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Bessie Smith Strut
Chattanooga, TN

This event is one day of the Riverbend Festival in Mid June that features Blues bands and local nightclub bands of every variety. The Riverbend Festival begins on the 2nd Friday in June and continues nightly until the 3rd Saturday in June. The Bessie Smith Strut is the Monday night Photobucket - Video and Image Hostingvenue. Noted also for the large variety of different barbecue stands offering barbecued pork, beef, turkey, and seafood. The Strut is known to be jam-packed, and offers lots of great people-watching. It has been characterized in past years by 'people getting along' and having a good time.

Suitable for large groups.
Concessions of barbecue, and a wide variety of street food available.
No Admission. This is the one event in the Riverbend Festival that is free of charge.

For more information, please contact:
www.riverbendfestival.com 

This project was funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

   
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