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Monday, May 21, 2012

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

BASIC E-MAIL - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Prerequisite: Basic Internet Material covered: Learn how to send, receive, and delete emails as well as learn how to send and receive attachments. Additionally, participants are given the opportunity to create a free email account. REGISTRATION FOR MAY CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, April 30, at 9:00 am.;Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

BASIC E-MAIL - FREE COMPUTER CLASSES

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Prerequisite: Basic Internet Material covered: Learn how to send, receive, and delete emails as well as learn how to send and receive attachments. Additionally, participants are given the opportunity to create a free email account. REGISTRATION FOR MAY CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, April 30, at 9:00 am.;Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

Dream Big, Read!: Summer Reading Program

by: Lafayette Public Library

All Libraries

Expand your child’s world by having him or her DREAM BIG: READ! by joining the Summer Reading Program. Children in preschool through 8th grades can join the program beginning Monday, May 21st at any Lafayette Public Library location and participate in free programs that will include storytelling sessions, crafts, music, puppetry, and more. Prizes will be awarded at two levels for designated numbers of minutes read. Top prizes include a star trophy and a chance to win a grand prize bicycle!The Sout… [Event Website]

Own the Night: Teen Reading Alliance

by: Lafayette Public Library

All Libraries

This summer’s theme for the Teen Reading Alliance is Own the Night. Beginning May 21– July 31, teens who read or listen to audiobooks can log book titles online and become eligible to win an iPod Touch grand prize or other awesome weekly prizes. There are also free programs being offered, including activities involving crime scene investigating, movie making, art, poetry, and anime. For details, visit lplteen.net or call 261-5787.… [Event Website]

Between the Covers: Adult Summer Reading Club

by: Lafayette Public Library

All Libraries

Between the Covers is the name of the Adult Summer Reading Program. Beginning May 21– July 31, adults who register and log books online or choose to fill in an entry form at any Lafayette Public Library location will have opportunities to win prizes in drawings occurring throughout the summer. For details, visit lafayettepubliclibrary.org or call (337) 261-5787 or 981-1028.… [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

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.

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, May 22, 2012

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

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Step by Step Educational Series for Caregivers

by: Cal Editor

Emeritus at Lafayette, 215 W. Farrel Road

6:00pm-7:30pm

Admission: Free

The Alzheimers Association is proud to bring you the Step by Step Educational Series for Caregivers. This free series includes four presentations given by Acadiana area experts on Alzheimers disease for caregivers of persons with Alzheimers disease. The topics will cover Alzheimers symptoms, caregiver tips, and provide a general understanding of the Alzheimers disease process. For more information and to RSVP call Jennifer Campisi at 893-5030.

Workforce Programs Seminar

by: LEDA

08:30 AM

Workforce Programs Seminar Click below to register online! [Event Website]

AOC Audio Booth

by: Cal Editor

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

6:30pm

Admission: $25, $40

Let AOC teach you all there is to know about how to record great audio, how to project your voice and how to save your files correctly. Also learn how to use Ustream and how to podcast. Computer Skills station is required. [Event Website]

05/22/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: On the Boulevard

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: On the Boulevard [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]

ReUSEum Egg Cart Caterpillar

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Saturday, May 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [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]

Summer Camp Never Sounded So Cool!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Thursday, August 02, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

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.

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, May 23, 2012

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

LSU vs. TBD (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Hoover, Ala. (Regions Park)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Women's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Athens, Ga. (Dan Magill Complex)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. NCAA Singles/Doubles Championships (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Athens, Ga. (Dan Magill Tennis Complex)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. (Women's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

LSU vs. (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

Powerpoint:

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

9:30 AM

Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: Learn how to develop PowerPoint slide presentations using various backgrounds, charts, and text animations. REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am. REGISTRATION FOR MAY CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, April 30, at 9:00 am.;Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

