Upcoming Events at Snook Haven Restaurant
Description
9th Annual Myakka River Blues Festival at Snook Haven in Venice on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st, 11:00a.m. to 6:00
Event Details
Don’t miss the 9th Annual Myakka River Blues Festival at Snook Haven, located at 5000 East Venice Avenue in Venice, Fla., on Memorial Day - Monday, May 31st. Rain or shine, the festival will be rockin' along the River from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Snook Haven, sitting smack dab on the Myakka River in a beautifully quaint Old Florida setting, is a perfect venue for this annual festival.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Venice Challenger Baseball, a non-profit adaptive baseball league designed for children and adults with special needs.
Admission is $10. Ticket sales will be limited to a maximum of 600 to keep audience size minimal and allow adequate spacing for social distancing. If tickets are still available the day of the event, they can be purchased at the door for $20.
The lineup for this year’s festival will appeal to all audiences, with styles from Western New York, Americana and crossover blues to everything in between:
11:30 – 12:30 Steve Arvey, Rooster & Broccoli
1:00 – 2:30 Tommy Z
3:00 – 4:30 Dottie Kelly
4:45 – 5:30 Finale Jam Session, Featuring All Musicians
Steve Arvey, Rooster & Broccoli will open the festival on the Main Stage from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The trio is made up of Arvey on Cigar Box Guitar, percussionist Steve Linden (whose drum is made of broccoli) and Rick “Rooster” Arrighi on harmonica. Arvey, a regular and fan-favorite Snook Haven musical act, began his career playing the Chicago blues circuit in the 1970s. During that time, he shared the stage with many of the legendary blues masters from the Windy City. Now living in Florida, he’s a fixture at major festivals and nightclubs throughout the South, Caribbean and Europe. Considered one of the top Cigar Box guitar players in the world, Steve recently joined the likes of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy as a Lace Pickup Endorsee.
Next up will be Tommy Z, a contemporary blues artist and radio host from Buffalo, New York. He has been described as a "blues treasure," according to Jim Santella of Buffalo News, and "one of WNY's best kept secrets," said Sarah French of Blues Matters Magazine. He's a guitar-driven, electric blues-based stylist onstage but, in the studio, he composes a variety of music. Tommy Z has been reco
Proceeds from the event will benefit Venice Challenger Baseball, a non-profit adaptive baseball league designed for children and adults with special needs.
Admission is $10. Ticket sales will be limited to a maximum of 600 to keep audience size minimal and allow adequate spacing for social distancing. If tickets are still available the day of the event, they can be purchased at the door for $20.
The lineup for this year’s festival will appeal to all audiences, with styles from Western New York, Americana and crossover blues to everything in between:
11:30 – 12:30 Steve Arvey, Rooster & Broccoli
1:00 – 2:30 Tommy Z
3:00 – 4:30 Dottie Kelly
4:45 – 5:30 Finale Jam Session, Featuring All Musicians
Steve Arvey, Rooster & Broccoli will open the festival on the Main Stage from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The trio is made up of Arvey on Cigar Box Guitar, percussionist Steve Linden (whose drum is made of broccoli) and Rick “Rooster” Arrighi on harmonica. Arvey, a regular and fan-favorite Snook Haven musical act, began his career playing the Chicago blues circuit in the 1970s. During that time, he shared the stage with many of the legendary blues masters from the Windy City. Now living in Florida, he’s a fixture at major festivals and nightclubs throughout the South, Caribbean and Europe. Considered one of the top Cigar Box guitar players in the world, Steve recently joined the likes of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy as a Lace Pickup Endorsee.
Next up will be Tommy Z, a contemporary blues artist and radio host from Buffalo, New York. He has been described as a "blues treasure," according to Jim Santella of Buffalo News, and "one of WNY's best kept secrets," said Sarah French of Blues Matters Magazine. He's a guitar-driven, electric blues-based stylist onstage but, in the studio, he composes a variety of music. Tommy Z has been reco
