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The Old Times Blues Cafe is an organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion and enhancement of blues music with an additional focus on traditional and delta blues . Our mission is to assist in the preservation, promotion and enhancement of the blues as part of our cultural heritage and tradition through public awareness, education and fostering an environment in which artist from around the world can grow and develop.

We will do our best to:

1. Organize and coordinate public events of performances featuring blues music through sponsoring, producing and promoting the following types of events. Regularly scheduled festivals and events where artists can perform before a live audience

2. Locate the elder blues artist who have not been recorded and record them and video them for the preparation a television documentary.

3. Establish and maintain an archive of Blues recordings and videos that is available to the public for the purposes of research and education.

4. Maintain a registry of performing Blues musicians.

5. Collaborate with other concerned organizations, agencies or individuals in providing education or entertaining events that are within the scope of our stated mission.

6. Publish a newsletter to communicate information on regional blues activities, releases of Blues recordings, features of historical and cultural significance.