Tenth Annual Blues & Burritos

The Tenth Annual Blues & Burritos will held on Friday, September 17, 2010. The event is hosted by the law firm of Homesley, Goodman & Wingo, PLLC and takes place on the front lawn of the firm’s office in the historic Isaac Harris House at 330 South Main Street, Mooresville. The firm is pleased to have Bob Margolin, Max Drake, Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen, Shelia Carlisle and Robin Rogers as special guest performers joining the Part Time Blues Band. Main Street will be closed in front of the office to provide more room for the event.

All costs associated with the event are underwritten by the law firm. There is no admission fee but donations are encouraged. All donations this year will be divided equally between the HealthReach Community Clinic and the Mooresville Soup Kitchen. The firm has raised tens of thousands of dollars for charity by hosting Blues & Burritos over the years. Some other organizations benefitting from the event in the past are the American Red Cross, Friends of the Library, the Mooresville Christian Mission, the Dove House and the Depot Arts Center.

Bob Margolin played guitar for many years with the legendary Muddy Waters. Margolin performs in “The Last Waltz”, arguably the best rock film ever made.

The featured band, Part-Time Blues Band, with guitarist Rusty Barkley, (www.parttimebluesband.com) is second to none in the Blues and Blues/Rock field. Mother Blues Cohen will join the band for a special performance. Cohen performed for years on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, moving to North Carolina after Katrina.

Max Drake will also be onstage. Max honed his guitar skills with many blues greats, including Lightning Hopkins. Max’s band, Arhooly, was a staple on the blues circuit for many years. Shelia Carlisle brought her dynamic blues style to Arhooly and Robin Rogers was the 2009 Best Female Vocalist at the national Blues Blast awards held at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago.

Artist Richard Sinclair (www.artintheshop.net) as well as artists from the Depot Art Center will have their artwork on display and available for sale.

The law firm provides complimentary beverages from Carolina Beer & Beverage Company, Mooresville’s own brewer of Carolina Blonde (www.carolinablonde.com), and burritos from Pueblo Grande of Mooresville. The event is from 6 until 10 p.m. You can get more information from the law firm’s website at www.lakenormanlaw.com/comingevents .