How can you become a CBS member?
Membership dues are part of our fundraising efforts so we can host Blues in the Schools programs.

Annual membership is:
  $15 for an individual
  $25 for a family.

For Membership or to send a donation,
please mail a check or money order made out to
"The Crossroads Blues Society"
    Crossroads Blues Society
    P.O. Box 722
    Freeport, IL 61032

Membership Benefits:
A bi-monthly newsletter of club events is mailed to all members.
The club meets monthly to discuss club efforts and to enjoy a local blues performance at an area blues venue.
New members also receive a blues CD from our collection.
You can join the Crossroads Blues Society Yahoo Group to receive e-mail's on club meetings, events, and regional blues information.

How has CBS been recognized
for their efforts?
CBS received the 2005 Rockford Area Music Industry (RAMI) Award for Best Musical Outreach Program. The outstanding BITS efforts by CBS have brought praise from educators and local arts and music industry people. All programs have been well received by area schools. Each Spring or Fall Program reaches between 1,500 and 2,000 students. The programs are very economically run; program cost run well under a dollar per student, and the programs do not cost anything for the schools.