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Friday, Jan 13, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
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Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Crossroads: AN EVENING WITH STEVE EARLE

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

Louisiana Crossroads: AN EVENING WITH STEVE EARLE Friday, January 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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LSU vs. Auburn (Gymnastics)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)

7:00 PM

[Event Website]
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LSU vs. Wildcat Spring Invitational (Day 1) (Women's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Evanstown, Ill. (Vandy Christie Tennis Center)

TBA

[Event Website]
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LSU vs. SEC Indoor Championships (Day 1) (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Lexington, Ky. (Hillary J. Boone Complex)

TBA

[Event Website]
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01/13/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: SWLA Center for Health Services

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: SWLA Center for Health Services [Event Website]
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Theatre 810 Presents an Acting Unlimited Production of "Liv

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

Theater 810

10:00 PM

Theatre 810 Presents an Acting Unlimited Production of Friday, January 13, 2012 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM. [Event Website]
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BASIC COMPUTING - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

9:30 AM

No prerequisite.Material covered: Basic computer components and architecture; use of the mouse and keyboard; instruction on working with windows, toolbar, and command menus; running multiple Windows applications; and more. NORTH REGIONAL LIBRARYWalk-in and telephone sign-up begins Tuesday,January 3, at 9:00 am. Call 896-6323 to register orfor more information.… [Event Website]
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I Have a Dream Picture Frame Craft

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

Students 5 - 12 years are invited to celebrate MartinLuther King Day by making a free picture framecraft. Preregistration is required. To preregisteryour child, call 981-1028 beginning Monday,January 2. [Event Website]
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Seasoned Soul Band

by: Terry's Backstage Bar

6769 Johnston St Lafayette La

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An Introduction to Mesoamerican Mythology Lecture

by: Cal Editor

UL Student Union, Evangeline Room

7:00pm-9:00pm

The C.G. Jung Society of Lafayette and the ULL Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology are pleased to present Nancy Swift Furlotti, M.A., Jungian Analyst. She lives in Aspen, Colorado. Furlotti will give a lecture titled An Introduction to Mesoamerican Mythology. Registration 6:45-7 p.m.. Lecture 7-9 p.m. This event will be held at the ULL Student Union Center, 600 McKiinley St., Lafayette, 2nd floor, Evangeline Room. For more information call 337-856-9435.… [Event Website]
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Dinner Theatre!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

9:00 PM

Friday, January 13, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM. [Event Website]
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[N] Track and Field at McNeese Indoor

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Lake Charles, La.

12:00 AM

[N] Track and Field at McNeese Indoor The Ragin’ Cajuns men's and women's track & field teams open the 2012 indoor season at the Cowboy Indoor Track and Field Invitational on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Ralph O. Ward Rec-Complex in Lake Charles. Events are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Joining the Cajuns on Friday will be teams from McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, La.-Monroe and Hinds Junior College. The McNeese meet marks the first competition for Louisiana un… [Event Website]
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Martin Luther King March

by: Cal Editor

St. Martinville Courthouse, 415 S Main St., St. Martinville

1:00pm

This event is hosted by The Golden Keys. 1pm Gathering at the Courthouse and marching to the JCEP Building in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King. Ceremonies to follow at 2pm which will honor members in the community who helped bring positive change to the community. For more information, please contact Phillip James at 337-342-9155.
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Louisiana Crossroads - An Evening with Steve Earle

by: LCVC

AcA's James D. Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette.

8 p.m.

Creative whirlwind Steve Earle has been at the apex of American music for more than thirty years. In addition to releasing Grammy-winning CDs, scoring films, and writing novels, he has a key role in the HBO series Treme, for which he wrote the profoundly moving "This City", a song about New Orleans after Katrina. This solo acoustic show will feature collaboration with some of the musicians featured in Treme, including Joel Savoy and Linzay Young, along with friend Dirk Powell.
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Iberia Parish 4-H Livestock Show

by: LCVC

713 NW Bypass, New Iberia

8 a.m.-till

Youth Livestock Show, Concessions
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Louisiana Crossroads at the ACA Presents "An Evening with S

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, January 12, 2012 to Friday, January 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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The Riveters Present "Uncommon Women and Others"

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

7:30pm

Admission: GA/$15, students/$10

The Riveters Present The newly formed theater company The Riveters will be performing "Uncommon Women and Others" written by the late Wendy Wasserstein about a group of college-aged women in the '70s during the second wave of feminism. For more information call 337-291-1122. [Event Website]
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APAA presents "Rabbit Hole"

by: Cal Editor

1300 Fortune Road, Youngsville

7:30pm

Admission: $10

Check out the Acadiana Performing Arts Academy's very first play. Seating is limited. Call(337) 288-6329 for more information and advanced tickets. [Event Website]
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Choices

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "Choices" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
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Choices

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "Choices" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
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The Empty Chair

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "The Empty Chair" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
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The Empty Chair

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "The Empty Chair" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
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Mid Winter Fair Rodeo

by: LCVC

Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette

1/12-14: 7:30 p.m.; 1/15: 2:30 p.m.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
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Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
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Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
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Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
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Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
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Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
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Saturday, Jan 14, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
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Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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LSU at Arkansas (Men's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Fayetteville, Ark. (Bud Walton Arena)

8:00 PM

[Event Website]
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LSU vs. Wildcat Spring Invitational (Day 2) (Women's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Evanstown, Ill. (Vandy Christie Tennis Center)

TBA

[Event Website]
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LSU at Crimson Tide Indoor Opener (IN) (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Birmingham, Ala. (Fair Park Arena)

TBA

[Event Website]
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LSU vs. SEC Indoor Championships (Day 2) (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Lexington, Ky. (Hillary J. Boone Complex)

TBA

[Event Website]
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Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

2nd Saturday ArtWalk

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

9:00 PM

Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. [Event Website]
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Cajun Jam Sessions

by: LCVC

Museum Cafe, Erath.

2-6 p.m.-until

Admission: Free.

Come enjoy live Cajun music every other Saturday afternoon.
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Kaplan's Farmers Market

by: LCVC

Turnley Park, downtown Kaplan.

8 a.m.-noon

Admission: Free.

