LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) � The Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival in
Helena-West Helena will charge admission for its main stage shows for the
first time.
Bubba Sullivan, a member of the Sonny Boy Blues Society board which
organizes the event, says hard economic times and loss of some sponsors led
organizers to institute a fee.
For 24 years, the annual festival has drawn people from around the world to
soak up the music on the banks of the Mississippi River.
The fee for access to the grassy area and levee in front of the main stage
will be $10 a day, or $25 for a three-day pass. Three-day passes will be
sold for $20 through Sept. 30 on the festival Web site.
The festival is Oct. 8, 9 and 10.
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