Powerpoint:

by: Lafayette Public Library

South Regional Library

1:00 PM

Prerequisite: Introduction to Computing Using Windows classesMaterial covered: Learn how to develop PowerPoint slide presentations using various backgrounds, charts, and text animations. REGISTRATION FOR APRIL CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, March 26, at9:00 am.; Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am. REGISTRATION FOR MAY CLASSESWalk-in sign-up begins Monday, April 30, at 9:00 am.;Telephone Sign-Up begins at 10:00 am.Call 981-1028 to register or for more information.… [Event Website]

05/23/2012 - Ribbon Cutting: Gold Xchange

by: Chamber of Commerce
Ribbon Cutting: Gold Xchange [Event Website]

Comprehensive Plan Citizens Advisory Committee (CPCAC) Meeting

by: Lafayette Consolidated Govt

Rosa Parks Transportation Center

12 p.m.

For more information about the Comprehensive Plan, visit www.lafayettela.gov/comprehensiveplan. [Event Website]

Baseball vs Sun Belt Conference Tournament

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Bowling Green, Ky.

12:00 AM

[Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Egg Cart Caterpillar

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Saturday, May 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [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]

Summer Camp Never Sounded So Cool!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Thursday, August 02, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

Live Thoroughbred Horse Racing

by: LCVC

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Lane Ext., Opelousas

Wed.-Sat. Post time 5:40 p.m.

Come out and enjoy this fast-paced competition in the 1st entertainment complex in America designed to combine horse racing and casino gaming. [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.

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, May 24, 2012

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

LSU at NCAA East Preliminary Round (OUT) (Day 1) (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU vs. TBD (if nec.) (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home: Campus Sites (TBD)

TBA

[Event Website]

LSU at (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

TBA

LSU at (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

TBA

05/24/2012 - Education Division Meeting

by: Chamber of Commerce
Education Division Meeting Dr. Natalie Harder [Event Website]

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]

Open Mic en Francais

by: Cal Editor

Casa Azul Gifts, 232 ML King Drive, Grand Coteau

7:00pm-9:00pm

Admission: Free

Join us for une scne ouverte, also known as an Open Mic. We invite participants to share poems, stories, songs and other forms of creative expression, in Frenchor you are welcome to just listen and enjoy. Works can be borrowed or original. Contact Patrice at (337) 662-1032 or festivalwords@gmail.com. … [Event Website]

[N] Track and Field at NCAA East Prelims

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Jacksonville, Fla.

12:00 AM

[N] Track and Field at NCAA East Prelims Contact: Matt HebertMen's Entry List | Women's Entry List | Schedule of EventsLAFAYETTE – The inaugural season for Ragin’ Cajuns Track and Field under the direction of head coach Lon Badeaux has already featured three indoor All-Americans, numerous individual event champions and a runner-up finish for the men’s squad at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships. The growing list of accomplishments for Badeaux’s first season at his alma mater became even more impressive last week when the Ragi… [Event Website]

Baseball vs Sun Belt Conference Tournament

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Bowling Green, Ky.

12:00 AM

[Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Egg Cart Caterpillar

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Saturday, May 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

Cajun Heartland State Fair

by: LCVC

Cajundome, Lafayette

Provides the best in family entertainment for children of all ages. North American Midway Entertainment will have numerous super rides such as the giant Ferris wheel, Crazy Mouse and the Mega Drop! Games, free concerts and free attractions will entertain everyone. Prizes and surprises await everyone at the Cajun Heartland State Fair.… [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [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]

Summer Camp Never Sounded So Cool!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Thursday, August 02, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

Live Thoroughbred Horse Racing

by: LCVC

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Lane Ext., Opelousas

Wed.-Sat. Post time 5:40 p.m.

Come out and enjoy this fast-paced competition in the 1st entertainment complex in America designed to combine horse racing and casino gaming. [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.

