Iberia Parish Library hours: Friday, April 5th-8:30 to 5:30Saturday, April 6th-8:30 to 5:30Sunday, April 7th-1:30 to 5:30 Iberia Parish Main Library445 E. Main St. Exhibit featuring original artwork created by our many talented artists will be on display Friday through Sunday during Library hours. A reception to meet the artists will be on Friday from…
Friday, April 5th9:30-10:15Sliman Theater129 East Main St. Sugar cane farming is more than a job to Eddie J. Lewis III, it’s a way of life. As early as the 1920’s, Eddie’s ancestors started growing sugar cane in Louisiana with only 4 acres of land. Through generations of hard work and commitment, they have grown to…
Friday, April 5th10:30-11:15Sliman Theater129 East Main St. Meet Mona Lisa Saloy, Author & Folklorist, Educator, and Scholar. An award-winning author of contemporary Creole culture in poems about Black New Orleans before and after Katrina. As a poet, her first book, Red Beans & Ricely Yours, won the T.S. Eliot Prize and the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award and tied…
Friday, April 5th11:30-3:15Victor’s Cafeteria109 West Main St. Cost: $75.00Menu: Shrimp Etouffeeor Grilled Chicken over fettuccine noodles and a cream sauceBoth entree’s will be served with fresh candied carrots, green salad, and a roll. Dessert will be a brownie sundae with homemade ganache and whipped cream You won’t want to miss this great mystery bus tour!!…
Friday, April 5th11:30-12:30Sliman Theater129 East Main St. Father Don is the Pastor at Saint Edward’s Catholic Church and Saint Edwards School in New Iberia LA. Father Don and a panel will delve into the lives of these Catholics and learn where they are in the process of Sainthood The following people that will be discussed…
Friday, April 5th12:45-1:30Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitors Center320 East Main St. Telling your own Story: What’s at the crux of telling your own story? Learn the elements required to recognize and tell your story in a way that makes other people want to listen — or read. You’ll leave with multiple writing prompts and specific instructions on telling your…
Friday, April 5th1:45-2:30Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitor Center320 East Main St. What’s the best way to Publish?Author-Illustrator Paul Schexnayder leads this panel about self and traditional publishing.The panel will include authors: Juliette Cross is a multi-published author of fantasy, paranormal, and contemporary romance.Alysson Foti Bourque has (7) books published traditionally in the Alycat Series, but also has experience…
Friday, April 5th2:45-3:30Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitor Center320 East Main St. Lauren Tisdale (Romance Writer) discovered her love of writing through a serendipitous turn of events, which led her on a journey of self-discovery through the stories she weaves for her readers. Although she writes in multiple genres, Lauren is a romantic at heart. From paranormal romance to romantic comedy,…
Friday, April 5th3:45-4:30Iberia Parish Main St. Library445 East Main St. Covington resident Alison Pelegrin is the author of Our Lady of Bewilderment (LSU Press 2022), as well as Waterlines (LSU 2016), Hurricane Party (U Akron 2011) and Big Muddy River of Stars, winner of the 2006 Akron Poetry Prize. Her chapbook Our Lady of the Flood won the Diode 2018 chapbook prize…
Friday, April 5th3:45-4:45Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitors Center320 East Main St. Setting involves more than just describing a given location and time. Nor is it just about adding local flavor, atmosphere or a beautiful backdrop. Rather, in the hands of a savvy writer, settings take on a life of their own as a dynamic building block, one that…
