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Sunday, Apr 15, 2012

Earth Day Festival

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

11:00am-4:00pm

Admission: $5

Earth Day Festival [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

LSU vs. Alabama (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium)

1:00 PM

[Event Website]

LSU at Tennessee (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Knoxville, Tenn. (Lee Softball Stadium)

12:00 PM

[Event Website]

Belaire Cove Crawfish Cookoff

by: LCVC

Belaire Cove Church Hall, Ville Platte

8 a.m.-until

Admission: $20 per cooking team, Fr

8 a.m. D.J., teams begin cooking, 9:30 a.m. live music and washerboard tournament begins along with fun jumps, clown show, face painting, crafts and games, 11:45 a.m. winners announced, 1 p.m. old time auction.

[W] Men's Tennis at Southern Miss

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Hattiesburg, Miss.

1:00 PM

[W] Men's Tennis at Southern Miss Contact: Jeff Schneider LAFAYETTE, La. - The 67th ranked Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team will close out the regular season this weekend with dual matches at Conference USA opponents Tulane and Southern Miss. The Cajuns are slated to face the Green Wave on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Goldring Tennis Center in New Orleans. Louisiana will close out the weekend at the Golden Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. “We’ve had a very good week of practice leading up to this weekend,” head coac… [Event Website]

[W] Softball at Middle Tennessee*

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Murfreesboro, Tenn

12:00 PM

[W] Softball at Middle Tennessee* Contact: Cory WeigelGame NotesDate: April 14-15Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn.Site: Blue Raider FieldRadio: ESPN 1420 (KPEL)Live Stats: www.ragincajuns.comOpponent: Middle Tennessee (12-22, 2-7 SBC)Time: Saturday – 1:00 P.M. (DH) | Sunday – 12:00 P.M. SERIES HISTORYThe Cajuns own a 41-3 record against Middle Tennessee and have won the previous seven meetings. UL swept the season series last season, winning all three games by a combined score of, 28-1. ORGERON NAMED TOP 25 FINALIST FOR USA SOFTBA… [Event Website]

[L] Baseball vs FIU*

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Moore Field

12:00 PM

[L] Baseball vs FIU* Contact: Matt HebertGame NotesTHE WEEKEND SERIESDates: Friday-Sunday, April 13-15, 2012Location: Lafayette, La.Site: M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field (3,755)Times: 6:00 p.m. (Fri) | 6:00 p.m. (Sat) | 12:00 p.m. (Sun)Opponent: FIU (19-13, 7-5 Sun Belt)Radio: Sports Radio ESPN 1420 AM (Friday) & News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)Television: MyKLAF (Saturday) & Sun Belt Network (Sunday) Internet Broadcast Links: ESPN 1420-AM and 96.5 KPEL-FMLive Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.comSTARTING PITCHER… [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

12:00 PM

LSU at (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

3:00 PM

Sam Shepard's ''True West''

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

2:00pm

Admission: $10

Sam Shepard's ''True West'' [Event Website]

50th Annual Parade of Homes

by: Acadian Home Builders Association

Admission: $7

The Acadian Home Builders Association Parade of Homes is your opportunity to see the latest in home building! During the five day event, the public can tour newly constructed homes and get a sneak peek at home trends, design, and products. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet AHBA builder members and discuss their own homebuilding plans and dreams. Tickets include an official Parade of Homes Guide Book with home pictures, descriptions, and map.… [Event Website]

IPAL Auditions for "Mulan Jr."

by: Cal Editor

Essanee Theater, 126 Iberia St., New Iberia

2:00pm-4:00pm

The Iberia Performing Arts League will hold auditions for its summer youth musical of Disney's Mulan Jr. The show will have parts available for singers, dancers, and actors between the ages of 10 and 21. No special advanced preparation is required, but singers should be prepared to sing approximately one minutes worth of any song, not necessarily from a Disney musical. They may also be asked to perform a cold reading of some sections of the play. Performance dates for the production will be Thursday July 12th through Sunday July 22nd. For more information, contact the director Vincent P. Barras at 337-51-0865 or send an email to ipal@cox.net.

Jeanerette Ole' Country Fair

by: LCVC

Jeanerette City Park, Tarleton St.

Fri 6-11 p.m.; Sat noon-11 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Carnival rides, live music, drinks, food booths, arts & craft booths, cabbage ball tournament---good old family fun. 337-276-4293.

Cajun Hot Sauce Festival

by: LCVC

713 NW Bypass (Hwy 3212), New Iberia, LA

All Day

Admission: Yes

Festival featuring HOT SAUCE Competition, Jambalaya cook-off, Fais-do-do's with local and national recording artists, food court, arts, crafts, carnival and much more. [Event Website]

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Celebrate Recovery Support Group

by: Cal Editor

First Baptist Church, 1100 Lee Ave., Lafayette

4:00pm

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12-step program to help with the hurts, habits, and hang-ups of life. Celebrate Recovery has separate groups for men and women who are chemically dependent, as well as groups for those who are struggling with codependency. A group is also offered for women who have been impacted by abuse as adults or as children. Celebrate Recovery is an on-going weekly ministry and groups meet each Sunday at 4:45 p.m. … [Event Website]

DivorceCare for Kids Support Group

by: Cal Editor

First Baptist Church, 1100 Lee Ave., Lafayette

4:00pm

DivorceCare for Kids helps children heal from the hurt caused by the separation or divorce of their parents. Designed for ages 5-12, each session combines games, story time, dvd dramas, group discussion, music, crafts, and more. Children are engaged and active while participating in a DivorceCare for Kids group. Children make friends with other kids who understand the things they are going through because of the divorce of their parents. This group will meet beginning January 22 each Sunday at 4:00 p.m. f… [Event Website]

DivorceCare Support Group

by: Cal Editor

First Baptist Church, 1100 Lee Ave., Lafayette

4:00pm

DivorceCare is for those who are going through the pain of a separation or divorce. The group is led by others who understand the feelings and emotions following a divorce, and who are able to offer encouragement. In DivorceCare people learn to deal with the past and look forward to rebuilding their lives. … [Event Website]

GriefShare Support Group

by: Cal Editor

First Baptist Church, 1100 Lee Ave., Lafayette

4:00pm

GriefShare is for those who are grieving the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend. In small group discussions participants interact with others who have experienced a recent loss, and learn from their experiences. Each session includes a video with dramatic reenactments about living with grief, real-life stories from people who have experienced losses, or encouragement from experts on grief recovery. … [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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, Apr 16, 2012

INNOV8 – On a Mission to Brand Lafayette’s Creative Economy

by: Innov8 Lafayette

11:30am

INNOV8 – On a Mission to Brand Lafayette’s Creative Economy INNOV8 is a project of the Innovation Division of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. It is an eight-day festival of creativity and innovation held throughout Lafayette, Louisiana from Sunday April 22 to Sunday April 29, 2012, which is the week leading up to and overlapping Festival International.INNOV8 will focus on digital interactive technology... arts and music...and entrepreneurship. It will bring together the best and brightest in a creative setting focused on learning and sharing ideas. It will… [Event Website]

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY From Monday, April 16, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

Standard French for Beginners 101

by: Cal Editor

Alliance Franaise, 217 W. Main St.

6:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: $225

Alliance Franaise de Lafayette is offering Standard French for Beginners 101 taught by Cynthia Benoit from Canada. Cost is $225 plus membership fee and books. For more information call 261-1002 or email info@aflafayette.org. … [Event Website]

Spreadsheets Computer Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach computer classes. Spreadsheets Meets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: This course will introduce students to spreadsheet terminology and concepts. Specifically, students will learn how to enter text and numbers, use mathematical functions and create formulas, and develop some basic charts.REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sig… [Event Website]

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]

Spreadsheets Computer Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach computer classes. Spreadsheets Meets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: This course will introduce students to spreadsheet terminology and concepts. Specifically, students will learn how to enter text and numbers, use mathematical functions and create formulas, and develop some basic charts.REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sig… [Event Website]

Magos Traditional Hungarian Folk Band in Concert

by: Cal Editor

Angelle Hall Rm 153, UL Campus

7:30pm

Admission: Free

Hear the Magos Traditional Hungarian Folk Music Band perform at Angelle Hall on their first American tour. The MAGOS Hungarian folk music band is one of brightest and upcoming stars of the Hungarian folk music scene. The performance will be followed by a Hungarian Folk Dance lesson. For more information call 482-5316. … [Event Website]

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations

by: Cal Editor

South Regional Library

6:00pm

As part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government Comprehensive Plan development, a series of public meetings called Community Forums will take place in locations across the parish over the next 18 months. These forums will allow everyone an opportunity to participate in the planning process. Individuals who would like to be added to the email list to receive notifications of public meetings and updates to the plan should send their name and preferred email address to lcp@sid&… [Event Website]

