An Acoustic Blues Review

It can be hard to find the blues in these parts, unless you’re also looking for joints with a bunch of crazy crap nailed to the walls frequented by tipsy grandmothers. But this event promises to give the blues lover a real feast for the ears, and in a fancy-pants setting to boot. In addition to performances by a live ensemble–including singer Jearlyn Steele, Spider John Koerner, harmonica player Howard Levy, accordionist Dan “Daddy Squeeze” Newton, and bassist Gary Raynor, the event will include host (and guitarist) Pat Donohue recounting legendary episodes from the blues experience and screenings of rare film footage showing the people whose music came up the Mississippi and got into the souls of a lot of northern folks. 651-290-1221, www.fitzgeraldtheater.org