Zydeco Crossroads Dance Party with Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble

6 Dec 2014
7:00pm

District N9NE, 460 N. 9th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

Saturday, December 6, 2014

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On Saturday, December 6th, Zydeco Crossroads welcomes Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble to District N9NE for a free dance party, complete with pre-show dance lessons from Louisiana's Harold Guillory.

SCHEDULE

7:00 pm: Doors

7:30 pm: Zydeco dance lesson w/ Harold Guillory from Lake Charles, Louisiana

8:30 pm: Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble (1st set)

10:30 pm: Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble (2nd set)

21+ Only

References

Zydeco Crossroads microsite

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