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FRIDAY EVENTS
"Poetry Is My Lyfe, Revenge Is My Mission" - The Stage Play
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Black Heritage Festival has teamed up with United Front Entertaiment and Front Cover Presents to bring you the hit stage play Poetry Is My Lyfe, Revenge Is My Mission based off of the Novel by Rae-Shell W. Jenkins After discovering her husband Zachary's double life filled with drugs, lies, and money...Ariyah Lyfe begins to think with her mind and not with her heart! No more Mrs. Nice Wife! She embezzles her abusive husband's drug money to finance her escape. His "Lyfe" is revealed by an unsuspecting poet!
SATURDAY EVENTS
Festival Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Lake Charles Civic Center
Celebrate Music, Food and Fun
10:00 am
Diaper Derby/Healthy Baby
Exhibition Hall
How fast can your baby crawl? We’re looking for babies in the annual Diaper Derby sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and BHF. Entries accepted early and up to the moment before this fun event. Bring your cameras! For more information on Diaper Derby or Healthy Baby Contest email Christiana.white@cpsb.org.
10:00 am
Vendors open
Coliseum
The Market Place features art, jewelry, Greek memorabilia, clothing, food and much more for your shopping pleasure.
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Kids Zone
Exhibition Hall
The 2011 Black Heritage Festival Kids Zone is filled with fun and activities for the kid in everyone!! Included with admission: Kids Activities, Door Prizes, Stage Entertainment, Demonstrations, Moonwalk, Games, Kids Characters, Storytime, and Magic
11:00 – 3:00 pm
Talent Showcase
Coliseum
This is an opportunity for rising stars to showcase their talent. The showcase is open to all ages. For more information, contact rankinskaren@yahoo.com.
SATURDAY HEADLINERS
3:30 -5:30 pm
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band
Coliseum
The people of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas who love to dance will tell you that any conversation about Zydeco music must mention Keith Frank. He has been a leader of the Zydeco movement almost since the time he started his family based Soileau Zydeco Band. The band has been making dance floors shake since 1990 and show no sign of stopping.
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Leon Chavis and the Zydeco Flames
Coliseum
Leon Chavis wants to change the way you listen, understand and dance to Zydeco music. He is a part of a new generation of Zydeco Musicians proving that real talent, hard work, persistence, and charisma still have a place in the music industry. Leon is well versed in Zydeco, Southern Soul, R & B, and Jazz. With his incredibly smooth voice, and clever lyrics, his debut CD, The Heat Is ON, was a great success.
7:30 PM
Jerry Butler, R&B legend…“the Ice Man”
Rosa Hart Theater
$20.00
Three-time Grammy nominee and one of the architects of rhythm and blues. Jerry “The Iceman” Butler has been entertaining, producing and composing for 51 years. “Gold” tunes include “hey Western Union Man,” “For Your Precious Love,” “He Will Break Your Heart,” “Moon River,” “Never Gonna Give You Up” and “Only the Strong Survive’. Co-sponsored with the McNeese Banners Cultural Series
ADMISSION INFO
Admission: Exhibition Hall and Coliseum Entrance
10 am – 8:00pm
13 years up
$5.00 before 2 pm
$10.00 after 2pm
$5.00 12-6 years
5 & under FREE
* * * Schedule Subject to Change * * *
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