Destination Blues

Destination Blues Your Year-'Round Blues Heaven on Route 11 Headlining this year, Victor Wainwright & The Train! Visit us elsewhere on the Web at DestinationBlues.org.

On the 16th, 17th, and 18th of February of 2018, Columbia and Montour Counties will again heat up with the 5th annual Destination Blues Music Festival, “your winter blues heaven on Route 11.” Brought to you by the Exchange, and produced by Richard Briggs of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, "Destination Blues” features international, national, and regional blues performers at multiple venues, as we

ll as bus transportation among the venues and participating hotels. Look at our page and our Web site for updates on other performers. Destination Blues could not have happened without the collaboration of two of our area’s longtime blues impresarios: Richard Briggs of the Briggs Farm Blues Festival and Bonnie Tallman of the Billtown Blues Association. Destination Blues has received significant financial support from Montour and Columbia Counties’ Tourism Funds as administered by the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau. The Exchange thanks the Montour and Columbia County Commissioners for their vision and enthusiasm. Our sponsors include Columbia and Montour Counties; the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau and the Susquehanna River Arts for Sunday Gospel; First Columbia Bank as the Young Artist sponsor; Twin Bridges Storage; and Service 1st Federal Credit Union. Listen to WVIA-FM's "ArtScene" interview with the festival organizers at http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wvia/local-wvia-1038307.mp3

For more information about the Exchange, visit www.ExchangeArts.org, or contact us at 570-317-2596 or Exchange@ExchangeArts. FAQs:

Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? No, this event is family friendly. Anyone over the age of 21 who wishes to consume alcohol must bring a valid form of ID to prove age. Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? For any questions contact:

Oren B. Helbok, 570-317-2596, [email protected]

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? No, but you will need to bring a valid form of ID to verify your tickets at the door. Where can I get tickets? You can get them on the Web at DestinationBlues.org/tickets and in person at the Exchange, 24 East Main Street, Bloomsburg. What is the refund policy? No refunds will be given. This event is snow or shine.

Hey, y'all, check out our latest concert video, the Doug McMinn Blues Band at The Exchange's Listening Room: youtube.com...
09/07/2022

Hey, y'all, check out our latest concert video, the Doug McMinn Blues Band at The Exchange's Listening Room: youtube.com/watch?v=V2mjk2hu4Vk

They played for a couple of hours on August 31st, 2022 -- obviously, they had fun, and you will too!

As part of its mission to bring the arts to all communities throughout our region, The Exchange has hosted a monthly Blues/Americana/Roots Listening Room in ...

The Exchange in Bloomsburg, Pa., has hosted Listening Rooms since 2017, and if you want the "concert in your living room...
09/02/2022

The Exchange in Bloomsburg, Pa., has hosted Listening Rooms since 2017, and if you want the "concert in your living room" vibe, nowhere in our region does it better. Check out the upcoming concerts at ExchangeArts.org/listening-room.

Do you have your Billtown tix yet?
06/01/2022

Do you have your Billtown tix yet?

Ann Kerstetter has been a fixture of the North Central PA music scene since 1969. She has pleased audiences with a delivery that ranges from respectable raunchiness to gut wrenching passion always with an abundance of class and just the right amount of sass.

Musically Ann keeps it interesting as she floats from the well of blues and blues influences as she and her band are likely to cover everything from straight away blues, to blues on the jazzy side, and country on the bluesy side; rock 'n roll and often a ballad or two will demonstrate her vocal prowess and her band's tasteful foundation. Ann can be enjoyed on Friday night, June 10th at The 32nd Annual Billtown Blues Festival.

Get yer Blues on with the Noaker-Combs Duo!
01/29/2022

Get yer Blues on with the Noaker-Combs Duo!

As part of its mission to bring the arts to all communities throughout our region, The Exchange has hosted a monthly Blues/Americana/Roots Listening Room in ...

The Exchange's music programming counts on your support all year long.  You can make your contribution today at exchange...
11/30/2021

The Exchange's music programming counts on your support all year long. You can make your contribution today at exchangearts.org/support-us.

Your $350 contribution supports a three-piece band at a Listening Room. Your $200 contribution supports a musician at a "Backstage Pass to the Blues" presentation. Your $100 contribution supports acquisition of electronic gear that improves our recording and videoing of Listening Rooms for Youtube. Your $25 contribution helps all of those things happen.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THE MUSIC GOING!

On this , we give thanks to everyone who has supported The Exchange through the years -- and we encourage all of you to make a monetary donation of whatever you can afford to help keep our programs strong throughout the year ahead.

Visit exchangearts.org/support-us and click on "You can make a donation to the Exchange right HERE!"

We have an annual budget of about $114,000; your $300 donation supports one calendar day of The Exchange's activities.

Your $150 donation supports a musician at our Listening Room.

Your $80 donation supports one of our non-profit partners' booths at ArtFest.

Your $50 donation supports an Art Cart visit to the Children's Museum.

Your $25 donation supports distribution of fifty "Cash & Carry" panels.

THANK YOU for helping to make all of these things happen!



The Exchange has hosted almost 50 Listening Room concerts since the summer of 2017, and they have eighteen of them recor...
10/01/2021

The Exchange has hosted almost 50 Listening Room concerts since the summer of 2017, and they have eighteen of them recorded for you to enjoy on Youtube. The latest, with Chris LaRose and Emily Neblock, has just gone up.

As part of its mission to bring the arts to all communities throughout our region, The Exchange has hosted a monthly Blues/Americana/Roots Listening Room in ...

We had a great time with these musicians at The Exchange's Listening Room on June 30th, and we know that you will enjoy ...
07/16/2021

We had a great time with these musicians at The Exchange's Listening Room on June 30th, and we know that you will enjoy watching the video of the performance.

As part of its mission to bring the arts to all communities throughout our region, The Exchange has hosted a monthly Blues/Americana/Roots Listening Room in ...

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