The Rainy Day Blues Society is a Eugene-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting blues music as part of our cultural heritage and tradition. Our mission is to raise public awareness and nurture a love and appreciation for one of  America’s foundational music forms through education and by fostering an environment in which local blues artists can grow and flourish. 

• Organizing and coordinating public events and performances featuring blues music, including regularly scheduled showcases where artists can perform before a live audience; and annual talent contests to qualify musicians without majorrecording label contracts for the International Blues Talent Competition sponsored by The Blues Foundation.

• Contributing to our community’s cultural diversity by sponsoring, producing, and promoting a regularly scheduled, annual blues festival.

• Establishing and maintaining an archive of blues recordings and videos that is available to the public for research, education, and enjoyment.

• Maintaining a registry of local performing blues musicians.

• Collaborating with other concerned organizations, agencies, or individuals to provide educational or entertainment events that are within the scope of our stated mission.

• Offering a Blues in the Schools program.

• Providing financial and other assistance to organizations that help destitute blues musicians and low-income families of deceased blues musicians.

• Publishing a regular newsletter with information on regional blues activities, new blues music releases, features of historical and cultural significance, and Rainy Day Blues Society business.