Open air farmers' market with fresh produce, preserves, etc.
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ArtWalk 6:00 - 9:00 PM

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

9:00 PM

Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. [Event Website]
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Skyliners Big Band Season Premiere

by: Cal Editor

Petroleum Club, Oil Center

7:30pm-11:00pm

Admission: $15

Lafayette's swinging 20-piece jazz orchestra The Skyliners begin their 62nd season of big band music in Acadiana at the Petroleum Club. For more information call 337-234-2133 or email skylinersbigband@gmail.com.
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Theatre 810 Presents an Acting Unlimited Production of "Liv

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

Theater 810

10:30 PM

Theatre 810 Presents an Acting Unlimited Production of Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM. [Event Website]
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IBL Screening of American Teacher

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish LIbrary, St. Peter Street Branch 1111 W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

1:00pm

Watch the collective stories of four actual teachers in the United States educational system. With interviews of policy experts and startling facts, this event is sure to be an enlightening experience. For more information or to reserve a seat for this event please call the Main Library at 364.7024. … [Event Website]
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Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Under the Telling Tree story performance

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

7:00pm

Presented by Cite Des Arts. Call 291-1122 or visit online for more information. [Event Website]
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Saturday Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

11:00 AM

Local authors will tell stories and sell and sign their books in this fun storytelling session. For additional information, call the South Regional at 981-1028. [Event Website]
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ArtWalk - Art Exhibit by Julie Breaux

by: Lafayette Public Library

Jefferson St Library

6:00 PM

‘Rethink Everything’... An Exhibit of Acrylic Works byJulie Breaux, will be shown Jan 6 - Mar 1, 2012. Julie, who is an established artist who resides in Lafayette,LA, is a regular contributor to the contemporary artscene. Julie considers herself a colorist that creates ‘eyecandy’ for the viewer. The style of her work is consideredcontemporary in form. Julie is inspired by South Louisianaculture—people, places, music, interior design, and fashionall play a part in her creativit… [Event Website]
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Bayou Teche Farmers Market

by: Cal Editor

Old Pecan House, at the intersection of N. New Market and Hamilton, along the banks of Bayou Teche, St. Martinville

8:00am-12:00pm

Admission: Free

Free open-air market held inside a historical 1930s era pecan warehouse along the banks of Bayou Teche. Open from 8 a.m. - 12 noon. Those wishing to sell either produce, or arts and crafts are encouraged to RSVP St. Martinville City Hall at (337) 394-2230.
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Louisiana Folk Roots Jam des Amis with David Greely

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

6:00pm-8:00pm

Louisiana Folk Roots Jam des Amis with David Greely Louisiana Folk Roots presents its January Jam des Amis from 6-8 p.m. at the AcA in conjunction with downtown Lafayette's ArtWalk. The jam will feature renowned fiddler/vocalist David Greely. David will lead the jam in a great mix of tunes for players of all levels, and those folks who don't play an instrument are welcome to stop in and enjoy the music. For more info, contact Louisiana Folk Roots at 337-234-8360, info@lafolkroots. … [Event Website]
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Overnight Paddle Camping Trip to Chicot State Park

by: Cal Editor

Pack & Paddle, 601 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette

8:00am

Admission: $125

Join us for an overnight canoe camping trip to Chicot State park. We'll leave P&P at 8am on Saturday to head up to Chicot where we'll launch our canoes. This trip will take us through the beautiful black waters of Lake Chicot before arriving at our primitive campsite beside the lake. We'll camp lakeside and a crackling campfire and fun conversation is sure to create a memorable evening for all. Sign up early as space on this trip is limited! Price is $125 and reservations required. For more info… [Event Website]
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Oil Centers Open Air Antique & Arts Market

by: Cal Editor

LGMC Medical Plaza 427 Heymann Blvd across from Champagnes Supermarket.

8:00am-12:00pm

Admission: Free

The Open Air Market showcases local antique dealers and artisans. Admission is free, so come, browse and enjoy this unique shopping experience exclusive to the Oil Center. We encourage you to visit the Hub City Farmers Market which takes place every Saturday morning also located in the LGMC Medical Plaza and support our local growers. If you are an antique dealer or local artist interested in participating in this event, please call the Oil Center at 337-232-1267 or email us at info@oilcenter.com.
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UL Head Coach Mark Hudspeth Autograph Signing

by: Brothers on the Boulevard

101 Arnould Blvd.

11:00am

Admission: None

UL Head Coach Mark Hudspeth Autograph Signing Louisianas Ragin Cajuns Head Coach Mark Hudspeth to make a Public Appearance and hold Autograph Signing at Brothers on the Boulevard On Saturday, January 14th, Louisianas Ragin Cajuns Head Coach Mark Hudspeth will make a public appearance and autograph signing at Brothers on the Boulevard in Lafayette. This public appearance and signing marks the first opportunity the general public will have to meet with Coach Hudspeth since he led Louisianas Ragin Cajuns to a 32-30 win at the 2011 R+L Carriers New Orleans B… [Event Website]
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Community Cares

by: Children's Museum

5:00 PM

Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. [Event Website]
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Canoe Paddle

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

8:30am-11:30am

Admission: $5

The community is invited to take a canoe trip on the Bayou Vermilion. $5 insurance fee to American Canoe Association for a canoe or bring your own canoe or kayak and paddle for free. Canoe trips are held every second and last Saturday of the month. Please RSVP in advance by emailing Margot Addison or calling (337) 233-4077 x 205. … [Event Website]
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Casting calls for "Middle Man"

by: Cal Editor

AAOC Community Media 101 Jefferson Street, Suite 100

4:00pm

Casting Calls For "Middle Man" will be held at 12noon till 4PM on Saturday January 14, 2012 @ AOC Community Media in the Rosa Parks Transportation Center at 101 Jefferson Street, Ste. 100 Lafayette, LA 70501. No prior acting experience necessary, Bring your Resume, Head Shots welcomed, Photos will be taken for reference We look Forward to seeing the talented people of Acadiana. Please Contact Dat Tim Johnston 337-517-1167 for more information and interviews.
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Rendez-vous des Cajuns Cajun Music Radio & TV Show

by: Cal Editor

Liberty Theater, Eunice

6:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: $5

The weekly "Rendez-vous des Cajuns" Music Show will present a performance by the DUPUY FAMILY BAND and CAMERON DUPUY andthe Cajun Troubadours.....the emcee will be Ray Landry. For more information call (Monday thru Friday) 337-457-7389 or go to www.… [Event Website]
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Camera: Yellow Kit Workshop

by: Cal Editor

AOC Community Media, 101 Jefferson St., Suite 100, Rosa Parks Transportation Center

