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Children's Art Stage Sponsor

Poster Sponsored By

Electricity Work donated by

MalnarElectric

Organizational and Financial Support donated by the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce

Publicity is made possible by a grant from the Tangipahoa Parish Tourism Commission

 Restrooms Provided By Pot-O-Gold

Printed Materials Provided By    Premier Printing & Norman Falk

The Northshore Regional Endowment For The Arts Board would like to thank  Deborah Anderson  and Anderson Small Business Solutions for chairing this year's event!

Please help the NREA and its goals by donating at least $5.00 per person to one of the stage managers at the festival.

Affiliated Therapy Stage  Affiliated Therapy Logo yellow background.jpg (127061 bytes)

(located on N. 6th St. behind Rainbow Daiquiris)                            

9:30-10:00 Opening Ceremonies
10:00-11:00 Loranger High School Dixieland Jazz Band
11:00-11:20 Taylor Horn (variety)
11:30-12:30 Family Affair (Variety)
12:30-12:50 Brittany Lotz (Variety)
1:00-2:00 Forecast (Variety)
2:00-2:20 Black Encyclopedia (Hip Hop)
2:30-3:30 Mind The Gap (80's/90's/Current Pop)
3:30-3:50 Chris Gray (Country)
4:00-5:00 Big Wheel (80's/90's)
5:10-5:30 Brent Lance Mitchell (Country)
5:30-6:30 The Blue Meanies (Variety)

North Oaks Medical Center Stage   North Oaks Logo.jpg (18981 bytes)

(Located on Hickory St. in the First Guaranty Bank Lot)

10:00-11:00 Dixie Rose Band with Johnathan Long (Blues)
11:30-12:30 Joe Roy & The Hurricanes (Rock & Blues)
12:50-1:00 Laina Lasseigne (Variety)
1:00-2:00 Channel of Release (Alternative)
2:30-3:30 Baton Rouge Jazz Ensemble (Jazz)
4:00-5:00 Rusty Bones with Truman Holland (Blues)
5:20-5:30 Kasper (Hip Hop)
5:30-6:30 Random (Alternative Rock)

Synergy Home Health Stage   Home Healthcare Services

(Located on Hickory Street in the City Hall Parking Lot)  

10:00-11:00 Hammond High School Band
11:30-12:30 Under The Gun (Bayou Pop/Blues)
12:30-12:50 Brittany Jenkins (Variety)
1:00-2:00 Southern Image (Swamp Pop)
2:20-2:30 Lisa Vizier
2:30-3:30 Dr. G (70's Rock)
4:00-5:00 The Crispin Schroeder Band (New Orleans R&B/Funk)
5:20-5:30 Danaka Reeves (Variety)
5:30-6:30 Lance Younger & Younger Blues

Heart & Vascular & Friends Stage    heart__vasc_clinic_logo.gif (12144 bytes)

(Located behind the Country Market on Northwest Railroad Avenue)

10:00-11:00 Stone Mother (Rock/Blues)
11:30-12:30 The Chris Guillot Band (Variety)
1:00-2:00 Brady Roberts (Variety)
2:20-2:30 Sami Goodwin
2:30-3:30 Joe Bennett (Carribean/New Orleans)
4:00-5:00 Amalie (Originals/Pop Rock)
5:20-5:30 Bobby Levie (Pop Rock)
5:30-6:30 Invisible Cowboy (Alternative) Sponsored by Rainbow Daiquiri's

Vital Home Health Stage    kslu_logo_greengold_1.JPG (129245 bytes) will MC live from the stage during the festival.

