Poet Laureate – Jack B. Bedell

Friday, April 4th3:00-4:15Iberia Parish Main St. Library445 East Main St. Jack B. Bedell is Professor of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University where he also edits Louisiana Literature and directs the Louisiana Literature Press. Jack’s work has appeared in HAD, Heavy Feather, Brawl Lit, Moist, and other journals. He’s also had…

Bunk Johnson Room Tour

Friday, April 4th4:30-5:00Iberia 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…

Jazz It Up Opening Reception

Friday, April 4th5:30 – 7:30Shadows on the Teche317 East Main St. Ticket Price: $70.00 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…