The 2008 ArtOrg Winter Concert Series continues with the Cajun Hot Soles, on Friday of this week. The concert runs from 7 to 11pm at the Upstairs at the Rueb, and from 11 pm to closing at The Contented Cow. Go here for further info on the 12-week series. Don’t miss the dance event of the winter! (Sponsors, take note! An eBay auction is running now until 12 noon on Friday for the sponsorship package to the entire 12-week series: look here for details.)

The CAJUN HOT SOLES will take you back to the sweat-stained Louisiana dancehalls of the 1950’s and earlier – horses and Model T’s parked outside, beer and gumbo inside, but most importantly, a crowded dance floor swaying to accordions and fiddles playing rhythmic Cajun two-steps and waltzes, with a singer telling stories of heartache and trouble. The Cajun Hot Soles have performed frequently and steadily since inception in 1998. The band members have decades of both Cajun and non-Cajun musical experience. They have made – and continue to make – trips to Louisiana to study with master Cajun musicians. They have played as the backing band for visiting Louisiana Cajun musicians. The Cajun Hot Soles’s website, and MySpace pages.

Wendell Carroll (formerly of Northfield’s dot-com startup ViA, Inc.) and Linda Reiss will provide an overview of Cajun traditions and dance instruction at 7pm sharp! Don’t miss this one!!