Morgan City's Rhythms on the River
Rhythms on the River will kick off in downtown Morgan City, Friday April 9th at 6 pm between Front Street and Everett & Freret. De ja Vu will kick off the series. The After 8 Band will play April 16th, TK Hulin, April 23rd, The Wise Guys, April 30th, The Andy Smith Band, May 7th, The Good Feelin Band, May 14th, Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin Cajuns, May 21st, The Johnny Firmin Band, May 28th and Don Rich and the Don Rich Band, June 4th.
Rhythms on the River is a joint project by Cafe Jojo's, the City of Morgan City, Morgan City Main Street, St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce, Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau and Rain Angels - corporate sponsors.
For more information, contact the Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau at 800-256-2931 or visit www.cajuncoast.com.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
20th Annual Cypress Sawmill Festival
Slated April 9 - 11, 2010
The Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival, the Louisiana Association of Fairs & Festival’s 2008 Festival of the Year, will hold its 20th annual celebration at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson, Louisiana, April 9 - 11, 2010. This event is a family festival featuring professional lumberjack shows, chainsaw carving, a cypress sawmill display, numerous tournaments, a passé partout (two-person saw) contest, arts and crafts, Classic Car & Truck show, a street fair with rides and games, and food and drink booths. Zoo-Zoom, an exotic traveling petting zoo, an old engine display, and a fireworks salute to support services are included in this year’s festivities. Admission into the park is $5 per car on Friday, $10 per car on Saturday and Sunday, or $20 for a weekend pass.
Live entertainment on Friday includes Country Showdown, a country music talent contest and radio promotion. The contest spotlights some of the best and brightest local talent. The winner of the contest will compete for the state title later this year. The winner of the state title will receive $1,000 and advance to regional finals this fall. Visit kqki.com for more information.
Other live entertainment includes: Flashback, Friday at 9:30 p.m.; Brandon Bennett’s Elvis My Way, Saturday at noon; Waylon Thibodeaux, Saturday at 3 p.m.; Na Na Sha, Saturday at 6 p.m.; Ole Man River Band, Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s line-up begins at noon with Explosion, followed by Southern Skkyy at 3 p.m., and Gene Romero’s Boogie N’ Brass begins at 6 p.m.
Overnight camping is available at Kemper Williams Park. For RV reservations or camping rates, contact Jerry Boyles at (985) 395-2298.
For directions or a complete schedule of events, contact the Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau at 985-395-4905, 800-256-2931 or visit www.cypresssawmill.com.
The Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival, the Louisiana Association of Fairs & Festival’s 2008 Festival of the Year, will hold its 20th annual celebration at Kemper Williams Park in Patterson, Louisiana, April 9 - 11, 2010. This event is a family festival featuring professional lumberjack shows, chainsaw carving, a cypress sawmill display, numerous tournaments, a passé partout (two-person saw) contest, arts and crafts, Classic Car & Truck show, a street fair with rides and games, and food and drink booths. Zoo-Zoom, an exotic traveling petting zoo, an old engine display, and a fireworks salute to support services are included in this year’s festivities. Admission into the park is $5 per car on Friday, $10 per car on Saturday and Sunday, or $20 for a weekend pass.
Live entertainment on Friday includes Country Showdown, a country music talent contest and radio promotion. The contest spotlights some of the best and brightest local talent. The winner of the contest will compete for the state title later this year. The winner of the state title will receive $1,000 and advance to regional finals this fall. Visit kqki.com for more information.
Other live entertainment includes: Flashback, Friday at 9:30 p.m.; Brandon Bennett’s Elvis My Way, Saturday at noon; Waylon Thibodeaux, Saturday at 3 p.m.; Na Na Sha, Saturday at 6 p.m.; Ole Man River Band, Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s line-up begins at noon with Explosion, followed by Southern Skkyy at 3 p.m., and Gene Romero’s Boogie N’ Brass begins at 6 p.m.
Overnight camping is available at Kemper Williams Park. For RV reservations or camping rates, contact Jerry Boyles at (985) 395-2298.
For directions or a complete schedule of events, contact the Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau at 985-395-4905, 800-256-2931 or visit www.cypresssawmill.com.
