Come check out the very fine bands at this beautiful venue.

$10 LAKE MERRITT DANCE CENTER/VETERANS BUILDING, 200 GRAND AVENUE (at Harrison)

Hear MOTOR DUDE ZYDECO put out some of the best Zydeco music around! Bring your dancin' shoes and dance to some terrific Zydeco and check out this fine venue.

There is plenty of free parking in the parking lot on both sides of this big, beautiful building.

LAKE MERRITT DANCE CENTER / VETERANS BUILDING, 200 GRAND AVENUE (at Harrison), Oakland.

For bands playing specific nights, check Ellen's calendar.

Come on down to the Eagle's Hall in Alameda.

This is the most steady and Big Fun Friday night event around. For about 12 years, folks have been getting their ya-yas out with Zydeco at The Eagle's Hall.

Price varies, usually around $15.

There is always something happening on Friday night. To check on which band is playing, go to www.sfbayou.com for Ellen's indispensible calendar or call 415-285-6285. See you on the dance floor.

Note the posting below this about Friday the 27th!!! 

Eagles will be open 6/27 featuring Curley Taylor despite conflicting information.

The Friday Night Dance will continue at the Eagles so please come out and have some Bon Temps!!!

The Friday Night Dance will continue to be at the Eagles Hall.

This good news is thanks to Ellen's email updates.Watch this space for further info if you are not on her list.

So... lets all be there and have a good time!

Friday night is always better when it is spinning by your face~

Basic Dance Lesson with Willie Bushnell from 2:00 to 3:00
 
Live Music with Chris Ardoin and NuStep from 3:00 to 7:00
 
BBQ for purchase at 6:00

Come on ot and share the Bon Temps! 

JUST DANCE BALLROOM
2500 EMBARCADERO
OAKLAND, CA  94606
 
www.justdanceballroom.com

1:00 ˆ 3:00 Advanced Zydeco Lesson with Willie Bushnell - $20.00 - cash only                       

***must have basic Zydeco dance skills***
 
Experience Creole Culture ˆ 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. -- $15.00
 
Flavorful Foods ˆ Authentic Music and Dance
 
Potluck - bring your favorite dish to share
 
Louisiana Sue will be cooking too
 
4:00 ˆ Cooking demonstration with Olivia Guillory
 
4:30 ˆ Basic Zydeco dance lesson with Willie Bushnell
 
5:45 ˆ Music by Mark St. Mary Zydeco
 
7:15 ˆ Music by Chris Ardoin & NuStep

For more information contact:
 
Louisiana Sue ˆ 916-962-6415

ANDRE THIERRY & ZYDECO MAGIC - BACK AT EAGLES!!!!!

9pm - 12:20am  . $15

Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave, Alameda

A night to remember! That is what folks think when they leave the Eagles Hall after dancing to Andre and his great band! Don't miss this opportunity to once again experience our local treasure. What a band! What a sound!

And remember, Dana's dance class 8:15-9pm will help you ratch it up a notch! See you there. 

For More Info:  415.285.6285

ANDRE IS PLAYING AT THE POOR HOUSE!!! SUNDAY 7/20/2008  2 - 6pm ** crawfish boil begins at 4pm ($9 optional)

POOR HOUSE BISTRO, 91 So. Autumn St., San Jose Poor House: 408.292.5837 www.poorhousebistro.com, Buddy Productions: 510.849.2029 www.andrethierry.com **NO COVER

Spend Sunday July 20 in sunny San Jose. Dance at the Poor House Bistro's outdoor patio to that great band - Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic. No cover. Owner Jay Meduri is providing an optional crawfish boil $8.95 just for us!  But don't forget the other fine LA-style meals like po'boys and breadpudding.  Yummy!

This new venue is close to the San Jose Arena, has free parking and is one block from light rail San Fernando stop and the Caltrain. Please do not bring beverages. There is a reasonable bar available featuring their fabulous Poor House Hurricane (in memory of Katrina victims).

The band is playing for tips so please be generous. Thanks. See you there!

