Red Baraat in Concert

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8 p.m

Admission: $20/general, $18/members

Thurs Oct 27, 2011 @ 8 PMWorld @ the CENTER presents Red Baraat$20 (Standing Room Only)Over the past two years, Red Baraat has created a new,high-energy style of Dhol n Brass performance, a kindof New Orleans Brass Band meets Middle EasternGypsy Funk. Seen at this years Festival International deLouisiane, Red Baraat has performed venues as diverseas Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and MontrealJazz Festival. As the New York Times puts it, "count ona raucous finale! Dates: 10/27/2011 - 10/27/2011 Hours: … [Event Website]

Twilight Tales with Cynda Moss

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

7:00pm-9:00pm

Admission: $5

Cite Des Arts welcoms Cynda Moss, Lafayette native & international storyteller. From 7-9 p.m. Not recommended for young children. Call 337-291-1122 for reservations.

Open Mic en Francais

by: Casa Azul

Casa Azul Gifts, 232 ML King Drive, Grand Coteau

Admission: Free

We invite participants to share poems, stories, songs and other forms of creative expression, in Frenchor you are welcome to just listen and enjoy. Works can be borrowed or original. This free, community event is appropriate for all ages and is sponsored by The Festival of Words and Frederick LEcole Des Arts. Call 337-662-1032 or email festivalwords@gmail.com for more information. … [Event Website]

Epiphany Day School Open House

by: Cal Editor

Epiphany Church Parish Hall 303 West Main St., New Iberia

4:30pm-6:30pm

Admission: Free

From 4:30-6 p.m. is a teacher "meet and treat" and from 6-6:30 p.m. is storytime, finger plays and songs. Wear you Halloween costumes. For more information call 364-6841.

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

Repurposing with a Purpose Recycled Art Auction

by: Habitat for Humanity

Baton Rouge Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Admission: Free

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge, in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, will host the 3nd Annual Recycled Art Show and Silent Auction, Repurposing with a Purpose. We invite anyone over the age of 14 to submit their original artwork. Proceeds from the silent auction will go to support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouges mission to build affordable, decent homes. Artwork must be constructed from at least one reclaimed item from the Baton Rouge Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The dimensions of your finished artwork may not exceed four feet by four feet. Deadline to submit artwork is October 28th. In order to submit your artwork, please visit www.habitatbr.org and complete a submission form for your piece. We reserve the right to refuse any artwork. Artwork will be displayed at the Arts Council Community Gallery, 427 Laurel, on November 28. All artwork will be juried by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. The minimum bid will be established by the artist and jurors, and the final bid determined by the jurors. The Baton Rouge Habitat ReStore, 4301 Airline Highway, is offering $50 vouchers to be used at the ReStore for the purpose of this project only. To receive a voucher, please visit www.habitatbr.org/restore and fill out the entry form or call 1.225.927.6651 if you do not have internet access. A ReStore voucher will be emailed to you within 72 hours. For additional materials, interested artists may email the East Baton Rouge Recycling Office (shamilton@brgov.com) to obtain $50 vouchers to be redeemed for scrap metal at a local scrap recycler. For more information: www.habitatbr.org/restore or www.brgov.com/recycle

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]

Take It To the Limit

by: The Frame Shop Gallery 912

912 Coolidge Blvd, Lafayette

Admission: no admission

Perrenial favorite, Sue Boagni, offers up over 50 new works of art. Each bears the name of a pop tune favorite from the 60's thru the present. The show remains up, at special pricing, through Nov 5th

Redemptorist Catholic Play

by: Crowley Rice Theater

Rice Theater, Crowley

Call 337-783-4466 for more information.

"HOUND" by LHS Performing Arts Academy Theatre Arts Department

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts, 109 Vine Street Downtown Lafayette

7:30pm

Admission: $10/public, $5/students

October 28 & 29 7:30pm Cite des Arts hosts Lafayette High School's Performing Arts Academy Theatre Arts Departments performance of HOUND. Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Hound was written by John Patrick Bray. Tickets are $5.00 for studentsor $10.00 general admission, and maybe purchased at the door or online. The cast has been working since the first week of school on the production. Showing their dedication and passion for theatre, the Arts Academy students, lead the show into the hearts and minds of those who sit amongst the audience.

