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Festivals & Fun
* Reggae Festivals This Week
* Recipe From The Caribbean Cove:
* Fun & Games: What's Patois for to express a greeting, or attract attention?
   (for answer, see below under Fun & Games)

The Business of Promoting Reggae
* Reggae Festival Guide News & Offerings
* Marketing Tidbit: Email Etiquette - Replying to Email
* About Reggae Festival E-Guide and Contact Us

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Reggae Festivals This Week

Festival listings are believed to be correct. Please
contact the promoter directly for more information.

Friday-Sunday, June 11-13, 2004
Afrika Tage Munchen 2004
Munich, Germany
www.afrika-tage.de
Hotline: 089-74117174

Friday-Sunday, June 11-13, 2004
International Arts Festival 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
www.internationalartsfestival.com
Hotline: 504-367-1313

Saturday, June 12, 2004
Reggae in The Desert
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
www.reggaeinthedesert.com/media.asp
Hotline: 702--455-8838

Saturday, June 12, 2004
Jammin' Reggae Open Air
2486 Pottendorf, Austria
www.jammin.at
Hotline: TBA

Saturday, June 12, 2004
International Reggae Day & Jerkfestival
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
www.internationalreggaeday.com
Hotline: 876-773-0686

Saturday, June 12, 2004
For the Love of It
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S.
www.reggaewoodstock.com
Hotline: 845-679-3382

Saturday, June 12, 2004
Rastaplas
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
www.rastaplas.nl
Hotline: 06-24452364

Saturday-Sunday, June 12-13, 2004
Health & Harmony Festival 2004
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
www.harmonyfestival.com
Hotline: 707-861-2035

Saturday-Sunday, June 12-13, 2004
2004 Atlanta Legends of Rasta Reggae Festival
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
www.legendsofrastareggaefestival.com
Hotline: 281-893-0044

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Recipe from the Caribbean Cove
www.TheCaribbeanCove.com

Rotisserie Jerk Lamb Chops (c) 2004
This is another great summertime outdoor recipe that
provides another choice of meat. We like to make this over
mesquite coals in a deep and wide charcoal grill kettle. A
kettle about 22" wide can support a spit of about 20 lamb chops.

Ingredients
20 Lamb Chops (Adjust for your kettle/rotisserie.)
Dry Jerk Seasoning
8 to 10 Fresh Rosemary Branches (optional)

Equipment
Electric Rotisserie
Charcoal Grill Kettle
Mesquite Charcoal
Charcoal Poker (A fireplace poker will do.)
Meat Thermometer

Directions
Season the lamb chops lightly with the jerk seasoning. For
best results, prepare the day before and store, sealed, in
the refrigerator over night.

Pile the charcoal in the center of the kettle and light.
Skewer the lamb chops on the spit, side-by-side across the
length of the spit.

When coals are uniformly white, separate them evenly across
the bottom of the kettle, on either side of the length of
the spit - you want to cook the meat from the sides, not
directly underneath. This will also reduce flare-ups as the
juices drip from the spit. You want to have about 6" to 8"
of distance from the coals to the spit.

Put the spit on the kettle and start the rotisserie motor.
You can throw some rosemary onto the coals to add a smoky
flavor to the meat.

The lamb should turn on the spit until medium rare, about
135F internally on the thermometer - about 30 minutes.
Monitor the spit closely as the meat will become tough if
it's overcooked.

When done, remove chops from the spit and serve in a dish
with fresh rosemary sprigs as garnish.

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Fun & Games

What's Patois for an affectionate term for someone?

"Yaga Yaga"

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Food for Your Caribbean Event!
Authentic Caribbean Cuisine
Catering for Special Events, Parties and/or Receptions
Dishes such as Jerk Chicken, Rice and Peas
Ackee & Saltfish, and Johnny Cakes - you name it!

The Caribbean Cove
San Francisco Bay Area
510-531-2303
Email: InfoTheCaribbeanCove.com
Website: www.TheCaribbeanCove.com

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Marketing Your Reggae Biz Tidbit
Email Etiquette - Replying to Email
By Kristine Cummins

As a rule, reply within 24 hours; your customers are
taking you seriously, so take them seriously by responding
quickly. Even if you can't give all the information they
need immediately, at least let them know you are working on
it and will get back to them within a certain amount of
time. Never blow off a business email message from anyone
unless it's obvious bulk mail. Again, they took their
precious time emailing you, so the least you can do is
reply to them.

If you leave your office for more than 24 hours, set up an
Auto Responder or Auto Reply to let people know what date
you will get back to them.

When you reply to email, make sure you answer all questions
which will save both parties time. Be sure to include the
email that your customer sent you (message thread), so they
have their own message to refer back to. This function can
easily be selected in your email program.

See next week's Reggae Festival E-Guide
#4 of 10 Email Etiquette Reminders.

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