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, May 25, 2012

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

LSU at NCAA East Preliminary Round (OUT) (Day 2) (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)

TBA

[Event Website]

Music & Market

by: LCVC

St. Landry Courthouse Square, 828 East Landry Street, Opelousas

5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Admission: Free and open to the pub

Enjoy the best local cajun zydeco music and dancing presented by City of Opelousas. Farmers displaying their finest homegrown vegetables. This event takes place at the Farmer's Market Pavilion Le Vieux Village just off I-49 in Opelousas, with music beginning at 6 p.m.

Downtown Alive!

by: LCVC

Parc International, Downtown, Polk St. and Garfield St.

5:30 p.m.

Admission: Free!!!

Enjoy live, local music as Lafayette comes alive for Downtown Alive!

Downtown Alive! - Lil Wayne & The Same Ol' Two Step

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 PM

Friday, May 25, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. [Event Website]

LSU at (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

TBA

Dance Factory Dance Revue

by: Heymann Center

Heymann Performing Arts Center / Lafayette

07:00 PM

Dance Factory will hold its annual Dance Revue at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. [Event Website]

French Toddler Classes

by: Cal Editor

Vermilionville

9:30am

Admission: $135

l'Alliance Francaise de Lafayette is offering an eight-week French course for children between the ages of 2-4 with structured, hands-on activities including art projects, books, movement, puppets and songs. The classes are taught by Jessica Cormier. 2012 l'Alliance Franaise de Lafayette Family Membership is $50. Current session runs through July 8th. Tuition is $135 for an 8 week session at $120, or $15/class, with a $15 materials fee. For more information call 261-1002. … [Event Website]

Bike Corral at Downtown Alive!

by: Cal Editor

Parc San Souci

5:30pm-8:30pm

Admission: Free

T.R.A.I.L. and Bike Lafayette will provide free "valet parking" for cyclists at Downtown Alive. The purpose of bike corrals is to facilitate biking and create a community space for bicycle enthusiasts at Downtown Alive. Show your bike corral claim ticket at Viva La Waffle and get $1 off any sandwich. For more informaton, email Tony@BikeLafayette.org… [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Men's Tennis)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

TBA

LSU vs. (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

3:00 PM

[N] Track and Field at NCAA East Prelims

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Jacksonville, Fla.

12:00 AM

[N] Track and Field at NCAA East Prelims Contact: Matt HebertMen's Entry List | Women's Entry List | Schedule of EventsLAFAYETTE – The inaugural season for Ragin’ Cajuns Track and Field under the direction of head coach Lon Badeaux has already featured three indoor All-Americans, numerous individual event champions and a runner-up finish for the men’s squad at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships. The growing list of accomplishments for Badeaux’s first season at his alma mater became even more impressive last week when the Ragi… [Event Website]

[W] Softball at Arizona State

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Tempe, AZ

12:00 AM

[W] Softball at Arizona State Contact: Cory WeigelGame NotesDate: May 24-25Location: Tempe, Ariz.Site: Alberta B. Farrington Softball StadiumRadio: ESPN 1420 (KPEL)Live Stats: www.ragincajuns.comOpponent: Arizona State THE SCHEDULE: Thursday, May 249:00 p.m. Game 1 – Arizona State vs. Louisiana (ESPN 2 and ESPN 3) Friday, May 258:00 p.m. Game 2 – Arizona State vs. Louisiana (ESPNU and ESPN 3)10:30 p.m. Game 3 – Arizona State vs. Louisiana (if necessary) (ESPNU and ESPN 3) SEVENTH REGIONAL TITLELouisiana won their seve… [Event Website]

A Woman's Journey

by: Cal Editor

Theater 810

7:30pm

Admission: $10

A Woman's Journey "A Womans Journey" is a pair of one-act plays that depict women in different phases of their lives through their voices and stories. For more info, call 484-0172. [Event Website]

AcA & Images Animes Presents Getting Out of Limbo, A compilation of life lessons portrayed by the music of Radiohead

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 25, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]

Baseball vs Sun Belt Conference Tournament

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Bowling Green, Ky.

