IBC WEEK SCHEDULE
Photo by James Wessels
Tuesday, January 16
Official Opening of the IBC
6:00 pm
Rum Boogie Café
Additional showcase performances to be held in multiple clubs on Beale Street
International Night
6:30 pm
Rum Boogie Café (Canadian Affiliates)
Blues Hall (Canadian Affiliates)
Blues City
Club 152, 1st Floor
Wet Willies
Wednesday, January 17
Pacific NW Showcase
11:00 am – 4:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beal Street, 1st Floor
with Tony Fredrickson
Open 12-Step Meeting
Noon | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
IBC Challenger Check-In
Noon – 2:30 pm | Alfred’s
197 Beale Street
HART Health Fair
Noon – 2:30 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 2rd Floor
Blues Society Leader Roundtable
1:00 pm | Hyatt Centric Beale Street
33 Beale Street
Shake Off Your Jet Lag
2:00 – 4:00 pm | Silky O’ Sullivan’s
183 Beale Street
IBC Welcome Party with Barbara Blue & friends
IBC Challenger Orientation
2:30 pm | Alfred’s
197 Beale Street
New Judge Orientation
3:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
with Paul Benjamin
Wayne Goins Book Signing
3:15 | Blues Hall of Fame
421 S. Main Street
IBC Quarterfinals – Round One
5:00 pm | Beale Street Clubs
International Jam
after competition | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street
Open Jam with Billy the Kid | Alfred’s
Open Jam
after competition | Club 152
152 Beale Street
Canadian Artist Jam
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
Thursday, January 18
Blues Yoga
9:00 – 9:45 am | Blues Hall of Fame
421 S. Main Street
with Sara Negri
Blues Networking Speed Dating
10:00 am | Hyatt Centric Beale Street
33 Beale Street
Speed Dating for Musicians and Industry – registration required
Film Screening “The Blues Society”
11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street
National Women in Blues (WiB) Showcase
11:30 am – 4 pm | Alfred’s
197 Beale Street
benefitting Generation Blues
Open 12-Step Meeting
Noon – 4 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
HART Health Fair
Noon – 2:30 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 2nd Floor
Screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, & more
Musician Workshop: Trademark, Copyright, & Licensing
12:30 – 1:30 pm | King’s Palace
162 Beale Street
with Atty Kamel King
Master Classes for IBC Challengers
2:00 – 3:15 pm
Acoustic Guitar: Vasti Jackson
Pig on Beale
167 Beale Street
Bass Guitar: Danielle Nicole
Wet Willies
209 Beale Street
Drums: Tony Braunagel
Blues Hall
182 Beale Street
Electric Guitar: Castro Coleman aka Mr. Sipp
Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
Harmonica: John Nemeth
King Jerry Lawler’s
159 Beale Street
Piano/Keyboard: Jim Pugh
Blues City Café
138 Beale Street
Organ: Bruce Katz
Club 152
152 Beale Street
Vocals/ Performance: Teeny Tucker
King’s Palace
162 Beale Street
New Judge Orientation
3:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
Hohner Harmonica Party – Day 1
3:00 – 5:00 pm | A. Schwab’s
163 Beale Street
IBC Quarterfinals – Round Two
5:00 pm | Beale Street Clubs
Future of the Blues Youth Jam
after competition | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street
Open Jam with Billy the Kid | Alfred’s
Hall of Fame Jam
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
All-Star Jam
after competition | Club 152
152 Beale Street,1st Floor
hosted by John Del Toro Richardson
Friday, January 19
Managing Youth Performers
10:00 – 11:00 am | Club 152
152 Beale Street
Workshop for Youth Showcase parents
KBA Brunch
10:30 am | Hyatt Centric
Youth Blues Instrument Workshops
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
138 Beale Street
Acoustic Guitar: Vasti Jackson
Pig on Beale
167 Beale Street
Bass Guitar: Danielle Nicole
Wet Willies
209 Beale Street
Drums: Tony Braunagel
Blues Hall
182 Beale Street
Electric Guitar: Castro Coleman aka Mr. Sipp
Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
Harmonica: John Nemeth
King Jerry Lawler’s
159 Beale Street
Piano/Keyboard: Jim Pugh
Blues City Café
138 Beale Street
Organ: Bruce Katz
Club 152
152 Beale Street
Vocals/ Performance: Teeny Tucker
King’s Palace
162 Beale Street
Open 12-Step Meeting
Noon | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
Hohner Harmonica Party – Day 2
Noon – 2:00 pm | A. Schwab’s
163 Beale Street
includes Level 2 Workshop with Nic Clark
Youth Showcase Registration
Noon – 2:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 2nd Floor
Youth Blues Band Workshop
12:30 – 2:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street
presented by the Pinetop Perkins Foundation
Youth Showcase Orientation
2:15 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street
New Judge Orientation
4:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
with Paul Benjamin
Youth Showcases
6:00 pm | Beale Street Club
IBC Semi-Finals
7:20 pm | Beale Street Clubs
All-Star Jam
after competition | Club 152
152 Beale Street,1st Floor
hosted by John Del Toro Richardson
Future of the Blues Youth Jam
after competition | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street
Billy the Kid and Friends Jam | Alfred’s
Ghost Town Blues Band & Friends Jam
after competition | Wet Willies
209 Beale Street
Lee Oskar Harmonica Jam
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
Saturday, January 20
Charter Member, Big Donor, & Sponsor Breakfast
10:00 am | Orpheum Theatre Broadway Room
203 S. Main Street
by invitation only
IBC Finals & Best Self-Produced CD Winner
Noon | Orpheum Theatre
203 S. Main Street
Doors open at 11:30 am
IBC Silent Auction
Noon – 6:30 pm | Orpheum Theatre
203 S. Main Street
Doors open at 11:30 am
Rockin’ Soul Blues Blowout
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
featuring Terrie Odabi and Annika Chambers- Deslauriers
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