Thursday, April 30, 2009

Syracuse Newspaper Hails Crawfish Fest!!

Best Bet, Saturday, May 2: Crawfish Festival in Syracuse's Inner Harbor

Posted by Peter Schaffer, Weekend editor April 30, 2009 6:20AM
Categories: Best Bets, Weekend

THE DETAILS
WHAT: Crawfish Festival.
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
WHERE: Syracuse Inner Harbor, West Kirkpatrick Street, Syracuse.
COST: Free but there's a charge for the food.
INFORMATION: Visit http://www.operationsoutherncomfort.org

Crawfish Festival turns up heat Grab a taste of New Orleans and hear some great music all in the name of a good cause on Saturday.

The second annual Crawfish Festival bubbles up at the Syracuse Inner Harbor on Saturday.
The event features 3,000 pounds of crawfish shipped from St. Bernard's Parish, La., just for the event.

Other food comes from local restaurants such as the Empire Brewing Co., Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Bull and Bear Pub, The Last Stop Bakery and Bob Barkers Famous Hot Dogs.

The music comes from Los Blancos, The All Night Ramblers and the Liverpool and Chalmette high schools' jazz bands.

Money raised will help purchase materials to build a home in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The event is sponsored by Operation Southern Comfort.

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