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Get A Taste Of New Orleans At The Sixth Annual Cajun

Crawfish And Music Festival On April 13 And 14 In Jupiter

Live Cajun And Zydeco Music, Authentic Cajun Food And More!

The Sixth Annual Cajun Crawfish and Music Festival
sponsored by Good Greek Moving & Storage returns
to Abacoa on Saturday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. and Sunday, April 14
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. This
premier Cajun Crawfish and
Music Festival will celebrate
the culture and traditions
of Louisiana through food,
music, and dance! Virginia
Sinicki from The KVJ Show
on 979WRMF, will serve
as the master of ceremonies
throughout the weekend and will bring her personal flair as
a local who grew up in New Orleans.

under a tent, including cocktail service. These are available About Maddie’s Fight Foundation
The streets of Abacoa will be filled with Mardi Gras themed for purchase on Eventbrite. Founded in 2017, Maddie’s Fight Foundation is a fully
decorations, banners, with lots of purple, green and gold. Tickets are $5 and children ages 12 and younger are free. licensed 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to
Attendees will be transported to Bourbon Street when they Sponsorship opportunities are available. General lawn seating providing financial assistance to families of children with
arrive as the aroma of the Cajun food will be in the air. Come will also be available for those who would like to bring their cancer and to supporting research for osteosarcoma treatment.
get a taste of “N’awlins” with authentic Cajun food featuring an own chair/blanket to enjoy the all-day entertainment. For more Visit: www.maddiesfight.org.
expanded menu featuring a crawfish boil by Louisiana John, and information visit www.cajuncrawfishmusicfestival.com. Calendar Listing
lots of other dishes of crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, Virginia’s About Little Smiles The Sixth Annual Cajun Crawfish and Music Festival
seafood and meat gumbo, po’ boys, muffalettas, fried shrimp This fun-filled, cultural event benefits Little Smiles. Little (benefiting Little Smiles and Maddie’s Fight Foundation) is
and chicken, crab cakes, oysters, red beans and rice, and Little Smiles is a volunteer driven, nonprofit 501(c)(3) children’s Saturday April 13 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, April 14
Smiles will be raising money by selling Cajun Crawfish Pasta charity. Their mission is to help heal hearts and create from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Abacoa Amphitheater in Jupiter. The
by the famous award-winning chef Jim Lucas, a master boiler. little smiles by providing gifts and fun activities to children event is $5, children 12 and under free. VIP stage pod seating
There will also be beignets, sno-balls, and cider donuts and impacted by serious illness, homelessness, or tragedy. With and Creole Cottages are available. The event will be filled
more. There will be a crawfish eating contest on Saturday. the guidance of local professionals such as doctors, nurses, with authentic Cajun food featuring an expanded menu with a
Enjoy the Bourbon Street atmosphere with all the classic child life specialists and social workers, they strive to help crawfish boil, jambalaya, gumbo, shrimp po’ boys, and live New
cocktails such as Hurricanes, Grenades, and a champagne kids escape their unfortunate circumstances, even if only Orleans and Cajun Zydeco music. For more information visit
Hurricane. Atoll Vodka will be giving away samples for a brief period of time. For more information visit www. cajuncrawfishmusicfestival.com.
throughout the festival. littlesmilesfl.org. Photos provided by Festival
Headlining the two-day festival on the Louisiana Travel stage
is 2022 winner from Jazz Fest: a New Orleans Story Grammy
winner for best music film 2022 and 2018 two-time Grammy
nominee, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers. Dwayne
Dopsie grew up in Lafayette, La., and he will be performing
on Saturday at 8 p.m. Dwayne taught himself how to play the
accordion by watching videos of his father and Clifton Chenier.
The knowledge of Dwayne’s musical ability along with his
Zydeco Hellraisers band members have over 100 years of
combined experience playing Zydeco music and it shows in
every performance. The energy, true talent that Dwayne Dopsie
and the Zydeco Hellraisers emit from the stage makes it obvious
that there is no competition for this band. Currently, Dwayne
Dopsie can be heard on Beyonce’s latest album. Life moves fast—
Adding to the lineup performing on the Louisiana Travel

stage are The Porchdogs who bring their spicy accordion sounds prepare for the unexpected
of Louisiana with their Cajun, Zydeco, and New Orleans R&B
classics; from New Orleans The Rock’n Jake Band, a festival with Accident Insurance.
favorite. Jake is known as one of the premier harmonica players
in the country. His original sound is a hybrid of second line,
swamp funk, blues, and Zydeco with influences from Paul
Butterfield, Big Walter Horton, James Cotton, The Meters, WAR,
J. Geils Band, Clifton Chenier and the Fabulous Thunderbirds;
and J-Bird’s Value Meal Killah and The Snack Pack (from KVJ We’re here to help.
the local band, Hot Sauce Moon performing Folk and Blues,
Show) will return to the festival.
“Two amazing charities will be on site all weekend at The Accident insurance complements your Florida Blue Health Plan. Call to learn more
Cajun Crawfish and Music Festival. First, we have Maddie’s about insurance plans from USAble Life.
Fight Foundation. They are incredible at helping families dealing
with childhood cancer. Second, we have our beloved Little M&A Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
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crisis. Visit their booths to learn more about these children’s
charities. They will be on site creating awareness of their cause M&A Insurance and Financial Services Inc. is an Independent Broker of Florida Blue.
and raising money,” said Virginia Sinicki, master of ceremonies. Florida Blue is an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Supplemental, Life, and Disability products are offered by USAble Life. USAble Life is an independent company
Experience Louisiana in style, reserve a VIP stage pod and operates separately from Florida Blue.
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service or a private VIP Chalet with eight seats and table