Blues Series 2025: The Big Gig!

Presenting the 38th Year of the Monroe County Library System’s Annual Black History Month Blues Series!

Celebrate Black History Month and “the roots of all American music” with Monroe County’s award-winning annual blues music concert, The Big Gig! This year’s show is a musical journey through a variety of blues styles that influenced American roots music in the 1950s, 1960s, and beyond.

Rev. Robert B. Jones serves as the master of ceremonies and opens with a set of acoustic country blues coming out of the South. Ann Arbor’s renowned guitarist George Bedard and his Kingpins play a mix of blues and related styles including rockabilly, swing, jazz, country, and rock and roll mostly from the 1950s. Veteran Chicago area singer Nora Jean Wallace and her band feature Delta and Chicago blues.

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Held at the Monroe County Community College, La-Z-Boy Center, Meyer Theater | 1555 S. Raisinville Road, Monroe MI

Seating for the Big Gig is general admission, first-come, first-served until the Meyer Theater capacity is reached. Doors to the theater will open at 6:00 p.m. No tickets are required.

The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. 

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Monroe County’s 38th Annual Black History Month Blues Series is presented by the Monroe County Library System, Monroe County Community College, and the 2025 Blues Coalition of community partners: DTE Foundation, Monroe NAACP, Friends of Bedford, Friends of Carleton, Friends of Dorsch, Friends of Ellis, Friends of Ida, and Friends of South Rockwood.