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A team effort makes the Martin Luther King Jr. Loaves and Fishes Center Jambalaya Festival and Barbeque an annual success. This year’s festival takes place on
Saturday, Sept. 8 at Dawson Park.
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Jambalaya Festival a Sumptuous Feast
The Martin Luther King Jr. Loaves
and Fishes Center will host the sev-
enth annual Summer in September
Jambalaya Festival and Barbeque
on Saturday, Sept. 8, from noon to 6
p.m. at Dawson Park in north Port­
land.
Live musical entertainment will
be featured, as well as dance les­
sons by the Cascade Zydeco Club.
Key Bank is the presenting spon­
sor. Additional sponsors include
the Northeast Coalition of Neigh­
borhoods, Neil Kelly and Por Que
NoTaqueria.
The festival’s culinary team is
headed by Teletha Benjamin and
Joan Smith who will be using a tra­
ditional C reole-style jam balaya
recipe passed down from Teletha’s
southern Louisiana family. Proceeds
from the event will provide hot meals
to seniors served by the Martin
Luther King Jr. Loaves and Fishes
Center in Northeast Portland.
“The daily menu at the Martin
Luther King Jr. Center has evolved
to include a variety of soul food
entrees,” said center manager David
Lomax. “The food has received such
good reviews that we decided to
make it available to the general pub­
lic for one special night. We guaran­
tee a sumptuous feast to delight the
tastebuds!”
The menu includes authentic
Creole-style jambalaya (a non-sea­
food version is available) or BBQ
Ribs, along with bread, salad, bev­
erage and dessert. Cost is $15 for
adults or $45 for a family ticket for
four. Tickets are available in ad­
vance at feedseniors.org, from the
MLK center or at the event. Meals
will also be available for take-out.