Family Membership

SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 1, 2019  • Noon - 10pm • Gates open 11:00 a.m. • $25 advance, $30 at gate • 15 & under free with parent

South Skunk  Blues Society • P.O. Box 951 • Newton, IA 50208 • skunkblues@windstream.net • Info: 641-840-0972 (Elaine Mattingly, President)

Maytag Park

South Skunk  Blues Society • P.O. Box 951 • Newton, IA 50208 • skunkblues@windstream.net • Info: 641-840-0972 (Elaine Mattingly, President)

The South Skunk Blues Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and cultivating Blues music. The Society promotes public performance opportunities for Blues artists, and seeks to increase the exposure to and appreciation of Blues music by the general public.

Map to Maytag Park in Newton Iowa

Est. 1992

​​​​​South Skunk Blues Society

South Skunk  Blues Society • P.O. Box 951 • Newton, IA 50208 • skunkblues@windstream.net • Info: 641-840-0972 (Elaine Mattingly, President)

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JOIN US IN OUR PURSUIT of ALL THINGS MUSICALLY VIBRANT in SHADES of BLUES. Be part of a national network of festivals, musical artists, blues societies and enthusiasts.


BECOME A MEMBER. ​If you have enjoyed the Bowlful of Blues in the past or simply enjoy blues music in all its varieties and intersections with other styles of music, please consider helping in any way possible. Join us for our monthly meetings the last Monday of each month at 6:30 at the Newton VFW. It takes a lot of minds, hands and hearts to do what we do, but it's all for the sake of the great cultural community of the SKUNK! You may also mail your name/address/phone number and membership payment ($20 single; $25 family; $100 business)  to: SSBS P.O. Box 951 Newton, Iowa 50208. If you join online please include your address in the message section so that we may mail you your membership card.