Blue Ridge Fest to stage May 8

The 2015 Blue Ridge Fest takes place Friday, May 8 on the grounds of the Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative in Pickens. It’ll be a beach night show and dance and a classic car cruise-in. Underlying the fun is a serious purpose: financial support for one dozen area human-help agencies. This year four of those help agencies are based in Oconee County: Dot’s Kitchen of Westminster, Fair Play Camp School, Oconee Presbyterian Service Fund, and Rosa Clark Medical Clinic. The 2015 Beach Night entertainment lines up this way: Johnny Tillotson, Shirley Alston Reeves and The Shirelles, and the Swingin’ Medallions. The 2014 Blue Ridge Fest produced $172 thousand in net proceeds that were divided among 12 charitable concerns