Acting Up (in Acadiana) Shakespeare Panel

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

6:15pm-7:30pm

Admission: $100

Acting Up (in Acadiana) will host a panel discussion in celebration of the ten year anniversary of the Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble with Mr. Bradley, who taught Shakespeare at UL before his retirement, speaking on the panel with four of his grandchildren who have been part of the Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble for several years. For more information call 739-4273. … [Event Website]

Attorney vs. Paralegal: Between You & Me

by: Cal Editor

Petroleum Club of Lafayette

12:00pm-1:30pm

Admission: $15

The Lafayette Paralegal Association presents Attorney vs. Paralegal: Between You and Me with Greg K. Moroux, Attorney at Law at The Onebane Law Firm. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND Cost for the meal is $15.00 (Buffet or Soup and Salad) Beverage only: $3.00 Non-Members $5.00 Seminar Fee Please RSVP before 12:00 Noon on Monday, April 16th to poolerk@bellsouth.net or (337) 984-7751.… [Event Website]

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan Community Forum

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

South Regional Library

6 pm

Share your vision for Lafayette's future at one of the "Issues & Aspirations" Community Forums. Your community. Your future. Be Involved!Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan [Event Website]

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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, Apr 17, 2012

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

My Lafayette Video Contest The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations

by: Cal Editor

Comeaux High School

6:00pm

Admission: Free

As part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government Comprehensive Plan development, a series of public meetings called Community Forums will take place in locations across the parish over the next 18 months. These forums will allow everyone an opportunity to participate in the planning process. Individuals who would like to be added to the email list to receive notifications of public meetings and updates to the plan should send their name and preferred email address to lcp@sid&… [Event Website]

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations

by: Cal Editor

Milton Civic Organization

12:00pm

Admission: Free

As part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government Comprehensive Plan development, a series of public meetings called Community Forums will take place in locations across the parish over the next 18 months. These forums will allow everyone an opportunity to participate in the planning process. Individuals who would like to be added to the email list to receive notifications of public meetings and updates to the plan should send their name and preferred email address to lcp@sid&… [Event Website]

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY From Monday, April 16, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

Standard French for Beginners French 102

by: Cal Editor

Alliance Franaise, 217 W. Main St.

6:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: $225

Alliance Franaise de Lafayette is offering Standard French for Beginners 101 taught by Agnes Capello. Cost is $225 plus membership fee. For more information call 261-1002 or email info@aflafayette.org. … [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]

Spreadsheets Computer Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

9:30 AM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach computer classes. Spreadsheets Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classes Material covered: This course will introduce students to spreadsheet terminology and concepts. Specifically, students will learn how to enter text and numbers, use mathematical functions and create formulas, and develop some basic charts. Walk-in and telephone sign-up begins Monday,March 26, at 9:00 am. Call 896-6323 to register orfor more information.… [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]

SRL Sleuths Mystery Book Club

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:30 PM

Come discuss these books at the South Regional Library on the 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm.The books that will be discussed are as follows: Mar 20...In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee BurkeApr 17...Fever Season by Barbara HamblyMay 15...Chasing the Devil’s Tail by David Fulmer… [Event Website]

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan Community Forum

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Milton Civic Organization, 1000 Picard Rd

12 noon

Share your vision for Lafayette's future at one of the "Issues & Aspirations" Community Forums. Your community. Your future. Be Involved!Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan [Event Website]

City-Parish Council-LPUA Meeting

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

City Hall

5:30 pm

Click here to view the City-Parish Council's agendas and minutes. [Event Website]

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan Community Forum

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Comeaux High School, 100 W Bluebird Dr

6 p.m.

Share your vision for Lafayette's future at one of the "Issues & Aspirations" Community Forums. Your community. Your future. Be Involved!Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan [Event Website]

ReUSEum Thumb Print Chicks

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, April 17, 2012 to Saturday, April 21, 2012. [Event Website]

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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, Apr 18, 2012

Sean Bruce

by: Cafe Vermilionville

Cafe Vermilionville

6:00pm-9:00pm

Admission: $30

Sean Bruce Cafe Vermilionville Spring 2012 Courtyard Concert Series 1 half-plate and your choice of 2 glasses of wine, 3 beers or 2 cocktails for $30. [Event Website]

The Murder Room Dinner Theater

by: Cal Editor

Nick's on 2nd Street, 123 South Second St., Eunice

6:00pm

Admission: Free

Dinner theatre (with steak and trimmings) is scheduled at Nick's on Second St., with the performance immediately following. The play follows the dastardly plot of one money hungry gold digger, Mavis, who is suspected of killing her wealthy husband, Edgar. Individual tickets for the show will be on sale soon. Season tickets are currently on sale at David Ltd. Salon and Turning Point in Eunice, or by calling David at 546-0163 or Debi at 457-2156 to charge by phone. More information can be found on EPTs … [Event Website]

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations

by: Cal Editor

Acadiana Center for the Arts

12:00pm

Admission: Free

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations As part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government Comprehensive Plan development, a series of public meetings called Community Forums will take place in locations across the parish over the next 18 months. These forums will allow everyone an opportunity to participate in the planning process. Individuals who would like to be added to the email list to receive notifications of public meetings and updates to the plan should send their name and preferred email address to lcp@sid&… [Event Website]

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations

by: Cal Editor

Ossun Elementary

6:00pm

Admission: Free

As part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government Comprehensive Plan development, a series of public meetings called Community Forums will take place in locations across the parish over the next 18 months. These forums will allow everyone an opportunity to participate in the planning process. Individuals who would like to be added to the email list to receive notifications of public meetings and updates to the plan should send their name and preferred email address to lcp@sid&… [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

My Lafayette Video Contest The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Dine for the Diner Benefit

by: Cal Editor

Various Acadiana Restaurants

Dine for the Diner Benefit The community is encouraged to eat out to end hunger by dining at the participating restaurants for breakfast, lunch, dinner and any other time of the day. Dine for the Diner participating restaurants have agreed to donate 10% of their sales on April 18th to St. Joseph Diner. For more information about this event or St. Joseph Diner, please at 235-4972 extension 104.… [Event Website]

Lafayette Comprehensive Plan Workshop Pre INNOV8 Preview Event

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

1:30 PM

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 12:00 AM to 2:30 PM. [Event Website]

Build Lafayette's Future with Innovative Ideas

by: Innov8 Lafayette

12:00pm

Build Lafayette's Future with Innovative Ideas Lafayette Comprehensive Plan Workshop presented by Wallace, Roberts & Todd (WRT)will be held at Acadiana Center forthe Arts. This pre INNOV8 Preview Event will be on Wednesday, April 18 from 12:00 p.m. to2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcomed to come share ideas and take part in the future development of our community. Admissionis free. There will be a $5 box lunch available.… [Event Website]

WBEC South's Annual Women's Business Expo

by: Cal Editor

New Orleans Mariott, New Orleans

1:30pm-3:30pm

The Womens Business Opportunity Expo links certified womens business enterprises with corporate purchasers, governmental agencies and other businesses for the purpose of creating and building strong relationships. The two-day event will include a matchmaker session, which includes short, face-to-face meetings between certified womens businesses and potential business partners.There will also be workshops, a luncheon and an awards presentation as well as a vendor marketplace. Lynn Tilton, founder and CEO of… [Event Website]

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY From Monday, April 16, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

LSU vs. Lamar (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Alex Box Stadium)

6:30 PM

[Event Website]

LSU vs. McNeese St. (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Park)

6:00 PM

[Event Website]

[W] Baseball vs Northwestern State

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Moore Field

6:00 PM

[W] Baseball vs Northwestern State Contact: Matt HebertGame NotesMIDWEEK #1Date: Tuesday, April 17Location: Natchitoches, La.Site: Brown-Stroud Field (1,200)Time: 6:30 p.mOpponent: Northwestern State (14-19)Radio: SportsRadio ESPN 1420 AM (KPEL)Internet Audio Feed: ESPN 1420-AM Live Stats/Video: www.NSUDemons.com STARTING PITCHERS RHP Austin Robichaux (UL) vs. RHP Jacob Roark (NSU) MIDWEEK #2 Date: Wednesday, April 18 Location: Lafayette, La. Site: M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field (3,755) Times: 6 p.m Opponent: Northwestern State (14-19) Radio: Sports… [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

6:00 PM

LSU vs. (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

6:30 PM

Conversation French

by: Cal Editor

Alliance Franaise, 217 W. Main St.

6:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: $175

Alliance Franaise de Lafayette is offering Standard French for Beginners 101 taught by Agnes Capello. Cost is $175 plus membership fee. For more information call 261-1002 or email info@aflafayette.org. … [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]

Spreadsheets Computer Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach computer classes. Spreadsheets Meets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: This course will introduce students to spreadsheet terminology and concepts. Specifically, students will learn how to enter text and numbers, use mathematical functions and create formulas, and develop some basic charts.REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sig… [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]

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]

Spreadsheets Computer Class

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Electronic Resources Librarian Martin Cooperson will teach computer classes. Spreadsheets Meets for two 2-hour sessions.Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: This course will introduce students to spreadsheet terminology and concepts. Specifically, students will learn how to enter text and numbers, use mathematical functions and create formulas, and develop some basic charts.REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sig… [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 story times will be in French ...March: 7, 21, April: 4, 18. [Event Website]

The Station: ''Wasteland''

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

6:30pm

Admission: Free

The Station will be screening the Oscar-nominated documentary "Wasteland" about artist Vik Muiz and his time with Brazil's philosophic catadores who mint the trash heaps of Rio de Janeiro's Jardim Gramacho landfill looking for treasure. There will be a local business raffle and and special discount at Pamplona's Taps after the show. … [Event Website]

Sierra Club Program

by: Cal Editor

First United Methodist Church, 703 Lee Ave.

6:30pm

Admission: Free

Acadian Group of the Sierra Club hosts Robert Schmidt of Joule Energy, Inc to discuss the tremendous opportunities for solar power in Louisiana, and what all those mysterious solar panels are doing on top of Lamar billboards across the state. This educational event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Devin Martin at devin.martin@sierraclub.org or 985-209-5454.

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan Community Forum

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St

12 noon

Share your vision for Lafayette's future at one of the "Issues & Aspirations" Community Forums. Your community. Your future. Be Involved!Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan [Event Website]

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan Community Forum

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Ossun Elementary, 400 Rue Scholastique

6 p.m.

Share your vision for Lafayette's future at one of the "Issues & Aspirations" Community Forums. Your community. Your future. Be Involved!Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing [Event Website]

ReUSEum Thumb Print Chicks

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, April 17, 2012 to Saturday, April 21, 2012. [Event Website]

Festival Int'l Quilt

by: Amy Bonwell

Front window of the Lafayette Public Library Jefferson St

Admission: none

A quilt made from FIL t-shirts is now on display at the Lafayette Public Library in the front window on Jefferson Street. Most of the t-shirt images represent FIL artists' - from the years 1989-2002, including Dennis Paul Williams, Francis Pavy, Elmore Morgan, Jr., Megan Barra, John Geldersma and David Butler. Lisa Bonwell created the quilt with T-Shirts from her own collection, with help from other family members who donated their favorites as well.

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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, Apr 19, 2012

A Night of Classic Country

by: Cal Editor

Parc International, Downtown

5:30pm

Admission: $20

A Night of Classic Country 97.3 the Dawg and Hampton Toyota presents A Night of Classic Country featuring the Roots & Boots tour with country legends Sammy Kershaw, Joe Diffie and Aaron Tippin.Tickets for the show are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate and are available now at the following locations: Cals Western Wear (4002 Johnston street, Lafayette), Simons Supermarket (Highway 35 North, Kaplan), Boudin Shop & Chicken On The Bayou (I10 Henderson ExitExit 15), Avon by Christy (1004 Creswell Lane, Opelousas) and online a… [Event Website]

A Dream in Color

by: Cal Editor

Feed & Seed, 106 N. Grant St., Lafayette

8:30pm

Admission: $20

A Dream in Color A Dream in Color is a fashion event benefiting Hearts of Hope. [Event Website]

Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention

by: Cal Editor

Ramada Conference Center, New Iberia

Admission: $50

Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention The Lafayette Photographic Society will host this year's Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention titled "Mudbugs and Shutterbugs" from April 19-21. [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

My Lafayette Video Contest The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Lighting 2 Workshop

by: Cal Editor

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

6:30pm

Admission: $25, $40

This station combines several points of learning with the ultimate goal of understanding the basics of lighting. The station includes sections on three-point lighting, theory, perspective, light placement and using available resources. [Event Website]

Reading by Willy Vlautin

by: Cal Editor

Ernest J. Gaines Center, Dupre Library, UL Campus

7:30pm

Admission: Free

The UL Creative Writing Program presents a reading and performance from novelist and musician Willy Vlautin at Ernest J. Gainces Center located on the third floor of the Dupre Library. For more information contact: Marthe Reed mreed@louisiana.edu or 482-5503 or Derek Mosley dmosely@louisiana.edu or 482-1848.

IPL ''Magic's in the Bag'' Discussion

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Library Parkview Branch, 500 Grand Pre Blvd, New Iberia

7:00pm

Admission: Free

Award winning journalist, Chere Coen, will be joining us at the Iberia Parish at the Parkview Library to discuss the history, culture and lure of gris gris bags, which can be found in her new book "Magics in the Bag." Make sure to explore the world of spells and potions with us. This event is open to all ages. To register, call the Main Library at 364.7150.

Les Coudre Points Quilting Workshop

by: Cal Editor

NUNU's, 1510 Hwy 93, Arnaudville

1:30pm

Admission: $40

Les Coudre Points quilting group invites devotees and novices of needlework to join in a weekly French-language quilting circle at NuNu Arts and Culture Collective. For more information on Les Coudre Points contact Loretta Bourque at 337-754-7115. [Event Website]

Kayaking 101 - Basic Skills for Flatwater Kayaking

by: Cal Editor

Lake Martin

5:00pm

Admission: $40

In this on-water seminar, you'll learn everything you need to know to learn how to paddle a flatwater kayak efficiently. We'll cover all the basics including terminology, the best ways to enter and exit a kayak as well as all the basic strokes. Our goal is for you to be able to easily paddle your kayak in a straight line, turn quickly in both directions and to do it with techniques that will minimize effort on your arms. Our backdrop will be the beautiful Lake Martin. This clinic includes boats, paddles, … [Event Website]

WBEC South's Annual Women's Business Expo

by: Cal Editor

New Orleans Mariott, New Orleans

1:30pm-3:30pm

The Womens Business Opportunity Expo links certified womens business enterprises with corporate purchasers, governmental agencies and other businesses for the purpose of creating and building strong relationships. The two-day event will include a matchmaker session, which includes short, face-to-face meetings between certified womens businesses and potential business partners.There will also be workshops, a luncheon and an awards presentation as well as a vendor marketplace. Lynn Tilton, founder and CEO of… [Event Website]

The Murder Room

by: Cal Editor

Eunice Players Theater, 121 S. Second St., Eunice

7:00pm

The play follows the dastardly plot of one money hungry gold digger, Mavis, who is suspected of killing her wealthy husband, Edgar. Individual tickets for the show will be on sale soon. Season tickets are currently on sale at David Ltd. Salon and Turning Point in Eunice, or by calling David at 546-0163 or Debi at 457-2156 to charge by phone. More information can be found on EPTs Facebook page or at www.euniceplayers.blogspot.com. … [Event Website]

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY From Monday, April 16, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

LSU vs. TBD (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Starkville, Miss. (Pitts Tennis Centre)

TBA

[Event Website]

[W] Men's Tennis vs Troy

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Denton, Texas

12:00 AM

[W] Men's Tennis vs Troy 2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championships BracketContact: Jeff Schneider LAFAYETTE, La. - With the 2012 regular season in the books, the 70th ranked Ragin’ Cajuns men’s tennis team is slated to head to the Waranch Tennis Complex in Denton, Texas for the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships. “We are looking forward to the challenge of competing for a conference championship,” head coach Mark Jeffrey said. “We are going to take it one match at a time. We h… [Event Website]

[L] Women's Tennis vs South Alabama

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Denton, Texas

12:00 AM

[L] Women's Tennis vs South Alabama 2012 Sun Belt Conference Women's Tennis Championships BracketContact: Jeff Schneider LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns women’s tennis team will face sixth seeded South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tennis Championships at the Waranch Tennis Complex in Denton, Texas. “We are looking forward to the opportunity to compete for a conference championship,” head coach Greg Harkins said. “We are familiar with the teams as we have played … [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

Intermediate Standard French with Louisiana Perspective 204

by: Cal Editor

Alliance Franaise, 217 W. Main St.

6:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: $225

Alliance Franaise de Lafayette is offering Standard French for Beginners 101 taught by Jessica Cormier. Cost is $225 plus membership fee. For more information call 261-1002 or email info@aflafayette.org. … [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Women's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

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]

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]

Family Puppet Theater

by: Lafayette Public Library

North Regional Library

4:00 PM

North Regional Library Puppeteers present ‘The Peddler.’ A craft follows the show. For details, call 896-6323.Thursday, April 19, 4:00 pmKaleidoscope RoomNorth Regional Library [Event Website]

Spring No Snow Globe Craft

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

4:00 PM

Have you ever seen a ‘snowless’ snow globe? Well,you will if you are aged 5 - 12 and participate in thelibrary’s No Snow Globe craft session. Call 981-1028for details and to preregister. Preregistration beginson Monday, April 2.Thursday, April 19, 4:00 pmStory Time Room South Regional Library… [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

LOUISIANA: A History Film Series

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

6:00 PM

April 2012 marks the 200th anniversary of Louisianas statehood. TheLibrary will present a six-part documentary produced by LPB in honorof this milestone. Episodes last 60 - 75 minutes.This program is part of the Louisiana Bicentennial Program Series.March 29.... This Affair of Louisiana Highlights Louisianasgeography, especially the Mississippi River, as a defining element inour history. Explores LAs first residents, Native American tribes; LAs colonial period; and ends with Napoleons sale of LA to the U… [Event Website]

Community Forum Series One: Issues and Aspirations

by: Cal Editor

Holy Rosary Windolph Hall

6:00pm

Admission: Free

As part of the Lafayette Consolidated Government Comprehensive Plan development, a series of public meetings called Community Forums will take place in locations across the parish over the next 18 months. These forums will allow everyone an opportunity to participate in the planning process. Individuals who would like to be added to the email list to receive notifications of public meetings and updates to the plan should send their name and preferred email address to lcp@sid&… [Event Website]

04/19/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: Wholesale Electric

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: Wholesale Electric [Event Website]

Upper Lafayette Crawfish Boil

by: Cal Editor

Teurlings Catholic High School, 139 Teurlings Drive

6:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: $35, $20

ULEDFs fourth Annual Crawfish Boil will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Teurlings Catholic High School, 139 Teurlings Drive in Lafayette. Crawdaddys On-Site Catering will cater the crawfish and sides. Contact jan@upperlafayette.com with any questions.… [Event Website]

Sounds on the Square presents Beau Young Band

by: LCVC

Magdalen Square, Abbeville

5 p.m.-9 p.m.

Come experience this free, live music concert series with refreshments sold by the Allume Society.

Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan Community Forum

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Holy Rosary Windolph Hall, 421-C Carmel Ave

6 p.m.

Share your vision for Lafayette's future at one of the "Issues & Aspirations" Community Forums. Your community. Your future. Be Involved!Lafayette's Comprehensive Plan [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing [Event Website]

ReUSEum Thumb Print Chicks

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, April 17, 2012 to Saturday, April 21, 2012. [Event Website]

Festival Int'l Quilt

by: Amy Bonwell

Front window of the Lafayette Public Library Jefferson St

Admission: none

A quilt made from FIL t-shirts is now on display at the Lafayette Public Library in the front window on Jefferson Street. Most of the t-shirt images represent FIL artists' - from the years 1989-2002, including Dennis Paul Williams, Francis Pavy, Elmore Morgan, Jr., Megan Barra, John Geldersma and David Butler. Lisa Bonwell created the quilt with T-Shirts from her own collection, with help from other family members who donated their favorites as well.

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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, Apr 20, 2012

Bach Lunch - The Mercy Brothers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

1:00 PM

Bach Lunch - The Mercy Brothers Friday, April 20, 2012 from 11:15 AM to 1:00 PM. [Event Website]

Sam Shepard's ''True West''

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

7:30pm

Admission: $10

Sam Shepard's ''True West'' [Event Website]

Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention

by: Cal Editor

Ramada Conference Center, New Iberia

Admission: $50

Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention The Lafayette Photographic Society will host this year's Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention titled "Mudbugs and Shutterbugs" from April 19-21. [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

My Lafayette Video Contest The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Downtown Alive! - Nik-L Beer

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

Parc International, Downtown

8:00 PM

Downtown Alive! - Nik-L Beer Friday, April 20, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. [Event Website]

Acadiana Players present

by: Cal Editor

Grand Opera House of the South

6:00pm

Admission: $50

Acadiana Players present Special Dinner performance of the "The Kingfish," a one-man play loosely depicting the life and times of the late Huey P. Long. [Event Website]

Wine & Dine Under the Stars

by: Cal Editor

The Gardens of Harold and Sarah Schoeffler, 3502 E. Simcoe St.

6:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: $75, $100

Wine & Dine Under the Stars Join Harold and Sarah Schoeffler for a wine dinner and silent action to benefit Family Promis of Acadiana, a non-profit coalition helping families without homes to reach and sustain their independence. Reservations are necessary. Prices are $75 per person and $100 per couple and includes dinner and entry to all weekend events. For more information contact Sarah Schoeffler at 337-234-4042 or 337-288-0426 or email at cadistyle@aol.com.

Doc Marshalls CD Release Party

by: Cal Editor

Blue Moon Salon

10:00pm

Admission: $10

Doc Marshalls CD Release Party Brooklyn, NY's the Doc Marshalls are celebrating the release of their new album, Look Out, Compadre, at the Blue Moon Saloon on Friday, April 20, 2012. [Event Website]

Pre-Innov8 Week Open House

by: Cal Editor

The Switch, 100 Central St.

5:00pm

Admission: Free

Pre-Innov8 Week Open House The Opportunity Machine and the Acadiana Entrepreneur Group are joining forces to host a kick-off social for the 1st Annual Innov8 Week. [Event Website]

Spoken Innovation Poetry Slam

by: Cal Editor

Rivals Sports Grill

7:00pm

Featuring local, regional and national poets performing original poetry. Slam Winner punches last spot to qualify for the Individual Semifinals during Festival International Week.

Improv-a-Palooza

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

6:30pm

Admission: $5

Improv-a-Palooza The students of the Lafayette High School Talent Theatre program will present Improv-a-Palooza, an audience interactive improvisational performance. This family friendly, comedy in the tradition of Whose Line is it Anyway? is a student run production directed by Stephanie Bowen. For more information, please call (337) 291-1122. … [Event Website]

The Murder Room

by: Cal Editor

Eunice Players Theater, 121 S. Second St., Eunice

7:00pm

The play follows the dastardly plot of one money hungry gold digger, Mavis, who is suspected of killing her wealthy husband, Edgar. Individual tickets for the show will be on sale soon. Season tickets are currently on sale at David Ltd. Salon and Turning Point in Eunice, or by calling David at 546-0163 or Debi at 457-2156 to charge by phone. More information can be found on EPTs Facebook page or at www.euniceplayers.blogspot.com. … [Event Website]

UL Senior Art Exhibition

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

UL Senior Art Exhibition Twenty-five graduating seniors are participating in the exhibition, representing concentrations in Ceramics, Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Media, Metalwork and Jewelry, Painting, Photography, and Printmaking. The two-semester Senior Project course sequence is the capstone experience in the Visual Arts Department. For more information on the event please call 482-6056 or visit ularts.com. … [Event Website]

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY From Monday, April 16, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Tony Cutrera's See What I See Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Tony Cutrera's See What I See Exhibit The Bayou Vermilion District is pleased to present a rotating year round exhibit in partnership with the Lafayette Art Association to be featured in Vermilionvilles restaurant La Cuisine de Maman. The Lafayette Art Association (LAA) artists will outfit the restaurants dining and glass porch areas with various artwork mediums that will be available for viewing and purchase each week Tuesday Sunday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. To view selections from the exhibit and for pricing information click here or call (337)… [Event Website]

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

LSU at SEC Championship (Day 1) (Women's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Fayetteville, Ark. (Blessings GC)

8:00 AM

[Event Website]

LSU vs. NCAA Championships (Prelims) (Gymnastics)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Duluth, Ga. (Gwinnett Center)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. SEC Championships (Day 1) (Men's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: St. Simons Island, Ga. (Sea Island GC)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU at Kentucky (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. Ole Miss (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Park)

6:00 PM

[Event Website]

[L] Baseball at South Alabama*

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Mobile, Ala.

6:30 PM

[L] Baseball at South Alabama* Contact: Matt HebertGame NotesTHE WEEKEND SERIESDates: Friday-Sunday, April 20-22, 2012Location: Mobile, Ala.Site: Stanky Field (3,775)Times: 6:30 p.m. (Fri) | 6:30 p.m. (Sat) | 1:00 p.m. (Sun)Opponent: South Alabama (14-23, 8-7 Sun Belt)Radio: Sports Radio ESPN 1420 AM (Friday) & News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)Television: None Internet Broadcast Links: ESPN 1420-AM and 96.5 KPEL-FMLive Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.comSTARTING PITCHERSFriday: RHP Jordan Nicholson (UL) vs. LHP Phillip … [Event Website]

Track and Field at Southeastern Invite

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Hammond, La.

