{"id":13640,"date":"2016-03-16T10:38:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T14:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=13640"},"modified":"2016-04-06T19:43:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T23:43:30","slug":"aurora-sings-the-blues-of-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-sings-the-blues-of-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora sings the Blues of the Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Venues across Aurora were hopping on Friday and Saturday night for the fifth annual Aurora Winter Blues Festival (AWBF).<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds took part in this year\u2019s party, whether at Theatre Aurora, the Aurora Cultural Centre, Aw, Shucks, King Richard\u2019s English Pub, and a variety of other locations, enjoying the music while raising money for CHATS (Community and Home Assistance to Seniors) and Blue Door Shelters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still formalizing the numbers, but at this time we can announce we have surpassed last year\u2019s fundraising efforts for CHATS, Blue Door Shelters, and our Youth in Music Program,\u201d said the AWBF on Tuesday. Performers at Theatre Aurora, pictured above, included Dawn Tyler Watson, and a host of others.<\/p>\n<p>Auroran photos by Glenn Rodger<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13640&#038;t=Aurora%20sings%20the%20Blues%20of%20the%20Night&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13640&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F03%2F2016-03-17-07.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Aurora%20sings%20the%20Blues%20of%20the%20Night\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13640&#038;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Aurora%20sings%20the%20Blues%20of%20the%20Night&#038;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F13640\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Brock Weir Venues across Aurora were hopping on Friday and Saturday night for the fifth annual Aurora Winter Blues Festival (AWBF). 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