Please help me raise funds for the 2024 Erie Blues & Jazz Festival, "The People's Fest!" Widely, recognized as one of the largest FREE outdoor music festivals in the region, it provides attendees with a greater appreciation for blues, jazz, and world music in a multicultural, multi-generational atmosphere where diversity among participants is celebrated. Now in its 31st year, the 2024 Festival is supported by an all-volunteer Board of Directors and a host of Festival volunteers that believe in the mission of providing carefully cultivated arts and music that we feel no other public event in Erie provides. Audiences are exposed to music they may not usually encounter and art forms and creativity that may not be experienced at other venues. Most importantly, past surveys show that attendees come from widely diverse economic backgrounds and have a rich representation of different ethnicities and educational levels joined together by art and music in a gathering focused on peace and community.