Phat Daddy & Co. open Festival Fridays series

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Phat Daddy and the Phat Horn Doctors are on stage today for Festival Fridays.
By MARVIN READTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN

The year 2007 all fresh and bright, the winter run of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center's Festival Friday begins today in the Jackson Conference Center.
The four-show season begins at half past 5 p.m. with Phat Daddy and the Phat Horn Doctors, a group known for a funky style and lots of soul.
The 12-year-old group was founded by vocalist Keith Stovall, and its nine members have played at a multiplicity of Colorado venues, as well as having made it to Las Vegas, New Orleans and Boston.
Today's show will be the band's third Festival Fridays appearance, a lively show that struts foot-stompin’ piano rhythms and high-energy saxophones. Two veteran Puebloans are in the group: Carlos Crull and Rob Smith.
There's an abundance of food and spirits available at the weekly event, with happy-hour, two-for-one specials served from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The band will take to the stage at 6:30 p.m., with the event running until 9:30 p.m. in an atmosphere that features new, "club-like lighting," according to an arts center spokesman.
Tickets cost $4 in advance (295-7222) or $5 at the door.
The arts center and its box office are at 210 N. Santa Fe Ave.
Upcoming performances: Jan. 12, Daniel Cordova y Esperanza; Jan. 19, Steele; and Jan. 26, The Martini Shot.

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