1:00pm

Admission: $20, $35

This station teaches participants how to use AOCs yellow kits. Also included is instruction on shot composition, proper care and storage, proper footage storage and camera operation. $20 for members; $35 for non-members. [Event Website]
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Intro to Final Cut Pro

by: Cal Editor

AOC Community Media, 101 Jefferson St., Suite 100, Rosa Parks Transportation Center

2:30pm

Admission: $25, $40

Intro to Final Cut Pro 7 is a beginners class that introduces users to the program most used for editing in the AOC environment. It is a great place to start for those who have never edited; its also a great refresher if its been awhile. Computer Skills station is required before admission to this station. Intro to FCP is a pre-requisite to the other editing stations. $25 for members; $40 for non-members. … [Event Website]
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Canoe Paddle

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

8:30-11:30 a.m.

Admission: $5 insurance fee to Amer

The community is invited to take a canoe trip on the Bayou Vermilion. Canoe trips are held every second and last Saturday of the month. Please RSVP in advance by emailing Margot Addison or calling (337) 233-4077 x 205.
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Cajun Jam with Briggs Brown and Justin Cormier

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

[Event Website]
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[W] Men's Basketball vs FIU (DH)

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Cajundome

7:15 PM

[W] Men's Basketball vs FIU (DH) gt;>> The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team closes out a two-game Sun Belt Conference homestand on Saturday hosting FIU at the Cajundome. UL seeks to bounce back from a 70-65 loss to South Alabama on Thursday that ended the squad’s five-game home winning streak.>>> Louisiana seeks to avoid back-to-back home losses in SBC play. That hasn’t happened since the 2007-08 season (lost to WKU on Jan. 19, 2008 & MT on Jan. 31, 2008).>>> The Ragin’ Cajuns last regular season loss to F… [Event Website]
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[L] Women's Basketball vs FIU (DH)

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Cajundome

5:00 PM

[L] Women's Basketball vs FIU (DH) gt;>>Louisiana and Florida International are going head-to-head for the 21st time in the history of the two programs. The Cajuns are looking to snap a four game losing streak in the series and head coach Errol Rogers is seeking his first victory against the Panthers.>>>UL fell in their last showing against South Alabama on Wednesday night 72-68. Louisiana showed positive signs as they shot over 40 percent from the field for the second consecutive game and had their best effort on the glass in conference pl… [Event Website]
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Iberia Parish 4-H Livestock Show

by: LCVC

713 NW Bypass, New Iberia

8 a.m.-till

Youth Livestock Show, Concessions
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L'esprit du Metal's Enameling Workshop with Barbara Minor

by: Cal Editor

Emily V's Pottery Studio, 100 St. Peter St., Carencro

10:00am-5:30pm

Admission: $300

L'esprit du Metal, the Louisiana Chapter of the PMC Guild, will be hosting Enameling: Basics and Some Fun Stuff - an enameling workshop with Barbara Minor. This workshop will introduce essential and fundamental information and skills for successful enameling. Participants will learn and work with a variety of methods for creating complex enameled surfaces on flat metal. For more information contact Paula McDowell at 517-285-5523 or lapmcguild@gmail.com.
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The Riveters Present "Uncommon Women and Others"

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

7:30pm

Admission: GA/$15, students/$10

The Riveters Present The newly formed theater company The Riveters will be performing "Uncommon Women and Others" written by the late Wendy Wasserstein about a group of college-aged women in the '70s during the second wave of feminism. For more information call 337-291-1122. [Event Website]
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APAA presents "Rabbit Hole"

by: Cal Editor

1300 Fortune Road, Youngsville

7:30pm

Admission: $10

Check out the Acadiana Performing Arts Academy's very first play. Seating is limited. Call(337) 288-6329 for more information and advanced tickets. [Event Website]
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Choices

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "Choices" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
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Choices

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "Choices" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
Comments

The Empty Chair

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "The Empty Chair" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
Comments

The Empty Chair

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

7:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "The Empty Chair" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
Comments

Mid Winter Fair Rodeo

by: LCVC

Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette

1/12-14: 7:30 p.m.; 1/15: 2:30 p.m.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).
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From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine II

by: Cal Editor

AcA Side Gallery

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine: Part II focuses on the painting, sculpture and ceramic works in the collection of Burnell Lemoine. He began collecting works in the late 1960s while working as a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Lafourche Parish public schools. Lemoine amassed more than 1200 individual works of art over the last 40 plus years of which more than 25 works are on display here. In his quest for discovering new works, he often became friendly with artists and the… [Event Website]
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Reflections by Wess Koon

by: Cal Editor

AcA Vault Gallery

Reflections consists of a number of intricate glass pieces made of multiple laminations, hand beveled and polished. The highly polished surfaces and laminations create a multitude of reflections and refractions that draw the viewer into each piece to explore it from within. The exhibition will run through March 3rd.… [Event Website]
Comments

Marais Press: Collaborative Explorations 1992-2009

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Marais Press is the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Established in 1991 with funding from the University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. Each year, the Press invites prominent local, regional, national, and international printmakers and arts to the University to collaborate with students in the printmaking and visual arts programs. As the only program in the state of Louisiana to actively research … [Event Website]
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
Comments

7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
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Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
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Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
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Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
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Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
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Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
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Sunday, Jan 15, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
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Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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LSU at Florida (Women's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Gainesville, Fla. (O'Connell Center)

12:00 PM

[Event Website]
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LSU vs. Wildcat Spring Invitational (Day 3) (Women's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Evanstown, Ill. (Vandy Christie Tennis Center)

TBA

[Event Website]
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LSU vs. SEC Indoor Championships (Day 3) (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Lexington, Ky. (Hillary J. Boone Complex)

TBA

[Event Website]
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Theatre 810 Presents "Lives of the Saints"

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

Theater 810, Downtown Lafayette

5:30 PM

Theatre 810 Presents Sunday, January 15, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM. [Event Website]
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Martin Luther King Day - District Holiday

by: Lafayette Parish School System

6:00 PM

01/16/12 12:00am Martin Luther King Day - District Holiday [Event Website]
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Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

January 15, 2012, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Bal du dimanche with Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band [Event Website]
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Parade

by: Cal Editor

Old Delchamp store on Willow Street and SW Evangeline Thruway

3:00pm

Admission: Free

The parade will start at the old Delchamp's store located on Willow and SW Evangeline Thruway, and will proceed down Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., Memorial Parkway on Willow Street. There is no cost to participate in the parade but registration is required. Consumption of alcoholic beverages by parade participants is prohibited. The use of horses and four-wheelers in the parade is also prohibited. For more information call Robert Benoit at 337-291-8703.
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Bal du dimanche with Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band

by: LCVC

Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

1-4 p.m.

