Cajun Festival, July 4th Free to the Public
Jana and Hotwire
On July 4 Grand Lake
Festivals will host its 12th annual Arts, Crafts, Music and Cajun Festival
in the air-conditioned comfort of the Grove
Civic Center. Beginning at
Bayou Roots
Louisiana’s hottest Cajun band, “Bayou Roots” will entertain along with Jana Jae and Hotwire throughout the day on July 4th. Bayou Roots, along with bandleader, Chris Miller from Lake Charles, LA take their audience back to the musical roots of early Creole “la-la” music and stretches forward toward the more modern sounds of Zydeco with a bluesy chromatic accordion and saxophone speaking the language of swamp-pop. Miller and Bayou Roots were recently named Band of the Year, Best CD of the Year and won the People’s Choice Award at the 18th Annual Le Cajun Music Awards.
Jana Jae, international touring star and founder of Grand Lake Festivals, Inc. and her own exciting band, Hotwire, will also go CAJUN. Their diverse musical styles blends country fiddling, western swing, pop and the classics producing exciting entertainment and thrilling an audience of all ages. They, along with Bayou Roots and others, will be performing on July 4 from 10 to 5 in the air-conditioned comfort of the Grove Civic Center.
The Cajun cooks are cooking up some of your favorite Cajun dishes such as alligator stew, chicken and sausage gumbo and Cajun sausage sandwiches.
The Arts, Crafts, Music &
Cajun Festival has proven to be successful and has become a major event in the
Grand Lake area. This event, devoted to good family entertainment, is hosted by
the non-profit organization, Grand Lake Festivals, Inc. with the assistance of
the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. A special
thank you goes to the many local and area sponsors including: The City of
Grove, Conoco Phillips, Grand Savings Bank, Air Power Systems, Thompson &
Associates, 1st National Bank, Grand River Abstract & Title Company, Best
Western Timberridge Inn, Grand Point Convenience Store, Dairy Queen, Northeast
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Arvest Bank, Grand Lake Title Company, Ottawa
Tribe, Drakes Restaurant, Grand Rental Station, Catfish Johns Restaurant, Gene
& Shirley Sawyer, Dolphus & Mozelle Blevins, Dennis Blakemore with
Arkansas Valley Petroleum, Cathy Schaefer/Prudential Grand Lake,
Put on your dancing shoes and
bring your whole family to enjoy this free event, Friday July 4 at the Grove
Civic Center. For additional information visit www.grandlakefestivals.com or
call 918-786-8896.
For more information, Kathleen Pixley
918-786-8896
(please visit www.bayouroots.com
for pictures of the Bayou Roots Band
and www.janajae.com for pictures of Jana Jae and
Hotwire)