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Nanaimo Summertime Blues Festival raises money for charity

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Summertime Blues Festival helps stock the shelves of the Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank.
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David Gogo plays some riffs during the Nanaimo Summertime Blues Festival last weekend. Gogo performs an acoustic show at the Lantzville Pub Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets $20 available at the pub.

National and international blues entertainers graced the stage during the annual Nanaimo Summertime Blues Festival, held Aug. 26-28 at Maffeo Sutton Park.

Gerold Haukenfrers, president of the Nanaimo Blues Society, said about 2,500 to 3,000 people attended the event.

During the Queens Shuffle, a concert on Aug. 25, the organization raised more than $1,600 in cash donations and collected about 191 kilograms of non-perishable food for the Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank.

For more information about the Nanaimo Blues Society, please go to www.nanaimobluesfestival.com.