was so blown away. I realized just how much I take the stars for granted. So, Timber Sky is making sure they build for our dark sky city, working hard to preserve our incredible views.
Our greenroom sponsor is Satchmos! Now, if you’re a local in Flagstaff, you KNOW Satchmos. Best BBQ in the STATE!!!! If you’re one of our out of town guests, well, if you don’t make Satchmos one of your must try places, you’re losing out. Satchmos feeds our artists and makes sure they feel special. I have had a lot of feedback from artists for everything from the stage to the dressing room, but when it comes to our greenroom food – all I hear is “You take care of your artists!!!” Now for a festival, that’s all world. You want to have a good reputation, because artists talk to one another and when it comes to Flagstaff Blues and Brews, we have the best greenroom food around. So, get to Satchmos and enjoy some amazing food!
Hensley, our beer and wine sponsor deserves a big shout out. They make sure our bars are set up and we have the product we need to make all of you happy. This year, we will once again have an amazing choice of beers, red and white wine (which we will be selling by the bottle if you’d like), and margaritas. Hensley makes sure everything is cold, and ready for you to enjoy!
Jen and I couldn’t do this festival without our sponsors, so please take time out of your day and visit one of these amazing businesses. They are community partners and they care about the Blues. Every sponsor is appreciated, and we’d also like to recognize the following partners:
Great Circle Radio, Phoenix Magazine, Greentree Hotel, ES Sonesta, Fairfield Inn, Day’s Inn, Nackard Bottling, Keeping the Blues Alive, Hampton Inn, Bookmans, RV Rental Outlet, Arizona Shuttle, Massage Envy, Competition Carstar, Canyon Coolers, Flag Extreme, Starlite Lanes, Sunstate Equipment, Clean Freak, Eagle Mountain Construction and Southside Tavern… and many more!
Thank you to everyone who has supported this event! It takes a village and thankfully we live in the Flagstaff Village. |
