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Sixth annual Blues and Roots Festival continues this weekend

July 30, 2023 / 9:10 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Blues and Roots Festival kicks off in Cheswick

CHESWICK (KDKA) - The sixth annual Blues & Roots Festival kicked off on Saturday at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick.

Those in attendance got the chance to enjoy music from some of their favorite blues performers, and local talent, and also check out what local vendors had to offer.

To make the event even more special, there were performances from people on the Autism spectrum.

All proceeds from the festival benefit Autism Pittsburgh and Band Together Pittsburgh, both of which help enrich the lives of those on the spectrum.

The festival continues today with gates opening at noon.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.