Sat 8/23    ARDENWOOD HISTORIC FARM,

           34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont                  
         

            * plenty of free parking

            * great food 

            *  Creole Belles, Queen Ida, Andre Thierry &                         Zydeco Magic, Guyland, Roy Carrier

            888-EBPARKS - press 2

            $20 for all day admission and free parking                  

                   www.ebparks.org

Come and celebrate with me my 27th Sober Birthday - oh! and, apparently, the Autumn Equinox. (Don't worry - if you want to, BYOB... The world is a better place with me enjoying my favorite non-alcoholic beverages - I don't have an opinion about what you do.) This is potluck, so bring something delicious to share, bring something to sit on, and bring a sweater and/or a jacket - once in a blue moon it gets chilly late in the day here in beautiful Sonoma.

A lot of you have yet to make it to one of these Dance/Potlucks - all I can say is you don't know what you're missin: they are getting bigger and bigger, and everyone who comes raves about what great parties they are and what a wonderful setting this is. The music is good, the food is great, and the people are friendly; this may be the last one for the year, what with winter coming on and all (though maybe I can squeeze another one in) so come and see what you've been missing!

See you soon!

Pete Olson

OAKLAND BLACK COWBOYS ASSOCIATION  - WATCH THIS POSTING FOR UPCOMING DATE $15/$13 advance

West Oakland Senior Center, 1724 Adeline, West Oakland (plenty of free parking) SATURDAY NIGHT CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL!!

This is a tried and true fun event. Come dance with Andre and the band Zydeco Magic at the always-fun venue. There is usually a raffle and hey, you might even win one of those very cool O.B.C.A teeshirts! www.andrethierry.com, Buddy Productions 510.849.2029  $15/$13 advance

Here's the good news!

There remains a large group of committed people who love Cajun, Creole and
Zydeco (CCZ) music, culture and dance. There also remains musicians who make
up bands such as Mes Bons Amis, Sauce Piquante and Cortableu to name just a few
of the many great bands in the San Francisco Bay Area. Not to be forgotten are
the many musicians who regularly work at their musical craft through jamming
and other group playing. There is even a dance floor (or two) which is yours
for the asking. And finally there is this new revised version of the website,
now called the community website, that we have just just unveiled courtesy of
our own Cooksey-Talbott.

It was the wish of the now-defunct CFLFM board to make this website available
to the larger CCZ community. Specifically, it was the boards wish to have the
areas (forums) of this newly revised website, open for use by anyone in the
CCZ community to do the following:

• Provide local event information for the CCZ scene


• Promote an event, party or jam


• Publish articles and reviews about music, dance and the scene


• Offer links to other CCZ websites


• Provide dance lesson and workshop information

We have the opportunity to create an online community that will be self-sustaining
and will serve to promote Cajun/Creole culture and music in the Bay Area.

This is a wonderful resource so folks, let's use it!

A few of you have written me already saying you wanted to put on a few articles
about new CD's or jamming sessions, or photographs. Others have contacted me
asking about posting information about jams and lessons and parties.

So, this is official!

If you haven't received an email invitation, click here
and you will be to able to send your name and email address to us. We will then
create a user account for you on the new site that will allow you to post events
or articles.

Musicians and Events Posters!!! SEND IN!

You will be able to post all of your gigs here very simply and reach the Cajun/Creole
music and dance community at large.

Dance Instructors!!! SEND IN!

We want to have a good schedule of dance classes so that those wanting to
learn can find a teacher.

Writers of Cajun oriented articles and CD Reviews!!! SEND
IN!

We would love to have you as a posster/blogger on our site!!!

All we need is your name and email address to set you up with a user account.
Just use the contact page.

One Thought!!!

We are using the working website title of California Friends. This is only
as permanent as it need be until a better name is produced. Won't you all please
consider mulling over the name thing and send us your ideas. Who knows, maybe
we can put together a name that website contest!

Well, that's it. If this works, the SF Bay Area now has it's own website which
can be used by members of our community.

Come back often. Bon temps!