Southeastern NEWS

                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           publicinfo@selu.edu
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 10/1/98
      Contact:                           Carol Dotson   52L

 ART & ALL THAT JAZZ  WEEKEND OCT 10-11 IN HAMMOND
     HAMMOND -- The Heart of downtown Hammond will be the site of the  Art and All
That Jazz Weekend  Saturday October 10 and Sunday October 11. 
     The weekend kicks off Saturday with  Jazz Downtown,  a mini jazz festival and street
party under the stars. The  Jazz Downtown  concert features encore performances by the New
Leviathan Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra and New Orleans  Wanda Rouzan and her band  A Taste
of New Orleans.  New this year are jazz trumpeter Marvin Stamm and the Tangiaphoa All-Star
Band, and for Cajun music lovers, the Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band will perform. The fun starts
at 6 pm in front of the Deposit Guaranty Bank. The concert is free and open to the public. 
     Sunday s  Gallery Stroll,  1pm- 5pm, will feature the music of the David Bivens Band.
Visitors are encouraged to enjoy a jazz brunch in one of six downtown restaurants. Brunch
begins at 11 am and reservations are suggested. Participating restaurants are: Caf‚ & Bakery
Edelweiss, Jordan s on Cate, La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, Bradys, Coffee Rani and Mariner s
Inn. Following brunch it s time to stroll the sidewalks of historic downtown Hammond where
galleries, restaurants and businesses will display the work of area artists.    
     The Artisan s Row, located behind the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, is where
regional artists will display and sell their work and the Children s Tent will have hands-on
activities for the youngsters. Special Children s Tent guest,  gumball  artist Franz Spohn, will
work with the children to create a colorful and  delicious  work of art. 
     The  Art and All That Jazz  weekend is sponsored by the Downtown Development
District, FANFARE, BellSouth Mobility, J.C. Penney, the City of Hammond, Bravo Music,
North Oaks Medical Center, Deposit Guaranty Bank and Southeastern s Cultural Resource
Management Program. 
     For more information call the Downtown Development District at 542-3471. 


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