Tuesday, January 16

Official Opening of the IBC
6:00 pm
Rum Boogie Café
Additional showcase performances to be held in multiple clubs on Beale Street

International Night
6:30 pm
Rum Boogie Café (Canadian Affiliates)
Blues Hall (Canadian Affiliates)
Blues City
Club 152, 1st Floor
Wet Willies

Wednesday, January 17

Pacific NW Showcase
11:00 am – 4:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beal Street, 1st Floor
with Tony Fredrickson

Open 12-Step Meeting
Noon | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor

IBC Challenger Check-In
Noon – 2:30 pm | Alfred’s
197 Beale Street

HART Health Fair
Noon – 2:30 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 2rd Floor

Blues Society Leader Roundtable
1:00 pm | Hyatt Centric Beale Street
33 Beale Street

Shake Off Your Jet Lag
2:00 – 4:00 pm | Silky O’ Sullivan’s
183 Beale Street
IBC Welcome Party with Barbara Blue & friends

IBC Challenger Orientation
2:30 pm | Alfred’s
197 Beale Street

New Judge Orientation
3:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
with Paul Benjamin

Wayne Goins Book Signing
3:15 | Blues Hall of Fame
421 S. Main Street

IBC Quarterfinals – Round One
5:00 pm | Beale Street Clubs

International Jam
after competition | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street

Open Jam with Billy the Kid | Alfred’s

Open Jam
after competition | Club 152
152 Beale Street

Canadian Artist Jam
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street

Blues Yoga
9:00 – 9:45 am | Blues Hall of Fame
421 S. Main Street
with Sara Negri

Blues Networking Speed Dating
10:00 am | Hyatt Centric Beale Street
33 Beale Street
Speed Dating for Musicians and Industry – registration required

Film Screening “The Blues Society”
11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street

National Women in Blues (WiB) Showcase
11:30 am – 4 pm | Alfred’s
197 Beale Street
benefitting Generation Blues

Open 12-Step Meeting
Noon – 4 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor

HART Health Fair
Noon – 2:30 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 2nd Floor
Screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, & more

Musician Workshop: Trademark, Copyright, & Licensing
12:30 – 1:30 pm | King’s Palace
162 Beale Street
with Atty Kamel King

Master Classes for IBC Challengers
2:00 – 3:15 pm

Acoustic Guitar: Vasti Jackson
Pig on Beale
167 Beale Street

Bass Guitar: Danielle Nicole
Wet Willies
209 Beale Street

Drums: Tony Braunagel
Blues Hall
182 Beale Street

Electric Guitar: Castro Coleman aka Mr. Sipp
Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street

Harmonica: John Nemeth
King Jerry Lawler’s
159 Beale Street

Piano/Keyboard: Jim Pugh
Blues City Café
138 Beale Street

Organ: Bruce Katz
Club 152
152 Beale Street

Vocals/ Performance: Teeny Tucker
King’s Palace
162 Beale Street

New Judge Orientation
4:00 pm | Club 152
152 Beale Street, 3rd Floor
with Paul Benjamin

Youth Showcases
6:00 pm | Beale Street Club

IBC Semi-Finals
7:20 pm | Beale Street Clubs

All-Star Jam
after competition | Club 152
152 Beale Street,1st Floor
hosted by John Del Toro Richardson

Future of the Blues Youth Jam
after competition | Blues City Café
138 Beale Street

Billy the Kid and Friends Jam | Alfred’s

Ghost Town Blues Band & Friends Jam
after competition | Wet Willies
209 Beale Street

Lee Oskar Harmonica Jam
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street

Saturday, January 20

Charter Member, Big Donor, & Sponsor Breakfast
10:00 am | Orpheum Theatre Broadway Room
203 S. Main Street
by invitation only

IBC Finals & Best Self-Produced CD Winner
Noon | Orpheum Theatre
203 S. Main Street
Doors open at 11:30 am

IBC Silent Auction
Noon – 6:30 pm | Orpheum Theatre
203 S. Main Street
Doors open at 11:30 am

Rockin’ Soul Blues Blowout
after competition | Rum Boogie Café
182 Beale Street
featuring Terrie Odabi and Annika Chambers- Deslauriers