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Dwight 'Black Cat' Carrier

"Black Cat" Carrier

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012

Location:  PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )

Time: Lesson: 7:00-8:00pm
Dance: 8:00 - 11:00

Admission: General admission $15, Cascade Zydeco Members $13

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Roland and Janine plan to continue this event every Friday night. Read more about Roland and Janine.

Roland and Janine

Date: Friday evenings

Location:  Viscount Studio, 724 E. Burnside St., Portland, OR 97214  ( map )

Time: 7:00pm lesson, 8:00-10:00pm dancing to cds

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Contact: 503-226-3262

Cross-step Waltz

I will be back in Portland this Sunday to teach two Cross-step Waltz workshops. Marion (and Rhonda) will be hosting the workshops, so you'll find all the information on her/their site- http://randomwaltz.org/index.html 

Cross-step waltz is a beautiful slow waltz variation and the most creative waltz variation once you become familiar with it. We will review the basics in the first workshop and then bump up the level for some exciting moves in the second. The second workshop is for dancers comfortable with cross-step basics and more.

I would love to see you again and promise a really great time and learning experience.

~Lilli Ann

lilli@att.net
206-264-5646

PS, If 7 more register in advance, Marion promises to slave away in her kitchen making baklava. Nuts, honey and flaky crust. What not to like? We expect a sell out, register early. Feel free to forward to those you think may be interested.

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Zydeco Music Awards

The ZMAs recognizes the achievements of artists in 15 categories. See the winners! Life Time Achievement Award went to “Nathan Williams Sr.”, whose timeless music has inspired an endless number of old and new zydeco artists alike.

 

Mysti Krewe of Nimbus Mardi Gras Ball

Saturday, Feb. 18: Mysti Krewe of Nimbus Mardi Gras Ball at Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside. Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets-$25, available at www.portlandmardigras.com , or reserved by email at portlandmardigras@gmail.com . This will be a "sold out" event, so get your tickets in advance! Bands will include TooLoose Cajun Band, Atomic Gumbo, & Transcendental Brass Band. This year's costume theme is "They All Ask'd for You," a tune by The Meters, which will surely bring out the zoo animals & sea creatures! Check it out on the internet for inspiration.

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Portland Waterfront Blues Festival

The festival begins Wednesday, July 4th. & runs through Sunday, July 8th. this year. The signature blues acts have yet to be announced. However, bands playing on the zydeco stage Friday, Saturday & Sunday will include Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Corey Ledet Zydeco Band (he promises he will be there), and the Creole Roots Band made up of Dexter Ardoin, Jeffrey Broussard & Ed Poullard (plus Geno) which will play each set with a different lead.

We are negotiating with another premier zydeco band from Louisiana, plus Cajun Country Revival w/ Joel Savoy, Jesse Lege & others, TooLoose Cajun Band & Caleb Klauder Band. It is likely Cajun & zydeco music will spill over into Thursday, July 5th., so you will want to come for the entire festival. It will be our 25th. Anniversary, so we will pull out all the stops!

The zydeco stage is where the action is!!! There will be a dance floor. We are negotiating with a nearby hotel to secure a discount rate. Again this year, we will offer a 5-day pass, plus the discount hotel rate for a tax deductible contribution of $120 to the Oregon Food Bank. More info. later. Check out the web site at www.waterfrontbluesfest.com

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