Mean Old Blues Festival in San Francisco

October 7 - 9, 2016 (Friday – Sunday)

San Francisco, CA



Mean Old Blues Festival is a brand spankin' new blues exchange and workshop weekend in the City of San Francisco. We invite you to share in our deep love for the roots of blues through two days of fantastic classes and three nights of dancing to live blues music.

=== Venues ===
Dances
• The Lab @ 2948 16th St, San Francisco
Classes
• Women's Building @ 3543 18th St, San Francisco
• Mission Neighborhood Center @ 362 Capp St, San Francisco

=== Instructors ===
Damon Stone
Heidi Fite
Julie Brown
Tim O'Neill
Shawn Hershey
Nicole Trissell

=== Bands ===
Friday – Grease Grit and Grime
Saturday – Quinn Deveaux & The Blue Beat Revue
Sunday – The Fried Bananas

=== Schedule ===
FRIDAY
9:00pm – 12:00am
Main Social Dance at ​The Lab – $30
– Grease Grit & Grime starting at 9:30pm
– Instructor Demo at 11:30pm
– Competition Registration Cutoff at 12:00am
12:00am – 4:30am
Late Night Social Dance at The Lab – $20

SATURDAY
11:30am – 4:45pm
Classes with our instructors
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Partnered Throwdown Prelims at ​Mission Center
9:00pm – 1:00am
Main Social Dance at The Lab – $40
– ​Quinn Deveaux starting at 9:30pm
– Social J&J Prelims at 9:30pm
– Partnered Throwdown Finals at 10:15pm
– Social J&J Finals at 11:30pm
1:00am – 4:30am
Late Night Social Dance at ​The Lab – $20

SUNDAY
12:30pm - 5:45pm
Classes with our instructors
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Solo Throwdown Prelims at Mission Center
9:00pm – 12:00am
Main Social Dance at The Lab – $30
– ​The Fried Bananas starting at 10:00pm
– Solo Throwdown Finals at 10:45pm
– Competition Results at 12:00am
12:00am – 4:30am
Late Night Social Dance at The Lab – $20

– Soul Party starting at 2:00am

Cost: Varies