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For more
information
Call Karen
Turni Bazile at 278-4280 or 874-0980
St.BernardParish Government
8201 West Judge Perez Drive
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2007
CONTACT:
Karen Turni Bazile, Executive Assistant to the President
St. Bernard Parish
504-278-4280 or 504-874-0980
For immediate
release:
April 19, 2008
Contact:
Elizabeth “Gidget” McDougal
Tourism
Director, St. Bernard Parish
504-278-4242
1944 SWING BAND
ORCHESTRA A GOOD START FOR ART IN APRIL
Festival sees nice
weather, good crowds; scholarship winners announced
About 2,000 visitors attended the 12th Annual Art in
April Festival Friday and Saturday on the grounds of the St. Bernard
Parish Courthouse in Chalmette where pleasant weather and good
crowds made the event held inside and outside the courthouse a big
hit.
This year’s theme, “St. Bernard, The Good Old Days,” began Friday
night with the Fine Art Show in the courthouse lobby and an outdoor
concert on the Main Stage featuring Leif Pedersen’s 1944 Big Band
Orchestra. Rain only stopped the playing twice and a full two hours
of music brought current and displaced St. Bernard residents to the
dance floor under the oaks at the Courthouse.
St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro said improving on such
community-oriented events is another important step in the parish’s
recovery. The Parish Office of Tourism, which is funded by a grant,
coordinated the event with a committee of volunteers led by Tourism
Director Elizabeth “Gidget” McDougall.
On Saturday, visitors enjoyed music, food and craft vendors and
visited the art show and sale in the lobby where local students’ art
as well as works by the St. Bernard Art Guild members were on
display. There also was a ready supply of children’s activities.
A highlight of the event was the awarding of scholarships to four
Chalmette High School students: James Smith, Holly Boynes, Kori
Godchaux and Brittney Roberts. The students each will receive $1,000
to further their education in the field of art.
The event is sponsored by St. Bernard Parish Government’s Office of
Tourism, St. Bernard Parish Art Guild, St. Bernard Parish Schools
and made possible through funding from the Louisiana Office of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
For information contact the St. Bernard Parish Office
of Tourism
(504)278-4242 or e-mail
emcdougal@sbpg.net or visit or website at
www.VisitStBernard.com.
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