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

Repurposing with a Purpose Recycled Art Auction

by: Habitat for Humanity

Baton Rouge Habitat for Humanity ReStore

Admission: Free

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge, in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, will host the 3nd Annual Recycled Art Show and Silent Auction, Repurposing with a Purpose. We invite anyone over the age of 14 to submit their original artwork. Proceeds from the silent auction will go to support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouges mission to build affordable, decent homes. Artwork must be constructed from at least one reclaimed item from the Baton Rouge Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The dimensions of your finished artwork may not exceed four feet by four feet. Deadline to submit artwork is October 28th. In order to submit your artwork, please visit www.habitatbr.org and complete a submission form for your piece. We reserve the right to refuse any artwork. Artwork will be displayed at the Arts Council Community Gallery, 427 Laurel, on November 28. All artwork will be juried by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. The minimum bid will be established by the artist and jurors, and the final bid determined by the jurors. The Baton Rouge Habitat ReStore, 4301 Airline Highway, is offering $50 vouchers to be used at the ReStore for the purpose of this project only. To receive a voucher, please visit www.habitatbr.org/restore and fill out the entry form or call 1.225.927.6651 if you do not have internet access. A ReStore voucher will be emailed to you within 72 hours. For additional materials, interested artists may email the East Baton Rouge Recycling Office (shamilton@brgov.com) to obtain $50 vouchers to be redeemed for scrap metal at a local scrap recycler. For more information: www.habitatbr.org/restore or www.brgov.com/recycle

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]

New Iberia Beneath the Balconies

by: LCVC

Main St, New Iberia, LA 70560

3-6 p.m.

Admission: Free

Live theatrical performances on the balconies of New Iberia's Award-Winning Main Street.

Jazz @ the Center - RONDI CHARLESTON QUINTET

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 PM - 10:30 PM CST

AcA brings you the very best in contemporary Jazz fromaround the World. Join us when we turn AcAs James DevinMoncus Theater into a New York City-style Jazz Club andenjoy great Jazz in an authentic club atmosphere.Table seating with cocktail service and rear mezzanineseating available.2011-2012 SEASON PASSESFive Swinging Shows$155 Table Seating$215 VIP Table SeatingFri Oct 14, 2011 @ 8:00 PMJohn Pizzarelli QuartetJAZZ SERIES GALA KICK-OFF$18 - $55World-renowned Jazz Guitarist, Singer and recent EllaFitzge… [Event Website]

"Flower Picker" Booksigning

by: Cal Editor

A-Bryans Jewelers, 4901 Johnston St., Lafayette

10:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

Author Oliva Spallino, age 16, has recently published a captivating novel that follows the difficult transition from childhood to adolescence. "Flower Picker" is currently available at local retailers Cocolare Spa, And Books Too, The Bookrack, Teche Drugs & Gifts, J&R Educational Supplies, The Little Paintbrush, The Teachers Playground (Opelousas), Back in Time (Opelousas), Books on the Teche (New Iberia), The Percala (Ville Platte), Carmichaels Cashway Pharmacy (Crowley), A-Bryans Jewelers and Amazon.com.

"Fresh Faces" Opening Reception

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

6:00pm-9:00pm

Enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres and meet the artists during ArtWalk.

Fall Craft Fair & Market

by: Cal Editor

1200 N. Main St., St. Martinville

9:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $4/adults, free/kids & s

Craft demonstrators, artists, and vendors of handmade items or produce will be showing and selling their goods. Items for sale include paintings, photographs, Native American crafts, quilts, bonnets, baby clothing, jewelry, rosaries, soap, candles, preserves, cypress furniture, wooden boat models, pottery, garden items such as plants, benches, pots, and bird feeders. Food such as hot dogs, pulled pork sandwiches, sweets, and drinks will be sold. Local musician Derek Albert will provide music starting at 11 a.m. Visitors can also tour the Interpretive Museum, Olivier Plantation House and Acadian Farmstead. Hours are 9:00 to 4:00. Admission to the park including the market and all tours is $4:00 for each adult children and seniors 62 and older are FREE. Booth space is available with NO FEE charged to vendors but registration is required. For more information about the program or to register for a booth call 337-394-3754 or 888-677-2900.

