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Two nights left for Hidden Treasures By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer A crowd of 400-plus and about 30 bikers turned out for the Hidden Treasures event at Blues Alley in Holly Springs last Thursday. Musical
entertainment was provided by Ralph Waller and the Tough Street Band,
Robert Kimbrough Sr. and The Blues Connection, David Kimbrough, and
Duwayne Burnside. Invited for next week is Country Boy Lil Wilson and
the Countryettes, according to emcee Willie Wilkinson. Missing last
week was Soul Finger, away for a gig in Florida. Wilkinson said he
hopes to have Soul Finger back this Thursday night. There
are two more events in the Hidden Treasures program for the summer –
Thursday, Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. Bikers arrive at 6:30 p.m. and the
blues begins at 7:30 p.m. Hidden Treasures is a
promotional program organized by volunteers with Holly Springs Main
Street Association, a highly successful venue that has emphasized the
promotion of downtown, according to Judy Smith, executive director of
the association. “This has been a Main Street event that will end September 30,” she said. There
are two more evenings of blues and bikes in this season. The next event
is a Halloween Harvest event scheduled for October 30 and will be built
around activities supported by churches, sororities, the schools and
gospel music. Stay tuned to more details during the month of October
and plan to participate. Smith said it is the
volunteers - the musicians, bikers, technicians, the organizers, the
police and fire workers - who have brought about the unprecedented
success of Hidden Treasures. She said attention will be directed to
other Main Street goals during the fall, connected with design in the
downtown area. Five points the design committee wants to address will
be rolled out in October/November.
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