CALENDAR OF DANCE EVENTS

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Dances with live music on the 2nd Saturday of every month held in Balboa Park at non-smoking/non-alcohol
venues: Recital Hall, War Memorial Building and Balboa Park Club. Check the calendar below for specific venue,
and click on Balboa Park Map for location. Huge dance floors at each venue! Kids accompanied by a parent are welcome.

This calendar lists local Cajun/Zydeco events. Be sure to check the websites of our local bands by clicking on
"Favorite Links" and the band or organization of your choice. Submit C/Z event information to our Calendar Editor,
Jan Maxted, jemaxted@yahoo.com.

Date

Event
Wed..8/4/10 Zydeco Night at Tio Leo's
7-8pm Zydeco Lesson, Beginning & Intermediate by Greg Benusa
8:00-10:00pm DJ'd Zydeco Dance from the hottest Louisiana bands. Videos of festivals shown all night. Free drawing for Zydeco CD’s and other goodies. $5 cover. Location is at Tio Leo's west of Fashion Valley at 5302 Napa St. (near where I-8 and I-5 cross). Map and other information is online at www.louisianadance.com or call 619-857-8409.
Wed. 8/4/10 R.A. Richard and the Louisiana Saturday Night Band
6:30-9:30pm at Chatau Orleans, 926 Turquoise Street, San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach). Restaurant features Cajun and Creole food, $5 gumbo bread, half off bottles of wine on Wednesdays. Map.
Thurs. 8/5/10 Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
8:00 pm. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049. FREE ADMISSION, NO RESERVATIONS Parking: $5 per car with 3 people or more, $10 otherwise.
Thurs. 8/5/10 Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
7-9 pm.Culver City Hall Courtyard, 9770 Culver Blvd., Culver City CA 90232 FREE (Including Parking)
Tues. 8/5/10 Bayou Brothers at House of Blues
7-11 p.m. play at House of Blues, downtown San Diego,1055 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 299–BLUE (2583).
Aug. 7-8, 2010 Long Beach Crawfish Festival
Featurees Roddie Romero, Geno Delafose, Lisa Haley, Dikki Du. Bonne Musique Zydeco, Armand St. Martin, Rockin Jake Band, Bennie & The Swamp Gators, A.J. Gibbs. Rainbow Lagoon, Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach, CA 90802; Crawfish Festival Parking at Long Beach Convention Center, 300 Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802. Website.
Sun. 8/8/10 Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
5-9 pm.The Centre at Sycamore Plaza, 5000 Clark Ave, Lakewood, CA 90712. $20. Catered food available for purchase. Info: Sidney 323-401-8859
Tues. 8/10/10 Bayou Brothers at Patrick's II
9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. play at Patrick's II, 428 F Street (Gaslamp Quarter), San Diego (Map). Band Website
Tues. 8/10/10 Lisa Haley and the Zydekats
6 pm. Memorial Park, 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena, CA 91103
Wed.. 8/11/10 Zydeco Night at Tio Leo's
7-8pm Zydeco Lesson, Beginning & Intermediate by Greg Benusa
8:00-10:00pm DJ'd Zydeco Dance from the hottest Louisiana bands. Videos of festivals shown all night. Free drawing for Zydeco CD’s and other goodies. $5 cover. Location is at Tio Leo's west of Fashion Valley at 5302 Napa St. (near where I-8 and I-5 cross). Map and other information is online at www.louisianadance.com or call 619-857-8409.
Wed. 8/11/10 R.A. Richard and the Louisiana Saturday Night Band
6:30-9:30pm at Chatau Orleans, 926 Turquoise Street, San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach). Restaurant features Cajun and Creole food, $5 gumbo bread, half off bottles of wine on Wednesdays. Map.
Thur. 8/12/10 Lisa Haley and the Zydekats
7 pm. Idylwild Community Center, 26150 Hwy 243, Idylwild, CA 92549
Lil Pookie
Lil Pookie
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Lil' Pookie
at War Memorial Hall, Balboa Park

War Memorial Building, Balboa Park, 3325 Zoo Drive, San Diego
Doors Open at 6:00 p.m. / 6:20-7:00 p.m. Dance Lesson
Open Dancing 7:00 to 10:30 p.m.

