KITCHENER Kitchener’s Blues Festival will return this summer, but like many events, the experience will be a little different. Organizers are calling it “Crossroads 2021.” The festival will take place over two days, from August 6 to August8, and include 58 shows at eight different venues in downtown Kitchener. Cheryl Lescom, a local blues artist, is set to play alongside the Tucson Choir Boys. “I get a lot back from the live audience, and I’ve missed it terribly,” she says. “It’s been 18 months for all of us. Not a lot of fun and we need some fun back.” Other musicians set to perform are 54-40 and The Trews.
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KITCHENER A pair of Kitchener musicians have created a podcast to help promote local musicians, comedians and venues that have been silenced by pandemic-related closures. Kitchener Famous is the name of the podcast, hosted by musicians Jay Carraro and Jesse Webber. The duo helps connect a musician or comedian with a venue owner to discuss their passions and future goals. In their first episode, Carraro and Webber paired singer-songwriter Jesse Parent with Lana’s Lounge in Waterloo, where his performance was streamed online. “The arts connect people, soothe people and heal people. Without it, I don’t know if I could survive this thing,” Parent said.