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Summer Film Series "I AM THE BLUES"

The Arts Council of Northeast Louisiana presents the first Northeast Louisiana Summer Film Series. Thanks to everyone who came out as KEDM partnered with the Council for a screening of I AM THE BLUES, on Wednesday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at Flying Tiger Brewery, 506 North 2nd Street in Monroe.

The Delta is the birthplace of America's music, and this film honors the original men and women who created the art of blues. Filmed across Louisiana to Mississippi; the film captures the greatest musicians and music across the Delta. America's last generation of Blues Devils in the heart of the south. 

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The Arts Council partners with KEDM to screen this documentary. The Northeast Louisiana Summer Film Series is sponsored by the Flying Tiger Brewery and the Monroe-West Monroe Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tickets are $5 for non-Arts Council members. 

Find out more information about the film, including how to purchase your own copy of I AM THE BLUES.

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