An event which drew rave reviews after its debut last year will be back in Wetumpka July 20 – The River and Blues Music and Arts Festival. Tiffany Robinson, one of the event organizers, said she expects the music-centered festival to attract even more people than 2012’s estimated 4,000-5,000 attendees.
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