JazzFest part deux

May 3, 2009 in Daily Adventures
Tags: festivals, JazzFest, Kings of Leon, Klezmer All Stars, music, pho, photography, snowballs

Alex and I had a splendid day at JazzFest yesterday. The sun was shining. There was a light breeze. We were able to drink free beer from a hospitality tent. We heard:  Gina Brown & Anutha Level (Motown hits), Buckwheat Zydeco (zydeco), Treme Brass Band (brass), Roddie Romero and the Hub City All Stars (southern [...]

JazzFest Sunday sunshine

April 28, 2009 in Daily Adventures
Tags: crawfish, Fairgrounds, festivals, JazzFest, music

Before I could unpack on Sunday, I was whisked off to a wonderful place called JazzFest where the sun was shining, food stands offered at least 10 different crawfish dishes and cold Miller Lite reigned as the official festival beverage. The whole family went. The daughter of a family friend works for the lieutenant governor [...]

Festivals are a serious matter

March 22, 2009 in Stories
Tags: art, artist, homes, JazzFest, New Orleans, painting, Stories, writing

Springtime in Louisiana means festivals every weekend. A few weekends ago I went to a festival at a plantation west of here. If this weekend hadn’t been filled with so many visitors, I would have gone to the Oyster Festival in Amite. (Think county fair with raw, chargrilled and fried oysters. And they crown a [...]