(Located on Hwy 22 near the Alligator Cage)

10:00-10:20 Charles Robert Miller
10:20-10:30 Mark Everett Traylor
10:30-11:00 Students from the Talented & Gifted Program
11:30-12:30 James Bass & the JBG (Blues)
12:45-1:00 Monia (Variety)
1:00-2:00 Ashley Salario Band (Alternative)
2:15-2:30 Ashley Carley (Variety)
2:30-3:30 No Left Turn (Variety)
3:45-4:00 Sarah Turknett (Variety)
4:00-5:00 The Porch Rockers (Bluegrass)
5:15-5:30 Lindsey Cardinale (Variety)
5:30-6:30 Ghost Town (Country/Rock)

Ochsner Clinic Foundation Stage   ochsner_logo_animated.gif (89698 bytes)

(located next to the train on SE Railroad Avenue) 

10:00-11:00 Solid Rock Male Chorus (Gospel)
11:30-12:30 Immortalized (Christian Rock/Blues)
1:00-2:00 First Baptist of Ponchatoula (Gospel)
2:20-2:30 4 Eva 1 (Gospel)
2:30-3:30 Tin Pan Alley Band (Variety)
4:00-5:00 SugaCane's Jazz & Blues Restaurant House Band featuring David Hyde, David Mondebello, and Lacey Blackledge (Blues)
5:00-5:15 Strawberry Jam Poker Run Awards Ceremony
5:30-6:30 Ellis Bigner Band (Country)

Classical & Jazz Stage  

(located upstairs from Dr. Bob Benson's Clinic in the 1st block of West Pine Street)

11:30-1:00 Community Music School
1:00-1:50 Pat Kerber: classical guitar
2:00-2:50 Chris Talley and Friends: guitars and mandolin
3:00-3:50 Music from Southeastern: SLU Guitar Ensemble and Soloists,
Patricia Ramirez sings Spanish and Latin American songs.

4:00-4:50 Danny Acosta and Friends: jazz guitars

A Touch Of Class Performing Arts Dance Stage a touch of class logo.BMP (488854 bytes)

(Located on the corner of N. 6th & Hickory St. in the Central Progressive Bank Lot)

10:00-10:45 Free Creative Movement class for ages 2-6
10:45-11:30 ATOC performance
11:30-12:15 Free Hip Hop class-all ages
12:15-1:45 ATOC performance
1:45-2:30 ATOC performance
2:30-3:15 Free Hip Hop class- all ages
3:15-4:00 ATOC performance

The Children's Art Stage:  This will feature local art teachers who will teach hands on art lessons to children during the day. The stage will be located at the Country Market on their back porch right next to the Heart & Vascular Stage and also in a tent in the middle of North 6th Street which will feature hands on painting of clay models of "Louisiana Snakes" that children will be able to paint and keep for their own. 

This year's event will be publicized on the following:

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Other important supporters include:

Publicity: The Ponchatoula Times, The Daily StarKSLU 90.9 FM ,  FPTV Channel 17, Coca Cola Bottling, Champagne Beverage, The Enterprise, The Ponchatoula Times, Tambalaya Magazine, Parish National Bank.

Program/Fliers and all printing: Premier Printing.

Electricity Work:Malnar Electric

Fundraising: Patty Hubert State Farm Insurance, Pat Lamonte, Marilyn Kovar & Affiliated Therapy.

Publicity/Fundraising/Booths: CJ's Antiques, Paul's Cafe, Donna Ribbeck & The Main Street Market Wine Shop, The Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce, Phillip Hextall, Bryan McMahon,

Staging/Sound: Mark Gray, Steve & Penny Davis, Dr. Ted's Musician's Center, United Scaffolding, The Fleur De Lis, Rainbow Daiquiris, First Guaranty Bank, Central Progressive Bank, Mayor Julian Dufreche and the City of Ponchatoula, The Country Market,

Dance Stage:Lori Monistere & A Touch Of Class Dance Studio.

Music Industry Expo Hall:Al Taylor & Jay Talent Productions;

Visual Art: Kim Zabbia and the Ponchatoula Art Students, The Ponchatoula Public Arts Commission, Patty McGehee, Becky Eymard, O.T.

Organization: Mayor Julian Dufreche & The City Of Ponchatoula, The Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce.

A special thanks to all of the Northshore Regional Endowment Board Members.

 

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