Holly Bea-Weaver, Allenspark. It’s not every day you can hear world class blues in a small mountain town. But you’ll be able to hear a 2019 semi-finalist in the International Blues Challenge, the largest blues competition in the world, in Allenspark on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at The Old Gallery. It’s the 10th Annual Hogabluesa BBQ, Blues and Brews starring Mojomama.

Tickets are $40 in advance, with BBQ served from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. and the music starting at 7:15 p.m.mThis year’s sponsors include the Colorado Blues Society, Smokin’ Dave’s BBQ, Left Hand Brewery and Rambo’s Longhorn Liquors in Estes Park.

Mojomama combines Old School Rhythm and Blues and Funk, a splash of Jazz, a spoonful of Rock ‘n Roll—all topped off with a zest of female lead vocals. The band recently won Best Band from the Colorado Blues Society Members Choice Awards and lead Singer Jessica Rogalski was name Female Vocalist of the Year in 2018. The band hails from Longmont.

Event Community Host Steve Weaver said, “This band has a loyal following and we know many of their fans will come to Allenspark for Hogabluesa. We encourage everyone to purchase tickets early as we expect a sell-out crowd like last year. It’s going to be an evening filled with great music, dancing and BBQ.” Tickets are available at The Old Gallery and www.theoldgallery.org. Attendees must be 16 and older only, please.

Hogabluesa began as an outdoor concert, but now takes place indoors at this center for community, the arts and visitors. “It’s a 1940s log structure that was beautifully renovated in 2015,” said Peggy Mauerman, manager of operations and events at The Old Gallery.

Other upcoming music events at The Old Gallery include Songwriters in the Round, featuring four different singer songwriters who share their music and the stories behind their songs, a Piano and Flute Concert by Barry and Mary Hannigan to benefit The Old Gallery, the famed Takács String Quartet and Rebecca Folsom. 

The Old Gallery is a center for community and the arts located at 14863 Colorado Highway 7 in Allenspark, 20 minutes south of Estes Park. The not for profit provides a twice-monthly food bank distribution, health and wellness classes, entertainment, the Rocky Mountain 101 Speaker Series and more. To view a complete list of all events, visit www.theoldgallery.org.

For more information contact Peggy Mauerman, info@theoldgallery.org, 303-747-2906.

Originally published in the July 11, 2019, print edition of The Mountain-Ear. You can buy a low resolution, downloadable pdf of this paper at https://themtnear.com/product/2019-07-11/