The 7th annual edition of this great dance is on Saturday, November 16 at the Medina Entertainment Center. Special guests this year is Cajun legend D. L. Menard and the Louisiana Aces. May. The Louisiana Aces are Horace Trahan on accordion, whose debut album has garnered much praise, and veteran fiddler Leo Abshire. The Bone Tones will also play, and several of the Bone Tones will accompany D. L. and his group. In the afternoon there will be two dance workshops with instuctors Harold Bernard Jr. from Lafayette, Louisiana and Christine Balfa from Terre Haute, Louisiana.
Cajun food is available for additional cost.
The 1997 Cajuns at Sea Cruise will be March 1 to 8. The Mamou Prairie Band is again the featured band, playing for dances as well as participating in jam sessions and workshops. The trip departs from New Orleans and stops in Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Playa del Carmen and Cozumel. We've heard some good things about this annual cruise. On November 16 there will be a special 50th Anniversary celebration at Fred's.