Schedule 2006

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January 14 and 15, 2006

Charlemont Inn Winter Weekend Party with Planet Zydeco, The Hilltones and Girl Howdy Hosted by Andy Turrett and Michael Pattivina Charlemont Inn, Charlemont, MA (Rt 2 approx. 22 miles West of Greenfield, MA) Food and Drink will be available at the Inn Saturday: 8pm to 1am with Planet Zydeco and The Hilltones (Rock & Roll)
Sunday: Starting at 10 am there will be an old-time gospel sing and will include an old time fiddle and bluegrass jam. Other jamming is welcome. Join in or come and listen! Girl Howdy (honkytonk) will play from 2 to 4pm On Sunday, breakfast is available at the Inn’s restaurant from 8 to 11am. Suggested donation of $15. For more info contact: mpatt@the-spa.com or aturrett@aol.com Also on Sunday from 4 to 7pm the Charlemont Inn is Host to a Chili Cook-Off Benefit for the local July 4th fireworks and Girl Howdy will be playing a second show for this event. You are welcome to stay but this is a separate event and the cost is $7. Chili included! There are a limited number of rooms available at the Inn so reserve early. You can make reservations and get directions at 413-339-5796 or http://www.charlemontinn.com/ Monday is a Holiday! Martin Luther King Day Consider staying at the Charlemont Inn Sunday night then on Monday do a little downhill skiing at nearby Berkshire East: http://www.berkshireeast.com/ or cross-country skiing and snowshoeing at Stump Sprouts: http://www.stumpsprouts.com/

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Well, folks, our beloved drummer, Paul McTaggart, is moving on to different musical territory and we can't imagine our band without his funky beat, so please come join Planet Zydeco for our last local Mardi Gras! Let's party! 7 - 10 pm. The Elevens Nightclub, 140 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA. 7-10 p.m. Admission $10. Wood dance floor, comfy couches, smoke-free. Right downtown--walking distance to nice restaurants, galleries and cool stores. www.elevensmusic.com Club phone: (413) 586-9155

Saturday, February 25, 2006

Private function.

Saturday, March 4, 2006

OUR LAST GIG -- BIG MARDI GRAS BLOWOUT -- 3 VENUES -- LOTS OF MUSIC, FOOD -- COME DANCE!!

Mardi Gras Ball, CYO Center, 53 Federal St, Woonsocket, RI 02895 Admission $30, 6 pm to 12 midnight, admission includes: Dinner, admission to all venues, and shuttle bus to all venues! Reservations suggested, Info: (401) 762-9072
Schedule for CYO Center, 53 Federal St. Slippery Sneakers (zydeco) Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers (zydeco)
Schedule for Elks Hall, 380 Social St Planet Zydeco (zydeco) Jesse Lege and Friends (cajun)
Schedule for Holiday Inn Express, Fortin Drive Jeff Gamache & The Cool Water Blues followed by The Regents Schedule for Coachmen's Lodge, Wrontham Rd., Bellingham, MA John Jeski Polka Band

PLANET ZYDECO wants to thank all the dancers, dance teachers, tireless promoters Chuck Wentworth, Joe Giacastro, Bernard Ussher, Rudolfo Akel, Pat Laine and Will Tolland, Laura Selikson, Bill Molloy, Barry Stockwell, radio DJs Jim Olsen, Johnny Memphis and a big shout out to River City Slim, Michael and Patricia Lynch and the CZ Newsletter, Brian Bishop and Laurie Spry of Bishop's Castle, our website diva Adrienne Cremins, Arn Burkoff (check out his Northeast Cajun and Zydeco schedule at http://www.arnb.org/Schedule.php), Eric Fahey, Andy Turrett, Cyndy Moniz, Sam Pettengill, Lew Papenfuse, Art Steele, Alan Stockwell at Soundesign, our pal and soundman Ezra at The Windham and all of the great soundmen at Klondike, all of our musician friends here and in Louisiana (Et toi!), our families and everyone else who has helped make the Cajun and Zydeco dance scene happen in the Northeast. And of course, we owe it all to the musicians of Louisiana who created this wonderful music in the first place: Clifton Chenier, Boozoo Chavis, Rockin' Dopsie, Beau Jocque, John Delafose, Gino Delafose, Keith Frank, Delton Broussard, Jeffrey Broussard, Willis Prudhomme, Roy Carriere, Sean Ardoin, Chris Ardoin, Step Rideau, Nathan Williams, and the list goes on....

For more info on these and other Cajun and zydeco events:

Northeast USA Cajun and zydeco music and dance schedule website:
www.arnb.org/phnynj.html

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