12:00 AM

[Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Egg Cart Caterpillar

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Saturday, May 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

Cajun Heartland State Fair

by: LCVC

Cajundome, Lafayette

Provides the best in family entertainment for children of all ages. North American Midway Entertainment will have numerous super rides such as the giant Ferris wheel, Crazy Mouse and the Mega Drop! Games, free concerts and free attractions will entertain everyone. Prizes and surprises await everyone at the Cajun Heartland State Fair.… [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [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]

Summer Camp Never Sounded So Cool!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Thursday, August 02, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

Live Thoroughbred Horse Racing

by: LCVC

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Lane Ext., Opelousas

Wed.-Sat. Post time 5:40 p.m.

Come out and enjoy this fast-paced competition in the 1st entertainment complex in America designed to combine horse racing and casino gaming. [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.

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, May 26, 2012

Movies in the Parc: The Goonies

by: Cal Editor

Theater 810

7:00pm-8:30pm

Admission: $45

Movies in the Parc: The Goonies Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and admission is $2 and free for children 5 and under. Parking is available at Parc-Auto du Centreville at Polk and Vermilion Streets. Concessions are available on site. [Event Website]

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

LSU at NCAA East Preliminary Round (OUT) (Day 3) (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away: Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)

TBA

[Event Website]

Splash Bash

by: LCVC

New Iberia City Park, 300 Parkview Dr, New Iberia, LA 70560

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Splash Bash

LSU at (Track and Field)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

TBA

Salutation Foundation

by: Acadiana Yoga & Wellness

911 Harding St. Lafayette, LA

Saturday-May 26, 2012 2:00-5:00pm Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar) are the foundation of most flow (vinyasa) style yoga practices. Ever wondered why we practice Surya Namaskar or how you can improve the connections between the poses? In this workshop we will go over the foundations of sun salutes. Connections will be broken down piece by piece so that participants can master alignment and transitions of the sun salutation. There are many forms of the sun salutation and we will look at a few of the mo… [Event Website]

Sugar Jam Concert Series

by: LCVC

Sugar Mill Pond Town Center, 120 Waterview Rd., Youngsville

6-9 p.m.

Admission: Open admission

The Dahebegebees will engulf you in feel good rock, soul and pop. There will be a fun jump to entertain the kids and local restaurants to quench your thirst and satisfy your hunger. [Event Website]

AOC Camera: Yellow Kit

by: Cal Editor

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

1:00pm

Admission: $20, $35

This station teaches participants how to use AOC's yellow kits. Also included is instruction on shot composition, proper care and storage, proper footage storage and camera operation. [Event Website]

BRITISH INVASION Tribute to the Beatles

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

10:00 PM

Saturday, May 26, 2012 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM. [Event Website]

Kelly Keeling's Tribute to the Beatles

by: Cal Editor

Cite Des Arts

8:00pm

Admission: $10

Louisiana-born multi-instrumentalist Kelly Keeling pays tribute to the Fab Four. For more information call 291-1122. [Event Website]

The Goonies at Movies in the Parc

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 PM

Saturday, May 26, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. [Event Website]

232-HELP Fundraiser

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

3:00 PM

Saturday, May 26, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. [Event Website]

"Rendez-Vous des Cajuns" Live Radio and TV Show

by: LCVC

Liberty Theater, 200 W. Park Ave., Eunice

Show 6-7:30 p.m.