Admission: $5 Admission. Does not i

Dance the afternoon away with Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band at Vermilionville's weekly Sunday Dance. Refreshments will be available for this smoke-free all ages show at Vermilionville's Performance Center.
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Choices

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

3:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "Choices" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
Comments

The Empty Chair

by: Cal Editor

Delta Grand Theatre, 120 S. Market St. Opelousas

3:00pm

Admission: $10

Area teens take the stage in "Choices" directed by Tammy Lamonte. This play deals with decisions today's teens have regarding alcohol and drug abuse. For more information go online or call 337-407-1806. [Event Website]
Comments

L'esprit du Metal's Enameling Workshop with Barbara Minor

by: Cal Editor

Emily V's Pottery Studio, 100 St. Peter St., Carencro

10:00am-5:30pm

Admission: $300

L'esprit du Metal, the Louisiana Chapter of the PMC Guild, will be hosting Enameling: Basics and Some Fun Stuff - an enameling workshop with Barbara Minor. This workshop will introduce essential and fundamental information and skills for successful enameling. Participants will learn and work with a variety of methods for creating complex enameled surfaces on flat metal. For more information contact Paula McDowell at 517-285-5523 or lapmcguild@gmail.com.
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APAA presents "Rabbit Hole"

by: Cal Editor

1300 Fortune Road, Youngsville

7:30pm

Admission: $10

Check out the Acadiana Performing Arts Academy's very first play. Seating is limited. Call(337) 288-6329 for more information and advanced tickets. [Event Website]
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Mid Winter Fair Rodeo

by: LCVC

Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette

1/12-14: 7:30 p.m.; 1/15: 2:30 p.m.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).
Comments

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine II

by: Cal Editor

AcA Side Gallery

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine: Part II focuses on the painting, sculpture and ceramic works in the collection of Burnell Lemoine. He began collecting works in the late 1960s while working as a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Lafourche Parish public schools. Lemoine amassed more than 1200 individual works of art over the last 40 plus years of which more than 25 works are on display here. In his quest for discovering new works, he often became friendly with artists and the… [Event Website]
Comments

Reflections by Wess Koon

by: Cal Editor

AcA Vault Gallery

Reflections consists of a number of intricate glass pieces made of multiple laminations, hand beveled and polished. The highly polished surfaces and laminations create a multitude of reflections and refractions that draw the viewer into each piece to explore it from within. The exhibition will run through March 3rd.… [Event Website]
Comments

Marais Press: Collaborative Explorations 1992-2009

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Marais Press is the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Established in 1991 with funding from the University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. Each year, the Press invites prominent local, regional, national, and international printmakers and arts to the University to collaborate with students in the printmaking and visual arts programs. As the only program in the state of Louisiana to actively research … [Event Website]
Comments

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
Comments

7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
Comments

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
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Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
Comments

Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
Comments

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
Comments

Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
Comments

Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
Comments

Monday, Jan 16, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
Comments

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

by: LCVC

West End Park, 201 Gilbert, New Iberia

All day

Admission: No

Day Long Celebration Honoring African/American Pioneers, Concessions
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LSU vs. SEC Indoor Championships (Day 4) (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Lexington, Ky. (Hillary J. Boone Complex)

TBA

[Event Website]
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Martin Luther King Day CLOSED

by: Heymann Center

Heymann Performing Arts Center / Lafayette

08:00 AM

The Heymann Performing Arts Center's Business and Ticket Offices will be closed today for the Martin Luther King's Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday January 17. [Event Website]
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Healing Trough Art Workshop

by: Cal Editor

Hospice of Acadiana Conference Center

10:00am-12:00pm

Art can be a very healing medium for working through grief. Join Claudia Trevithick, ATC-BC, LPC, LMFT, art therapist and professional counselor for a morning of creative healing. Please call for more information 337-232-1234.
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Writing Your Life Story

by: Cal Editor

Hospice of Acadiana Conference Center

10:00am-12:00pm

Classes will be held will be held on the third Monday of each month in our Conference Center and will continue until July, 2012. A workbook is provided which is divided into sections that signify decades of your life. Each section contains questions to prompt memories from your life. We encourage everyone to attend and bring pictures, friends and memorabilia to share with the class. If you have questions or would like to register please call Ann Wallace at 232-1234.
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Special Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

by: Lafayette Public Library

Butler Memorial Branch

9:00 AM

Come celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All other Libraries are closed. [Event Website]
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From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine II

by: Cal Editor

AcA Side Gallery

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine: Part II focuses on the painting, sculpture and ceramic works in the collection of Burnell Lemoine. He began collecting works in the late 1960s while working as a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Lafourche Parish public schools. Lemoine amassed more than 1200 individual works of art over the last 40 plus years of which more than 25 works are on display here. In his quest for discovering new works, he often became friendly with artists and the… [Event Website]
Comments

Reflections by Wess Koon

by: Cal Editor

AcA Vault Gallery

Reflections consists of a number of intricate glass pieces made of multiple laminations, hand beveled and polished. The highly polished surfaces and laminations create a multitude of reflections and refractions that draw the viewer into each piece to explore it from within. The exhibition will run through March 3rd.… [Event Website]
Comments

Marais Press: Collaborative Explorations 1992-2009

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Marais Press is the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Established in 1991 with funding from the University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. Each year, the Press invites prominent local, regional, national, and international printmakers and arts to the University to collaborate with students in the printmaking and visual arts programs. As the only program in the state of Louisiana to actively research … [Event Website]
Comments

