Friday, April 5th4:45-5:30Iberia Parish Main St. Library445 East Main St. In the 1920’s and 1930’s, Bunk Johnson spent much of his music-playing time in the southwest Louisiana/southeast Texas region with New Iberia, Louisiana as his “base” and primary residence until his passing away in 1949. While in the area he played frequently with the locally-based…
Cajun cocktail/dinner party featuring music by Bunk Johnson Brazz Band. Local seafood and other tasty south Louisiana dishes will be offered in the gardens of Shadows-on-the-Teche, a National Trust for Historic Preservation site. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held at The Sliman Theater, 129 East Main. Sponsored by Iberia Preservation Alliance…
Saturday, April 6, 20249:00-3:00George Rodrigue Park211 East Main St. Descriptions of all events are below flyer. Sugar Cookie Decorating Workshop- Friday, April 5, 2024Iberia Parish Main St. Library 4454 East Main St. 10:30 a. m.- Transform plain cookies into edible sweet masterpieces. This hands-on experience promises delicious fun for ages 5-7. To register for this…
Saturday, April 6th9:00 – 3:00Along Main Street in downtown New IberiaFREE Discover this area’s many talented authors as they display their books along New Iberia’s award-winning Main Street. Check out Rodrigue Park for children’s authors and children’s activities. Main Street will be bustling Saturday, April 6th from 9:00 a.m. – 3 p.m., as published authors…
Saturday, April 6th9:00-9:45Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitor Center 320 East Main St. Are you an aspiring or emerging poet who is interested in publishing your work? Are you an already published poet who is trying to reach a broader market of publishing outlets. This workshop, led by Darrell Bourque and John Warner Smith, two widely published former Poet…
Saturday, April 6, 20249:00-9:45Harvest Room301 West St. Peter St. The goal of the presentation is to educate on the sugar production process including the life cycle of cane, the planting, cultivation, harvesting, and processing of cane. Local sugarcane farmer Ronnie Gonsoulin will give the presentation
Saturday, April 6, 202410:00-10:45Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum129 East Main St. Must bring a book to enter the book swap presentation. We all like to hear about books that other people have read and to hear the excitement in their voice when they talk about how great it was. Now is your…
Saturday, April 6, 202410:00-10:45Sliman Theater129 East Main St SHIRLEY SCARPETTA is an award-winning artist, specializing in clay and bronze sculptures. She is the daughter of two Colombian immigrants that have had an amazing ancestral background of poetry and art. She entered her very first piece of pottery at the Bosque Gallery in Lone Star College,…
Saturday, April 6th11:00-NoonSliman Theater Come and join the hundreds of local fans to hear stories straight from the great novelist James Lee Burke. A moderator will run the question-and-answer session with Mr. Burke. You may even get the chance to ask a question you have been dying to ask to the man who has painted…
Come Experience this rare Opportunity! Saturday, April 6, 202411:45-12:45Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum131 East Main St. Cost: $25.00Limited to the first 25 tickets sold Do you like the banter and great discussions that occur at your local book club, but you wished you had the author present so you could get their…
