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July 1st, 2010 . by5th Annual Bayou Boogaloo Biggest & Best Yet!
Festival’s 6th Year Scheduled for May 20 – 22, 2011
NEW ORLEANS, LA (June 29, 2010) – The much-beloved Mid City Bayou Boogaloo celebrated it’s fifth annual festival with more music, larger crowds and a rubber duck derby to become the festival’s most successful—and generous—year-to-date.
Over 24,000 gathered along the Banks of Bayou St. John to celebrate New Orleans’ unique music, food and art. Along with the usual array of talent and festival fare, the 5th Boogaloo featured a rubber duck derby benefiting Second Harvest. Over 6,000 ducks “raced” across the Bayou (propelled by the New Orleans Fire Department) and over $25,000.00 was raised for Second Harvest.
Jared Zeller, festival founder and Executive Director of the Mothership Foundation (the entity behind the festival), says, “In this unique times, New Orleanians must come together for the benefit of the common good. Bayou Boogaloo has always been a positive force in the community, and now is no different.”
In addition to Second Harvest, Mothership Foundation efforts also resulted in $3,000.00 for the 3 Ring Circus Arts Education Center (the beneficiary of the festival’s art market) as well as the New Iberia Coke Fund. In addition, the Mid-City Neighborhood Association, Faubourg St. John Association and Parkview Neighborhood Association are all slated to receive funds generated from the festival.
When asked his thoughts on this year’s festival, Zeller says, “Every year just keeps getting better and better.”
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WHAT: The 2011 Bayou Boogaloo
WHEN: May, 20 – 22, 2011
WHERE: The banks of the Beautiful Bayou St. John
WHY: Celebrate New Orleans’ unique music, food and culture
For more information, please visit www.thebayouboogaloo.com
