Sisters blues festival supports community

In addition to bringing stellar blues talent to Sisters in August, the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival is supporting a pair of Sisters community partners.

A percentage of the festival's proceeds will be donated to the Heart of Oregon YouthBuild program. For a limited time if you use the promo code: YouthBuild, you save $20 per ticket, and an additional $20 is donated straight to Heart of Oregon.

The festival is also supporting Sisters Habitat for Humanity. For a limited time a discount of $20 is offered to Habitat volunteers and supporters. In addition to the discount, each ticket sold will directly benefit building projects. Twenty dollars of your purchase will be donated to Sisters Habitat. To purchase tickets go to the hyperlink on the website www.sistersrhythmandbrews.com and click on the "buy tickets" button. Enter Promo Code Habitat for the discount. There is a $20 discount on each ticket purchased and $20 of every purchase goes to Habitat for Humanity. The offer is good through June 17.

The event features blues legends John Mayall and Walter Trout along with an award-winning lineup including: 2017 Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year Curtis Salgado; 2016 Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Shemekia Copeland; 2016 Album of the Year award-winner The Cedric Burnside Project; the 2014 International Blues Challenge winner Mr. Sipp; as well as former Blues Entertainer of the Year Tommy Castro and the Painkillers.

The festival will take place at Village Green Park and Sisters Art Works (204 W. Adams Ave.) Friday, August 3, 5 p.m. to midnight; and Saturday, August 4, noon to midnight.