EVENTS

August 6, 2010

Downtown Alive Under the Evangeline Oak

Featuring Dustin Sonnier.  6 pm to 9 pm.  Outdoor musican entertainment for the whole family.  Bring your lawn chairs and ice chest, please no pets.  Beer, water and soft drinks available for sale.  Call 337-394-2233 for more information. 

August 15, 2010

National Day of the Acadians

St. Martinville

Visit here or call 337-394-2258 for more information.

August 20 & 21, 2010

Le Cajun - CFMA's Annual Cajun Music Festival

Cade Community Center

Cade, LA

Musical performance by Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas, Geno Delafose, Chris Miller, Kevin Naquin, High Performance & more!  Food & refreshments.  Free self contained camping available on grounds.  For more information please visit their website here.

MUSIC

Angelle's Whiskey River Landing, Henderson

Aug 1 @ 4 pm - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie

Aug 8 @ 4 pm - Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns

Aug 15 @ 4 pm - Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express

Aug 22 @ 4 pm - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie

Aug 29 @ 4 pm - Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns

Atchafalaya Club, Henderson

Aug 1 @ 6 pm - The Foret Tradition

Aug 6 - Pending

Aug 7 @ 8:45 - TK Hulin & GG Shinn

Aug 8 @ 6 pm - The Foret Tradition

Aug 13 - Pending

Aug 14 @ 8 pm BB Quarterback Club w/Nik L Beer

Aug 15 @ 6 pm Steve Riley

Cafe Des Amis, Breaux Bridge

Wednesday Night Acoustic, 7:00 pm, Saturday Morning Zydeco Breakfast opens at 7:30 am

August 7 @ 8:30 am - Same Ole 2Step

August 11 @ 7 pm - Chelsea Ellison

August 14 @ 8:30 am - Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters

August 21 @ 8:30 am - Terry & the Zydeco Bad Boys

August 24 @ 7 pm - Nouveau String Bnand

August 28 @ 8:30 am - Corey Ledet

The Coffee Break, Breaux Bridge

Pont Breaux Cajun Jam, every Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Crawfish Town USA, Henderson

2nd Saturday of each month @ 8:00 pm (Gates open at 7 pm)

Creole Zydeco Club, Henderson

La Poussiere Dance Hall, Breaux Bridge

Cajun Music Every Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon

August 1 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

August 7 @ 7 pm - CFMA Queen's Pageant w/Walter Mouton & Scott Playboys

August 8 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

August 14 @ 7 pm - Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys

August 15 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

August 22 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

August 28 @ 7 pm - Paul Daigle & Cajun Gold

August 29 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

Mcgee's Landing, Henderson

(Bands every Sunday afternoon from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm)

Aug 1 @ 12:30 pm - Hubert Maitre

Aug 7 @ 7 pm - Forest Huval & Friends

Aug 8 @ 12:30 pm - Randy Vidrine

Aug 14 @ 7 pm - Lisa Trahan

Aug 15 @ 12:30 pm - Drew Simon

Aug 20 @ 7:30 pm - Steve Adams

Aug 21 @ 7 pm - Hubert Maitre

Aug 22 @ 12:30 pm - Forest Huval & Friends

Aug 28 @ 7 pm - Pope Huval CD Release Party

Aug 29 @ 12:30 pm - Harry Trahan

Mulate's Restaurant, Breaux Bridge

Cajun Music Nightly at 7:00 pm; Sunday Lunch at 12:00 pm

Aug 1 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 1 @ 6:30 pm - Cajun Boogie Band

Aug 2 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 3 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 4 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 5 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 6 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 7 @ 7 pm - Kira Viator Band

Aug 8 @ 12 Noon- Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 8 @ 6:30 pm - Sheryl Cormier Band

Aug 9 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 10 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 11 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 12 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 13 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 14 @ 7 pm - Drew Simon Band

Aug 15 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 15 @ 6:30 pm - Low Maintenance Band

Aug 16 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 17 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 18 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 19 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 20 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 21 @ 7 pm - Jason Frey Band

Aug 22 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 22 @ 6:30 pm - Huval Family Band

Aug 23 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 24 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 25 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 26 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 27 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

Aug 28 @ 7 pm - Joe Simon Band

Aug 29 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 29 @ 6:30 pm - Pat Thibodeaux & Cajun Stompers

Aug 30 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

Aug 31 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

NuNu's @ Town Market, Arnaudville

Aug 1 @ 1 pm - Celtic Jam has temporarily moved to Steeple Vue Gallery in Arnaudville.

Tom's Fiddle & Bow, Arnaudville

Weekly Acoustic Music Jam every Sunday, 1 pm to 3 pm

STATE PARKS

Ongoing, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Wildlife Attracting Program. The Nature Center includes feeding areas and a slough lookout. Bird watchers come from around the world to experience the wildlife on Lake Fausse Pointe. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Ongoing, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Interpretive Center, (usually and by appointment) 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Get the most out of your visit to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park. Come and learn about our Park's history, wildlife, geology, and trail systems through outstanding displays and exhibits (many interactive) at the Interpretive Center. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and most Sundays. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Tuesdays and Saturdays, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Wildlife Hike, 10:30 a.m. Take a hike out to the "Slough Lookout" while looking for birds and other wildlife. Bird watchers come from around the world to experience the wildlife on Lake Fausse Pointe. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally

Wednesdays, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville, - Creole Housekeeping, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Visitors are invited to follow the site ranger on a walk through a 19th century Creole home. Everyone will learn what tools and equipment were important for the upkeep and daily life on a French Creole Plantation. For more information call 888-677-2900 toll free or 394-3754 locally.

Aug. 7, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Evangeline Car Show. Come spend the day enjoying antique cars in nature. The Evangeline Car Club will be at the Park showing off their rides. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Aug. 7, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Owls and Hawks, 10 a.m. Learn about the hawks and owls of LFPSP at the Interpretive Center. Construct a mobile to bring home. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Aug. 7, 21 & 28, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville - An Exploration of Culture, 2:30 p.m. Visitors will watch a video and a take a guided walk through the Acadian Farmstead to learn and understand the events and lifestyles that shape the unique Cajun culture. For more information call 888-677-2900 toll free or 394-3754 locally.

Aug. 11, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Herptile Slide Presentation, 2 - 3 p.m. Slide program about the herps (reptiles and amphibians) in the park and surrounding area. Will use slides, preserved specimens and possibly live specimens. Limited seating. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Aug. 15, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville - National Day of the Acadians, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The video Against the Tide - the Story of the Cajun People of Louisiana will be shown and tours of the Acadian Farmstead will be given to visitors at the site. The farmstead is a re-creation of a typical Acadian house and farmstead along the Bayou Teche in the 1800s. The tours will discuss how Acadians adapted to and lived in Louisiana. This program will be held in conjunction with the city of St. Martinville and the Acadian Memorial. For more information call 888-677-2900 toll free or 394-3754 locally.