6th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Month Festival Houston, TX
Date of Event
June 3, 2017
2:00PM
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June 3, 2017
10:00PM
Event Location
Jones Plaza
601 Louisiana St
Houston, TX 77002
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Event Type: Crafts, Family/Kids, Food/Wine Festival, Music, Parade,
Description of Event:
The Festival at Jones Plaza features many vendor booths and also features different types of Caribbean cuisine including Pelau (Peas & Rice), Jerk Chicken, Bake & Saltfish (sandwiches) and traditional drinks including Sorrel, Mauby (a drink made from the bitter bark of a tree and sweetened with lots of sugar), Squash (made with limes and banana essence), Roti (curry chicken, or beef with potatoes wrapped in a curry flavored flour shell). A three hour block of time is set aside for displays of culture such as poetry, singing, dancing, dramatic readings and interpretations of works by Caribbean authors and storytelling which is a tradition by which the members of the Caribbean community—young and old—passes on stories and history and traditions of the culture by the telling of personal stories and experience, legends and folklore.
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