District of Columbia: Outdoor Reggae Festival features local artists

On Sunday July 13th, the Jamaica Promotional Company (J.P.C.) will be hosting the second annual 'Jamaica Day Outdoor Reggae Festival'. The organizers are encouraging everyone to come out with their families and enjoy a day of exciting and therapeutic performances that are geared towards all genres. The festival will be featuring reggae artists locally and internationally, also four reggae bands will be performing. The artists who are slated to appear on Sunday July 13th are: Leroy Sibbles from the Heptones, Professor Nuts, Tinga Stewart, Mr. Easy, Sugar Minnot, Frankie Paul and a surprise guest star! The backing band for the artists will be the New Kingston band from N.Y.C., the other bands are the 'I-Ternal' from Virginia, 'Jah Works' from Baltimore and 'Storm Reggae Band' from the M.D./D.C. area.

The festival will be held at the Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds located at 1450 General Hwy, Crownsville, M.D. 21310. Tickets can be purchased at the Caribbean market, Golden Krust Restaurant at Prince George's mall, Caribbean Sea restaurant, Tashes restaurant in Baltimore; I've got the hook-up in Baltimore, junction restaurant, jerk hill restaurant, Queenstown market and Tropicana restaurant, also online at www.jamaicadayreggaefestival.com.

For further information and to purchase tickets please call 301-221-6517.

The Jamaican Promotional Company was formed over 20 years ago providing quality entertainment within the Washington metropolitan area. For directions to the fairgrounds please log on to the website. Gates will be opened at 12 noon, Showtime at 3 p.m. Advance admission is $30, children 12-15 yrs of age, $15, children under 12 yrs of age are free. Higher prices will be charged at the gate. Vending spaces are available at a minimal cost!