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The 2nd Annual Crawdad Festival at CAL EXPO in Sacramento, Ca. | June 15th-16th, 2024

The Crawdad Festival 2024 – CAL EXPO
The Crawdad Festival, Father’s Day Weekend

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In 2023, The Crawdad Festival, LLC triumphantly launched “The Crawdad Festival” in Isleton, California, attracting an astounding crowd of over 70,000 participants. This inaugural event quickly established itself as the largest crawfish festival in Northern California in nearly two decades.

The 38th Annual Orange County Black History Parade and Cultural Faire | Feb. 3rd, 2018

THE ORANGE COUNTY BLACK HISTORY PARADE & CULTURAL FAIRE

Appearances by ABC7 News Team Leslie Sykes and Phillip Palmer,
KTTV Fox 11 Christine Devine, TMZ & Host of Raq Rants Raquel Harper

January 29, 2018, Anaheim, CA.: For over 37 years, the Orange County Heritage Council (OCHC) has produced the most celebrated Black History Month event of all times; the Annual Black History Parade and Cultural Faire. Now in its’ 38th year, the pomp and circumstance continues on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 from 9am-4pm with Grand Marshalls ABC7 Morning Anchor Team Leslie Sykes and Phillip Palmer!

Free ‘Keep the Promise’ Concert & March in L.A. for World AIDS Day | Nov. 30th, 2016

Common, Patti LaBelle to Headline Free ‘Keep the Promise’ Concert & March in L.A. for World AIDS Day as AHF Goes ‘AROUND THE GLOBE IN A DAY’

Keep the Promise will also honor legendary entertainer & humanitarian Harry Belafonte with AHF’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his charitable efforts and advocacy around the world.

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 21, 2016) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), recently announced their Around the Globe in a Day initiative, a series of events across the world to commemorate World AIDS Day and continue to spread awareness about HIV and AIDS.

The 2016 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA | Jan. 21st-24th, 2016

The 2016 NAMM Show Prepares For Largest Global Presence In Show’s History

NAMM unveils 2016 floor plan including new networking, educational and exhibit features

Carlsbad, CA, October 2, 2015 – The global music products industry can expect to see thousands of business opportunities and expanding member benefits on arrival to Anaheim for the 2016 NAMM Show. The more than 96,000 people expected to attend from January 21 to 24 will have the chance to experience the latest in music instruments and products, while learning from fellow industry leaders about the best music-business practices.

The 29th Annual Long Beach Bayou Festival | June 20th-21st, 2015

LONG BEACH BAYOU FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP – CELEBRATING ITS 29th YEAR!

AT RAINBOW LAGOON PARK, LONG BEACH – Saturday & Sunday, June 20-21, 2015

Zac Harmon, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Corney Mims & the Knowitallz feat. Barbara Morrison & Rodz Kids, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Stony B Blues Band and more

Cajun & Creole Cuisine, Dance Instruction & Continuous Dancing, Mardi Gras Parade, Watermelon & Crawfish Eating Contests, Activities for Kids and Teens

The Long Beach Bayou Festival, a Zydeco, Blues Creole & Cajun festival announces its 2015 lineup and once again unites a Mardi Gras atmosphere, Cajun & Creole food delicacies and blues,Cajun & Zydeco music at Rainbow Lagoon Park, Long Beach, CA for the 29th year on Saturday, June 20th and Sunday, June 21, 2015. Hours are 11:00 am – 9:00 pm on Saturday and 11:00 am – 7:00pm on Sunday. Info and tickets: 562-912-4451, www.longbeachbayou.com. Scroll down for lineup by day.

City Parks Foundation Announces SUMMERSTAGE 30th Anniversary in N.Y.C. | May 18th – Oct. 4th, 2015

City Parks Foundation Announces SUMMERSTAGE
30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Presented by Capital One Bank

Expanded season runs May 18 – October 4

Over 140+ FREE Music, Dance, Comedy, Family and Theater programs in 14 Parks Across all 5 Boroughs

April 8, 2015 – New York, NY– In June of 1986 Sun Ra and the Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra performed a free concert in the Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park, and the summer music landscape in New York City changed forever. Today, nearly 30 years later, SummerStage is New York City’s largest free performing arts festival, presenting work in all performing arts disciplines, with a focus on New York’s unique neighborhoods. SummerStage has touched the lives of more than six million fans from around the world.

The 14th Annual Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival | Jan. 16th-25th, 2014

The 14th Annual Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival Set for Music, Excitement, Culture and More – Jan. 16-25, 2014

The 10-day festival features succulent local cuisine, hand-made, one-of-a-kind ethnic collectibles and crafts, as well as African-American exhibits, culturally-focused lectures, and other events.

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) December 23, 2013

The 14th Annual Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival takes place Jan. 16-25, 2014. The family-friendly, two-day Music Fest is the centerpiece of the celebration. National recording artists The Ohio Players headline Saturday’s Throwback Saturday (Jan. 18) while Pieces of a Dream and Nick Colionne perform on Jazz Sunday (Jan. 19). The 10-day festival features succulent local cuisine, hand-made, one-of-a-kind ethnic collectibles and crafts, as well as African-American exhibits, culturally-focused lectures, and other events!

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“Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration Tour” | 2013 U.S. Tour Dates

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS and CHORALE LE CHATEAU
CONDUCTED BY DAMIEN SNEED ANNOUNCE

ABYSSINIAN: A GOSPEL CELEBRATION
U.S. TOUR DATES

Marsalis’ Abyssinian Mass, a landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentation and vocals, tours U.S. performing arts centers and churches

(New York, NY) – Raise your voices and lift your hearts as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Damien Sneed, and the 70-piece Chorale Le Chateau announce Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration Tour, an historic hand–clappin’, tambourine-slappin’ celebration scheduled to take place in performing arts centers and churches in the U.S.

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The 13th Annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival in Boston | Sept. 28th, 2013

13th Annual Berklee BeanTown

Jazz Festival

On September
28, music lovers of all ages will gather for the 13th Annual Berklee
BeanTown Jazz Festival in Boston’s historic South End – home to several
legendary clubs during Boston’s jazz heyday. The all-day, free outdoor
event will offer contemporary jazz, Latin, blues, and soul acts on three
stages. Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM), one of the world’s
leading asset managers, is the presenting sponsor of the festival and
will present a $5, 000 scholarship to a student musician. Past Berklee
BeanTown Jazz Festivals have drawn as many as

80,000 music fans.

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The 40th Annual St. John the Baptist Parish Andouille Festival | Oct. 18th – 20th, 2013

Andouille Festival Sunday Jazz Brunch Returns

On Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Quintin Gerard W. (St. John Parish resident and international Urban/Smooth Jazz Recording Artist) will take the stage to perform at this year’s 40th Annual St. John the Baptist Parish Andouille Festival’s Sunday Jazz Brunch event at the St. John Community Center located at 2900 Hwy. 51, LaPlace, LA.

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