Forecasts worse than weather for Beale Street Music Festival

Published May 3, 2010 at 2:16 a.m.
Dodging bullets. That's how Memphis in May officials described the challenges that beset this year's Beale Street Music Festival, a three-day event fraught with severe weather and band illnesses. "It's disappointing to everyone involved," said Jim Holt, president of Memphis in May International Festival. "I've never seen anything like this. We made the best decisions we could, and always kept the safety of our patrons in mind."


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