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
Comments

Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
Comments

7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
Comments

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
Comments

Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
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Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
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Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
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Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
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Tuesday, Jan 17, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
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Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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LSU vs. Auburn (Men's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)

6:00 PM

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01/17/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: Lafayette Town Planner

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: Lafayette Town Planner [Event Website]
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S. Regional Baby Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Baby Time is designed to introducemothers, fathers, or caregivers and babiesages 9-18 months to nursery rhymes, songs,fingerplays, and early literacy information.To preregister or for info, call 988-3412. [Event Website]
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Word Processing Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach Word Processing classes. Word ProcessingMeets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: The composition and editing of documents; basic page formatting; converting documents created in different applications; creating headers, footers, footnotes, etc.; utilizing views and styles, spelling and grammar checking and more. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephon… [Event Website]
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Broussard Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Broussard Branch

10:00 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration is required but groups need to call(337) 837-3936 to insure available space. [Event Website]
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S. Regional Toddler Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Fifteen-minute story sessions geared to children 18-35 months.Adults must accompany toddlers. [Event Website]
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Word Processing Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach Word Processing classes. Word ProcessingMeets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: The composition and editing of documents; basic page formatting; converting documents created in different applications; creating headers, footers, footnotes, etc.; utilizing views and styles, spelling and grammar checking and more. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephon… [Event Website]
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Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

For all agesSTORY TIME is a special time for families toenjoy stories together. Check out the variousprograms at the different library locations listedin this calendar. [Event Website]
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SRL Sleuths Mystery Book Club

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:30 PM

Come discuss these books at the South Regional Library on the 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm:Jan 17....In the Woods by Tana FrenchFeb 28....Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane. These are free programs. [Event Website]
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IPL Drop-In Craft

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

3:00pm-6:00pm

Admission: Free

Will January be a winter wonderland in New Iberia? It may be, but until then make sure to register for the Iberia Parish Main Librarys Drop-in Craft. This craft is appropriate for children ages four and up, however younger children may need more parental assistance. Call the Main Library at 364.7134 and let us know if you are going to be able to make it. This craft is absolutely free and is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and your Iberia Parish Library.
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Sales Tax Classes

by: Cal Editor

LDR Lafayette Office, 825 Kaliste Saloom Road

2:00pm

Admission: Free

The Louisiana Department of Revenue is offering a free seminar to help business operators understand Sales Tax and other important business issues. The next session is at 2 PM, Tuesday, January 17 at LDRs Lafayette office, 825 Kaliste Saloom. For details or to register, call (337) 262 5455.
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Lacadian Art Guilds The Real Skinny art exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Main Library, 445 E. Main St., New Iberia

6:30pm

Admission: Free

Make sure to stop by the Iberia Parish Main Library for the Lacadian Art Guilds "The Real Skinny" art exhibit. There will be a collection of skinny canvases painted by local talented artists. It is the perfect time to tap in to your artistic side and embrace the many talented people we have in the Parish. Enjoy mingling with the artists and the community as you observe the beauty of each unique painting being presented in exhibit. Light refreshments will be served. For more information on this event, please call the Main Library at 364-7024.
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A Night at the Museum Gala

by: Cal Editor

Sliman Theater, 129 E. Main St., New Iberia

6:00pm

Admission: $50

"Party with a Song in your Heart" is the theme of the Bayou Teche Museum's "A Night at the Museum" gala to be held on Jan. 17, 2013 at 6 p.m. at the Sliman Theater, 129 E. Main St. in New Iberia. The annual event is part of the museum's fourth annual membership drive. Throughout the night, participants will enjoy original artwork by local artists, art demonstrations and a chance to visit with famous musicians from the past. Tickets are $50 per person, which includes annual membership. For more inf… [Event Website]
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ImagineIAM w/ Zorch and Twin Killers

by: Cal Editor

Grant Street Dancehall

8:00pm

Admission: $5

ImagineIAM w/ Zorch and Twin Killers Experimental rock quintet ImagineIAM will be joined by Austin psychedelic duo Zorch and Baton Rouge progressive rockers Twin Killers. [Event Website]
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From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine II

by: Cal Editor

AcA Side Gallery

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine: Part II focuses on the painting, sculpture and ceramic works in the collection of Burnell Lemoine. He began collecting works in the late 1960s while working as a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Lafourche Parish public schools. Lemoine amassed more than 1200 individual works of art over the last 40 plus years of which more than 25 works are on display here. In his quest for discovering new works, he often became friendly with artists and the… [Event Website]
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Reflections by Wess Koon

by: Cal Editor

AcA Vault Gallery

Reflections consists of a number of intricate glass pieces made of multiple laminations, hand beveled and polished. The highly polished surfaces and laminations create a multitude of reflections and refractions that draw the viewer into each piece to explore it from within. The exhibition will run through March 3rd.… [Event Website]
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Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.
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Marais Press: Collaborative Explorations 1992-2009

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Marais Press is the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Established in 1991 with funding from the University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. Each year, the Press invites prominent local, regional, national, and international printmakers and arts to the University to collaborate with students in the printmaking and visual arts programs. As the only program in the state of Louisiana to actively research … [Event Website]
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
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Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
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Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
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Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
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Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
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Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
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Wednesday, Jan 18, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
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Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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Regular Board Meeting

by: Lafayette Parish School System

11:30 AM

01/18/12 5:30pm Regular Board Meeting The agenda for this meeting and minutes of previous meetings can be found at esb.lpssonline.com [Event Website]
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Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots

by: Heymann Center

Heymann Performing Arts Center / Lafayette

07:30 PM

Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots Tyler Perry's The Have And The Have Nots is a extraordinary story of love and honor.Thisplay will showcase new music written by Tyler Perry with an amazing cast of singers and actors. The cast includes Patrice Lovely, Palmer Williams Jr., Kislyck Halsey and Tony Hightower. Come out to the Heymann Performing Arts Center for a night of laughter and heartfelt emotion.… [Event Website]
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The Station presents "The Illusionist"

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

6:30pm-9:00pm

Admission: Free

The Station will screen the award-winning adult animated French film "The Ilusionist" directed by Sylvain Chomet. [Event Website]
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High Flying Mardi Gras Flag Craft

