Ralph Schnexnaydre's “Blue Blue Blues” and Charles Chaisson's “Written in the Veil” art exhibits will be on display beginning Friday, September 12th at NUNU Arts & Culture Collective in Arnaudville with a reception taking place from 6 to 9 PM. For more information, click here.

Every Friday since it began in the late 1990s, this station has carried the music program American Routes. It's based at Tulane University in New Orleans, but 20 years ago, necessity forced host Nick Spitzer to produce it from KRVS. This is our second extended interview marking the arrival and continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina...and, it does include descriptions of the human and structural damage that followed the storm. Nick, a folklorist who's lived in New Orleans for decades, says ABC News briefly brought him aboard as a cultural consultant for its program Nightline.

Now that 20 years have passed since Hurricane Katrina and Rita struck Louisiana, many people are sifting through memories. The next couple of days on Après-Midi, you'll hear extended interviews with radio people who spent time at KRVS in the aftermath. Beth Fertig, a seasoned journalist for WNYC in New York covering mass transit and education, was called on by NPR to help with post-Katrina coverage.

Ivy Lancon, Terry Best, and Reece Trahan join us from IPAL to discuss their production of the Little Mermaid. The show will run August 29th-31st and September 5th-7th. For more information, click here.

Park ranger Laura McDonald talks about the various programs happening at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in September. For more information about the events, click here.

Krewe de Canailles is hosting a theme reveal event for the 2026 parade at Wildcat Brother's Distilling at Gator Cove, taking place Sunday, August 24th from 5 to 8 PM. For more information on the event, click here.

The UL Dance Program is thrilled to announce the first artist-in-residence for the fall semester, Molly Heller, who is working with UL dance staff to produce original dance pieces for November. For more information or to stay updated on future programs, keep in touch with their Instagram.

Author Barry Ancelet will be reading from his latest book, Vatican, on Friday, August 22nd from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Cavalier House Books. In his book, Barry takes readers back to his early childhood and youth in a Louisiana farming community dealing with the arrival of American modernization. For more information, or to buy tickets, click here.

The mission of Miles Perret Cancer Services is to serve families in Acadiana fighting and surviving cancer, with care and compassion. They are dedicated to providing emotional support, guidance, programs, and hope to people facing this battle. They will be hosting a triathlon event on Saturday, August 16th at ULL's Bourgeois Hall on Cajundome Blvd. For more information, click here.