Bayou Teche Black Bear & Birding Festival
Slated for April 16-18, 2010
The Bayou Teche Black Bear and Birding Festival will hold its annual celebration April 16-18, 2010 in downtown Franklin, Louisiana. The focus of the festival is educating the public about the Louisiana black bear and birding opportunities on the Cajun Coast, along with all the components of a traditional south Louisiana festival: great music and food, arts and crafts, and educational activities for both adults and children. Seminar topics will focus on bears, birds, and local habitats like coastal Louisiana and the Atchafalaya Basin.
Traditional events, like the Running of the Bears 5K Run/Walk sponsored by the Teche Action Clinic, a bike race sponsored by Franklin Foundation Hospital, the Bear-y-Patch Educational Area sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Cub Club children’s area, will be the backbone of the festival. Other attractions include a 20+ mile bike tour through Franklin and the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, a Black Bear Obstacle Course, a Teddy Bear repair clinic, and fireworks over beautiful Bayou Teche. This year’s Teen Zone will feature Games 2 U, a video gaming van with some of the hottest games on Nintendo Wii and X-box 360. Games 2 U will also have laser tag and giant hamster balls for teens to enjoy.
This year’s activities also include a reenactment of Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. The parade will consist of riders on horseback in full costume depicting the Trumpet Soldiers, Buffalo Soldiers, and Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
Live entertainment includes Time Peace, Crossroads, Lil’ Nat and the Zydeco Big Timers, Louisiana Kids, Hunter Hayes, Chubby Carrier and Bayou Swamp Band, Sweet Spot, Tommy G. and Stormy Weather, Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Cha.
The third week of April is the peak of the migration of neotropical songbirds, birds that fly south for the winter and return each spring to breed and nest in North America. After the lengthy flight across the Gulf of Mexico to its northern shores, the trees along the coastal parishes offer the first resting places for birds before they continue their flight northward. It is a time when birds that are not considered residents of Louisiana can be seen along their migratory path.
For more information, contact Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau at (985)395-4905, (800)256-2931 or visit www.bayoutechebearfest.org.
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The Bayou Teche Black Bear and Birding Festival will hold its annual celebration April 16-18, 2010 in downtown Franklin, Louisiana. The focus of the festival is educating the public about the Louisiana black bear and birding opportunities on the Cajun Coast, along with all the components of a traditional south Louisiana festival: great music and food, arts and crafts, and educational activities for both adults and children. Seminar topics will focus on bears, birds, and local habitats like coastal Louisiana and the Atchafalaya Basin.
Traditional events, like the Running of the Bears 5K Run/Walk sponsored by the Teche Action Clinic, a bike race sponsored by Franklin Foundation Hospital, the Bear-y-Patch Educational Area sponsored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Cub Club children’s area, will be the backbone of the festival. Other attractions include a 20+ mile bike tour through Franklin and the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, a Black Bear Obstacle Course, a Teddy Bear repair clinic, and fireworks over beautiful Bayou Teche. This year’s Teen Zone will feature Games 2 U, a video gaming van with some of the hottest games on Nintendo Wii and X-box 360. Games 2 U will also have laser tag and giant hamster balls for teens to enjoy.
This year’s activities also include a reenactment of Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. The parade will consist of riders on horseback in full costume depicting the Trumpet Soldiers, Buffalo Soldiers, and Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.
Live entertainment includes Time Peace, Crossroads, Lil’ Nat and the Zydeco Big Timers, Louisiana Kids, Hunter Hayes, Chubby Carrier and Bayou Swamp Band, Sweet Spot, Tommy G. and Stormy Weather, Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Cha.
The third week of April is the peak of the migration of neotropical songbirds, birds that fly south for the winter and return each spring to breed and nest in North America. After the lengthy flight across the Gulf of Mexico to its northern shores, the trees along the coastal parishes offer the first resting places for birds before they continue their flight northward. It is a time when birds that are not considered residents of Louisiana can be seen along their migratory path.
For more information, contact Cajun Coast Visitors and Convention Bureau at (985)395-4905, (800)256-2931 or visit www.bayoutechebearfest.org.
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