- 1st Annual BluesBerry Fest, Lafayette LA
The 1st Annual BluesBerry Festival will take place at The Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, La this Saturday, July 16, 2011! The Festival celebrates local fruit, local music, local farmers, and local restaurants. The delicious, flavorful blueberry will be paired with ripe and stylin’ blues daddy, Henry Gray and the Cats, followed by soul pappa, John Mooney.
Festival Schedule:
6:00 – Doors open
(come early to get your tickets for the blueberry tasting)
…6:30-8:30 – Front Porch Acoustic Blues Jam
6:30-8:30 – Blueberry Dish Tasting
9:00 – Blueberry Crown for Best Restaurant Awarded
9:00 – Best Dressed in Blue Award
9:00 – Henry Gray and the Cats
11:00- John Mooney
****Cooking Competition****
Local restaurants that purchase produce from local farmers will prepare and serve samples of delectable, original blueberry creations. While sipping on blueberry beer and groovin’ to the blues, the judges, YOU, will taste and vote on your favorite dish. The winning restaurant will be awarded the 1st ever Blueberry Crown of Louisiana!
Participating restaurants include:
Pamplona Tapas Bar
Jolie’s Bistro
French Press
Saint Street Inn
Great Harvest Bread
****Blue-Dat****
Show your love and wear blue. The best looking in blue will win a gift certificate from the hip new men’s clothing boutique Genterie Supply Co.
****BlueYie Contest****
The person with the bluest teeth is gonna win somethin’. Don’t know yet! Maybe some blueberry toothpaste. A Blue teeth documentary photo essay will be a part of the event… not to be mistaken with Blue Tooth, because most people know that one blue tooth is nearly impossible, especially at a blueberry festival.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Acadiana Food Circle, an organization mapping out local farms and food producers to be shared via website and printed maps.
The 1st Annual BluesBerry Festival is an All-American “Farm to Table” event supporting farmers and chefs while rockin’ out to da blues!
