9th Annual A Taste of the Deep South Festival
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BATON ROUGE, La. - LouisEagle -- The 9th Annual A Taste of the Deep South pleased to announce the dates for the three day festival. The festival opens with a Pre-Party on at Henry Turner Jr.'s Listening Room on Thursday, September 11th. Performers include Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor, the Listening Room All-Stars and special guest artists from around the country who will perform at the festival. The event is scheduled from 7:00pm to midnight. The venue is located at 2733 North Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Admission is $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door and includes a down home style Southern buffet. No-host bar.

A Taste of the Deep South Festival takes place at the EBRPL-Main Library on Goodwood Boulevard on September 13 and 14 from 12:00pm to 8:00pm. The event features various genres of music. The festival has a Vendor Village with arts and crafts, clothing and jewelry and a food court with southern festival food favorites. Musical talent to date includes local favorites Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor, the Listening Room All-Stars, Lil Ray Neal. Additional acts are 100 Screaming Meters, Jessi Campo and Howard County. New events for this year are a Henry Turner Jr. Look-A-Like Contest, Dance Contest and Watermelon Eating Contest.

The event is family friendly and free to the public. Special VIP tickets are available on the website. VIP Experience cost is $25.00 and includes two meal and two soft drink tickets. Turner VIP tickets are $100.00 for two people with two T-shirts, four meal and drink tickets, covered seating in the VIP access tent and a "Now" CD by Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor. Food is from the festival Taste of the Deep South kitchen. The venue is located at 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

For more information on VIP tickets, vendor slots and talent log on to https://www.htjday.com or call 225-802-9681.