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BLUES AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL 20132 The Daily NewsSEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Main Stage Schedule

10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony11 a.m. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Tribute

12-12:45 p.m. JD Hill & the Jammers featuring Chance Casteel1-2 p.m. Homemade Jamz

2:15-3:15 p.m. Jonathon “Boogie” Long3:30-4:45 p.m. Vasti Jackson

5-6:30 p.m. Paul Thorn6:45-8:15 p.m. Ana Popovic8:30-til p.m. Walter Trout

Heritage Stage Schedule

11:30-12:15 p.m. Franklinton High School Jazz Band12:30-1:15 p.m. Righteous Wolf

1:45-2:30 p.m. Big Fun Brass Band3-4 p.m. Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces

4:15-5:15 p.m. Eli Seals Band

BLUES AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL 2013 3The Daily News SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

BY LUCY PARKERTHE DAILY NEWS

The Bogalusa Bluesand Heritage Festivalwill have a little some-thing to offer for every-one who joins in the funSaturday at CassidyPark.

Now in its secondyear, the festival got offto a soggy but memo-rable start Sept. 29,2012. Undeterred by therains that fell through-out the day, thousandsflocked to Cassidy Parkto hear the sounds ofTab Beniot and othermusicians. As the eventdrew to a close, atten-dees returned homewith a positive impres-sion of the festival andits host city.

The Blues Fest alsodrew notice from othergroups, racking upawards and recogni-tions following its firststaging. It was namedone of the Top 10 MustVisit Festivals in Loui-siana by travel.com,and the Louisiana As-sociation of Fairs andFestivals declared it thebest new festival of2012.

A $10,000 grant fromthe Louisiana Depart-ment of Culture, Rec-reation and Tourismhas also given festivalorganizers the opportu-nity to increase promo-tions in hopes of draw-ing new and returningvisitors, by providingsmall taste of what is instore for this year’sevent.

Executive ChairMalinda White said a

successful festival does-n’t just happen on itsown. It takes a greatdeal of work on the partof a dedicated team,she said.

“We have a greatgroup of volunteersworking tirelessly yearround to make this hap-pen,” she said.

Blues was initiallyselected as the festivalgenre because it’ssomething that’s notmainstream or that canbe heard just anywhere,White said. Seriousblues fans will travelfar and wide for a festi-val if it offers artistswhat they want to see,and she said this year’slineup covers a widerange of flavors withinthe blues genre.

The festivities willkick off at 10 a.m., withlocal high school bandscircling the park byparading around BenMiller Drive. Whitesaid they will wind upin front of the mainstage. After their per-formances and an open-ing ceremony, the musi-cal acts and festival at-tractions will get underway.

Headliners WalterTrout, Ana Popovic,Paul Thorn, Vasti Jack-son, Homemade Jamz,Jonathon “Boogie”Long and J.D. Hill andthe Jammers, featuringChance Casteel, will beseen on the main stage.

Heritage Stage per-formers will includethe Franklinton HighSchool Jazz Band,Righteous Wolf, the BigFun Brass Band, Tyler

Kinchen and the RightPieces and the Eli Sealsband.

The number of activi-ties in the Kids Zonehas been increased thisyear, with miniaturetrain rides, jumpersand harmonica give-aways, demonstrationsand classes to be of-fered. Also expanded,the Heritage sectionwill include events inand around the park’stwo museums.

Vendor Chair PamKnight said a range oftraditional southeastLouisiana foods,including jambalaya,seafood gumbo andcrawfish bread, andother festival favoriteswill be available.

Dozens of art vendorswill offer handcrafteditems such as glazedpottery and woodwork,and Knight said she hasbeen letting peopleknow it will be a greattime to shop. Severalnon-profit groups havesigned up to be vendorsas well.

White said the festi-val aims to restore asense of pride in thecity, parish and regionand to provide opportu-nities for educationabout the area’s cultur-al heritage.

She encourages all tocome out to CassidyPark for a day of greatfood and great music.