New Iberia Art Walk Opening Reception

by: Cal Editor

A&E Gallery, 335 W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

6:00pm-9:00pm

Admission: Free

A&E Gallery in New Iberia, presents "Fresh Faces" October 26-November 12, 2011. In addition to the 22 member artists, this special exhibit will feature 6 emerging, local guest artists: Terry Palmer, clay sculptor; Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, painting; Jerome Weber, painting; Simone Patout Palmer, clay sculptor; Dan Spiller, Jr, oil pastels; and Nicole Bell, photography. As part of Art Walk, there will be an opening reception to meet the artists on Saturday, October, 29th from 6-9pm at the A&E Gal… [Event Website]

Reading of "Les Histoires de la Louisiane"

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

10:00am-12:00pm

Bring your children to hear stories based on Louisiana folklore when Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserves Acadian Cultural Center hosts two special Read Aloud programs with stories and hands-on activities to take home. The free programs, designed for children aged four through eight, will be presented by Early Childhood Education teacher candidates from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Education. The center is located off Surrey Street at 501 Fisher Road in Lafayette. More inf… [Event Website]

Boo Bayou

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Admission: $6

October 29, 2011, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Join Vermilionville as we celebrate Halloween with a Fall Carnival for the whole family that will include games, costume contest, trick-or-treating throughout our historic village and entertainment provided by Louisiana Performance Center & Mitch Richard the Strolling Magician. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for students (3-18), 3 & under free and memberships honored. See below for a list of all activities.… [Event Website]

Redemptorist Catholic Play

by: Crowley Rice Theater

Rice Theater, Crowley

Call 337-783-4466 for more information.

"HOUND" by LHS Performing Arts Academy Theatre Arts Department

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts, 109 Vine Street Downtown Lafayette

7:30pm

Admission: $10/public, $5/students

October 28 & 29 7:30pm Cite des Arts hosts Lafayette High School's Performing Arts Academy Theatre Arts Departments performance of HOUND. Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Hound was written by John Patrick Bray. Tickets are $5.00 for studentsor $10.00 general admission, and maybe purchased at the door or online. The cast has been working since the first week of school on the production. Showing their dedication and passion for theatre, the Arts Academy students, lead the show into the hearts and minds of those who sit amongst the audience.

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]

The Met in HD: Mozarts Don Giovanni New Production - Encore

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

The Metropolitan Operas Peabody and Emmy Award-winning series The Met: Live in HD continues for its sixth season, featuring 11 live transmissions. Dont miss the chance to experience the Met live at your local movie theater!The Met: Live in HD series is made possible in the James Devin Moncus Theater by our generous donors and sponsors:James Burke, Dr. Wes Schwemmer Cady, Roland Simon, Bruce Trible, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Walter Dobie, Mr. & Mrs. Julian Couvillon, James & Susan Edmunds, Geraldine Hu… [Event Website]

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]

La Toussaint

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

10:30 AM

November 1, 2011, 10:30 AM - All Saints Day observation in the Cajun style of the 1700 and 1800s. [Event Website]

Deep South Reading Series: Jen Hofer

by: Cal Editor

Griffin Hall Room 318, UL Campus

8:00pm

Admission: Free

The Creative Writing Program and English Department of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are pleased to announce a prose and poetry reading by Jen Hofer. Hofer is a poet, translator, bookmaker, interpreter, public letter-writer, knitter and urban cyclist. Her publications include Lead & Tether (Dusie Kollektiv, 2011); Ivory Black, a translation of Negro marfil by Myriam Moscona (Les Figues Press, 2011); one (Palm Press, 2009); The Route, a collaboration with Patrick Durgin (Atelos, 2008), sexoPUROsexoVELOZ and Septiembre, a translation from Dolores Dorantes by Dolores Dorantes (Counterpath Press and Kenning Editions, 2008); and lip wolf, a translation of Laura Solrzanos lobo de labio (Action Books, 2007). For more information, contact Dr. Marthe Reed at 337-482-5503.

