Thursday, 12 May, 2011 13:47
by Chris Jay
The late Sister Margaret McCaffrey, who founded Christian Service in 1970.
My inexhaustible fellow blogger Robert Trudeau just beat me to this one with a post of his own, but the first annual Sister Margaret Music Festival is scheduled for 3 p.m.-7 p.m., Sunday, May 15 at 516 Texas Street. The line-up of musicians features some true Shreveport-Bossier legends, including 2011 Blues Foundation Award-winner Buddy Flett, the Shreveport All-Stars with Maggie Warwick, A.J. & Tony Cascio, and many more. Admission is a $5 donation, with all proceeds benefiting Christian Service.
Organizer Dan Garner, founder of the NXNWLA Music Foundation, says the event was designed to help Christian Service “get a little bump of support for the summer months,” due to the fact that their other annual fundraiser, the Christian Service Telethon, takes place in November. Funds raised at the telethon are typically exhausted by summer. Christian Service provides emergency services such as food, shelter and clothing. They also operate the Hospitality House soup kitchen and several literacy and housing programs – all on a very meager operating budget.
One highlight of the music program is the first band scheduled to perform, Artscool. Artscool consisted of Garner alongside a rotating cast of some of Shreveport’s best-known local musicians. They haven’t performed live since the 80’s, when they recorded an album for Stan Lewis' Jewel/Paula Records and regularly performed on the Christian Service telethons.
For a full schedule of performers, visit the NXNWLA blog.
RSVP or invite friends on facebook.