BLUES/MUSIC BARS/VENUES ARE SLOWLY RE-OPENING (see restrictions below*), BUT…
Due to the current national health crisis, all physical/in-person ‘live’ blues shows/festivals in March/April/May 2020 were cancelled, though many musicians and some venues continued the blues online via live-stream watch parties. Those are still continuing in June… even as our state’s venues and events start to re-open/re-start.
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BLUES SOCIETY: www.centralmississippibluessociety.com
MS DELTA BLUES SOCIETY OF INDIANOLA: www.indianolabluessociety.org
VISIT CLARKSDALE TOURISM: www.visitclarksdale.com
VISIT MISSISSIPPI TOURISM: www.visitmississippi.org
MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION: www.arts.ms.gov
BLUES FOUNDATION (Memphis): www.blues.org
ALSO, CHECK OUT…
LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE TOUR GUIDE: http://digital.livingblues.com/publication/?i=226901#{%22issue_id%22:226901,%22page%22:1}
AMERICANA MUSIC TRIANGLE: americanamusictriangle.com
FREE “MOONSHINE & MOJO HANDS” WEB SERIES: Watch 10 FREE episodes, and tour Mississippi virtually at www.moonshineandmojohands.com.
For our blues clubs/bars, the main points are:
Group Gatherings (Social Distancing IS NOT Possible): Public and private social gatherings and recreational activities shall be limited to groups of no more than 20 people in a single indoor space or groups of no more than 50 people in an outdoor space where individuals are in close proximity (less than 6 feet) to each other.
Group Gatherings (Social Distancing IS Possible): Except as otherwise provided, public and private social gatherings and recreational activities shall be limited to groups of no more than 50 people in a single indoor space or groups of no more than 100 people in an outdoor space where individuals are able to maintain a minimum of 6 feet separation.
Executive Order 1478 is amended to permit bars that do not serve food to re-open subject to the limitations on restaurants and bars in Paragraph I(a) and its subparts of Executive Order 1478, including limiting the number of customers to 50% of maximum capacity and setting hours of operation to close to the public no later than 10:00 p.m.
Paragraph I(a)(xii) of Executive Order 1478 is amended to permit restaurants and bars to have live music. There shall be a minimum of 12 feet of separation between the musicians and restaurant/bar customers. It shall be the responsibility of the restaurant and/or bar to maintain social distancing between customers while live music is being performed.
Please go to www.cdc.gov for the latest health news and recommendations regarding social distancing, handwashing, sanitizing, etc.