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.
