Article: New Orleans fest, NH jazz, Plymouth fair

As summer advances and the weather warms up, thoughts stray to faraway places for fun and frolic.

This weekend there are two promising festivals just far enough away from Boston (but not too far) to provide a delightful day trip.

In Rhode Island, the big occasion is the Big Easy Bash, the annual celebration of Louisiana's Cajun culture at the Stepping Stone Ranch in Escoheag, Rhode Island's tiniest town, which is part of West Greenwich. You can dance the Cajun two-step; sample shrimp jambalaya, crawfish pie and file gumbo; and listen to the music of the Charmaine Neville Band, John Delafose and the Eunice Playboys, and the Basin Brothers. They're all part of the cultural smorgasbord. The ...

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