Brews & Blues Happy Hour with the Music Education Initiative

1 East Center Street,Fayetteville AR 72701

30 September, 2022

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Join us Friday, September 30th for a special music-themed networking happy hour with the Music Education Initiative (MEI). We'll provide drinks and hear from MEI's Executive Director and Co-Founder Orson Weems on their mission to engage, educate, and elevate the next generation of professionals in music and entertainment. We'll also enjoy a performance by the Jus Blues Music Foundation's "2022 King of the Blues" award recipient DK Harrell - one of the best up-and-coming blues musicians of the 21st century. If you're a musician, music-enthusiast, or just curious about what a replica of a Delta Blues juke joint is doing in the middle of the Pryor Center in downtown Fayetteville, this event is for you! About the Music Education Initiative The Music Education Initiative brings together students of all ages and music educators with experienced professionals from the music industry. Our unique perspective focuses on musical education in the interest of creating new writing, recording, and performing artists by exposing students to career paths in music at an early age. The overall program is designed to become an essential part of a community's music and entertainment environment with the intention of elevating the music industry. About DK Harrell D'Kieran "DK" Harrell was born on April 24, 1998 in Ruston, Louisiana. From the beginning, DK was surrounded by the music of the absolute greats of Blues, R&B, Soul, and Gospel provided mostly by his mother Christal and his grandfather. At age13, he got his first guitar and began to teach himself how to play and sound like all of his heroes, which happened to be the greatest blues guitarists of all time: BB King, Albert King, Freddie King, The King of the Blues. DK's particular obsession with BB King's style and technique has since manifested into his ability to nail the tone and licks of the King with incredible accuracy.