LAKEPORT, Calif. – Mark your calendar for a “Harmonica Slapdown” at the Soper Reese Theatre in Lakeport from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

This WWF wrestling style battle will include lots of audience participation in a mock World Championship boasting 4 master harmonica players.

Headliner Mitch Kashmar has shared the stage with some of the most influential rock and blues giants such as Albert Collins, Charlie Musselwhite, Pinetop Perkins, William Clarke, Kim Wilson and Roy Gaines. Kashmar also toured with the classic 70's funk-rock band “War,” and appeared with Eric Burdon & War for their reunion concert in 2008 at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Aki Kumar is a blues harmonica star and vocalist with a number of successful tours throughout the United States and Europe. Recently Kumar made a big splash in the blues world with his record Aki Goes To Bollywood , a fusion of Aki’s Hindi roots and Chicago and West Coast blues.

Gary Smith has been part of the blues tradition in the Bay Area since the 1970s, and is a featured guest at festivals and venues from Europe to Brazil. He is considered to be one of the rare "big tone" harmonica players delivering world class blues no matter whether in a smoky bar or a large festival.

Andy Santana is a Delta Groove recording artist known at most of the major blues and jazz festivals in California, as well as in Seattle and Belgium. This past week he was inducted into the Sacramento Blues Society Hall of Fame.

Get your tickets now at The Travel Center in Lakeport or online at www.soperreesetheatre.com.

Advance tickets cost $25. Tickets at the door cost $30.

Proceeds will be donated to survivors of the Mendocino Complex fires.