“The spirit that willbe felt there will beincredible,” she said.“If you thought lastyear was great, thisyear will be even bet-ter.”

Cassidy Park to be filledwith the blues Saturday



The group of headlin-ers set to take to theBogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival mainstage Saturday inCassidy Park is full oftalent and covers awide range of bluessounds, ExecutiveChair Malinda Whitesaid.

She said many differ-ent flavors and stylescan be found in bluesmusic, and the festi-val’s goal is to encom-pass all of thosethrough its lineup.

The festival boardlikes to include region-al artists and thosenoted by the differentblues societies as well,she said.

The intention is thatthe slate of talent willget better and bettereach year, White said.

“We’ve stepped it up,and we’re excited aboutit,” she said.

The music will startoff with a representa-tion of what the festivalis all about when NewOrleans great old-timeblues man J.D. Hill,first-choice blues harpplayer for the likes ofDeacon John Mooreand Dr. John, sets themood with his Jam-mers, notably youngguitarist Chance Cas-teel.

Hill has played withthe giants of musicincluding Bo Diddleyand Mighty SamMcClain and is notedfor his strong voice and

gritty harmonica play-ing.

Casteel, of Bush, hasbecome a regular Jam-mer, trekking to NewOrleans weekly for theopportunity to playwith one of the foun-ders of the distinctivelocal style, and Hill hastaken the young talentunder his wing.

Then, back by popu-lar demand, the Home-made Jamz Blues Bandwill take the stage.

The Mississippi sib-ling trio made musichistory as the youngestblues band to land arecord deal in 2007when the kids’ agesranged from 9 to 16.Since then they’veplayed throughout theU.S. and in Europe andwon awards and compe-

titions all along theway.

The group plays Deltablues, two of them onhomemade instru-ments, a guitar andbass fashioned by theirfather from automobileparts.

Next up will beJonathan “Boogie”Long, who at 23 wascrowned the 2011 Kingof the Blues by theGuitar Center, in thecompany’s annualnationwide search for“the next great undis-covered blues guitarplayer.”

Long beat out fiveother finalists at theHouse of Blues inHollywood, Calif., infront of a live audienceand a panel of celebrityjudges to win the

$25,000 prize.The Baton Rouge

native has played withTab Benoit at the Rock‘n’ Bowl in New Or-leans and appeared atthe New Orleans Jazzand Heritage Festivalin May. He’s known asthe go-to guitarist forLuther Kent.

Up next will be VastiJackson, a longtimeguitarist with premierblues pianist KatieWebster. He is widelynoted for his vocals,energetic performanc-es and innovative gui-tar work.

The world-renownedJackson moved fromplaying churches andjuke joints around theMcComb, Miss., area tobeing inducted into theMississippi Musicians

Hall of Fame in 2012.Paul Thorn, who is

known for seamlesslymixing blues, gospel,rock and soul in what iscalled a “muscularbrand of roots music,”will follow Jackson onthe main stage.

The critically ac-claimed singer/song-writer has been com-pared to John Hiatt andJohn Prine. He’s op-ened for Prine, HueyLewis and the News,Sting, Marianne Faith-ful, Robert Cray, BonnieRait and Jeff Beck.

Thorn, whose ownbrief career as a profes-sional boxer included atelevised match withRoberto Durand, uses

Walter Trout among festival headliners

SEE HEADLINERS, PAGE 5


his life experience totell emotionally power-ful stories that resonatewith listeners.

The next performerwill arrive in Bogalusafrom the far side of theglobe.

Serbian-born bluesguitarist Ana Popovicis based in Amsterdamand has a large follow-ing in Europe.

She brought her pow-erful guitar playingand singing style to theUnited States, whereshe’s since had twoalbums reach numberone on the BillboardBlues Chart, and wasnominated for BestContemporary FemaleBlues Artist and twoother 2012 Blues Foun-dation Music Awards.

Popovic has playedwith music greats suchas Buddy Guy, BB King,Taj Mahal, BuddyMiles and Eric Burdon,and has been the open-ing act for Americanblues masters, includ-ing Junior Wells.

Popovic has beennominated for a W.C.Handy Blues Awardand was the first Eur-opean artist to performat the Handy Awardsceremony.

Capping off the daywill be Walter Trout,who has been namedalternately one of thetop 100 guitarists, oneof the top 20 guitarists,the sixth best guitaristand the greatest gui-tarist of all time.

His “Blues for MyBaby” was namediTunes’ Best Blues

Song of 2012.Trout spent five years

in John Mayall’s BluesBreakers and was alongtime member ofCanned Heat, anotherinfluential blues band.He’s also performedwith Percy Mayfield,John Lee Hooker, BigMama Thornton andJoe Tex.

“This is a serious lineup of top-notch enter-tainers,” Entertain-ment Committee Chair-man Jon Sorey said.

“The fact that this isour second year ofexistence and the Bog-alusa Blues and Heri-tage Fes-tival can bringthis caliber of enter-tainment speaks vol-umes. Bogalusa is onthe map in the musicalworld, and people aretaking notice.”

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HEADLINERS: Coming from near, far

PAUL THORN

J.D. HILL WITH CHANCE CASTEEL ANA POPOVIC


HOMEMADE JAMZ


JONATHON “BOOGIE” LONG VASTI JACKSON WALTER TROUT



After honoring Pro-fessor Longhair duringthe inaugural event, theBogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival hasselected Clarence“Gatemouth” Brown asits 2013 tribute artist.

The highly acclaimed,multiple award win-ning music pioneer wasborn in Texas, but hehas a firm local connec-tion thanks to numer-ous visits and recordingsessions at the Studio inthe Country and, signif-icantly, longtime man-ager, Jim Bateman ofBogalusa’s Real Rec-ords.

Brown died in 2005shortly after he lost hisSlidell home to Hurri-cane Katrina.

The multi-instrumen-talist whose music cov-ered not only the bluesbut too many genres forhim to be categorized

was inducted into theLouisiana Music Hall ofFame last year, andBateman accepted thehonor as “Gate’s man-ager, friend, co-produc-er and confidante” of 29years.

Brown, who got hisprofessional musicstart in the late 1940s,ultimately won a Gram-my, eight W.C. HandyAwards and the Nat-ional Academy of Re-cording Arts and Sci-ences Heroes Award. Hewas inducted into theBlues Hall of Fame in1999.

The tribute to theman who is creditedwith influencing per-formers as diverse asEric Clapton, FrankZappa and Joe LouisWalker will be incorpo-rated throughout thedaylong festival.

A tent to be set upnear the Museums ofCassidy Park will holdan exhibit, said Bate-

man, who organized thetribute. On loan fromthe Louisiana MuseumAssociation in BatonRouge, the exhibit willinclude Brown’s acous-tic guitar and Grammyand an outfit he wore onstage.

Shown on a large-screen TV will be clipsof and about Brown,featuring fans such asB.B. King and Dr. John.

Furthermore, thetribute artist’s musicwill be played after eachheadliner’s perform-ance, and special guestswill speak about Gate-mouth on the mainstage in between eachact, festival ExecutiveChair Malinda Whitesaid.

Brown’s family mem-bers will also be visit-ing the festival to seethe tribute in person.

“They’re excitedabout it. We’re excitedto have them,” Whitesaid.

‘Gatemouth’ Brown isthis year’s tribute artist

Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown has been announced as the Bogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival’s 2013 tribute artist. The above presentation was made whenBrown was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame last year. Bogalusa’sJim Bateman, who was a longtime associate of the deceased musician, accept-ed the award for his family.


Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, who lived in Slidell, performed at the St. Tammany Parish Trailhead prior tohis death following Hurricane Katrina.



The Bogalusa Bluesand Heritage Festivalnow has one stagingunder its belt, and les-sons learned have goneinto improving the ev-ent for its second year.

Feedback was soughtfollowing the first festi-val, held Sept. 29, 2012in Cassidy Park, andExecutive Chair Ma-linda White said thatwas reviewed. Recom-mendations from thefeedback have been putinto place, and she saidimprovements havebeen made in variousareas.

The first has to dowith the unpredictabili-ty of Mother Nature.The inaugural festivalsaw 5 inches of rain fallduring the day, yetthousands of visitorsturned out, White said.

“One thing that welearned is that peoplewho love blues musicwill come rain or shine.That’s a fact,” she said.“They proved it lastyear with the turnoutthat we had.”

White said numeroustents will be providedto shelter this year’svisitors from the ele-ments — either rain orsun. She said the tentswill be set up all aroundthe stage area, but notdirectly in front of thestage. That will helpkeep visitors dry incase of rain or shadedin case of intense heat,she said.

Since last year thecity has also made im-

provements to the elec-trical and water hook-ups that the festivaluses in the front of thepark, White said. Thefood vendors have beenmoved up to that area,she said.

The biggest additionthis year is second per-formance area, theHeritage Stage.

“Part of our missionis to preserve and pro-mote the blues and thegumbo of music that isour heritage,” she said.

That “gumbo ofmusic,” White said, caninclude any genre ofmusic indigenous toLouisiana, such as Zy-deco, jazz, blues, coun-try, gospel and rock and

roll. Musicians in thosevarious styles of musicwill be performing onthe Heritage Stage, theold stage that has exist-ed for decades in Cas-sidy Park and is situat-ed on the park’s north-east side.

Since that new stagecame about after thefestival’s annual budgethad been set, Whitesaid a fundraiser washeld Sept. 13 at Birdie’sRoadhouse in Angie tohelp offset HeritageStage costs. She saidthat venue was a natu-ral fit for the fundraiserbecause of the culturalimpact Birdie’s has

Lessons learned in 2012lead to improvements

SEE IMPROVEMENTS, PAGE 11


made on the area.The Kids Zone has

also been expanded andis being organized bythe festival for the firsttime. Since the BluesFest was just startingout, the city’s Parks,Recreation and Cultureboard handled puttingthe children’s activitiestogether last year,White said.

This year, a Kids Zonechair, Betty Gill, wasadded to the Blues Festboard, and she headedup planning of thoseactivities.

“She’s done a mar-velous job doing that,”White said.

There is an expres-sion that states youhave to walk before youcan crawl, but Whitesaid that wasn’t true inthe case of the BluesFestival. She said one ofher daughters skippedright over crawling andwalked at 9 months old.

“It feels the same waywith this,” she said.“We literally put thisfestival together in ninemonths.”

She said a strong or-ganization was assemb-led from the start, andeach member broughthis or her unique tal-ents and gifts. She saidshe is proud of theboard and committeemembers and all thevolunteers who helpedmembers who helpedmake the festival possi-ble.

“It really takes a lot ofcommitment and ashared vision to makeit a reality,” she said.

A 501c3 organization,the festival started outat zero dollars but grewto where it is todaythrough donations andmonies that came infrom throughout thecity, parish and region,White said.

Looking to the future,White has eyed theRedwood Bowl, owned

by the city, as a poten-tial site for a stage. Shesaid that area, built bythe Goodyear family asa place to float redwoodlogs, is a perfect naturalamphitheater andwould be ideal for amain stage.

She said she wouldjust need a walkingbridge from CassidyPark to the RedwoodBowl to be built, andshe is looking into theproject’s feasibility ask-ing anyone she can forhelp in making it hap-pen. The expanded ven-ue would help put thefestival on the nationalmap, she said.

In calling Bogalusahome, the Blues Fes-tival has a site that isfull of green space,White said.

“That’s one thing wehave that a lot of citiesdon’t have,” she said.“We have plenty ofparking, and we haveplenty of green space.We plan on utilizing it.”

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IMPROVEMENTS: Feedback reviewed



Expanding the event’sreach in its second year,Executive Director Ma-linda White wants tosee the Bogalusa Bluesand Heritage Festivalhave a direct impact onthe local economy.

Taking place Satur-day at Cassidy Park, theBlues Fest main stagewill boast the talents ofheadliners WalterTrout, Ana Popovic,Paul Thorn, Vasti Jack-son, Homemade Jamz,Johnathon “Boogie”Long and J.D. Hill andthe Jammers featuringChance Casteel. In anew addition, localmusicians in a varietyof genres will be wel-comed to the HeritageStage as well.

Providing anotheropportunity for peopleto hear live music,White sent out a call toall local restaurantsand establishments tohire a musician for theFriday night before thefestival and said the fes-tival would advertisethis for the businesses.

White said the reason-ing behind this effort isto draw extra peopleinto the establishmentsthe night before the fes-tival, increasing foottraffic and business.

The festival boardmembers decided toadd the Friday nightevents rather thanexpanding to a two-dayfestival this year, as

that is something theyweren’t quite ready for,White said.

She said the idea forthe Friday night relatedevents came about dur-ing her research onother festivals. Sheattended a one-day festi-val Clarksdale, Miss,.that has become a five-day event throughinvolvement from busi-nesses in the area.

White said there hasbeen a great responsefrom local businesses tothe Friday night relatedevents. Musicians arescheduled to play at thefollowing Bogalusabusinesses:

• Red Zone, 5310Louisiana Highway 21South, Butterfunk from7-11 p.m.

• Bogalusa Grill &Event Center, 1900 PlumSt., Brandon McLeodBand from 7 p.m. untilmidnight.

• Union Square, 224Louisiana Ave., RyanAlan from 8 p.m. until 1

a.m.• YoYo’s, 210 Loui-

siana Ave., Big Daddy“O” from 6-9 p.m.

• L&C, 402 MemphisSt., Keenan Knight andTerry Bollinger from 7-10 p.m.

• Mustang’s, 737 Ave-nue F, Magic City MusicBand from 8 p.m. until12:30 a.m.

• Jug’s, 112 S. Col-umbia St., Man to ManBand from 7:30-10 p.m.

Also, Wes Lee willperform at Birdie’sRoadhouse, 6646 High-way 21 in Angie, from8:30 p.m. until 1 a.m.

Shuttle buses will runcontinuously from 8p.m. until 1 a.m. andbring attendees fromone venue to the nextthroughout the night.

The buses are beingprovided by three localbusinessmen as a wayto “keep everybodyresponsible and safe asthey travel from onevenue to the next,”White said.

The shuttle rides willbe free, but she saidpeople are asked to pro-vide tips for drivers andgas.

Cab services will beavailable as well.

White said she thinksthis will be a good addi-tion to the Blues Festand something that willbe well received by visi-tors.

“People are coming,”she said. “They’re com-ing, and they’re goingto look for entertain-ment that night.”

Friday night activitiesadded to festival itineraryLive music to be featured at local venues

Free shuttle buses will run

continually from8 p.m. until 1a.m. between

venues. Tips fordrivers arerequested.E

Attribution



From its start, theBogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival wasintended to be a cultur-al event — an opportu-nity to showcase the tal-ents and accomplish-ments of area artists ofall types.

Thus the HeritageTrail was made an inte-gral part of the event,Executive Chair Ma-linda White said. Largebanners placed along apathway in CassidyPark let festivalgoersknow all about the con-tributions of noted in-dividuals, groups andlocations of artistic lo-cal historic signifi-cance.

The charter class in-cluded Clarence “Gate-mouth” Brown, HenryRoeland “ProfessorLonghair” Byrd, AlvinCarter, David Craig,Hollis “Red Lane” De-Laughter, Hoyt Gar-rick, Kansas, YusefKomunyakaa, Edward“Snoozer” Quinn, Bird-ie’s Roadhouse andStudio in the Country.

Nominees for addi-tions for the 2013 eventcame in from the com-munity, and White saidthose were narroweddown by the festivalboard. In the final vote,the decision was madeto add the Rhythm Acesand Herschel Dwelling-ham.

The Rhythm Aces,known in Bogalusa and

beyond as the “Kings ofSwing,” performedthroughout the regionfor more than threedecades beginning inthe early 1930s. Dwel-lingham, an accom-plished musician in hisown right, was in theband for a couple ofyears toward the end ofits run, White said.

Dwellingham, born inBogalusa on Nov. 2,1944, participated onmore than 2,000 recordsduring his career as aproducer, writer, direc-tor, arranger, drummer,keyboardist and singer.He played drums onHarry Chapin’s hit,“Cat’s in the Cradle,”was drummer on

Weather Report’salbum Sweetnighterand was a sessiondrummer for acts suchas Sister Sledge, Steph-anie Mills and REOSpeedwagon.

White said the plan isto add a couple of musi-cians each year, andsuggestions will againbe sought from the com-munity for the next fes-tival.

As the event buildsand community in-volvement in the festi-val grows, she saidmore artistic gems willbe discovered.

“This can spread outand uncover jewels wedon’t even knowabout,” she said.

Recognizing talents,accomplishments is aim

of festival’s Heritage Trail

HERSCHEL DWELLINGHAM


Harmonica work-shops, train rides, in-flatables and more willbe available for theBogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival’syounger visitors in anexpanded Kids Zone.

The activities, to takeplace from 10 a.m. until6:30 p.m. in CassidyPark will be under thefestival’s leadershipthis year after beingorganized by the city’sParks, Recreation andCulture board duringthe first Blues Fest.

Chair Betty Gill said

she thinks the KidsZone has an importantrole in the festival.

“The festival is a fam-ily affair, and it is criti-cal that we provideentertainment to thoseof all ages,” she said.

A brand new music-themed activity willintroduce kids to theharmonica.

Two free workshopswill be presented bymembers of the NewOrleans HarmonicaClub. Set for 1 p.m. and3 p.m., the workshopswill cover the harmoni-ca’s capabilities, how tohold the instrument,basic rhythm playingand basic blues struc-ture and will touch onindividual note playing.

The club members’goal is to spark chil-dren’s interest in theharmonica, to get themcomfortable with theconcept and to havethem playing somebasic blues rhythm pat-

terns by the end of theworkshop.

“Each child will begiven their own specialengraved BogalusaBlues and HeritageFestival harmonica totake home to continuetheir journey in bluesrhythm playing,” Gilladded.

Kids will have theopportunity to learnabout local train histo-ry and get to experienceit for themselves by tak-ing part in train rides,provided by ToddlerExpress, LLC of Bush.After visiting the muse-um, children will beable to take a train ridefor a $1 donation to themuseum.

“The train will departevery half hour fromthe museum for a mem-orable ride through thepiney woods as they lis-ten to incredible bluesmusic that will be drift-ing through the air,”Gill said.

Inflatables, providedby Bogalusa nativeDonnie Miller, will alsobe available for youngfestivalgoers to enjoy.The children will beassisted in this freeactivity by members ofFranklinton HighSchool’s Interact Club,Gill said.

The Andes Extreme ofNew Orleans portablerock climbing wall willbe another free KidsZone activity. AndesExtreme Team mem-bers will provide assis-tance as climbers maketheir way up the 24-foot-tall wall.

“The rock climbingwall is suitable for allages and includesroutes for beginnersand experienced rockclimbers,” Gill said. “Itis a genuine challenge,definitely exciting anda safe way to achievethe peak experiencethat all climbers seek.”

Additionally, mem-bers of the organiza-tion ADAPT will pro-vide face painting for afee of $3-5 per child. Mt.Pleasant Church youthwill provide hair wrapsat a cost of $15 perchild, with proceeds tofund an upcoming mis-sion trip, and membersof Children’s Interna-tional will providebeadwork free ofcharge.

As the activities areunder way, the NewOrleans 1906 popcornwagon will be near themuseums, selling cot-ton candy, popcorn, ket-tle corn and pretzels.


Harmonica workshops amongactivities at festival’s Kids Zone

Activities from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.


A poster by TrinaStogner, an artist withstrong local ties, willserve as the face of thisyear’s Bogalusa Bluesand Heritage Festival.

Currently living inthe town where shegrew up, Columbiana,Ala., Stogner spent anumber of years inBogalusa and said shestill considers it home.

With her design,Stogner said she wastrying to capture thefeeling of being sur-rounded by the trees

and the beauty ofCassidy Park. A bigmoon and stars can beseen in the poster, and agroup of musicians ispainted in the bottomforeground.

Trees and roots fea-ture prominently in theposter, and she said thatrepresents the largegroup of people tryingto “dig deep” and createpositive change for thecity.

Stogner said shewanted to get all ofthose things acrossthrough the vibrant col-ors and images that arepart of the painting.

“I just wanted it tofeel like it had soul,”she said. “I think that’swhat the members ofthe board are trying tocapture with the fest.They want to bringsome positive soul backto Bogalusa.”

The poster is acrylicon canvas, which is aslight departure fromsome of Stogner’s otherwork. She said she doesmost of her paintingwith acrylics, but shegenerally works withtin, old wood or recy-cled pieces rather thancanvas.

Stogner had learnedonline that posterentries were beingsought for the BluesFest, with family mem-bers in Bogalusa lettingher know it had beenannounced in TheDaily News.

She submitted herentry and was excitedwhen she received wordit had been selected bythe Blues Fest board torepresent the event.

“That was a hugehonor. It meant a lot tome,” she said.

She is planning to beat the festival this yearand said she is lookingforward to attendingthe Sept. 28 event.

Stogner has beenteaching art lessonsand painting profes-sionally for more than15 years. She does com-missioned work, suchas painting murals inpeople’s homes, andalso gets her work out

there through word ofmouth.

A graduate of ShelbyCounty High School inColumbiana, Stognerreceived a scholarshipto LSU and went toBaton Rouge to pursuea degree in art educa-tion. She found her wayto Bogalusa in 1999 andwas in the city untillast summer.

She said she has livedin Bogalusa almost aslong as she’d been inAlabama, and her fami-ly now has two places tocall home. She hasthree children, Maggie,15; Jonathan, 10; andTanner, 9.

The poster will beavailable for purchasein the merchandise tentthe day of the festivalfor $20. Posters will besigned and numberedby the artist and willfeature the official,embossed Blues Festseal.


Trina Stogner’s design selectedfor this year’s festival poster

TRINA STOGNER


A Bogalusa Blues and HeritageFestival charm, handcrafted by aBaton Rouge artist and based onthe festival’s logo, is available atGayle’s Jewelers and will also besold at Saturday’s festival inCassidy Park. Sale profits will ben-efit the Bogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival.

Festival charm available for purchase



Locals are advisedthere will be a couple oftraffic adjustments Sat-urday due to the expect-ed impact of the Bog-alusa Blues and Heri-tage Festival.

Beginning at 9 a.m.,intersections of WillisAvenue and Avenue Fand Willis Avenue (Ver-ret Street) and CamelliaRoad will be closed togeneral traffic, alongwith that portion of theroadway, Police ChiefJoe Culpepper said.

Barricades will be in

place, and musicians,festival personnel andthose with VIP parkingwill need a special per-mit to enter the inter-section of Avenue F andWillis Avenue, he said.The intersection atCamellia Road will bean exit only, and peopleleaving the park will besent west, he said.

Pocahontas Streetwill be closed as well,Culpepper said.

Culpepper recom-mends that people notattending the festivalavoid the north end ofAvenue F and WillisAvenue, as traffic con-

gestion in that area willbe likely. He said peopleshould find anotherroute if possible, andthose who decide topass through the areashould be prepared towait.

