Blues Society of the Ozarks  hosts the first picnic of 2009 at Ritter Springs Park April 19. Ritter Springs Park is just north of Springfield on Fantastic Caverns Road. West Farm Road 92, Greene County, Missouri.
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Join the Blues Society of The Ozarks for the first event of the 2009 season for an afternoon of good music, food, family, and fellowship.

and no...you don't have to be a member,but you'll want to be once you're there!


Bring a covered dish and your guitar or other noise maker if you want to jam.

Blues Society of the Ozarks kicks off this year's series of picnics with  the Graduation of 12 young men
from the 8 week Blues Harmonica Lessons conducted by the BITS committee, and performances by the Graduates taught by Leader George Hunt (Organic Soul), guitarist Jon Marks (Black Suede), Harpists Andy Collins and Kyle Young, with Mike and Kendra Wallace.

The beautiful Ritter Springs Park has become a tradition for dedicated picnic goers as this is the second year BITS (blues in the schools) graduates have been presented graduation diplomas and performed at the picnic.

The JRB Band will host the jam.J RB is a three-piece band with a broad repertoire of party Jazz, Rock, and Blues from the 60s, 70’s, 80’s, 2000s.

Drummer Jim Coombs has played and sung blues and rock with several bands in many venues from Springfield to Memphis

Guitar player Ric Haegg is a well known jazz, rock, and classical guitar player with credits warming up the likes of BB King.

Bassist Bob Jones is from Chicagowhere he made a living for a few years as a bass player and vocalist.

This is a "do not miss event" for any Ozark music lover!