Festival of Words Book Fair

by: Cal Editor

Casa Azul Gifts, 232 ML King Drive, Grand Coteau

11:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

The event begins with six local childrens book authors signing copies of their books from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., along with Lafayette lawyer, historian and Cajun activist Warren Perrin, all in front of Casa Azul Gift Shop at 232 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Grand Coteau. There will be a childrens literary workshop from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Bella Bella Salon & Karma Boutique, 202 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, featuring childrens book authors Rosemary Smith, Mel LeCompte and Theresa Singleton. … [Event Website]

Episcopal School Book Club: Blessings of a Skinned Knee

by: Cal Editor

Epiphany Church Parish Hall 303 West Main St., New Iberia

Admission: $15

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]

Festival of Words Book Fair

by: Cal Editor

Casa Azul Gifts, 232 ML King Drive, Grand Coteau

11:00am-4:00pm

Admission: Free

The event begins with six local childrens book authors signing copies of their books from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., along with Lafayette lawyer, historian and Cajun activist Warren Perrin, all in front of Casa Azul Gift Shop at 232 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Grand Coteau. There will be a childrens literary workshop from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Bella Bella Salon & Karma Boutique, 202 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, featuring childrens book authors Rosemary Smith, Mel LeCompte and Theresa Singleton. … [Event Website]

Episcopal School Book Club: Blessings of a Skinned Knee

by: Cal Editor

Epiphany Church Parish Hall 303 West Main St., New Iberia

Admission: $15

Fresh Faces Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

A & E Gallery, 335, W. St. Peter St., New Iberia

10:00am-9:00pm

Featuring artwork from Terry Palmer, Marie DesOrmeaux Centanni, Jerome Weber, Simone Patout Palmer and Dan Spiller, Jr.

"Collages and Constructions" by Mary Ellen Leger

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Side Gallery

Admission: Free

This exhibition incorporates selected work from diverse series over the past decade including The Braille, Geometry, and Book Pages Series, The Petalum Collages, and Wire Constructions. Questioning how an individual communicates and receives information has been an important catalyst in my recent work. The complexities of sensory experience, in particular the visual, tactile and auditory, are all significant sources informing this work. The use of repetition is directly inspired by meditative rhythms both spoken and sung.

"Louisiana Corners and Cajun Blue" by Mary Louise Porter

by: AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts, Vault Gallery

Admission: Free

"Louisiana Corners are creative contemporary landscape collages on three-dimensional wooden boxes. These mixed media collages are a combination of handmade 3D objects, found objects, and torn handmade paper to create imaginative images the viewer can enjoy. Artist Mary Louise Porters passion for intense, bold color, line, and shape are shown in the collages with the theme of Louisiana and travels woven into each artwork. Porter deliberately made the pieces accessible so the viewer can move around them, turn them and look inside of them.

Coastal Cowboys

by: LCVC

Abbeville Cultural & Historical Alliance, Museum & Gallery, downtown Abbeville.

Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Free.

An exhibit that features photos, artifacts and displays on the southwestern Louisiana cowboy and the cattle industry of Vermilion Parish.

Fabulous Flatware: Non-Traditional Tools of the Table

by: LCVC

Hilliard 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 exhibition will feature some 250 patterns dating from 1898 to 2011, highlighting the changes in flatware over time drawn primarily from the collection of William P. Hood, M.D. [Event Website]

New Acquisitions: 2000-2010

by: LCVC

Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette

Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, S

Over the past decade, the museum has added over 850 objects to its collection of local, national and international artists. Many of these objects are on view for the first time in the museum. [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]

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]