Admission: $14 ($12 for BTSC and KSDS Jazz 88 members). Directions: From Interstate 5 south, exit at 10th Avenue in downtown San Diego, turn left on A Street, turn left on Park Blvd., go over freeway bridge, continue about one mile to Zoo Drive. Turn left and park near the building immediately on the left (adjacent to the San Diego Zoo parking lot, north end). For a map of the area, click on Balboa Park Map in the navigation panel.
Sat. 8/14/10 T-Lou & HIs Super Hot Zydeco Band in Gardena
Annual Ice Cream Social and Concert on the Lawn
6-8pm
Gardena City Hall, 1700 W. 162nd, Gardena, CA. FREE! Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, dance on patio in front of City Hall.
Wed..8/18/10 Zydeco Night at Tio Leo's
7-8pm Zydeco Lesson, Beginning & Intermediate by Greg Benusa
8:00-10:00pm DJ'd Zydeco Dance from the hottest Louisiana bands. Videos of festivals shown all night. Free drawing for Zydeco CD’s and other goodies. $5 cover. Location is at Tio Leo's west of Fashion Valley at 5302 Napa St. (near where I-8 and I-5 cross). Map and other information is online at www.louisianadance.com or call 619-857-8409.
Wed. 8/18/10 R.A. Richard and the Louisiana Saturday Night Band
6:30-9:30pm at Chatau Orleans, 926 Turquoise Street, San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach). Restaurant features Cajun and Creole food, $5 gumbo bread, half off bottles of wine on Wednesdays. Map.
Wed. 8/18/10 Lisa Haley and the Zydekats
11:45 am. "Wild Wednesdays", Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503
Fri., 8/20/10 Bayou Brothers at Campland on The Bay, Mission Bay, San Diego
7–10pm at Campland on the Bay, 2211 Pacific Beach Dr, San Diego, CA 92109-5626. Map. Bayou Bros.
Sat. 8/21/10 Lisa Haley and the Zydekats
7:30 pm. Olivas Adobe, 4200 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura, CA 92002
Sat. 8/21/10 Ardenwood Farms Zydeco Festival, Fremont, CA
Pine Leaf Boys, Mark St. Mary, Rosie Ledet, Andre Thierry
10am to 7pm. Bands are typically from the Bay Area. Enjoy the day at Ardenwood Farm surrounded by fields of organic produce, farm animals, and the historic Patterson House. Take the train from the entrance to the festival site. Bring a blanket, low-back lawn chair, sunblock, and hat. Wear your dancing shoes! Low canopies welcome in the back or side areas. Please be courteous not to block people's views. No need to bring food and beverages. We have everything available for purchase at the festival. Alcohol prohibited. $20 adults, $3 kids 4-15. Information: 510-544-2552
Aug. 21-22, 2010 Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati, CA
Features bands like Golden State Accordion Club Band, Tangonero, Polkanomics, Those Darn Accordions. Website.
Tues. 8/24/10 Bayou Brothers at Patrick's II
9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. play at Patrick's II, 428 F Street (Gaslamp Quarter), San Diego (Map). Band Website
Wed..8/25/10 Zydeco Night at Tio Leo's
7-8pm Zydeco Lesson, Beginning & Intermediate by Greg Benusa
8:00-10:00pm DJ'd Zydeco Dance from the hottest Louisiana bands. Videos of festivals shown all night. Free drawing for Zydeco CD’s and other goodies. $5 cover. Location is at Tio Leo's west of Fashion Valley at 5302 Napa St. (near where I-8 and I-5 cross). Map and other information is online at www.louisianadance.com or call 619-857-8409.
Wed. 8/25/10 R.A. Richard and the Louisiana Saturday Night Band
6:30-9:30pm at Chatau Orleans, 926 Turquoise Street, San Diego, CA (Pacific Beach). Restaurant features Cajun and Creole food, $5 gumbo bread, half off bottles of wine on Wednesdays. Map.
Sat. 8/28/10 Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic at The Mint
7:30-9:30 pm. The Mint, 6010 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035. $15 at door, $10 in advance
Sat. 8/28/10 Simply Sharon's Zydeco Fest and Crawfish Boil
Simply Sharon's, 27464 Jefferson Ave., Temecula, CA 92590, Info: 951-308-0016, $15 in advance, $20 door. Website.
Sun. 8/29/10 Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
6-8 pm. Memorial Park, 1301 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA

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