2025-01-16T17:38:50-05:00 2023-12-31 621712462 BRENDA L KNAPP CPA INC 207 N SEBASTIAN STREET WEST HELENA AR 723902447 990 2023-01-01 710673454 SONNY BOY BLUES SOCIETY INC SONN PO BOX 118 HELENA AR 72342 KELLY JOHNSTON SECRETARYTREAS 8705725223 2025-01-16 true true BRENDA L KNAPP CPA P00006544 8705725222 2025-01-16 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KING BISCUIT BLUES SOCIETY CHALK MITCHELL 1268765 false X WWW.KINGBISCUITFESTIVAL.COM X 1985 AR TO PROMOTE THE MEMORY, SPIRIT, AND MUSIC OF SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON AND OTHER BLUES ARTISTS BY FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION OF BLUES MUSIC, KNOWLEDGE OF THE BLUES HISTORY, AND PROMOTING MEETINGS, LECTURES, CONCERTS AND MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS. 15 15 3 180 0 0 223640 974934 825053 293205 562 626 0 1049255 1268765 0 0 104370 111873 10400 10000 10000 1317840 1403707 1432610 1525580 -383355 -256815 606245 354917 1109 1021 605136 353896 TO PROMOTE THE MEMORY, SPIRIT, AND MUSIC OF SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON AND OTHER BLUES ARTISTS BY FOSTERING AN APPRECIATION OF BLUES MUSIC, KNOWLEDGE OF THE BLUES HISTORY, AND PROMOTING MEETINGS, LECTURES, CONCERTS AND MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS. false false 1215566 240051 PLANNING FOR AND PRESENTING THE ANNUAL KING BISCUIT BLUES FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN HELENA, AR, PROVIDING THREE DAYS OF IMPRESSIVE BLUES ARTISTS PERFORMING THEIR MUSIC.THE FESTIVAL IS THE MAIN EVENT THE SECOND WEEKEND OF OCTOBER, BUT OTHER EVENTS TAKE PLACE SIMULTANEIOUSLY ALL OVER HELENA INCLUDING TOUR DA DELTA BICYCLE RACE AND A 5K RUN. 212037 53154 THE DELTA ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL WAS A 1-DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING VARIOUS GENRES OF MUSIC THAT WERE BORN IN THE DELTA REGION. THE FESTIVAL SOUGHT TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE SOUNDS AND TASTES OF THE ARKANSAS DELTA, INCLUDING ALL TYPES OF BLUES MUSIC. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WERE TAKEN TO PROTECT MUSICIANS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM COVID19. IN ADDITION TO A MUSIC LINEUP, THE FESTIVAL ALSO FEATURED ARTS & CRAFTS BOOTHS, FOOD VENDORS, BIKE RIDE, CHILDRENS AREA, AND HARMONICA WORKSHOP. FESTIVAL ADMISSION WAS $25 PER PERSON, CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER WERE FREE ADMISSION. 40277 PARTICIPATED WITH THE ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT BLUES MUSIC, BLUES ARTISTS, AND BLUES HISTORY IN THE DELTA. 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