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Sunday, Jan 8, 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]

LSU vs. Alabama (Women's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)

1:00 PM

[Event Website]

LSU vs. Key Biscayne Invitational (Day 3) (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Key Biscayne, Fla. (Tennis Center at Crandon Park)

TBA

[Event Website]

Starving Artists Show & Sale

by: LCVC

Frem F. Boustany Convention Center, 1373 S. College Rd., Lafayette

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Free & open to the p

Show and sale of various artwork.

Starving Artists Sale

by: Heymann Center

Frem F. Boustany Convention Center / Lafayette

11:00 AM

Come out to the Frem F. Boustany Convention Center to find some beautiful artwork to hang in your home or office. With many different styles to choose from, you are sure to find something at this sale that will catch your eye. [Event Website]

Cajun Express Band

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

January 8, 2012, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Bal du Dimanche with Cajun Express Band [Event Website]

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

Monday, Jan 9, 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]

LSU vs. Alabama (Football)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: New Orleans, La. (Mercedes-Benz Superdome)

7:30 PM

[Event Website]

01/09/2012 - Public Policy Division Meeting

by: Chamber of Commerce
As a participant, you are the unified voice of business at the local, regional, state and national levels of government. Positions on issues that impact your bottom line are vetted through member-driven dialogue. [Event Website]

IPL Tie-Dying

by: Cal Editor

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

7:00pm

Admission: Free

Kids are not the only ones getting creative and having fun this new year. Calling all adults 18 and older who want to join in on the fun and participate in the tie-dyeing workshop. Take a break from your busy schedule and let loose with your creativity! Make sure to bring a washed 100% cotton item, and remember to not use fabric softener. All you need to do is call the Main Library at 364-7024 to register or to find out more information about this exciting program.… [Event Website]

Yes, I Remember It Well...

by: Cal Editor

Hospice of Acadiana Conference Center

10:00am-12:00pm

Do you remember when Jefferson Street was lined with oak trees and was called Oak Avenue? or when Ambassador Caffery was called New Flanders Road? Join Hospice of Acadiana, Inc. and our local historian L. C. Melchior in the Conference Center for a morning of sharing stories of Acadiana and remembering when. For more information call 337-232-1234.

Chenier Story Times

by: Lafayette Public Library

Chenier Branch

10:30 AM

Story times for ages 3-6 are offered at several Branches. No preregistration is required but groups need to call (337)291-2941 to insure available space. [Event Website]

CLASES BSICAS DE COMPUTACIN

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

CLASES BSICAS DE COMPUTACIN Gratis en EspanolLa Clase es una de una hora y media, dossesiones de dias impartido por Frida Felix. Para Adultos9 de enero y 11 6:00 - 7:30 pm6 de febrero y 8 6:00 - 7:30 pmLlame al 981-1028 para registrarse.Laboratorio de Tecnologa La Biblioteca Regional del Sur… [Event Website]

Lafayette Photographic Society

by: Cal Editor

Rosa Parks Transportation Center, AOC Community Media Multi-Purpose Room

7:00pm-9:00pm

Admission: Free

To foster its artistic craft, the Lafayette Photographic Society offers the following: bi-monthly meetings at 7:00p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month; Educational programs and guest speakers typically at the 2nd Monday's meeting; Inter-club projected image and print competitions at the 4th Monday's meeting; Intra-club GSCCC projected image and print competitions; Group Photographic Excursions; Photographic Sessions (complete with models and displays); Participation in GSCCC and PSA Conferences… [Event Website]

Pre-Mardi Gras Market

by: Cal Editor

Chapelle Country Store at Le Village, 121 Seale Lane, Eunice

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Featured items include handmade Mardi Gras costumes, jewelry and Dale and Lou Trahan's Mardi Gras Miniatures, reclaimed wood and snippets of fabric that depict traditional Mardi Gras tasks. Admission is free. (337) 457-3573.

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

Tuesday, Jan 10, 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]

Black Pot Demo

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd. Jeanerette

12 p.m.

Admission: $1/per person

Join the interpictive rangers as they demonstrate cooking in black pots over charcoals.

