Twenty-five hundred local students will be getting a treat next week as Blues Legend Fruteland Jackson, will make appearances here as a part of the “Blues in the Schools” program.

Jackson will bring his intimate knowledge of blues history, his guitar stylings and signature vocals to schools in the Baxter, Colfax-Mingo and Newton school districts. He also will appear at DMACC and do a show at the Newton Public Library.

Since his initial lecture in schools Jackson has educated more than million kids. Not bad for a guy who wanted nothing to do with teaching kids at first.