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WE NEED A GRAPHIC ARTIST/DESIGNER to assist several WCBS committees including Blues Education, Newsletter, Website, Chicago Blues Challenge & More… It’s a volunteer position. The graphics design work includes creating 1) posters for events, 2) images for the Website, Newsletter, Blues Education material, tshirts, 3) trifold brochures, 4) permanent display for Chicago Blues History project and more. If you have a couple of hours a month to dedicate to a non-profit organization, this is your opportunity! Love the Blues? Help support the Chicago Blues community! Interested in this position? Contact Us.

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE about the Blues Camp in Chicago (AUG 20, 2011)

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Chicago camp teaches kids Blues 101. A new generation tries to learn the music, against daunting odds

Letter To Editor, Chicago Tribune, AUG 28, 2011

Blues heritage Thanks to the Tribune for highlighting Fernando Jones' efforts as a blues educator ("Blues 101; A new generation tries to learn the music, against daunting odds," Arts & Entertainment, Aug. 21). Jones, Fruteland Jackson, Billy Branch and other Chicago musicians have toiled without much fanfare for several years to pass on the blues legacy to younger generations, and they have worked tirelessly to confront the stereotypical representations of this music that continue to dominate the public consciousness. As the backbone of most contemporary popular music, the blues deserves the same level of cultural respectability as other forms of American popular culture. This important heritage and living and vibrant tradition should be nurtured and sustained across the generations, not just in privately funded blues camps, but in school curricula throughout the area and across the nation.
— Janice Monti, director, Blues and the Spirit Symposium, Dominican University, River Forest