12:00 AM

Track and Field at Southeastern Invite Contact: Matt HebertLAFAYETTE – The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams will split time between Hammond and Baton Rouge this weekend as the squads take part in meets hosted by Southeastern Louisiana and LSU. On Friday, April 20, the Cajuns take part in the first-ever Southeastern Lion Invitational at the new Southeastern Track Complex in Hammond. Events begin at 12:30 p.m. with the men's javelin. Following the women's shot put, opening ceremonies will be held at 1 p.m… [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Gymnastics)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

LSU vs. (Men's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

LSU at (Women's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

8:00 AM

LSU at (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

5:30 PM

LSU vs. (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

6:00 PM

Spring Concert

by: Chorale Acadienne

Fatima Church, Lafayette

7:30pm

Admission: $25/Adult, $20/Seniors,

Mass in C by Beethoven

LPLF Awards Luncheon & Annual Meeting

by: Cal Editor

City Club at River Ranch

11:00am

Admission: $30

The Lafayette Public Library Foundation will hold its Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting at the City Club at River Ranch. There will be a special screening of the 2012 Academy Award winning Best Animated Short Film "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore: (MOONBOT Studios, Shreveport). For tickets, contact Pamela at 981-3425 or 278-7166.

A Taste of Success

by: Cal Editor

Heymann Performing Arts Center

6:30pm

Admission: $40

A Taste of Success The ATC/SLCC Foundation will host the eighth annual A Taste of Success at the Heymann Performing Arts and Convention Center in Lafayette. The evening will be filled with delicious food prepared by alumni of the ATC Lafayette Campus Culinary Arts & Occupations program. Darla Montgomery of KLFY TV10 will be serving as Mistress of Ceremonies and there will be a special appearance by Parkview Baptist High School Jump Rope Team, Hearts of Hope. Musical entertainment will be provided by Bradley Venable and Kajun Kraze. There will also be live and silent auctions featuring unique items designed and fabricated by ATC/SLCC students and instructors. Eric Robicheaux (Farm Bureau and ATC/SLCC Foundation Director), Live Auction Auctioneer. Proceeds from the evening are dedicated to funding the greatest needs of the ATC/SLCC campuses. For more information contact Kelli V. Horn (Public Relations/Financial Aid Officer) at 337-262-5962 ext. 118 or e-mail khorn@acadiana.edu. Ticket reservations are $40 per person, Gold Sponsor seating is $1,000, Blue Level Patron seating is $750 (reserved seating for 8), and White Level Patron seating is $500 (reserved seating for 8).

AOC Volunteer Practice Session at DTA!

by: Cal Editor

Parc International

5:00pm

Admission: Free

AOC Volunteer Practice Session at DTA! AOC needs your help to capture incredible performances from locally renowned artists at this week's Downtown Alive. Regardless of your skill level, AOC will provide free, interactive training activities to help you get comfortable with the cameras. For more information email info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

Taste of Success Banquet

by: Heymann Center

Frem F. Boustany Convention Center / Lafayette

06:30 PM

Acadiana Technical College will hold its annual Taste of Success Banquet at the Frem F. Boustany Convention Center. This fundraising event includes fine food prepared by ATC alumni as well as live music and live and silent auctions. Proceeds from this evening are didicated to funding the greatest needs of the ATCSLCC campuses.… [Event Website]

Molly Ringwalds at Nitetown

by: Cal Editor

Nitetown Downtown

9:00pm

Molly Ringwalds at Nitetown [Event Website]

Third Annual Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show

by: Cal Editor

Teche Drive, Franklin

The Third Annual Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show is quickly becoming the fastest growing venue for classic and antique wooden boats in the Southeast. This year more than 50 boats are slated for display on the scenic banks of Louisiana's historic Bayou Teche in Franklin.

Southern Garden Tour

by: Cal Editor

Gardens of Harold & Sarah Schoeffler, 3502 E. Simcoe St.

Tour the colorful gardens of the Schoeffler family in a weekend full of activities benefitting Family Promise of Acadiana. For more information call 234-4042. [Event Website]

Catfish Festival

by: Cal Editor

Washington

Grammy winner Chubby Carrier, Geno Delafose, Keith Frank, Steve Riley, Krossfyre, Lil Kenny and the Heartbreakers and Richard LeBeouf are among the zydeco, Cajun and R&B bands performing at the Catfish Festival. The fest also includes carnival rides, a catfish cook-off and cultural presentations. For a full schedule of events, visit www.townofwashingtonla.org.… [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing [Event Website]

ReUSEum Thumb Print Chicks

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, April 17, 2012 to Saturday, April 21, 2012. [Event Website]

Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week

by: LCVC

Chicot State Park, Ville Platte

Activities throughout the week

Admission: Varies, depends on level

Week-long cultural immersion event with classes and workshops on Cajun and Creole music, culture, language, cuisine, taught by renowned Louisiana musicians and artists. [Event Website]

Festival Int'l Quilt

by: Amy Bonwell

Front window of the Lafayette Public Library Jefferson St

Admission: none

A quilt made from FIL t-shirts is now on display at the Lafayette Public Library in the front window on Jefferson Street. Most of the t-shirt images represent FIL artists' - from the years 1989-2002, including Dennis Paul Williams, Francis Pavy, Elmore Morgan, Jr., Megan Barra, John Geldersma and David Butler. Lisa Bonwell created the quilt with T-Shirts from her own collection, with help from other family members who donated their favorites as well.

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Registration for Girl Scouts Day Camp

by: Cal Editor
Camp provides exciting activities that may include arts and crafts, swimming, singing, canoeing, outdoors skills, and games. [Event Website]

Nominations for ACS Spirit of Hope Awards

by: Cal Editor

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society Spirit of Hope Award recognizes the talents and achievements of those in Acadiana who have distinguished themselves in the fight against cancer. The awards will be presented at American Cancer Societys Black and White Gala on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Nominations are due by Friday, May 4, 2012. To nominate an individual, please go to BlackAndWhiteGala.org and click on the "Spirit of Hope" tab. … [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Tony Cutera's See What I See Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Free

A native of Opelousas, Cutera made Lafayette his home after earning a BA degree in art at ULL (then SLI), and worked as the advertising/marketing director for Heymann's Department Store for over 50 years. Working in watercolors, oils and acrylics, his work is reflective of beautiful Louisiana, capturing the lush greenery and contrasts of the ever changing countryside. Visit our calendar of events at vermilionville.org for more info.

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Tony Cuteras ''See What I See''

by: Cal Editor

La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

The Bayou Vermilion District is pleased to present a rotating year round exhibit in partnership with the Lafayette Art Association to be featured in Vermilionvilles restaurant La Cuisine de Maman. The Lafayette Art Association (LAA) artists will outfit the restaurants dining and glass porch areas with various artwork mediums that will be available for viewing and purchase each week Tuesday Sunday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. To view selections from the exhibit and for pricing information click here or call (337)… [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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, Apr 21, 2012

Sam Shepard's ''True West''

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

7:30pm

Admission: $10

Sam Shepard's ''True West'' [Event Website]

Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention

by: Cal Editor

Ramada Conference Center, New Iberia

Admission: $50

Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention The Lafayette Photographic Society will host this year's Gulf States Camera Club Council Convention titled "Mudbugs and Shutterbugs" from April 19-21. [Event Website]

INNOV8

by: LEDA

00:00 AM

INNOV8 Eight Days. Infinite Possibilities. Mark your calendar. Learn more on the website or follow on Facebook and Twitter @INNOV8LA. [Event Website]

My Lafayette Video Contest

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette and Acadiana

My Lafayette Video Contest The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC are teaming up to give all local filmmakers and videographers a chance to showcase the Hub City the way they see it with an online video contest called My Lafayette. First place will win a cash prize of $1,000. Second place will win $700, and third place will receive $300. For more information about My Lafayette, contact AOC at (337) 232-4434 or info@aocinc.org. … [Event Website]

International Record Store Day

by: Cal Editor

Booth 500A, Lafayette Jockey Lot Flea Market 3011 N.W. Evangeline Throughway, I-49

Admission: Free

International Record Store Day BOOTH 500A New & Used Vinyl Records Blues Cajun Classic Rock Metal Psych Reggae Jazz Zydeco Music Collectibles, Festival & Concert Posters VG+ thru NM gently used records and a diverse selection of factory sealed LPs I don't keep records at the flea market on a long term basis but haul in crates of LPs each day I set up. 3011 i49 #500a… [Event Website]

The Ballet Academie presents The Stuff of Moons

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

10:00 PM

The Ballet Academie presents The Stuff of Moons Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. [Event Website]

Model Kids Talent Search

by: Cal Editor

City Club at River Ranch

Admission: $25

AAF-Acadiana & Images Model & Talent Agency present Models Kids Search benefiting the Children's Shelter of Acadiana Youth, Inc. For ages 4-12, registration is at 9 a.m. and showcase is at 10:30 a.m. For ages 13-25, registration is 12:30 p.m. and showcase is at 2 p.m. Agents attending are Daniel Jackson of Public Model Group in Los Angeles, New York and Asia and Mike Beaty of MT Expo in Dallas. Agents are looking for singers, dancers, models, actors and actresses. Pleas bring a photo to attach to application. For more information, call Simone Foreman at 337-406-2219.

