Scenes from the second day of the Blues, Views, and BBQ Festival in Westport. The rains came but the show went on. Dave Matlow, Tony Riggio, J.C. Martin and WestportNow photos

A young fan enjoys the music of Rick Derringer, guitarist, vocalist, Grammy Award winning producer and entertainer, as the last act tonight at the Blues, Views, and BBQ Festival in Westport. Derringer came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of The McCoys, who had a No. 1 hit single with “Hang on Sloopy.” Derringer then turned to blues rock, scoring a 1974 hit with “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

UPDATE Many attendees at the Blues, Views, and BBQ Festival in Westport came prepared for showers and stuck out an afternoon thunderstorm. Just before 6 p.m., the rain had stopped and the sun broke through the clouds. However. the rain returned briefly at about 8:15 p.m., just before the 8:30 p.m. closing. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

The show went on at the Levitt Pavilion in late afternoon today as a thunderstorm moved through. Some left but many remained. The sun broke through again just before 6 p.m. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo

Many at the Blues, Views, and BBQ Festival took shelter under the Levitt Pavilion canopy at the rear of the facility today as an afternoon rain moved through the area. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo