For 27 years, Downtown Alive! has united community and culture to create a weekly tradition and
celebration in Downtown Lafayette every Fall and Spring. The Fall 2010 season continues September 17, 2010, with Nik-L Beer in Parc International offering great entertainment in the
form of free, family-friendly, smoke free, outdoor concerts.
For more than 30 years, Nik-L
Beer has been delighting audiences across Louisiana. Drawing on diverse musical
experiences, this 8 piece band belts out Golden Oldies, Hard-Driving Zydeco,
Blue-Eyed Soul, Motown, Country, 80's Funk, Swamp Pop, Two-Stepping Cajun, A
Cappella and Mardi Gras music. www.niklbeer.com
Sponsored by Cox
Communications, Lafayette Coca-Cola, Lets Be Totally Clear, and Teche Drugs
Pharmacy, DTA! features performances by Grammy
Nominated, renowned and up and
coming musicians representing a variety of genres ranging from Cajun, Swamp
Pop, Blues, Rock, Latin and more. The
Fall season also includes special events throughout, kicking off Festivals
Acadiens et Créoles, painting Downtown red for the UL Homecoming Pep Rally, and
celebrating the holidays with the lighting of the official City Christmas Tree
at the last DTA! of the season on Thanksgiving Eve.
Fall 2010 Season Schedule:
Sept 10 Feufollet (Cajun - Parc International)
Sept 17 Nik-L Beer (Classic Covers & Variety - Parc International)
Sept 24 Cowboy
Mouth (Rock - Parc International)
Oct 1 Vivaz (Latin - Parc
Sans Souci)
Oct 8 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Kickoff
Parc Sans Souci
11:30 a.m. Bach Lunch
Parc International
5:30 p.m. Lost Bayou
Ramblers (Cajun)
7:30 p.m. -9 p.m. Cedric Watson & Friends (Zydeco)
Oct 15 Henry Gray (Blues - Parc International)
Oct 22 Louisiana Red (Covers/Variety - Parc Sans Souci) UL Homecoming Pep Rally
Oct 29 Black Bayou
Construkt (Southern Rock - Parc Sans
Souci)
Nov 5 Lil' Band O'
Gold (Southern Louisiana Music- Parc
Sans Souci)
Nov 12 The
Canes (Americana - Parc Sans Souci)
Nov 19 The Viatones (60's Rock - Parc Sans Souci)
Nov 24 High
Performance (Zydeco - Parc Sans
Souci) Lighting of the Official City Christmas Tree & Toys for Tots
DTA! begins at 5:30 p.m. with
food and beverage concessions - musical performances from 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.,
unless otherwise noted. Concession sales help keep DTA! free, so please leave
your ice chests at home with your pets.
For more information, visit www.downtownlafayette.org.
Downtown Alive! is produced by
Downtown Lafayette in cooperation with Lafayette Consolidated Government.
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