Blues Series 2025 - Rev. Robert B. Jones and Bill Harris

Tuesday is Blues Day! Presenting the 38th Year of the Monroe County Library System’s Annual Black History Month Blues Series. This award-winning history lesson with a backbeat is now the state’s longest running annual blues celebration.

Detroit writer Bill Harris and musician Rev. Robert Jones present “The Blues and What They’re Good For,” an exploration of the blues as a musical art form with songs that speak to a problem and provide a way to cope with the situation. Through spoken-word prose and poetry provided by Mr. Harris and musical accompaniment by Rev. Jones, they blend different art forms to produce a deeper understanding of the blues.

The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served until branch capacity is reached.

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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.