Improv-a-Palooza

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

12:30pm

Admission: $5

The students of the Lafayette High School Talent Theatre program will present Improv-a-Palooza, an audience interactive improvisational performance. This family friendly, comical, Whose Line is it Anyway?-type show is a student run production directed by Stephanie B.Tickets will be $5 and available at the door. For more information, please call (337) 291-1122. … [Event Website]

Hi Neighbor 3D Neighborhood

by: The Little Paintbrush ART studio for all ages

104 Rena Drive

5:00pm-8:00pm

Admission: 35.00 Dinner Included

Hi Neighbor 3D Neighborhood This workshop will be an oil-crayon, water color painting. The background will be trees that resemble the Truffula Trees from the amazing Dr. Seuss movie The Lorax. One collage paper house and one felt house. The kids will sew the edges of the felt house. YES... I said SEW!! 337-288-7266 info@thelittlepaintbrush.com… [Event Website]

Jazz on the Plazz

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard Museum Plaza

7:00pm

Admission: $25/person, $200/table

Jazz on the Plazz The UL Lafayette Faculty Jazz Combo will present a concert benefiting the Chorale Acadienne and the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. The Jazz Combo will include Paul Morton, trumpet; Bob Luckey, saxophone; Jeff George, guitar; Garth Alper, keyboard; Troy Breaux, drums; and guest bassist Joe Butts. The concert will also feature a special appearance by guest vocalist Patsy Bienvenu. Tickets are $25 each or $200 for a reserved table seating of four. Admission includes cocktails and wine contributed by… [Event Website]

Grand Slam Jambalaya Cookoff

by: Cal Editor

Lamson Park

10:30am

Admission: $50, $150

Grand Slam Jambalaya Cookoff A group of UL seniors have been inspired by the Cajuns fantastic season, and wish to attract the community to the recently renovated Lamson Park. To this end, the group has organized an event dubbed the Grand Slam Jambalaya Cook-Off. Slated to take place Saturday, April 21, 2012 starting at 10:30 am in front of Lamson Park, the event will feature competitive teams fielded by local businesses and UL Softball fans. Entrants will spend the morning hours preparing their signature jambalayas for judging and… [Event Website]

Asbury Plant Sale

by: Asbury Methodist Church

Asbury Methodist Church

8:00am - 3:00pm

Asbury Plant Sale 1,000 plants in over 40 different varieties. Some are more commonplace like Mexican petunias, agapanthus, and Louisiana Irises. But others, like Mardi Gras bromeliads, ground orchids, and giant salvias, are much more exotic and well worth seeing. So, on April 21 from 8 am to 3 pm, please drop in, buy a plant, and help them help a child in need. Founded in 1968, The Nook is an Asbury United Methodist Church outreach effort to help those in the community who are less fortunate. It primarily provides clothing, shoes, and coats to children, with a special emphasis on school uniforms. The need is tremendous.

Improv-a-Palooza

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

6:30pm

Admission: $5

Improv-a-Palooza The students of the Lafayette High School Talent Theatre program will present Improv-a-Palooza, an audience interactive improvisational performance. This family friendly, comedy in the tradition of Whose Line is it Anyway? is a student run production directed by Stephanie Bowen. For more information, please call (337) 291-1122. … [Event Website]

The Murder Room

by: Cal Editor

Eunice Players Theater, 121 S. Second St., Eunice

7:00pm

The play follows the dastardly plot of one money hungry gold digger, Mavis, who is suspected of killing her wealthy husband, Edgar. Individual tickets for the show will be on sale soon. Season tickets are currently on sale at David Ltd. Salon and Turning Point in Eunice, or by calling David at 546-0163 or Debi at 457-2156 to charge by phone. More information can be found on EPTs Facebook page or at www.euniceplayers.blogspot.com. … [Event Website]

UL Senior Art Exhibition

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

Admission: Free

UL Senior Art Exhibition Twenty-five graduating seniors are participating in the exhibition, representing concentrations in Ceramics, Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Media, Metalwork and Jewelry, Painting, Photography, and Printmaking. The two-semester Senior Project course sequence is the capstone experience in the Visual Arts Department. For more information on the event please call 482-6056 or visit ularts.com. … [Event Website]

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY

by: Acadiana Center for the Arts

8:00 - 8:00 CST

DANCE @ the Center - BANDALOOP AcA DANCE RESIDENCY From Monday, April 16, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International

by: Cal Editor

Gallery 549, 549 Jefferson St., Lafayette

1:30pm-4:30pm

Trois La La - Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International "Trois La La," Les Artistes Officiel du Festival International de Louisiane featuring paintings by Vergie Banks, silk compositions by Megan Barra and glassworks by Michelle Fontenot. For more information, call 337 236-6747.

Tony Cutrera's See What I See Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

Tony Cutrera's See What I See Exhibit The Bayou Vermilion District is pleased to present a rotating year round exhibit in partnership with the Lafayette Art Association to be featured in Vermilionvilles restaurant La Cuisine de Maman. The Lafayette Art Association (LAA) artists will outfit the restaurants dining and glass porch areas with various artwork mediums that will be available for viewing and purchase each week Tuesday Sunday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. To view selections from the exhibit and for pricing information click here or call (337)… [Event Website]

Laurence Young Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Rue du Pont Galerie, Breaux Bridge

Laurence Young Exhibit The work of Massachusetts artist Laurence Young will be on display at the Rue Du Pont Galerie through May 31. Young describes his work as a translation of the use of light on an object into color. His studio paintings employ a cold wax medium added to oil paint, which he stresses with heat thereby creating rich, complex, colored surfaces reflective of Provincetown, MA and its artistic history. For more information call 337-344-9207. … [Event Website]

LSU at SEC Championship (Day 2) (Women's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Fayetteville, Ark. (Blessings GC)

8:00 AM

[Event Website]

LSU vs. NCAA Super Six Finals (Gymnastics)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Duluth, Ga. (Gwinnett Center)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. SEC Championships (Day 2) (Men's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: St. Simons Island, Ga. (Sea Island GC)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. LSU Alumni Gold (OUT) (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Bernie Moore Track Stadium)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU at Kentucky (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Lexington, Ky. (Cliff Hagan Stadium)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. Ole Miss (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Park)

6:00 PM

[Event Website]

Bayou Bash

by: LCVC

Bouligny Plaza, New Iberia

9 a.m.- 9 p.m.

Car show, food fest & fais-do-do to benefit non-profit organizations.

Track and Field at LSU Alumni Gold

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Baton Rouge, La.

12:00 AM

Track and Field at LSU Alumni Gold Contact: Matt HebertLAFAYETTE – The Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams will split time between Hammond and Baton Rouge this weekend as the squads take part in meets hosted by Southeastern Louisiana and LSU. On Friday, April 20, the Cajuns take part in the first-ever Southeastern Lion Invitational at the new Southeastern Track Complex in Hammond. Events begin at 12:30 p.m. with the men's javelin. Following the women's shot put, opening ceremonies will be held at 1 p.m… [Event Website]

[W] Baseball at South Alabama*

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Mobile, Ala.

6:30 PM

[W] Baseball at South Alabama* Contact: Matt HebertGame NotesTHE WEEKEND SERIESDates: Friday-Sunday, April 20-22, 2012Location: Mobile, Ala.Site: Stanky Field (3,775)Times: 6:30 p.m. (Fri) | 6:30 p.m. (Sat) | 1:00 p.m. (Sun)Opponent: South Alabama (14-23, 8-7 Sun Belt)Radio: Sports Radio ESPN 1420 AM (Friday) & News Talk 96.5 KPEL-FM (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)Television: None Internet Broadcast Links: ESPN 1420-AM and 96.5 KPEL-FMLive Stats/Video: www.RaginCajuns.comSTARTING PITCHERSFriday: RHP Jordan Nicholson (UL) vs. LHP Phillip … [Event Website]

[W] Softball vs Florida Atlantic*

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Lamson Park

1:00 PM

[W] Softball vs Florida Atlantic* Contact: Cory WeigelGame NotesDate: April 21-22Location: Lafayette, La.Site: Lamson ParkOpponent: Florida Atlantic (13-29, 3-10 SBC)Time: Saturday – 11:05 A.M. (DH) | Sunday – 1:05 P.M.TV: Saturday (DH) – Sun Belt Network (CST) and ESPN3.com (Game two tape delayed) Sunday – KLAF Local TelevisionRadio: ESPN 1420 (KPEL)Live Stats: www.ragincajuns.com TELEVISION NOTICEThe Ragin’ Cajuns return to action this weekend as they play host to FAU in a three game series. The two squads wil… [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Gymnastics)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

LSU vs. (Men's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

LSU at (Women's Golf)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

8:00 AM

LSU vs. (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

9:00 AM

LSU at (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

1:00 PM

LSU vs. (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

6:00 PM

Standard French for Beginners 101

by: Cal Editor

Alliance Franaise, 217 W. Main St.

