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Sandestin Music Festival
August 12th-13th
The Sandestin Music Festival kicks off Friday, August 12 in The Village of Baytowne Wharf. A variety of venues will showcase numerous musicians throughout the weekend. Saturday the weekend's main headline acts will be showcased at the Village Events Plaza in The Village of Baytowne Wharf. Entry to the Sandestin Music Festival is FREE for the public with a printed ticket from this website.
Sandestin Music Festival is fueled by a cross-section of country and rock's most acclaimed songwriters and performers, including Jeffrey Steele, Thomas Rhett, Lari White, James Slater, Kree Harrison, Jon Pardi, The Pernikoff Brothers, and Joanna Cotton.
Friday, August 12
Venue: Hammerheads
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Artists: Kree Harrison & Joanna Cotton
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Artists: Thomas Rhett & Jon Pardi Venue: Rum Runners
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Artists: James Slater & Lari White Venue: Funky Blues Shack
Time: 10:00pm
Artist: The Pernikoff Brothers
Saturday, August 13
Venue: Main Stage - Village Events Plaza
Time: 7:10pm - 7:40pm
Artist: The Pernikoff Brothers
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Artist: Jeffrey Steele Band
The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival
September 9-11, at the Rainbow Lagoon
Live entertainment and activities for all ages, arts and crafts booths, Ribs, Chicken, Jamaican, Chinese, Thai and other international foods and desserts, adult beverages: Beer, Wine, Liquor drinks — “Screaming Lobster“ and Margaritas, and of course, LOBSTER. Lots and lots of Lobster flown in fresh daily.
What is Zydeco Music ?
29th Annual Zydeco Music Festival,
September 2-3
Opelousas, Louisiana
History
In the days of old, the Creole Community would gather at harvest time and work together to complete their tasks. When a family would have a bouchere` (butchering of a hog), everyone in the community would come over and share in the work and cooking of fresh meat.
When the work was finished, the people would celebrate and entertain themselves with a “La La” ( Creole French for house dance.) Instruments used to create “La La” music were the scrubboard (frottoir), spoons, fiddle, triangles (ti-fers), and an accordion.
When times got tough for a family, they would throw a “La La”, a Saturday night dance in the living room. Emptying the room of all furniture, they would charge ten or fifteen cents admission and sell gumbo, homemade beer and lemonade. Even churches would give benefit “La La” to support different functions of the church.
By most of the music being sung in Creole French, “La La” music was only thought of as being for rural and “old folks. One noted musician, the late great “King of Zydeco”, Clifton Chenier, is credited with naming the music ZYDECO “les haricots” (snapbeans).
In 1981 fearful that Creole and Zydeco music was dying out, “The Treasures of Opelousas” a group of concerned citizens under the guidance and sponsorship of Southern Development Foundation, organized the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival.
The first Zydeco Festival in 1982 was started on a farmer’s field in the Plaisance community on the outskirts of Opelousas, with four hundred of our neighbors attending.
These traditions of yesteryear may be only a memory for some, but it is the testimony that the Zydeco Music Festival serves. A testimony to those who came before....to the ancestors who toiled in the fields under the hot sun to take care of their families....to those who shared with one another during good and bad times...especially to the ancestors who celebrated, laughed, and loved despite the hardships they encountered.
The Zydeco Music Festival is their offspring - a living reminder for us never to forget where we come from, to always appreciate and respect our past, and most of all to continue our legacy in keeping the rich culture alive.
Southern Development Foundation has kept the Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival alive and developed it into what is now known as the world's largest Zydeco ("LA LA") Music Festival.
Summer Musical Tradition
The 10th Anniversary of Your Thunder Bay
Blues Festival is
Happening
July 8, 9 &10, 2011!
http://www.tbayblues.ca
Oxford Blues Fest
The 2nd Annual Oxford Blues Festival will take place Friday, July 22, 2011, Saturday July 23, 2011 in Oxford, MS on around the Oxford square, and Sunday July 24 at he Foxfire Ranch just 20 minutes of the Oxford square on Highway 7 in Waterford, MS.The Oxford Blues Festivals will take place outside at the Foxfire Ranch with Nellie “Tiger” Travis headlining and closing the festival on Sunday.http://oxfordbluesfest.com/
Jazz Up Reggae Day
For those new to the network, Fridays are Jazz Up Reggae Day. We feature some of the greatest reggae in the world. It's now playing all day long on the Front Page in the Set-List player and the Video section.The 2011 French Quarter Festival
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4 Days of Fest this year! April 7-10, 2011
Think that Jazz Fest is a little crowded? Then try this more intimate festivalThere will be 17 outdoor stages showcasing multiple genres of music including gospel, jazz, funk, classical, cajun and zydeco, brass bands and much more. Be sure to check out the 2011 French Quarter Festival Schedule so you don't miss your favorite musicians!
Theo Jansen creates new creatures
I found this video while looking for some information on kinetic sculpture (who hasn't, right?).Anyway, the invention of these "creatures" is truly inspirational. Just unbelievable. I'm happy that there are lots of people out there a whole lot smarter than me.
On this scale they are beautiful. I imagine the ultimate goal though will be to nano-size them.
T Hunter