Teacher Workshop: The Magic of Peepers Puppets: Exploring Script

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

7:00 PM

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. [Event Website]

IPL Overdrive Class

by: Cal Editor

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

2:30pm

Admission: Free

The Iberia Parish Library is proud to announce that a third Overdrive class is being offered at the Main Library. With such a huge interest in eBooks, the classes have been very informative and helpful to the librarys patrons. If you have an e-reader and find it getting expensive to download new eBooks or you cannot seem to figure out how to download them from overdrive, make sure to attend a class. Register for the class that best fits your schedule. This program is free and the service is always avail… [Event Website]

Business Incentives Clinic

by: LEDA

09:30 AM

Business Incentives Clinic [Event Website]

CCET presents the Backyard Series

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

January 10, 2012, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM - January's topic is From The Louisiana Purchase to the State of Louisiana. The series is sponsored in part by Decentralized Arts Funding distributed by the Acadiana Center for the Arts and the Louisiana Division of the Arts in partnership with the Vermilionville Foundation. Free and open to all ages.… [Event Website]

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]

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]

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]

SciFi/Fantasy Book Club

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:30 PM

The South Regional Library hosts a SciFi/Fantasy Book Club on the second Tuesday at 6:30:Jan 10...Flatland by Edwin A. AbbottFeb 14...Children of Hurin by J. R. R. Tolkien [Event Website]

BASIC COMPUTING - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

South 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. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

BASIC COMPUTING - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

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. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

Story Time

by: Cal Editor

St. Martin Parish Library, 201 Porter St., St. Martinville

10:30am-11:00am

Admission: Free

Day cares ,Walk-ins, Head Start, Preschool children and their caregivers. Thirty minute sessions of storytelling, songs, and play to increase the love of reading. 10:30-11:00 a.m. St. Martin Branch, 201 Porter Street. (337) 394-2207, ext 22

AOC 101

by: Cal Editor

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

6:30pm

Admission: Free

This station serves as a open house and orientation for people new to AOC. Participants will discover the benefits of joining AOC, what they can do at AOC as well as how to successfully reserve use of AOCs resources. Participants can also leave as brand-new AOC members.… [Event Website]

Living on the Bayou

by: Cal Editor

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Stie, 1200 N. Main St., St. Martinville

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site. A living history encampment of the early 1800s will be created. Temporary lodges will be set up with staff dressed in historic costumes. Students will be able to try out chores, toys and games from the period. Talks on Native American life will be given. 1200 N. Main St., St. Martinville For more information, please call 337-394-3754.

Bourbon N Bon Temps

by: Cal Editor

Marcello's Wine Market, 2800 Johnston St.

6:30pm

Bourbon N Bon Temps is Lafayette's latest social group whose purpose is to help bourbon aficionados meet one another in South Louisiana. Small batch and single barel bourbons are its interest and the group's first outing will pair such bourbons with Cajun specialties with a fine cigar. For more info call 337 344-3813 or visit bourbonnbontemps.com.… [Event Website]

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

Wednesday, Jan 11, 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]

Migration, presented by Hobey Ford - Family Performance Series

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST

Migration, presented by Hobey Ford - Family Performance Series Wednesday, January 11, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. [Event Website]

LSU at Alabama (Men's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Coleman Coliseum)

8:00 PM

[Event Website]

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]

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]

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]

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]

CLASES BSICAS DE COMPUTACIN

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

CLASES BSICAS DE COMPUTACIN Gratis en EspanolLa Clase es una de una hora y media, dossesiones de dias impartido por Frida Felix. Para Adultos9 de enero y 11 6:00 - 7:30 pm6 de febrero y 8 6:00 - 7:30 pmLlame al 981-1028 para registrarse.Laboratorio de Tecnologa La Biblioteca Regional del Sur… [Event Website]

[L] Women's Basketball vs South Alabama

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Earl K. Long Gym

7:00 PM

[L] Women's Basketball vs South Alabama gt;>>Louisiana and South Alabama are meeting for the 42nd time in the history of the two basketball programs. The Cajuns are seeking their first win in conference play and looking to snap a five game losing streak.>>>Krystal Motley compiled another solid week in her senior campaign, averaging 18 points in the two contests. Motley accounted for 53 percent of the Cajun’s points against WKU, pouring in 24 points on a career-high four three-pointers (4-of-8). She also had five rebounds and two steals … [Event Website]

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

Thursday, Jan 12, 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]
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 Thursday, January 12, 2012. [Event Website]

LSU vs. South Carolina (Women's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)

7:00 PM

[Event Website]

Elementary Planning Day

by: Lafayette Parish School System

6:00 PM

01/13/12 12:00am Elementary Planning Day Elementary students do not report to school. [Event Website]

Teacher Workshop: Telling Folktales with Shadow Puppetry present

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

7:00 PM

Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. [Event Website]

Theatre 810 Presents an Acting Unlimited Production of "Liv

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

Theater 810, Downtown Lafayette

10:00 PM

Theatre 810 Presents an Acting Unlimited Production of Thursday, January 12, 2012 from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM. [Event Website]

Winter PJ Story Time

by: Cal Editor

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

6:30pm

Admission: Free

The Iberia Parish Library wants to extend a warm invitation to you and your young children for winter PJ story time. Take a break from the chilly weather and come and enjoy a story at the Main Library. Make sure to bring your favorite stuffed animal to snuggle with as you listen to a heartwarming tale. This program is recommended for children in Pre-K thru second grade. Parents or guardians must attend. For any questions or to register, please call 364-7134.… [Event Website]

