Restrictions lifted, Kent shakes the pandemic blues with the Kent Blues Fest

Asha Blake/ The Portager

Restrictions lifted, Kent shakes the pandemic blues with the Kent Blues Fest

- Asha Blake

In Downtown Kent on Saturday, Portage County turned out to hear live music during the largest local festival since the pandemic began. Although the day was rainy and cloudy, hundreds of people attended the Kent Blues Fest.

Performers such as Becky Boyd & the Groove Train, Raw Sugar and Memphis Candle played songs throughout the day. Because of the rain at the beginning of the event, a few bands had to go to alternate locations to keep their instruments and equipment dry.

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