Sweet Seventeen
When Packy Malley, promoter of the Mid-West Reggae Fest, says, “The bottom line is, it has to be profitable,” he’s only telling half the story. The other half is that while Malley is a businessman who also works in his family business, Malley’s Chocolates, he’s one of the area’s most avid reggae enthusiasts, and the Mid-West Reggae Fest, which celebrates its 17th year this weekend, is as much a labor of love as a moneymaking opportunity.