WIN a pair of passes to the "LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide! -- June, 2013

.
.
Yes, we're doing it again! This time, our TICKET GIVE-AWAY lets you WIN a pair of passes to the "LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide!
+
We have tickets available for Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23.
+
Enter for either or BOTH days (if you win one pair, you are not eligible for a second pair.) We know some folks might only be able to go one day or the other, so only enter if you can claim and USE the tickets.
+
HOW TO ENTER:
.
a) Answer this question: The word "Cajun" comes from what word?
.
b) TITLE your email either
"Saturday Bayou Tickets" or
"Sunday Bayou Tickets"
(YES, you CAN enter TWICE, once for each day's tickets)
.
c) INCLUDE your name, the town you're in, and the email address where we can notify you if you win.
.
d) SEND your email to
tiedtothetracks@hotmail.com
.
Contest is open NOW, and it CLOSES Thursday at 11 am PDT. Winners will be notified before Noon on Thursday. Each winner must supply their name as it appears on the photo i.d. they will use to claim their pair of tickets at the will-call window at the event.
(Note: these tickets, even though they are a wonderful prize, cannot be redeemed for cash value.)
+
Details on this wonderful annual festival are below.
.
.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
.
Sat & Sun, Jun 22 & 23,
FESTIVAL,
in Long Beach:
27th Annual "LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL" at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach (address at end).
+
This top-notch festival celebrates its 27th year.Tickets are now on sale at
+
www.longbeachbayoufest.com
+
Featuring Blues, Zydeco & Cajun Music, a Mardi Gras-style Second Line parade, great food, N'Awlins culture and more, the bon temps do indeed roll.
+
Performers:
+
Saturday, June 22:
• Bayou Brothers
• Bernie Pearl 
• T-Lou & his Hot Louisiana Zydeco Band 
• Sweet Baby Jai 
• Pine Leaf Boys
• New Orleans Traditional Jazz band & LALA Second Line Dancers
• Blue Dice
• Jo Jo Reed & The Happy Hill Zydeco Band
• Sai What Band
• Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots
• Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues
+
Sunday, June 23: 
• Art Work Jamal 
• Grammy nominees, The Pine Leaf Boys Cajun Band
• Sherry Pruitt 
• New Orleans Traditional Jazz band & LALA Second Line Dancers
• Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots
• Big Jay McNeely
• Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers
• Seville
• 13-year-old guitar phenomenon & festival circuit fave Ray Goren 
• Jo Jo Reed & The Happy Hill Zydeco Band
+
Plus more on the Kids Stage, tba (and there are acts there that adults like, too.)
+
Plus, Cajun & Creole cuisine, dance instruction & continuous dancing, activities for kids and teens.
+
Acclaimed as a popular family event, the Long Beach Bayou & Blues Festival brings both the party atmosphere and the food delicacies of a New Orleans Mardi Gras to Rainbow Lagoon Park.
+
There are two stages of music, one devoted to the blues, the other with first-rate zydeco and Cajun music, mostly bands from Louisiana that come here just to play the festival. There's continuous dancing on a large tent-canopy covered wooden dance floor at the Cajun-Zydeco Stage, a smaller wooden dance floor at the Blues Stage, and quick and easy dance instruction for all ages.
+
The festival boasts a festive costumed Mardi Gras-style parade, led each day by the New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band, and a colorful French Quarter marketplace with gumbo, crawfish etoufee, hush puppies, red beans and rice and other Cajun & Creole delicacies, plus coffees and desserts, and s beer garden.
+
Enter the crawfish or watermelon eating contests for the whole family.
+
The Kids' Bayou Tent has extensive children's activities that include making costumes, masks and umbrellas for the Mardi Gras parade, arts and crafts, storytelling, magic, sing-a-longs, kids' shows, and more. Plus, the Teen Corner has games and activities for older kids.
+
The event is presented by Benoit Entertainment Group, LLC. A portion of the profits benefit LALA (Louisiana to Los Angeles), a non-profit organization that raises educational funds for local youth to attend college.
+
The festival runs 11 am-9 pm on Saturday and 11 am-8:30 pm on Sunday. Info, 310-217-4196; www.longbeachbayoufest.com.
+
LOCATION / PARKING / TRANSIT: Rainbow Lagoon Park, a green and spacious waterside events facility located on the North side of Shoreline Drive, is accesdible by Long Beach transit bus from the Metro Blue Line light rail, or easy to reach by car. It's between Shoreline Village Drive and Linden Avenue, adjacent to downtown Long Beach. Parking is available on the Marina Green Lot across from the park.
+
Tickets: Adults, $25/day-advance, $30/day-gate; Seniors (60+) and Students (18+): $20/advance, $30 at the gate; Young Person rate (ages 13-17): $15, Children age 12 & under are free. A VIP ticket is $65, and includes backstage access, seating, 1 meal and 2 drinks.
.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
.
Or, WIN your tickets from the Acoustic Americana Music Guide!
.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
.
The Guide publishes just about daily. A very FULL new edition is coming late Wednesday, at:
.
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com
.
<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>-<^>
.
The Acoustic Americana Music Guide. We're on it.
.
=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=
Entire contents copyright (c) 2013,
Lawrence Wines and Tied to the Tracks.
All rights reserved.
=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=
.
.