Louisiana Creole Celebration! A weekend of Music, Dance, Language and Food!
Article Contributed on: 10/12/2009 4:14:09 PM
Venue:
Alliance Francaise / Mercury Café / Swallow Hill
Venue Address:
Alliance Francaise de Denver, 571 Galapago Street, Denver
Venue City:
denver
Event Time:
Saturday, November 7th & Sunday, November 8th
Event Dates:
This event takes place on 11/7/2009.
Category:
Art Events
Cost for Adults:
see activities
Cost for Children:
Event Web page:
http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Events/Art-Events/Event~668322.aspx
Description:
A presentation of the French Creole Heritage of Southwest Louisisan, a rich cultural heritage preserved and celebrated through music, food, dance and language. Presented by the Alliance Française de Denver and the Colorado Friends of Cajun and Zydeco Music and Dance, funded by the SCFD.
Weekend schedule:
Saturday, November 7th
Accordion and Fiddle workshops at Swallow Hill (11:30am - 1:30pm) $20 www.swallowhillmusic.org for info and tickets
Creole Language Workshop with Preston Frank and Vivian Malveaux at Alliance Française (4 pm) $6 / $8
Evening Creole Gumbo DInner at the Alliance Française (6-7pm) followed by Songs and Stories with Preston Frank and Ed Poullard (7-9 pm) $12 / $15
Sunday, November 8th
Afternoon Dance at the Mercury Cafe featuring Ed and Preston (1-5pm) $12 / $15
free dance lesson 1-2pm
Weekend Package Price
$25 members/ $30 non-members
(does not include Swallow HIll music workshops)
Contact Info
Name:
Kiran POTA
E-mail:
afd@afdenver.org
Phone:
303 831 0304