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Join in for more information on the History Harvest with Dr. Liz Skilton. It will be held at the Sliman Theatre in New Iberia on September 20 from 10am-2pm! Share your stories with the community on how to help each other in natural disasters through Louisiana & the Southeast region.How can you get involved? Listen in & click here for more information!

This episode with Nick Best of the Abbey Players is here to promote its upcoming production of the whimsical, fantastical musical, "Seussical." Check out their Facebook page or at abbeyplayers.com for more information on this production!

Amelia (Amis du Teche) and Elise (Chère Elise) are both young musicians that are part of the next generation of musicians that will uphold the tradition of the festival, and of our music and culture. Highlighting these musicians and giving them more time on the stage and in prime time slots is another focus of this years festival. Be sure to catch Amis du Teche and Chère Elise at the 51st Festival Acadiens et Crèoles October 12th and 13th. For more information about the festival, click here.

Jesmyn Ward, two-time National Book Award recipient and the youngest winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, will present the 2025 Flora Plonsky Levy Lecture at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Jesmyn Ward has based much of her fiction and non-fiction work on her home territory. The author will read from her 2023 historical novel, "Let Us Descend," an Oprah's Book Club pick and instant New York Times best seller. The story follows an enslaved woman from the Carolinas to a Louisiana sugar plantation. Oprah Winfrey called the novel, "a vital work for our culture." Doors for the free event will open at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Angelle Hall auditorium. It is open to the public. For more information, click here.

Focus Clubhouse is hosting a golf tournament on Saturday, September 20th from 7 AM to 2 PM in collaboration with Hebert Municipal Golf Course, ALTY Campertops Truck Accessories, and Mendoza Ford to raise funds so they can continue to serve the community. For more information on the event, click here.

Literary Reading - Desiree Evans, presented at Resonance & Groove, ULL 2025

Bernado Wade - poetry readings from Resonance & Groove, ULL 2025

Literary Reading Q&A w/ Bernado Wade & Desiree Evans

Panel Discussion Q&A

Constance Bailey "From ATliens to ArchAndroids: Afrofuturistic Sonic Innovations" presented at Resonance & Groove, ULL 2025