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Festival recap

The Candy Factory will be selling caramel pecan apples at The Roots 'N Blues N' BBQ Festival.
Emily Kaiser
The Candy Factory will be selling caramel pecan apples at The Roots 'N Blues N' BBQ Festival.

Fall’s unofficially begun and that means festivals galore here in Columbia. This show is dedicated to two of them.

While not technically a festival, Ragtag kicked off its Passport Series—a celebration of international arthouse cinema—September 7.  I sat down with series curator Chris Boeckmann about what’s in store. The Passport Series happens each week through October 27th.

Sept 8 and 9 is the Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQfestival—now in its 5th year. What sprouted during a period of national economic downturn now brings in over 4 million dollars.

Songs featured:
Six Drummers, “Doctor Doctor Give Me Gas”

Scarlett Robertson joined KBIA as a producer in February 2011. She studied psychology at Lake Forest College and holds a masters degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Scarlett began her professional career in psychology, jumped to magazines and then came to her senses and shifted to public radio. She has contributed to NPR member stations WAER in Syracuse, KUT in Austin and Chicago’s WBEZ.