Admission: Adults $5, Under 12 $3

Cajun & Zydeco bands perform live in a Cajun-style "Grand Ole Opry". [Event Website]

LSU vs. (Baseball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Home:

12:00 PM

[W] Softball at Arizona State

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Tempe, AZ

12:00 AM

[W] Softball at Arizona State Contact: Cory WeigelGame NotesDate: May 24-25Location: Tempe, Ariz.Site: Alberta B. Farrington Softball StadiumRadio: ESPN 1420 (KPEL)Live Stats: www.ragincajuns.comOpponent: Arizona State THE SCHEDULE: Thursday, May 249:00 p.m. Game 1 – Arizona State vs. Louisiana (ESPN 2 and ESPN 3) Friday, May 258:00 p.m. Game 2 – Arizona State vs. Louisiana (ESPNU and ESPN 3)10:30 p.m. Game 3 – Arizona State vs. Louisiana (if necessary) (ESPNU and ESPN 3) SEVENTH REGIONAL TITLELouisiana won their seve… [Event Website]

A Woman's Journey

by: Cal Editor

Theater 810

7:30pm

Admission: $10

A Woman's Journey "A Womans Journey" is a pair of one-act plays that depict women in different phases of their lives through their voices and stories. For more info, call 484-0172. [Event Website]

AcA & Images Animes Presents Getting Out of Limbo, A compilation of life lessons portrayed by the music of Radiohead

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 25, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]

Baseball vs Sun Belt Conference Tournament

by: University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Sports

Bowling Green, Ky.

12:00 AM

[Event Website]

Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing

by: Cal Editor

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino

5:40pm

The 2012 Evangeline Downs Thoroughbred Racing Season is fast approaching at the gate! Racing Wednesdays through Saturdays beginning at 5:40 p.m. nightly, the action kicks off April 18 and continues through September 8. [Event Website]

ReUSEum Egg Cart Caterpillar

by: Children's Museum
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Saturday, May 26, 2012. [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

Cajun Heartland State Fair

by: LCVC

Cajundome, Lafayette

Provides the best in family entertainment for children of all ages. North American Midway Entertainment will have numerous super rides such as the giant Ferris wheel, Crazy Mouse and the Mega Drop! Games, free concerts and free attractions will entertain everyone. Prizes and surprises await everyone at the Cajun Heartland State Fair.… [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [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]

Summer Camp Never Sounded So Cool!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Thursday, August 02, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

Live Thoroughbred Horse Racing

by: LCVC

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Lane Ext., Opelousas

Wed.-Sat. Post time 5:40 p.m.

Come out and enjoy this fast-paced competition in the 1st entertainment complex in America designed to combine horse racing and casino gaming. [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.

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]

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Benefit Show for Mickey

by: Cal Editor

Parc International, Downtown

5:00pm

Admission: $15 donation

Benefit Show for Mickey As the search for Mickey Shunick enters its second week friends, family and supporters are encouraged to gather at Parc International to show their solidarity in bringing the 22-year-old home with benefit concert featuring two of her favorite bands: GIVERS and Vagabond Swing. A $15 minimum donation is requested and all proceeds will go towards the tireless efforts of the unwavering volunteers determined to bring Mickey home. … [Event Website]

A Woman's Journey

by: Cal Editor

Theater 810

3:00pm

Admission: $10

A Woman's Journey "A Womans Journey" is a pair of one-act plays that depict women in different phases of their lives through their voices and stories. For more info, call 484-0172. [Event Website]

TRAIL Commuter Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Bicycle commuters will have the opportunity to win gift certificates and other prizes from local businesses. Become a friend of "TRAILs for LA" on Facebook and each weekday post a picture of you on your bike at work to become eligible for a drawing of the daily prizes. For more information email TRAILs4LA@yahoo.com.Part of Lafayette's Bike Month.

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]

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge

by: Cal Editor

Lafayette

Admission: Free

Get Up & Ride National Bike Challenge Signup at www.bikeleague.org to participate in a nationwide competition to win prizes just for riding your bike. Part of Lafayette's Bike Month activities. [Event Website]

Faith & Form

by: Cal Editor

Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, UL Campus

Faith & Form Faith and Form surveys some of the remarkable fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections. The exhibition has been in development for over two years and is a partnership between the Hilliard Museum and the UL Lafayette Public History program. Faith and Form is part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration. This exhibition consists of religious artifacts from a variety of Catholic churches in Acadiana as well as a few artworks from the Museum's permanent collection. For… [Event Website]

