lues will return to the river again this summer. The line-up and dates for the annual FREE blues concerts on Lewis & Clark Landing has been announced.

Gates open at 4 p.m. for each concert. All shows in the series are free, although volunteers collect free-will donations at the gate, and 25 percent of donations go to the Omaha Food Bank.

This year's Playing With Fire lineup:

May 16 - Gaetano Pellino, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Burgundy & Gray, the Blues Explosion.

June 13 - Angel Forrest, Trampled Under Foot, Mezcal Brothers, If All Else Fails.

July 18 - Tommy Castro Band, Awek, Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat featuring Alan Haynes, Backer's Blues.

Aug. 15 - Edgar Winter Band, Scott McCord & the Bonafide Truth, Son of 76 & the Watchmen, the Side Effects

Sept. 12 - Bettye LaVette, Eddie Cotton Jr., Little Joe & Big Trouble, Mojo Bag.