Saturday is a manda-tory workday for theentire Bogalusa PoliceDepartment, and Cul-pepper said the age-ncy’s mobile commandpost will be set up at thepark. Additionally, theBPD will receive assis-tance from the Wash-ington Parish Sheriff ’sOffice and RayburnCorrectional Center.

He noted that peoplewill be subject to thecity’s open containerlaws as soon as theyleave park.

When parking, Cul-pepper said peopleshould be mindful thatmany areas around thepark are residential,and festivalgoersshould not park insomeone’s yard withouttheir knowledge andpermission. He advisedpeople to be carefulabout where they park.

“If you park your carand you obstruct traf-fic, it will be towed,” hesaid.

Some roads closing, adjustmentsbeing made to streets around parkSaturday is mandatory workday for Bogalusa police officers



Parking will be plenti-ful for the BogalusaBlues and HeritageFestival, and a shuttleservice will available,according to LarryMiller, logistics coordi-nator and a member ofthe festival board.

VIP parking for spon-sors and handicappedparking will be locatedright next to the park. Adesignated RV area willalso be set up near thepark.

Miller said parking

lots for festival guestswill be located all ar-ound the area and willbe designated by signs.

The employee lotdirectly across from theLSU Bogalusa MedicalCenter clinic on Mem-phis Street will be festi-val parking, as will theArmory at the intersec-tion of Avenue B andWillis Avenue. Otherparking areas willinclude the old Wal-mart parking lot andthe lot at NorthgateShopping Center, whereZesto is located.

Designated overflow

parking, if needed, willbe at the Avenue Bsports complex andNorthshore TechnicalCommunity College,Sullivan Campus, park-ing lot.

Miller said a shuttleservice will connectthese areas so peoplewho have to park fur-ther away than they canwalk will be able to getto the park. The freeshuttles will run every10 to 12 minutes, and adesignated attendantwill be at each lot tohelp people on and offthe shuttles.

Shuttles will run from severalparking lots throughout city



There are a couple ofoptions for purchasingtickets in advance forthe Bogalusa Blues andHeritage Festival, torun from 10 a.m. until10 p.m. Saturday in Cas-sidy Park.

The main stage blueslineup for the bigger-and-better BBHF II willshowcase the talents ofWalter Trout, AnaPopovic, Paul Thorn,Vasti Jackson, Home-made Jamz, Jonathon“Boogie” Long and J.D.Hill and the Jammers,

featuring Chance Cas-teel.

The Heritage Stage, anew addition to the fes-tival, will feature re-gional artists of differ-ent genres, while othermusicians will form anAcoustic Trail alongthe walkway throughthe park.

The number of chil-dren’s activities hasbeen increased, the ex-panded Heritage sec-tion will include eventsin and around the twoMuseums of CassidyPark, and vendors willoffer food and a varietyof hand-crafted items.

To purchase online ata cost of $10, visitwww.brownpapertick-ets.com. Tickets willalso be available for $10at McMillan’s Nurseryand Gifts throughFriday.

At the gate, ticketswill be $15. Childrenages 13 and under willbe admitted free for allpurchase methods.

In something newthis year, beveragesales will be done in theform of tickets ratherthan cash. ExecutiveChair Malinda Whitesaid beverage sales arehandled this way at

many festivals, and theprocess will be similarto purchasing tickets toget on rides at theparish fair.

She said a beverageticket sales tent will beset up just inside themain gate, and peoplecan purchase the num-ber of tickets theythink they will need forthe day, with each ticketequaling $1.

Then, when purchas-ing their water, soda orother beverages duringthe day, people willpresent those ticketsinstead of cash, shesaid.

Blues Festival tickets $10in advance, $15 at the gate

Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival Executive Chair Malinda White, right, tells a crew from HometownProductions out of Baton Rouge why everyone should come to the festival. Mayor Charles Mizell andBBHF Heritage Chair Levi Lewis also gave some on-screen time for the project.

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