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Blues festival tonight at Grove Theater

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Charlie Morris

Charlie Morris

A blues festival at the Grove Theater in Oak Ridge tonight features guitarist Charlie Morris and his band along with three guests: pianist Wendel Werner, vocalist Katy Free, and reggae band Natti Love Joys.

The Fourth Annual “Coming Home Blue Festival” starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

Barbecue and “other assorted goodies” will be served starting at 4 p.m.

Festival sponsors include the Atomic City Sportsmen Club.

The Grove Theater is located at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge.

Secret City show Friday features Natti Love Joys, Ridge City Ramblers

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East Tennessee reggae band Natti Love Joys will play a free concert at A.K. Bissell Park on Friday. (Graphic submitted by Arts Council of Oak Ridge)

An East Tennessee reggae band and a group of local musicians—including the city’s mayor and several teachers—will play a free show Friday night at A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge.

The show, which starts at 6:30 p.m., will feature headliner Natti Love Joys and opening band The Ridge City Ramblers. The Ramblers include Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan and local teachers Steve Reddick, Scott Linn, and Abbie Hoerner, as well as guidance counselor Mary Tuskan, and Gary Coleman.

Friday night’s performance is the sixth and last show in this year’s Secret City Sounds series.

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Natti Love Joys show rescheduled for Aug. 24

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A concert that was scheduled for tonight and expected to feature East Tennessee reggae band the Natti Love Joys has been rescheduled for Aug. 24, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan said.

The free shows are at A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge.

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