The Rock ’n Blues for the Vets benefit at Riverhead Elks Lodge raised $2,500 to help renovate the Suffolk County United Veterans home in Riverhead, said Gail Evans, whose husband Joe Hampton organized the benefit.

Joe Hampton & the Kingpins, Blues Hall of Fame inductee The Pamela Betti Band, and Mike Ryan & Friends entertained a sold-out crowd.

RiverheadLOCAL photos courtesy of Gail Evans.

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