Blues Beat: Warm weather s a perfect time for festivals
Domenic Forcella
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The Sawtelles will play at the Best Video Film & Cultural Center deck April 25.Dom Forcella / Contributed photo
The blues calendar is beginning to fill, and more and more artists are coming out of hiding with outdoor concerts.
While we slowly approach old times, things will remain different, but this year’s festival season, if it goes off as planned promises a great summertime season.
As people are anxious for more blues, this week’s column will list the information that has come across our desk.
On Friday, Cheryl Tracy is at Relish 670 in Middletown.
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A total of 92 restaurants across the state were awarded $5,000 grants from the Connecticut Restaurant Association (CRA) and DoorDash, the CRA announced Thursday.
The pandemic-relief grants cover operating costs and are administered by the Connecticut Hospitality Educational Foundation, the CRA’s nonprofit arm. Expenses including the purchase of protective equipment and expanding outdoor dining capacity are eligible.
“The restaurant industry has been hit so hard over the past year, and it’s critical we save as many local restaurants as possible so they can be part of Connecticut’s post-COVID economic recovery,” CRA Executive Director Scott Dolch said.
Delivery platform DoorDash funded the grants as part of its Main Street Strong Pledge, a $10 million grant program in select cities.
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As the world continues to grapple with widespread systemic racism, police brutality, and other racial and social injustices perpetrated against the Black community, non-Black allies are looking for more (or new) ways to support the Black community. Though there are a number of actions one can take to help support, protect, and uplift Black communities like participating in peaceful protests, sharing accurate information to help spread knowledge, educating and correcting those closest to you who aren t anti-racists, and donating money to grassroots organizations that have long been doing this work frequenting Black-owned restaurants (as well as Black-owned businesses in general) every chance you get is an easy but substantial way to support Black people, Black families, and Black neighborhoods.