FCBS 2026 IBC "Road to Memphis" Fundraiser
Schedule
Sun Dec 14 2025 at 03:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Mudville Music Room | Jacksonville, FL
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We have a family friendly, FULL day of LIVE bands and guest artists at large that are joining our send off for the Ben Flournoy Trio and Lonesome Jim!Doors open at 2pm for seating, food and full bar in the Music Room. Music starts at 3pm so COME EARLY to get your table, have lunch and enjoy this great little venue and these generous and talented artists! A modest donation of $5 gets you a door prize ticket, raffled items and 50/50 drawing tickets are also available along with an incredible line-up of bands and artists at large!
The lineup is NOW being set for our FCBS 2026 IBC "Road to Memphis" Fundraiser!!
Music starts Sunday December 14 at 4pm!! Each of the generous acts that are donating their talents will play about a 30-40 minute set to raise travel expenses for our FCBS artists!
2026 IBC Band representative:
Ben Flournoy Trio
2026 IBC Solo/Duo representative:
Lonesome Jim
2026 IBC Solo Youth Showcase representative:
Ben Flournoy
Mark your calendars and make your Mudville Music Room reservations for our Sunday December 14th fundraising PARTY to send off our First Coast Blues Society Regional Blues Challenge winners in 2 categories, Ben Flournoy Trio (Band), Lonesome Jim (Solo/Duo), and Ben Flournoy (Youth Showcase solo). We're raising $$$ for their trip expenses to the 2026 International Blues Challenge January 13-17, 2026. They'll be performing on Beale Street in Memphis TN with over 200 blues acts from all over the world!
We'll have door prizes and raffles throughout the day as well as a 50/50 cash drawing. Any items, services or cash donations toward this event are GREATLY appreciated as well as volunteering to assist in our event activities at the show!! Have any questions about how you can be part of our society events? Call Jay at 954-817-4982, anytime😊.
We are the First Coast Blues Society, a not for profit organization and Affiliate of The Blues Foundation in Memphis TN.
We have completed our 9th annual FCBS Regional Blues Challenge held at Mudville Music Room on October 12th, 2025. The advancing acts, (Band: Ben Flournoy, Solo: Lonesome Jim and Youth Showcase: Ben Flournoy) are NOW eligible to go to Beale Street in Memphis, TN to participate in the 2026 International Blues Challenge #42: January 13-17, 2026.
Please note the winning acts are responsible for all costs for travel to Memphis, TN including food and lodging etc. The First Coast Blues Society is holding this event with 100% of money raised going to assist them in meeting financial goals to make this journey to represent our NE Florida music community on a world stage.
See our Facebook page:
https://m.facebook.com/firstcoastblues/ or
to make direct donations visit our website:
www.firstcoastbluessociety.org
Contact for additional information: Call or text President/Director of Artist Relations, Jay A Smith @ 954-817-4982 or email: [email protected]
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Mudville Music Room, 3104 Atlantic Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207-8814, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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