bywterbro
05-29-2007, 02:48 PM
Countdown to the First Ever
New Orleans Seafood Festival!
WHAT
Official announcement of Festival activities and musical line-up
WHO
Produced by New Orleans Cultural Festivals; musical
direction by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
and Foundation, Inc.
WHERE Louisiana State Museum?s Old U.S. Mint
400 Esplanade Ave. (Festival Site)
WHEN Media Event
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
DIGNITARIES
· Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu,
Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism (invited)
· James Carter, Councilman, District C
· Stephen Perry, President/CEO,
New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
· Sandy Shilstone Executive Director,
New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
· Mark Wilson, President, French Quarter Business Association
· Mel Ziegler, President, New Orleans Cultural Festivals
· Don Marshall, Executive Director,
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.
· Ewell Smith, Executive Director,
Louisiana Seafood Marketing and Promotion Board
WHO IS INVITED The Media, as well as the General Public,
are invited to preview the new festival.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
**Treme Brass Band performance
**?Shuck ?em, Suck ?em and Eat ?em?
seafood demonstration by Deanie's Seafood Restaurant
owner Barbara Chifici and Louisiana Cookin? Magazine
**Authentic Louisiana Fishing Boat and Captain Bryan Clark
New Orleans Seafood Festival!
WHAT
Official announcement of Festival activities and musical line-up
WHO
Produced by New Orleans Cultural Festivals; musical
direction by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
and Foundation, Inc.
WHERE Louisiana State Museum?s Old U.S. Mint
400 Esplanade Ave. (Festival Site)
WHEN Media Event
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.
DIGNITARIES
· Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu,
Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism (invited)
· James Carter, Councilman, District C
· Stephen Perry, President/CEO,
New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
· Sandy Shilstone Executive Director,
New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
· Mark Wilson, President, French Quarter Business Association
· Mel Ziegler, President, New Orleans Cultural Festivals
· Don Marshall, Executive Director,
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc.
· Ewell Smith, Executive Director,
Louisiana Seafood Marketing and Promotion Board
WHO IS INVITED The Media, as well as the General Public,
are invited to preview the new festival.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
**Treme Brass Band performance
**?Shuck ?em, Suck ?em and Eat ?em?
seafood demonstration by Deanie's Seafood Restaurant
owner Barbara Chifici and Louisiana Cookin? Magazine
**Authentic Louisiana Fishing Boat and Captain Bryan Clark