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Public Library Youngsville Branch

3:30pm

Students ages 5-12 will create a colorful Mardi Gras flag with a shiny crown, feathers, and lots of sparkling sequins. Preregister your child by calling the Youngsville branch library at 856-9385.
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S. Regional Toddler Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Fifteen-minute story sessions geared to children 18-35 months.Adults must accompany toddlers. [Event Website]
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S. Regional Bedtime Stories

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

This program is a nighttime version of Family Story Time.No preregistration required. Bedtime Stories: 6:00 pmThese other story times will be in French ...January: 18February: 1, and 15. [Event Website]
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North Regional Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration required but groups need to call (337) 896-6323to insure available space. [Event Website]
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Going Gray and Looking Gorgeous

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:30 PM

Professional hair and personal stylist SusanPalumbo will help women transition the phaseof life when graying. She will address hairstyles that flatter face shapes, wardrobe colors,skin care, make-up, and psychological factors. She willhold three fun and informative sessions which requirepreregistration. Preregistered patrons attend all three sessions.You may preregister by phone, 981-1028, or online atlafayettepubliclibrary.org beginning Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am. Dates: Wednesdays, January 18, 25, February 16… [Event Website]
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High Flying Mardi Gras Flag Craft

by: Lafayette Public Library

Youngsville Branch

3:30 PM

Students ages 5 - 12 will create a colorful Mardi Grasflag with a shiny crown, feathers, and lots of sparklingsequins. Preregister your child by calling the librarylocation nearest you beginning Monday, January 9.Youngsville Jan 18 3:30 856-9385Milton Jan 19 3:30 856-5261Jefferson St. Jan 26 4:00 261-5779South Reg Jan 30 4:00 981-1028Take It and Make It Craft:Kids can pick up a Take It and Make It craft kit, whilesupplies last, during the week of January 23-27 at thefollowing library locati… [Event Website]
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S. Regional Baby Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Baby Time is designed to introducemothers, fathers, or caregivers and babiesages 9-18 months to nursery rhymes, songs,fingerplays, and early literacy information.To preregister or for info, call 988-3412. [Event Website]
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Seminar - Quarterly Wage & Tax Reports Electronic Filing

by: LEDA

10:00 AM

Seminar - Quarterly Wage & Tax Reports Electronic Filing The Louisiana Workforce Commission will hold a seminar for employers on electronic filing of quarterly wage and tax reports on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. until noon at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503. The seminar, which is free of charge, will address the requirements and advantages of electronic filing of quarterly wage and tax reports. Informational packets will be handed out that detail step-by-step procedures. By law, all businesses reporting 100 or … [Event Website]
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01/18/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott [Event Website]
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Starting and Financing a Business (SBDC)

by: LEDA

4:00 PM

Wednesday, January 18: 4:00p – 6:00p Small Business Development Center (SBDC): Starting and Financing a Small Business at Enterprise Center of LA (ECOL), Room A8 in Carencro, LA. o This workshop is highly recommended for all individuals interested in determining the feasibility of their business idea, planning to start or have recently started a small business, seeking a small business loan, or wanting to learn more about business planning. Topics of discussion will include entrepreneurship readines… [Event Website]
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Business After Hours (Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce)

by: LEDA

5:00 PM

Business After Hours (Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce) [Event Website]
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Ballet Memphis

by: Cal Editor

Grand Opera House of the South

7:00pm

For more than 20 years, Ballet Memphis has brought top professional talent and choreographers to Memphis so that we can bring new, inspiring ideas to life. In doing so, the company has come to represent more than just artistic excellence in this city: It has become an emblem of hope for our community. With original and thought-provoking work, and a healthy and artistic national image of Memphis, Ballet Memphis is helping to infuse our city with the positive reviews it so richly deserves. Order tickets o… [Event Website]
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[L] Women's Basketball at UALR

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Little Rock, Ark.

7:00 PM

[L] Women's Basketball at UALR gt;>>Louisiana and UALR will be going head-to-head tonight for the 18th time in the history of the two basketball programs.>>>UL seeks to snap its current seven game losing skid and win its first SBC game of the year. Meanwhile, UALR is currently is a stretch where they have won four of their past five games.>>>Louisiana lost its contest against FIU on Saturday 78-48. The Cajuns held the Panthers blank from behind the arc, marking the first time they have held an opponent scoreless from three this season.>>>… [Event Website]
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From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine II

by: Cal Editor

AcA Side Gallery

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine: Part II focuses on the painting, sculpture and ceramic works in the collection of Burnell Lemoine. He began collecting works in the late 1960s while working as a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Lafourche Parish public schools. Lemoine amassed more than 1200 individual works of art over the last 40 plus years of which more than 25 works are on display here. In his quest for discovering new works, he often became friendly with artists and the… [Event Website]
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Reflections by Wess Koon

by: Cal Editor

AcA Vault Gallery

Reflections consists of a number of intricate glass pieces made of multiple laminations, hand beveled and polished. The highly polished surfaces and laminations create a multitude of reflections and refractions that draw the viewer into each piece to explore it from within. The exhibition will run through March 3rd.… [Event Website]
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Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.
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Marais Press: Collaborative Explorations 1992-2009

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Marais Press is the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Established in 1991 with funding from the University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. Each year, the Press invites prominent local, regional, national, and international printmakers and arts to the University to collaborate with students in the printmaking and visual arts programs. As the only program in the state of Louisiana to actively research … [Event Website]
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
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Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
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Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
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Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
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Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
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Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
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Thursday, Jan 19, 2012

A Tale of Two Mardi Gras

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville Performance Center

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Learn about the vastly different, but equally meaningful ways Mardi Gras is celebrated in the city and the county. Enjoy looking the beautiful and elaborate city costumes and fun and festive country Mardi Gras outfits. Regular admission. Membership honored. … [Event Website]
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Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $10, $6

Kerry Griechen Exhibit: As I Was Strolling Griechen's exhibit As I Was Strolling Along consists of two themes of digital photography printed on metallic paper. In the main dining area of La Cuisine de Maman is a local theme from Acadiana to include landscapes, wildlife, watercraft, architecture and scenes from Vermilionville. The Glass Porch dining area has a local floral theme. The exhibit can be viewed Tuesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. … [Event Website]
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A Night at the Museum

by: LCVC

Bayou Teche Museum, 131 E. Main St, New Iberia

7 p.m.

