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MAYOR BROWN PROCLAIMS MAMAPALOOZA DAY FOR BUFFALO!

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BUFFALO – Mayor Byron Brown is about to make mothers across the Buffalo area very happy when he proclaims May 12 & 13 Mamapalooza Days in Buffalo New York. On Thursday May 4, 2006 Mayor Brown will make this Proclamation in his office in City Hall to Mamapalooza Buffalo Events Coordinator Annette Daniels Taylor and DownInMySoul Productions Co-Founders Joyce Carolyn and Sandra Gilliam who have worked together with Just Buffalo Literary Center and The Langston Hughes Institute to bring the Mamapalooza 2006 Festival to Buffalo this May.
 
Daniels Taylor a transplanted Native New Yorker, mother of 4 and a featured performer in the festival noted that Mayor Brown's Proclamation, "…is quite an honor! I was very surprised when I got the phone call. I couldn't wait to tell all of our Buffalo Rockin' Mama's!"
 
Joyce Carolyn, local musical legend and mother of two was also thrilled by the Proclamation, "To have Mayor Brown endorse the Mamapalooza Festival the first year it comes to Buffalo is very exciting for our roster of Buffalo Mom Performers!"
 
The Mayor contacted the Mamapalooza 2006 Buffalo gals through via staff member David Granville who let the group know how pleased Mayor Brown is that Mamapalooza 2006 is finally coming to Buffalo, New York.
 
Sandra Gilliam a regular on Western New York musical and dramatic stages remembers, "In the past when you became a mother your musical and performance aspirations usually went out the window at least until your kids were in middle school. Nowadays moms have more options to be creative."
 
Five hundred moms must agree with her; that is the number of registered Mom Rockers participating in this the only international festival that celebrates the Mom artist.  Mamapalooza  started five years ago with ten bands for one night in New York City by "Housewives on Prozac" band-leader Joy Rose. Now celebrating its fifth anniversary with over 500 acts on 30 stages at twenty cities worldwide from Buffalo, New York to Sydney Australia.

Family Circle is the national presenter of Mamapalooza and Just Buffalo Literary Center and The Langston Hughes Institute along with DownInMySoul are sponsoring the Buffalo events. Celeste Lawson,Executive Director of The Arts Council in Buffalo & Erie County; Sherry Byrnes, Family Literacy Coordinator of the Literacy Volunteers of America; DeepThinka, recording artist Wise Mecca; and Buffalo jazz favorite Barbara Levy-Daniels are among the many talented Mamapalooza 2006Buffalo Mom Performers.
 
Mamapalooza Events in Buffalo include raffles to benefit Haven House domestic violence shelter, among the donated prizes is an autographed guitar from Goo-Goo Doll Robby Takac.
 
Via email, Takac answered Daniels Taylor's donation request with, "This is a great idea! Although I'm not a mom, I love moms who rock! Who wouldn't want their mom to rock?"
 
On Friday May 12th Mamapalooza Literary/Theater Event sponsored by Just Buffalo Literary Center and DownInMySoul Productions from 7p until 11p at The Langston Hughes Institute, 25 High street, in downtown Buffalo, NY and Saturday May 13th also at The Langston Hughes Institute from 12noon-7pm, Mamapalooza All Moms-All Music-All Day sponsored by The Langston Hughes Institute and DownInMySoul Productions
The daily $5 admission price is for adults and children are free.

Go to www.mamapalooza.com for a listing of all Mamapalooza events or email mamapaloozabuffalo@yahoo.com