10:00am-12:00pm

Admission: $225

Alliance Franaise de Lafayette is offering Standard French for Beginners 101 taught by Cynthia Benoit from Canada. Cost is $225 plus membership fee and books. For more information call 261-1002 or email info@aflafayette.org. … [Event Website]

Girl Scout Saturday: Caring is Sharing: Jewelry Making

by: Children's Museum

12:00 PM

Admission: $12, $5,$3

Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Girls will learn artisan hands skills and produce at least 2 finished projects. Artisan skills offered will rotate among jewelry making, ceramics, and printmaking. One of the finished projects will be donated to the CMA for sale in our annual silent auction as a fundraiser for the CMA.… [Event Website]

Enchanting Tour Through Schoeffler Gardens

by: Cal Editor

Schoeffler Gardens, 3502 E. Simcoe St.

9:00am-5:00pm

Admission: $15

Join Harold and Sarah Schoeffler for a tour through their southern garden. Event activities include coffee and tea in the Garden Room, music in the gazebo, art in the garden, bayou boat rides, master garden talks and answers and a presentation of "The Fairies." For more information contact Sarah Schoeffler at 337-234-4042 or 337-288-0426 or email at cadistyle@aol.com.

Voices In Spring: Marthe Reed & Bonny McDonald

by: Cal Editor

Carpe Diem! Gelato-Espresso Bar

7:00pm-8:30pm

Spend a spring evening experiencing poetry and performance arts while enjoying gelato, espresso, tea, and pastries when Carpe Diem! hosts Voices in Spring featuring poetry and performances from Louisiana poets Marthe Reed and Bonny McDonald. For more information contact Clare Marting at (337) 962-5886 or martin. clarel@gmail.com. … [Event Website]

Bayou Teche Canoe Adventure

by: Cal Editor

Fairfax Foster Bailey Boat Landing, Franklin

8:30am

Admission: $15

The Friends of Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge are hosting a Canoe Adventure on Saturday, April 21 in conjunction with the Bayou Teche Bear Festival in Franklin. Tours are being offered at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and paddlers will meet at the Fairfax Foster Bailey Boat Landing in Franklin. A pre-registration fee of $15 per canoe is required to reserve a canoe and must be received by April 18. The limit is two adults and one child over age 6 per canoe. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Participa… [Event Website]

New Childrens French Book Sale

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:00 AM

The community will have an opportunity to purchasenew French children’s books and some Putamayo CDs.Proceeds benefit the South Regional Library. The saleis sponsored by En Francais and the South RegionalLibrary.Saturday, April 21 9:00 am - 1:00 pmStory Time Room South Regional Library… [Event Website]

Authors Alley Book Sale and Signing

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:00 AM

Authors’ Alley Book Sale and Signing Local authors aregathering on Saturday, April 21, from 10:00 am- 2:30 pm at the SouthRegional Library to sell and sign their books.Authors may request a space by calling 981-1028 by Saturday, March 24. [Event Website]

Making Transitions for Parents and Teens

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

10:30 AM

SLCC Instructor Ericka Haynes, MBA, discusses common concerns and adjustment issues for parents and students going off tocollege. Other topics covered include financial aid, admission requirements, and FERPA(Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). [Event Website]

Story Time En Francais

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

11:00 AM

These Saturday Story Times will be in told in French. [Event Website]

King Crawfish: Film Screening

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

This program is part of the Louisiana Bicentennial Program Series.Watch the Cajun spirit being poured out on a communal table, even as the wild harvest is diminishing. At the 50-year old Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, we see everything Cajuns value take to the stage:their language, music, food, dance, and crawfish. Thousands of pounds of crawfish, most coming from their natural habitat, theAtchafalaya Basin, get served up at the festival. But in one small fishing community in the Basin, crawfishermen f… [Event Website]

Early Louisiana Music and Dance

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

2:30 PM

Renaissance Cadienne, a Cajun FolkloricTroupe specializing in 18th and 19th centurymusic from France, Canada, and Louisiana, willdemonstrate French dances from deportationtime and will show how the music changedwhen it came to Louisiana. Their music paintsa vivid picture of the way the Louisiana Cajunslived 200 years ago. Audience participation isencouraged.Saturday, April 21, 2:30 - 3:30 pmSouth Regional Library Meeting RoomThis rogram is part of the Louisiana Bicentennial Program Series.… [Event Website]

IPL Flower Power

by: Cal Editor

Iberia Parish Library Lydia Branch, 4800 Freyou Road, New Iberia

10:30am-2:30pm

Admission: Free

April showers bring May flowers, but consider yourself lucky. No rain is needed for these fun flowers. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to make a flower bouquet craft in honor of your mom for Mothers Day. This craft is open to all ages, but younger children may require more parental assistance. Call the Lydia Library at 364.7808 for more information.

Friends of Music Jazz Guitar Competition

by: Cal Editor

Fletcher Hall Auditorium, UL Lafyette Campus

2:00pm

Admission: Free

the UL Lafayette School of Music performance competition series will feature the very first bi-annual Friends of Music Jazz Guitar Competition. Four finalist chosen from a preliminary competition will contend for prizes and recognition. The competition is co-sponsored by Lafayette Music Co., Inc. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call 482-5210.

UL Jazz Guitar Competition

by: Cal Editor

Fletcher Hall Auditorium

2:00pm

Admission: Free

As part of the University of Louisiana at Lafayettes School of Music's performance competition series, the Friends of Music Jazz Guitar Competition will hold its inaugural competition event in the Fletcher Hall auditorium. The Friends of Music competition is co-sponsored by Lafayette Music Co., Inc. For more information call 482-5210

Acadiana Roller Girls vs. Cajun Rollergirls

by: Cal Editor

Top Shelf Sports, 1616 Youngsville Hwy, Youngsville

7:00pm

Admission: $10, $12

Acadiana Roller Girls vs. Cajun Rollergirls [Event Website]

Sierra Club: Indian Bayou Day Hike

by: Cal Editor

Take I-10 to exit 121 (Butte LaRose). Travel 5.6 miles north to sixth parking lot on left.

1:00pm

Admission: Free

In honor of our founder John Muir's 174 birthday, we are hosting a day hike to the Indian Bayou Area. Bring good shoes, water, and bug spray. Contact Devin Martin at devin.martin@sierraclub.org or 985-209-5454.

Cajun Jam

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd. Lafayette

1-3:30 p.m.

Admission: Free

Join Vermilionville for their weekly Cajun Jam led by some of the area's finest musicians. The free jam is held in the Performance Center of Vermilionville and is open to all skill levels-beginner to professional. Free admission is for jam only and does not include entry to the park. For more info on the jam host visit the events calendar at vermilionville.org. Special thanks to the Cajun French Music Association for sponsoring our weekly jams!

Household Chemical Day

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

UL Cajun Field

8 a.m. to 12 noon

Household Chemical Day is scheduled for April 21, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the UL Cajun Field Parking Lot. (Enter from W. Congress St. - Gate 4) Do your part to keep Lafayette Safe and Clean!Click here for more information. [Event Website]

Annual Rabies Clinic

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Lafayette

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Annual Rabies Clinic The 2012 Annual Rabies Clinic April 21, 2012 from 1:30 pm - 2:30pm. Locations: Prairie Elementary, Northside High, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Leo Judice Elementary, Judice Middle, and Duson City Hall. Cost per animal $7.00. Please come early and remember all pets must be properly contained. Click here for the application form and to read more.… [Event Website]

ArtMania

by: Louisiana Metalsmiths Association

Old Washington Schoolhouse Grounds, Old Washington

Admission: Free

Local & national artists will be offering original art for sale & demonstrations throughout the day. Artists have donated original pieces to be raffled to benefit St. Jude Childrens' Research Hospital. [Event Website]

Mosaic Workshops at the Arts Co-op Gallery

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, April 21, 2012 to Sunday, April 22, 2012. [Event Website]

Third Annual Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show

by: Cal Editor

Teche Drive, Franklin

The Third Annual Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show is quickly becoming the fastest growing venue for classic and antique wooden boats in the Southeast. This year more than 50 boats are slated for display on the scenic banks of Louisiana's historic Bayou Teche in Franklin.