Admission: By Invitation

Food, live auction, silient auction, raffle, spirits, beverages, featured exhibit.
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Elvis Lives

by: Heymann Center

Heymann Performing Arts Center / Lafayette

07:30 PM

Elvis Lives If you're an Elvis fan, then you don't want to miss this! Elvis Lives is heart-pounding, multimedia journey through the life of Elvis Presley through his music. Featuring the finalists from Elvis Presley Enterprises Worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, these singers will take the audience through four memorable eras in Elvis's life.Come out to the Heymann Performing Arts Center and be part of this phenomenal concert experience.… [Event Website]
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LSU at Tennessee (Women's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson-Boling Arena)

6:00 PM

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Teacher Workshop: Using Visual Art to Encourage Thinking and Wri

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

7:00 PM

Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. [Event Website]
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Elvis Lives!

by: LCVC

Heymann Performing Arts Center, 1373 S. College Rd., Lafayette

7:30 p.m.

Admission: $47 & $43 plus handl

Multi media journey about the life of Elvis Presley through his music with singers representing four memorable eras of his life.
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Word Processing Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach Word Processing classes. Word ProcessingMeets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: The composition and editing of documents; basic page formatting; converting documents created in different applications; creating headers, footers, footnotes, etc.; utilizing views and styles, spelling and grammar checking and more. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephon… [Event Website]
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High Flying Mardi Gras Flag Craft

by: Lafayette Public Library

Milton Branch

3:30 PM

Students ages 5 - 12 will create a colorful Mardi Grasflag with a shiny crown, feathers, and lots of sparklingsequins. Preregister your child by calling the librarylocation nearest you beginning Monday, January 9.Youngsville Jan 18 3:30 856-9385Milton Jan 19 3:30 856-5261Jefferson St. Jan 26 4:00 261-5779South Reg Jan 30 4:00 981-1028Take It and Make It Craft:Kids can pick up a Take It and Make It craft kit, whilesupplies last, during the week of January 23-27 at thefollowing library locati… [Event Website]
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Milton Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Milton Branch

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration required but groups need to call (337)856-5261 to insure available space. [Event Website]
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High Flying Mardi Gras Flag Craft

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Public Library Milton Branch

3:30pm

Students ages 512 will create a colorful Mardi Gras flag with a shiny crown, feathers, and lots of sparkling sequins. Preregister your child by calling the Milton branch library at 856-5261.
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Word Processing Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach Word Processing classes. Word ProcessingMeets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: The composition and editing of documents; basic page formatting; converting documents created in different applications; creating headers, footers, footnotes, etc.; utilizing views and styles, spelling and grammar checking and more. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephon… [Event Website]
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Story Castle

by: Lafayette Public Library

Jefferson St Library at Children's Department

10:30 AM

Story Castle is for children 3 through 6 year olds and an accompanying adult. [Event Website]
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Youngsville Branch Story Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

Youngsville Branch

9:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration required but groups need to call [337]856-9385ahead to insure available space. [Event Website]
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Family Puppet Theater

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

4:00 PM

North Regional Library Puppeteers present ‘Peace and Quiet,’ an adaptation of an enduring folktale. A puppet craft follows theshow. For details, call the North Regional Library at 896-6323. [Event Website]
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South Regional Family Time

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

Family Story Time includes storytelling, music, and educational activities for all ages. No preregistration required. [Event Website]
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VITA Tutor Training Workshop

by: Cal Editor

905 Jefferson St., Suite 404, Lafayette

5:00pm-7:30pm

Admission: Free

VITA, located in Acadiana, is part of a national network of literacy organizations offering critical education programs that help adults communicate more effectively. VITA volunteers work one-to-one with adult learners, approximately four hours per week, in public locations such as libraries, churches and fire stations. VITA learners are adults who want to improve their reading, writing, speaking and math computation skills as well as other skills necessary to be more effective in the workforce. (Volun… [Event Website]
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Stretch Your Potential Yoga Clases

by: Cal Editor

La Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St., St. Martinville

5:30pm-6:30pm

Admission: $50

Certified yoga instructor Joie Connelly will teach a one hour yoga class from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the historic Maison Duchamp, located in the heart of historic St. Martinville. Students are asked to bring their own yoga mat and towls, and to wear loose fitting clothing. Shoes will be left at the door. Cost for the complete thirteen week yoga class will be $50.00. For more information, contact Joie Connelly at joieconnelly@aol.com or telephone by phone at 337-278-3034.
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[W] Men's Basketball at UALR

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Little Rock, Ark.

7:00 PM

[W] Men's Basketball at UALR gt;>> The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team opens the Arkansas road swing on Thursday in Little Rock facing UALR at the Jack Stephens Center. Louisiana enters the contest trailing the Sun Belt West leading Trojans (5-0 SBC) by two games.>>> Thursday night’s game is the Cajuns’ first SBC West division game of the season. UL began SBC play with five straight games against SBC East foes, the last coming on Saturday against FIU (W, 87-81 in OT).>>> The UALR game starts a stretch in… [Event Website]
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From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine II

by: Cal Editor

AcA Side Gallery

From the Collection of Burnell Lemoine: Part II focuses on the painting, sculpture and ceramic works in the collection of Burnell Lemoine. He began collecting works in the late 1960s while working as a middle school social studies and language arts teacher in Lafourche Parish public schools. Lemoine amassed more than 1200 individual works of art over the last 40 plus years of which more than 25 works are on display here. In his quest for discovering new works, he often became friendly with artists and the… [Event Website]
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Reflections by Wess Koon

by: Cal Editor

AcA Vault Gallery

Reflections consists of a number of intricate glass pieces made of multiple laminations, hand beveled and polished. The highly polished surfaces and laminations create a multitude of reflections and refractions that draw the viewer into each piece to explore it from within. The exhibition will run through March 3rd.… [Event Website]
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Mardi Gras Exhibit

by: LCVC

1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: $4 Admission; $3 Seniors

In addition to the beautiful Mardi Gras room which is available year round, The Alexandre Mouton House is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and members of various Mardi Gras Krewes. The exhibit will run throughout February.
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Marais Press: Collaborative Explorations 1992-2009

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Marais Press is the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Established in 1991 with funding from the University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. Each year, the Press invites prominent local, regional, national, and international printmakers and arts to the University to collaborate with students in the printmaking and visual arts programs. As the only program in the state of Louisiana to actively research … [Event Website]
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

6 a.m.-10 a.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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Teche Area Farmer's Market

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, 102 W Main St, New Iberia

2-6 p.m.

Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more.
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7th Annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant

by: Cal Editor
Contestants are now being accepted for the 7th annual Miss Lafayette & Lafayette's Outstanding Teen Pageant, which will be held on January 22, 2012 at Angelle Hall on the UL campus. For more information, call Phyllis Bel at 298-3839 or visit online. … [Event Website]
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Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town

by: Cal Editor

Southern Living Magazine

Vote Lafayette as The South's Tastiest Town Vote for Lafayette in Southern Living's The South's Tastiest Town Awards. [Event Website]
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Prospect Lafayette Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

The most exciting development for Acadianas visual arts scene is the selection of AcA as a satellite location of Prospect.2 New Orleans. Prospect.2 is one of the most highly anticipated contemporary arts events in the United States. Entitled Prospect Lafayette, this amazing exhibition will run from November 12, 2011 to January 21, 2012. … [Event Website]
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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

by: LCVC

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St., Lafayette.

Tues.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-6 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $3, C

This 7,000 square foot exhibit rethinks preconceptions about how dinosaurs lived and eventually died. Filled with full skeletal casts, interactives and a full-scale diarama, this exhibit will shed new light on prehistory as we know it. [Event Website]
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Uros House by Grimanesa Amoros

by: LCVC

University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette.

Tu-Th 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; F 9 a.m.-noon; Sa 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

This 12 foot sculpture is inspired by structures built by the Uros Indians in Peru in which the artist makes use of sculpture, video and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. [Event Website]
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Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998 Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931 2008) was a renowned artist in Louisiana. Known primarily as a landscape painter, Morgan was also a beloved and influential teacher. As a member of the University of Louisiana (known then as the University of Southwest Louisiana) Art Department for over thirty years, Morgans influence as a mentor was profound. The University Art Museum will honor the artist and teacher with an exhibition of works by artists who credit Morgan as their artistic mentor. These artists tell the story… [Event Website]
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Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]
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Bayou Cruise & Culture Tour

by: LCVC

1905 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Admission: Deluxe Tour $130 for 2pp

Bayou Cruise & Culture Tours. All in one cajun immersion Tour. All Day, Everything Included, One Price. Tour 2 Historical Museums, Luxury Bayou Cruise, Cajun Dance Lessons, Crawfish Peeling Lessons, Live Accordion Playing, Boudin and Beer On the Bayou. Visit a Swamp Habitat and see ALLIGATORS. Everything you could want in one package!!
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Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing

by: Chorale Acadienne

Petroleum Club,111 Heymann Blvd., Lafayette, LA

6:30pm

Admission: $75.00

Chorale Presents...It's A Grand Night For Singing. Join us for a wonderful meal and beautiful music sung by Acadiana's own Chorale Acadienne. Musical selections will have you humming along and tapping your feet. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Call 349-5342 or go to ca@choraleacadienne.com
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Cyber Camp

by: The Academy of Interactive Entertainment

The LITE Center 537 Cajundome Blvd.

11:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $150

Are you in grades 9-12 and interested in video game programming? Come to the LITE Center and join the AIE Summer Cyber Camp. Here you can discover how games are designed, and how C# works. Classes are 30 hours long and run from 11 am - 5 pm all week, until the wrap-up pizza party on Friday. You can even earn .5 credits if your school has a Running Start program too! … [Event Website]
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12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast

by: The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana

Acadian Village Pavilion

Admission: $5

The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana presents its 12th annual Zydeco Pancake Breakfast Saturday October 13th, 2012 from 8:00 am to 11:00am Acadian Village Pavilion Its that time of year again! The Kiwanis Club of Acadiana invites you to attend our biggest annual event and fundraiser the Zydeco Pancake Breakfast. Event tickets can be purchased for $5.00 each and a ticket entitles the bearer to receive All You Can Eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks (drive through service is also available!!)… [Event Website]
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Direct Action Organizing Lunch session

by: Region 4 Cancer Control Partnership

United Blood Services Conference Center

10:45am-1:15pm

Admission: FREE

Policy tactic planning for tobacco-related chronic disease control in Acadiana. Lunch provided. RSVP required to cancercontrol4@gmail.com or 337.288.2225
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Annual Avec souci Garden Tour

by: Avec Souci

5 Lafayette Gardens

5:00pm

Admission: $15 in advance, $20 day

The gardening season kicks off with the 25th annual Avec Souci Garden Tour on Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 from 1 5 pm. Lafayette Gardens featured on the tour are: Mrs. Robert Trahan - 333 Wentworth Boulevard; Ray Menard and Carlton Smith - 522 St. Thomas Street; Mary and Dennis Smith - 142 Heartwood Circle; Sally and John Block 929 Marilyn Drive; Renee and Herbert Schilling - 217 Parkview Drive. Admission to all five gardens requires a $15 ticket purchased in advance or $20 on day of the t… [Event Website]
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Film/TV & Music Meetup Group

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette South Regional Lib. Conf. Center

7:00pm

Admission: Free

The Lafayette Film/TV & Music Meetup group will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 at the South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA at 7 PM. Gerd Wuestemann, Ex. Dir. ACA will present the 2013 program schedule for the Acadiana Center of the Arts. He will also review the Louisiana Crossroads program. Gerd is interested in discussing how ACA can work with our Meetup group in taking Acadiana to the next level in entertainment. Anyone with an interest is invited to attend.… [Event Website]
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Euro-American Celebration

by: Alliance Française de Lafayette

735 Jefferson, Le Centre International

5:00pm-7:00pm

Admission: Free

A celebration of European-American Friendship and Cooperation with short presentations in the different European languages, parade of European flags, food and music presented by the Alliance Franaise de Lafayette and the Centre International de Lafayette. [Event Website]
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