Part of the fun of the weekend’s Coleman Hawkins Bikes and Blues Festival was the chance to browse among some classic cars and motorcycles, while the blues wafted through the streets of downtown St Joseph.

Participants paid an entrance fee of five dollars per vehicle, and the crowd could vote on their favorites at two dollars p-er vote.  Thirty percent of the proceeds will help pay for musical instruments for low-income students via the St. Joseph School District’s  Music in the Schools Donation Program.