Blue Star Connection

12/10/2024

We are so thankful for your support! Please donate to help us keep our mission alive: The Blue Star Connection's mission is to provide access and ownership of musical instruments for children and young adults with cancer and other serious life challenges. To date, we have reached over 1000 kids and donated musical gear to 90 Children’s Hospitals and Music Therapy programs, and several other community programs. https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/Gcbs

07/12/2024

Thanks to writer Jimmy Sengenberger for this great article published today on the benefits of music therapy and for the mentions of Blue Star Connection and the Grand County Blues Society. Note the John Catt "the cure for the cure" quote!
https://denvergazette.com/opinion/columns/music-therapy-s-cure-for-the-cure-uplifts-kids-jimmy-sengenberger/article_2da323e1-fc6d-548f-94ae-f14c51f16e4e.html

07/09/2024

And that is a wrap on another very successful Blue Star Connection booth and auction at the 2024 Blues From The Top Festival. We appreciate all of the support in the auction and donations in the booth. Those funds will be put to work right away. We met so many people that were new to the Blue Star Connection mission and we loved getting to know you and share our message. Thanks to everyone that donated items for the auction. Special thanks to our volunteers that helped all weekend in the booth!
Here are some photo highlights from the weekend.

06/30/2024

Day 3 starts with a wakeup call (soundcheck) by the great Eric Gales who is today's headliner! Eric has been a supporter since his first appearance at Blues From The Top.
He graciously signed some items for us for our future auctions.

The Blue Star Connection auction closes at 4:30 PM Mountain. Do not wait until the last minute to bid!

06/29/2024

Thanks to long time Blue Star Connection volunteers Rick and Lisa DeWitt for helping in the booth today at Blues From The Top!

06/29/2024

Day two is off to a great start!
Blue Star Connection volunteer Jim Trayser is here to assist and repping with his Delaney Guitars shirt. They are also great supporters of Blue Star Connection.
Many auction items are flying out the door already, get your bids in at https://givebutter.com/c/BFTT2024/auction

06/28/2024

The gates at Blues From The Top open this afternoon at 4:30 PM! Come and say hello at the Blue Star Connection booth.

We have added tickets for 4 different Red Rocks shows (String Cheese, Norah Jones, Lyle Lovett, and John Fogerty), antique downhill skis, and a painting of Charlie Musslewhite by Millar Kelley to the auction.

REMEMBER... the Todd Park Mohr signed guitar is a special 1 day only auction that closes at 9 PM Mountain during his headlining set this evening!

Eddie 9V kicks it off at 6:30 and Big Head Todd and the Monsters take the stage at 8:05 PM

06/27/2024

Bidding is now open for the 24th Annual Blues From The Top Blue Star Connection Auction! Register and bid on the items at https://givebutter.com/c/BFTT2024/auction

The items will be on display in the Blue Star Connection booth at the festival. You do not need to be present to bid and win.

All proceeds go to Blue Star Connection to continue their mission to provide instruments to children and adults fighting cancer and other serious life challenges.

Get tickets for the festival at bluesfromthetop.org

06/26/2024

We have a Buddy! We also have a Guy! You can have both with these Buddy Guy auction items. Buddy signed his Fender signature model for us and we have 2 Retuned Jewelry bracelets made from Buddy's used guitar strings! Thank you Retuned Jewelry! See these items and many more at https://givebutter.com/c/BFTT2024/auction. Preregister and start bidding Thursday, June 27 at 9 AM Mountain!

06/25/2024

Check out the article by Jimmy Sengenberger in the The Denver Gazette about this weekend's Blues From The Top festival! We appreciate the great write up!
https://denvergazette.com/arts-entertainment/blues-from-the-top-festival-winter-park/article_6d71b61c-3262-11ef-a48d-5febddc06b07.html

Get your tickets at https://bluesftomthetop.org

High atop the Rocky Mountains at 9,000 feet, Winter Park will again host the Grand County Blues Society’s 22nd annual Blues from the Top Festival this weekend, June 28-30.

06/21/2024

We are one week away from Blues From The Top! Blues From The Top is our #1 fundraising event. We will have a booth with the auction items on display. You can register, preview, and bid at https://givebutter.com/c/BFTT2024/auction. All proceeds go to Blue Star Connection.

Keanu Reeves and his band Dogstar signed a Blue Star Connection Catt-O-Sonic guitar and a Fender Bass just for Blue Star Connection! Special thanks to Don Ritter at Category 5 Amplification for the connection with Keanu. Check them out and get ready to bid starting next Thursday!

Get your tickets for Blues From The Top at https://bluesfromthetop.org