University Place City's 25th Birthday Celebration And Music On The Square - T Town Aces

Press release from the City of University Place:

August 24, 2021

Don’t miss a very special Music on the Square on Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Market Square, when the City of University Place will commemorate the 25th anniversary of its incorporation with a special birthday celebration.

City Council Members will be on hand to distribute special giveaways and treats and there will be a special Business Fair as well to showcase area businesses. The business fair kicks off at 5 p.m.!

Grab some authentic New Orleans “Big Easy” Cajun and creole cuisine by Velvet’s Big Easy Food Truck and then settle in for the evening’s headliners, T Town Aces. A veritable all-star band of Pacific Northwest blues musicians, T Town Aces won the 2020 Washington Blues Society's Best Recording award for their disc "Grit City."

This will be a celebration to remember so get there early and enjoy the fun.

T-Town Aces is a veritable all-star band of Pacific Northwest blues musicians. Lead singer Mark DuFresne was formerly with the Grammy nominated band Roomful of Blues and has toured Europe fronting his own band. In his honor the Washington Blues Society calls its annual male vocalist award The Mark Dufresne Best Male Vocalist Award. The other members, Dennis Ellis on sax, Tom Boyle on guitar, Billy Spaulding on keyboards, Les White on bass, and David Hudson on drums, are all veteran musicians with extensive credits playing with local and national acts. Some of the top blues artists they've backed up include Humbert Sumlin, Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy McCracklin, Junior Watson, Candye Kane, and Duffy Bishop. In 2020 The T-Town Aces won the Washington Blues Society's award for Best Recording for their disc "Grit City."

Velvet's Big Easy will also be on site serving up "Big Easy Style" New Orleans Cajun and Creole cuisines while you enjoy live music on the square!

Wednesday, 25 August 2021 - 5:00pm

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