The Democratic National Convention opens with a Big Easy attitude, says party producer Rob Jennings of American Event Consulting in Washington, D.C.
At the delegates welcoming party Aug. 24 at the Colorado Convention Center, the mighty 6,000 will be fed Louisiana seafood and thrown Mardi Gras beads. Entertainment will come from Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars featuring Tab Benoit, Irma Thomas, the Soul Brothers Brass Band, the legendary Wild Tchoupitoulas, Randy Newman and Allen Toussaint.