01/12/2012 - 'Food for Thought' Series: Congressman Charles W. B

by: Chamber of Commerce

Holiday Inn Lafayette

As 2011 came to a close, Congress delivered a last-minute holiday tax-cut extension to 160 million American wage-earners. Congress is on holiday break; spending time with constituents to determine how to move beyond the two month extension in 2012. That's just one of the issues which 7th Congressional District Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD will address at a Lafayette Chamber luncheon on January 12, 2012. Congressman Boustany's appearance will launch our … [Event Website]

Zydeco Music Awards 2012

by: Heymann Center

Heymann Performing Arts Center / Lafayette

08:00 PM

Hosted by KNEK Magic 104.7, the Zydeco Music Awards 2012 will be held at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. This awards program will showcase such artists as Lil Nate, Leon Chavis, J. Paul Jr., Marcus Ardoin and many others. The Lifetime Achievement Award this year will be given to Nathan Williams. To cast your vote for your favorite performer and to see the complete list of performers, go online at www.zydecomusicawards.com.… [Event Website]

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]

BASIC COMPUTING - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

South 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. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

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]

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]

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]

BASIC COMPUTING - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

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. Walk-in sign-up begins Tuesday, January 3, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

North Regional Bedtime Stories

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

6:00 PM

This program is a nighttime version of Family Story Time. No preregistration required. [Event Website]

01/12/2012 - Finance Committee Meeting

by: Chamber of Commerce
[Event Website]

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.

St. Martin Library Story Time

by: Cal Editor

St. Martin Parish Library, 201 Porter St., St. Martinville

10:30am-11:00am

Admission: Free

Day cares ,Walk-ins, Head Start, Preschool children and their caregivers. Thirty minute sessions of storytelling, songs, and play to increase the love of reading. 10:30-11:00 a.m. St. Martin Branch, 201 Porter Street. (337) 394-2207, ext 22

Animation Booth: Basics

by: Cal Editor

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

6:30pm

Admission: $25, $40

This class will introduce you to the different types animation in the industry today. You will learn the origins of animation and how the history of animation changed the way we see and approach moving images. Finally, you'll learn how to set up AOC's animation booth to capture your animations. $25 for members; $40 for non-members. … [Event Website]

[L] Men's Basketball vs South Alabama

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Cajundome

7:05 PM

[L] Men's Basketball vs South Alabama gt;>> The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s basketball team plays its first home game of the “New Year” on Thursday hosting South Alabama at the Cajundome. The game is set for a 7:07 p.m. tipoff and is being broadcast on Cox4 as part of the Ragin’ Cajuns Network television package.>>> Louisiana enters the USA game riding a five-game winning streak at the Cajundome since a loss to Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 19.>>> UL is 6-1 at the Cajundome this season and 16-5 (.762) under the direction of head … [Event Website]

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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).

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]
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]

LSU vs. Auburn (Gymnastics)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Maravich Center)

7:00 PM

[Event Website]

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]

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]

01/13/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: SWLA Center for Health Services

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: SWLA Center for Health Services [Event Website]

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]

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]

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]

Seasoned Soul Band

by: Terry's Backstage Bar

6769 Johnston St Lafayette La

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]

Dinner Theatre!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

9:00 PM

Friday, January 13, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM. [Event Website]

[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]

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.

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.

Iberia Parish 4-H Livestock Show

by: LCVC

713 NW Bypass, New Iberia

8 a.m.-till

Youth Livestock Show, Concessions

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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).

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

LSU at Arkansas (Men's Basketball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Fayetteville, Ark. (Bud Walton Arena)

8:00 PM

[Event Website]

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]

LSU at Crimson Tide Indoor Opener (IN) (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Birmingham, Ala. (Fair Park Arena)

TBA

[Event Website]

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]
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]

Cajun Jam Sessions

by: LCVC

Museum Cafe, Erath.

2-6 p.m.-until

Admission: Free.

Come enjoy live Cajun music every other Saturday afternoon.

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.

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]

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.

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]

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]
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]

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]

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]

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.

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]

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]

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.

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]

Community Cares

by: Children's Museum

5:00 PM

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

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]

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.

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]

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]

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]

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.

Cajun Jam with Briggs Brown and Justin Cormier

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

[Event Website]

[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]

[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]

Iberia Parish 4-H Livestock Show

by: LCVC

713 NW Bypass, New Iberia

8 a.m.-till

Youth Livestock Show, Concessions

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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).

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]

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]

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]

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.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Scout Saturday

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 - 8:00 CST

From Saturday, October 08, 2011 to Saturday, October 13, 2012. [Event Website]

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!!

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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]

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]