Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone plays harmonica Saturday with HWY 61 Blues Review at the Third Annual Magazine Street Blues Festival. The festival is a fundraiser for COPS 2, an organization that supports the NOPD Second District. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Guests enjoyed food from a variety of local vendors. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Blues guitarist John Mooney plays with HWY 61 Blues Review. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Festival goers enjoyed various blues groups throughout the day. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
The festival offered pralines and other traditional New Orleans foods. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
The festival featured an artists' village with jewlery, art, photography and crafts. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Older festival goers enjoyed drinks from the Patron tent. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Kids played in the nearby playground, with a backdrop of the festival. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Bicycles lines the fence at the corner of Magazine Street and Napoleon Avenue. (Nicole Harvey for UptownMessenger.com)
Nicole Harvey, a senior Communication major at Tulane University and photo editor of The Hullabaloo campus newspaper, is a contributing photographer for UptownMessenger.com. She can be reached at nharvey@tulane.edu, or leave a comment below.
Had a fun time at the Blues Festival this past weekend! Great job!