You don’t have to wait to get your Blues on until the weekend — it’s Blues Week! Check out this schedule of events happening throughout Aurora all week, leading up to the two-day Blues on the Fox festival this weekend:

Monday, June 15

• Music Monday: Blues on the Fox Preservation Band
• Culture Stock Book Store
• 44 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora
• 6 p.m. – FREE

Tuesday, June 16

• Blues in the Schools: Guitar Workshop with Kevin Trudo
• Two Brothers Roundhouse
• 205 N Broadway, Aurora
• 6:30 p.m. – FREE
• * Bring your own instrument – beginners welcome!

Wednesday, June 17

• Blues Symposium: an in-depth discussion of the Blues
• North Island Center,
• 8 East Galena Blvd, Aurora
• Marquee Room
• 7 p.m. – FREE

Thursday, June 18

• Lit by the Bridge: Open Mic for Writers with a Blues Theme
• Culture Stock Bookstore
• 44 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora
• 6:15 p.m. – FREE

Friday, June 19

• Blues on the Fox 2015: North Mississippi Allstarsl, Royal Southern Brotherhood
• RiverEdge Park
• 360 N Broadway, Aurora
• Gates Open: 6 p.m. – $20
• CLICK HERE for tickets.

Saturday, June 20

• Blues on the Fox 2015: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Mavis Staples, Otis Taylor Band, Moreland & Arbuckle
• RiverEdge Park
• 360 N Broadway, Aurora
• Gates Open: 2 p.m. – $20
• CLICK HERE for tickets.

SOURCE: city of Aurora press release