Music of Florida and the St. Johns River by Al Poindexter and River Rise WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 11 A.M. – 2 P.M. Charlie’s Cafe in Hemming Park at the corner of Laura and Monroe Streets If you want to hear songs about Florida legends, the St. Johns River, colorful characters and backwater places then come hear Al Poindexter and River Rise perform original songs, old timey songs and blues tunes backed up on Al’s National steel bottleneck guitar or fast picking clawhammer banjo. Al is the winner of the 2014 St. Johns Riverkeeper Song Contest and has been a performer and avid collector of Florida folklore and songs for over 20 years, writing fresh, new tunes about life in old Florida. Free and open to the public. In celebration of the Year of the River, Jacksonville Public Library will host a series of concerts and other programs throughout 2015. This concert is brought to you through the generous support of: CULTURAL FUSION YEAR OF THE RIVER 2015 jaxpubliclibrary.org630-BOOK