We are so excited to welcome back The Rush Cleveland Trio -- "Nothing but the Blues" served up with heaping helpings of heart and soul. It doesn't get better than this.

Rush Cleveland, the elder stateman of Iowa blues (in the words of Little Village Magazine), "mixes the blues, rock and country into a rugged, sweaty background for his tube-screaming guitar work and gravelly vocals". Inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame in 2023. The band won the band division of the Iowa Blues Challenge, sending them on to of the International Blues Challenge 2024. 

Corner Stop food truck & Cindy's Tropical Shaved Ice at 5:30. Music at 6:00. Free admission. Family-friendly. Bring lawn chairs. From 4:00-9:30 PM, Main Street will be closed between Make A Splash and Smiles on Main. 

Sound by ACE Radio & TV.

Presented by Maquoketa Betterment Corp./Hometown Pride.

Supported by a 2025 Walmart Spark Good Local Grant through Maquoketa's Walmart. Supported by a 2025 Mini-grant from the Jackson County Area Tourism Association, and grants from Black Hills Energy, Maquoketa Community Services, Casey's, Kwik Trip | Kwik Star. And our generous sponsors: Innovate 120, Insurance Planning Services Corp.-Paul Miller, Maquoketa Brewing, Maquoketa Rotary Club, Maquoketa Sentinel-Press, Maquoketa State Bank, Nemmers Realty, Optimist Club of Maquoketa, Mitchell-Maskrey/Maquoketa Feeds

With continuing assistance from Jackson County Fairgrounds, the City of Maquoketa, the Maquoketa Area Chamber of Commerce, and other generous organizations, businesses, and individuals.