Friday, April 4th8:30-9:15Sliman Theater, 129 East Main Street Storytelling is the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. It is a social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment. Storytelling is a unique method of connecting…
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 5th3:45-4:45Shadows-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…
Friday, April 4th5:00-6:00Iberia 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…
Saturday, April 5, 202510:00-2:00George Rodrigue Park211 East Main St. Events will be annouced soon!
