Gumbo Ya Ya

Friday, June 11, 2010 Plaza Stage – East 5:00pm – 7:00 pm   Funky Butt Brass Band 7:45pm – 10:15 pm   Steady Rollin’ Blues Band 11:00pm – 12:30am   Hurricane Gumbo Jumer’s Casino & Hotel Stage – West 5:00pm – 6:30pm   River City 6 7:00pm – 9:30 pm   Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars 10:15pm – [...]

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Gumbo Ya Ya 2010 Gumbo Ya Ya – Mardi Gras in The District returns for its eighteenth year on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12, 2010. The festival features two nights of New Orleans zydeco, jazz, and blues on two stages, a variety of foods including Cajun and Southern cuisine, street vendors and French [...]

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Here’s the commercial

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One of our radio commercials that plays on B100! Thanks to our radio sponsor Cumulus Broadcasting.

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27 boxes of beads (855 pounds) was shipped at 1PM this afternoon, May 5, from Louisiana!!!!

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Check out some photos from last year’s Friday night festivities. See Flickr link on the right or click here. And here’s a video clip of some of the bands.

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Gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish etoufee, shrimp creole, red beans & rice, and beignets will all be available at Gumbo Ya Ya. (And if you don’t like New Orleans-style food you can get traditional festival food.)

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Wikipedia says about zydeco, “Usually fast tempo and dominated by the button or piano accordion and a form of a washboard known as a ‘rub-board,’ ‘scrub-board,’ or frottoir, zydeco music was originally created at house dances, where families and friends gathered for socializing.” We just like to call it happy music that’s great for dancing! At [...]

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