Full slate of events starts at 1 p.m. Monday in Cassidy Park

Beth McKee

An “Ol’ Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration” is the way Monday’s slate of activities in Cassidy Park are being billed by the Bogalusa Chamber of Commerce. In addition, both the Pioneer Museum and the Native American Museum will be open from 2-4 p.m. Monday

“We’ll truly have a bit of something for everyone,” said Marilyn Bateman, excutive director of the chamber.

Activities in the park are scheduled to get under way at 1 p.m. Monday, following the conclusion of the annual parade.

The two headliner performers are Kipori Woods and Beth McKee. Links to four of McKee’s songs have been posted on wpnewsblog since Friday morning.

Kipori Woods

Woods, from New Orleans, was schooled under the direction of Ellis Marsalis and has won OffBeat Magazine's Best New Blues Artist the past two years running.

His soaring set with Davell Crawford at the 1999 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage remains the talk of the town. Woods has also toured extensively throughout the world. He has shared the stage with notables such as The Neville Brothers, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band,Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, Kermit Ruffins, Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Walter "Wolman" Washington and opened for BB King, Bobby Blue Bland, Irma Thomas and The Neville Brothers.

McKee is formerly of the band, “Evangeline.” Also from New Orleans, McKee has gotten rave reviews everywhere she has performed and her “Last Train to Memphis” has been highly acclaimed.

Petty Bones

McKee performed Saturday (July 2) night at Sorelli’s Brick Oven in downtown Covington and heads to Tampa, Fla. to perform on the Live Music Showcase on Friday before heading to Charlotte, NC, Knoxville, Tenn. and Winston-Salem, NC over the next few weeks.

Activities located in the area by the museums include:

            1 p.m. — Wayne McCain (on the Pioneer Museum porch)

            2 p.m. — Eli Seals and Friends (on the Pioneer Museum porch)

            3 p.m. — The Petty Bones (inside the Pioneer Museum)

            3 p.m. — Turtle races (outside the Native American Museum)

            3 p.m. — Bicycle Parade (bring a non-perishable food iterm for the Bogalusa Help Center as an entry fee)

            4 p.m. — Gene Gunulfsen and Friends (on the Pioneer Museum porch)

            5 p.m. — 8 Years Difference (on the Pioneer Museum porch)

            6 p.m. — Kipori Woods (on the Pioneer Museum porch)

            7 p.m. — Beth McKee (Evangeline) (on the Pioneer Museum porch)

Activities located at the stage include:

            1:45 p.m. — Allen Barrios

            2 p.m. — Political candidates

            3 p.m. — The Forman Twins

Activities located by the covered bridge include:

            Food vendors with hot dogs, hamburgers and more as well as a sno-ball stand