ZooLive

by: LCVC

Zoo of Acadiana, Broussard

11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Admission: $2 per person in additio

New at the Zoo of Acadiana, ZooLive is an animal show in our new Zootorium. Fun, exciting and educational up close and personal with some wild friends. [Event Website]

Lafayette Concert Band presents "Songs of Remembrance"

by: Cal Editor

Angelle Hall, UL Campus

3:30pm

Admission: Free

Please join us for a special musical celebration of MEMORIAL DAY 2012. This has become one of our most popular concerts. Join LCB in remembering those American heroes who have given their lives in the defense of freedom and liberty. This concert is our gift to the community and is free to the public. Free Admission. 337-989-1279

Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds

by: Bayou Vermilion District

Vermilionville

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Admission: $5

May 27, 2012, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Come dance the afternoon away at Vermilionville's Performance Center with Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds. Admission is $5 for this smoke-free family-friendly event. Refreshments will be available. For more information call (337) 233-4077.… [Event Website]

Morgan Street Dance Revue

by: Heymann Center

Heymann Performing Arts Center / Lafayette

06:00 PM

Morgan Street Dance Studio will hold its annual Dance Revue at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. [Event Website]

Benefit Concert for Mickey Shunick

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited

8:00 PM

Sunday, May 27, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. [Event Website]

26th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza

by: LCVC

Evangeline Downs Racino, 2235 Creswell Lane Ext., Opelousas

Noon-10 p.m.

This annual event is a celebration of Opelousas as the "Home of Zydeco Music" with live music, food & fun for the entire family.

LSU at (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

2:30 PM

LSU at (Softball)

by: Louisiana State University Sports

Away:

5:00 PM

AcA & Images Animes Presents Getting Out of Limbo, A compilation of life lessons portrayed by the music of Radiohead

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 25, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]

Kimberly Johnson-Nagle's production of A WOMAN'S JOURNEY

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Friday, May 18, 2012 to Sunday, May 27, 2012. [Event Website]
Lafayette Official Bicentennial Event

Lafayette Science Museum Presents - Louisiana: 200 Years Later

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 01, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012. [Event Website]

Cajun Heartland State Fair

by: LCVC

Cajundome, Lafayette

Provides the best in family entertainment for children of all ages. North American Midway Entertainment will have numerous super rides such as the giant Ferris wheel, Crazy Mouse and the Mega Drop! Games, free concerts and free attractions will entertain everyone. Prizes and surprises await everyone at the Cajun Heartland State Fair.… [Event Website]

When Venus Transits the Sun

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, June 10, 2012. [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]

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.

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.

Southern Open 2012

by: Cal Editor

AcA Main Gallery

The Southern Open is a competitive juried exhibition featuring artists from the 5 southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Taking place in the Main Gallery at the AcA, Southern Open 2012 includes all types of original media: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists over the age of 18. This years winner is Lee Diegarrd and runner ups are Alex Podesta and David Sullivan. … [Event Website]

Southern Open 2012

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, July 15, 2012. [Event Website]

Acadiana Center for the Arts & Lafayette Science Museum team up to bring your kids The Art & Science of Sound!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Thursday, May 17, 2012 to Friday, July 27, 2012. [Event Website]

Summer Camp Never Sounded So Cool!

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Tuesday, May 22, 2012 to Thursday, August 02, 2012. [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]

Saturday Morning Kids special - The Little Star That Could

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Saturday, August 25, 2012. [Event Website]

We Are Astronomers

by: Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
From Saturday, May 05, 2012 to Sunday, August 26, 2012. [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.

Live Thoroughbred Horse Racing

by: LCVC

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino, 2235 Creswell Lane Ext., Opelousas

Wed.-Sat. Post time 5:40 p.m.

Come out and enjoy this fast-paced competition in the 1st entertainment complex in America designed to combine horse racing and casino gaming. [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.

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]