On behalf of the Mayor’s Office, The Greater Houston Convention and Visitor’s Bureau through Space City Houston, Houston City Council District D and the residents of the Sunnyside neighborhood, we are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Chocolate Bayou Festival. To be held Saturday, October 7, 2006, the Chocolate Bayou Festival is the culmination of a year of celebrating the history, heritage, art and culture of Houston’s historic Sunnyside neighborhood. Last year’s festival was attended by over 10,000 people and featured a youth basketball tournament featuring our own Mayor Bill White, and two days of live music concerts with performances from artists such as Angie Stone, Bridgette Taylor, the renown Abundant Life Cathedral Choir and many more local artist in the city. This year we are proud to present The O’Jays and Latoya Luckett.

The Chocolate Bayou Festival will generate funds to establish scholarships to Houston Area youth, with emphasis on those from the Chocolate Bayou neighborhoods.

We project over 15,000 people will join us at this year’s Chocolate Bayou Festival. By celebrating the very best of the Greater Houston’s cultural community, the Chocolate Bayou Festival fulfills its mission of educating, celebrating and presenting the very best African-American art, history and culture.

Vendors R’ Us will again be the vendor management for the Chocolate Bayou Festival. It will be a pleasure to have you as a vendor for this grand annual event. An application is attached to this letter listing the requirements and benefits of participation. Also, please feel free to contact us @ 832 722-7547, if you have any questions.

We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely, Sheila Ware-President/CEO Vendors R’ Us 1510 Eldridge Parkway, Ste 110-149 Houston, Texas 77077 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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