Southern Garden Tour

by: Cal Editor

Gardens of Harold & Sarah Schoeffler, 3502 E. Simcoe St.

Tour the colorful gardens of the Schoeffler family in a weekend full of activities benefitting Family Promise of Acadiana. For more information call 234-4042. [Event Website]

Catfish Festival

by: Cal Editor

Washington

Grammy winner Chubby Carrier, Geno Delafose, Keith Frank, Steve Riley, Krossfyre, Lil Kenny and the Heartbreakers and Richard LeBeouf are among the zydeco, Cajun and R&B bands performing at the Catfish Festival. The fest also includes carnival rides, a catfish cook-off and cultural presentations. For a full schedule of events, visit www.townofwashingtonla.org.… [Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing [Event Website]

ReUSEum Thumb Print Chicks

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, April 17, 2012 to Saturday, April 21, 2012. [Event Website]

Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week

by: LCVC

Chicot State Park, Ville Platte

Activities throughout the week

Admission: Varies, depends on level

Week-long cultural immersion event with classes and workshops on Cajun and Creole music, culture, language, cuisine, taught by renowned Louisiana musicians and artists. [Event Website]

Festival Int'l Quilt

by: Amy Bonwell

Front window of the Lafayette Public Library Jefferson St

Admission: none

A quilt made from FIL t-shirts is now on display at the Lafayette Public Library in the front window on Jefferson Street. Most of the t-shirt images represent FIL artists' - from the years 1989-2002, including Dennis Paul Williams, Francis Pavy, Elmore Morgan, Jr., Megan Barra, John Geldersma and David Butler. Lisa Bonwell created the quilt with T-Shirts from her own collection, with help from other family members who donated their favorites as well.

LA Environmental Awareness Student Art Contest

by: Cal Editor

Southwest LA Center for Health Services

The Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries along with contest sponsor, Alcoa Foundation, announce the Tenth Environmental Awareness Art & Language Arts Contest. Louisiana students, ages 5-18, may enter their original work in the art category and/or the language arts category. The theme for the 2012 contest is "Louisiana Waters: Protect, Conserve, Enjoy!" This theme can be used to introduce water sustainability initiatives in classrooms, educ… [Event Website]

Registration for Girl Scouts Day Camp

by: Cal Editor
Camp provides exciting activities that may include arts and crafts, swimming, singing, canoeing, outdoors skills, and games. [Event Website]

Nominations for ACS Spirit of Hope Awards

by: Cal Editor

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society Spirit of Hope Award recognizes the talents and achievements of those in Acadiana who have distinguished themselves in the fight against cancer. The awards will be presented at American Cancer Societys Black and White Gala on Saturday, August 18, 2012. Nominations are due by Friday, May 4, 2012. To nominate an individual, please go to BlackAndWhiteGala.org and click on the "Spirit of Hope" tab. … [Event Website]

Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, AOC Community Media team up for video contest

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, April 12, 2012 to Wednesday, May 09, 2012. [Event Website]

Entries Open For Gaines Literary Award

by: Cal Editor
Information on criteria and entrance forms for the award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is available online. The Ernest J. Gaines award is meant to inspire and recognize excellence among rising African-American writers and to honor Gaines as one of the nations most celebrated authors. … [Event Website]

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Acadian Cultural Center, 501 Fisher Road, Lafayette

Admission: Free

Boudin: The Traveling Exhibit will be on view at the Acadian Culture Center through May 28. The exhibit is the latest documentary project of Southern Foodways Alliance. SFA's latest film To Live and Die in Avoyelles Parish, a celebration of the Louisiana boucherie tradition cochon de lait, will also be shown at the center on the half hour from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call 232-0789 ext. 11. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Food Inventory Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Azalea Trail of New Iberia

by: LCVC

Driving / Walking tour, New Iberia

All Day

Admission: No

Driving Tour to View Beautiful Azaleas in Bloom. Azalea Trail maps availble at Iberia Parish Tourist Information Center between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., M-F and 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. [Event Website]

Creole Culture Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

The exhibit tells the story of Free People of Color, Creoles and slaves in the Attakaps region. Topics include slavery, code noir, education, religion, and civil rights.

Earth Day Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Regular Admission

At the time the BVD was formed in the mid 1980s, the Bayou Vermilion was listed as one of the most polluted waterways in Louisiana. This exhibit will show how BVD's Bayou Operations works to keep the bayou clean and what you can do to help.

Southern Open Artwork Delivery Deadline

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

Admission: $27/entry

Southern Open Artwork Delivery  Deadline The Acadiana Center for the Arts is gearing up for the 6th Annual Southern Open art competition- a juried exhibition featuring artists from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The Southern Open is open to all visual artists over the age of 18. Entries can include painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video/DVD and other multimedia / installations. Works that are original, completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited at the AcA will qualify for submission. No stude… [Event Website]

UL Summer Basketball Camp Registration

by: Cal Editor

Bourgeois Hall

Admission: $120, $135, $150

The 2012 Ragin' Cajuns Men's Basketball Camps will be held from June 18-21 at Bourgeois Hall from 8 a.m. - noon. Camps are conducted by Ragin' Cajuns Coaches and Players and will feature individual skill instruction, 5 on 5 games, 3 on 3 games and daily contests. Camps are for ages 6-15. The early bird single rate is $120 if registered before May 1. Early bird 2 single rate is $135 if registered before June 1. Single rate is $150 if registered after June 1st. Family rate is $120 family discount with 3 or mo… [Event Website]

Tony Cutera's See What I See Exhibit

by: LCVC

300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Admission: Free

A native of Opelousas, Cutera made Lafayette his home after earning a BA degree in art at ULL (then SLI), and worked as the advertising/marketing director for Heymann's Department Store for over 50 years. Working in watercolors, oils and acrylics, his work is reflective of beautiful Louisiana, capturing the lush greenery and contrasts of the ever changing countryside. Visit our calendar of events at vermilionville.org for more info.

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Fees Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Canstruction Lafayette - Team Names/Sign Information Deadline

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette Science Museum, 433 Jefferson St.

Canstruction Lafayette invites teams of architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students, local businesses and organizations to create striking exhibits made entirely of cans of food, which will be put on public display and judged by a panel of jurors. For more information contact Second Harvest at (337) 408-2467. … [Event Website]

Bayou Boat Tours

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

10:30pm-12:00pm

Admission: $12, $10, $8

Weather and water height permitting. For tickets call (337) 233-4077. Admission $12 adults, $10 seniors, $8 kids (4-18), under 4 free. [Event Website]

Tony Cuteras ''See What I See''

by: Cal Editor

La Cuisine de Maman

10:00am-4:00pm

The Bayou Vermilion District is pleased to present a rotating year round exhibit in partnership with the Lafayette Art Association to be featured in Vermilionvilles restaurant La Cuisine de Maman. The Lafayette Art Association (LAA) artists will outfit the restaurants dining and glass porch areas with various artwork mediums that will be available for viewing and purchase each week Tuesday Sunday from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. To view selections from the exhibit and for pricing information click here or call (337)… [Event Website]

Sugar, Slavery, and Statehood: Bicentennial Program

by: LCVC

La Maison Duchamp located at 201 S. Main St., P. O. Box 379, St. Martinville

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Admission: Free

May 1st-May 31st: Early Bayou Teche Maps and City History Exhibit. This exhibit is part of the city's Bicentennial program entitled "Sugar, Slavery, & Statehood". May 16th-June 30th: Becoming Louisiana: The Path to Statehood. This beautiful history exhibit is made of 10 panels designed by curator Herman Mhire and researched by Louisiana historian Charles Elliott. Exhibits located in the historic Maison Duchamp, 201 S. Main St. Open every Wednesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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]

LA Printers - Marais Press

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

Prints from the permanent collection of UL's Marais Press, the only university-housed printmaking press in Louisiana. Marais Press is an edition-producing press housed in the Department of Visual Arts. [Event Website]

Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum

An engaging storyteller both visually and aurally, New Orleans artist George Schmidt brings to life myths, tales, and scandals from Louisiana history in his provocative paintings, prints, and drawings. [Event Website]

Wildlife Hike

by: LCVC

5400 Levee Rd., St. Martinville

5:30-6:30

Admission: $1/person

Take a hike out to the "slough lookout: for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife.
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Louisiana Collection Exhibit

by: Cal Editor

Hilliard University Art Museum

[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.

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!!

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]