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Note: One ticket to Otis Clay's concert is included with the Full Weekend Registration.

A Symposium on the Legacy of Blues and Gospel Music

Thursday, May 22 through Saturday, May 24, 2008

Register now - space is limited.

We’re bringing it home to Chicago!

Chicago is known for Blues and Gospel music. Dominican University (located just minutes from the Chicago Loop) will host the Blues and the Spirit Symposium, emphasizing the heritage of African-American Chicago and exploring the shared roots of Blues and Gospel.

  • Panels and presentations with Timuel Black, Portia Maultsby, Horace Maxile, Paul Garon, Sterling Plumpp, Gayle Dean Wardlow, Barry Dolins, Jim O’Neal, Marie Dixon, Bob Davis, Bob Koester, Fernando Jones, Bob Marovich, David Whiteis, Scott Barretta, Salim Muwakkil, Sandra Pointer-Jones, Suzanne Flandreau, Bob Riesman, Stephanie Shonekan, Morris Phibbs, Bob Jones, Billy Boy Arnold, Stan Mosley, Brinda Fuller Willis and others
  • Blues Workshop with Billy Branch and Gospel Workshop with James Abbington
  • Multimedia Presentations, Raeburn Flerlage Photography and Outsider Art Exhibits
  • Musical Appearances by Larry Taylor, James Wheeler and Bob Stroger
  • Bronzeville Tour with a stop at the Blues Heaven Foundation, located in the former home of Chess Records
  • Chicago Blues Club Crawl
  • Otis Clay and Sharon Lewis in Concert





    • Otis Clay & Sharon Lewis


    Dominican University, a diverse institution with a progressive mission and a long-standing commitment to performance arts, is located in River Forest, IL, 9 miles west of Chicago's Loop and eight miles from O'Hare Airport.

    Dominican's suburban location is conveniently located, and accessible by public transportation, with ample free parking and affordable campus housing for symposium participants.