BY ALEX HALL With three successful years under its belt already, the city of Kent is poised to host its fourth Annual Kent Blues Fest July 20-21, this year featuring a multitude of blues acts on 14 stages across two days. The fest will feature Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels—famed for their 1966 cover of Shorty Long and William “Mickey” Stevenson’s “Devil with a Blue Dress On”—in the headliner slot on Saturday night at the historic Kent Stage. Other performers include Blue Lunch, The Juke Hounds, The Brighter Side Band, Memphis Cradle, and local legends The Numbers Band. Fan...
WHO: Standing Rock Cultural Arts with the support of The City of Kent and Kent Parks and Recreation WHAT: 6TH ANNUAL "WHO'S YOUR MAMA?" Earth Day and Environmental Film Festival. SPRING 2012. WHEN: APRIL 25-28. -WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 7-8:30pm. FILM SCREENING: “GREENHORNS”. www.thegreenhorns.net. A documentary project about young farmers and the slow food movement. Discussion and Q&A moderated by Lucky Penny Farm and Creamery owner Abbe Turner Kent Free Library, 312 W. Main Street. FREE! -THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 7pm FILM SCREENING: “JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE”. www.journeyoftheuniverse.or...
