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How many days can you read this summer? Find out by joining the 100 Days of Reading Summer Challenge! The Lafayette Public Library challenges you to read at least 20 minutes every day from June 1st to September 8th (World Literacy Day), and the best part is, it doesn’t matter what you read—books, audiobooks, magazines, graphic novels, and more all count.Anyone who reads at least 30 days during this time will be eligible for a prize pack and entered for a chance to win the grand prize. Track your reading online at lafayettepubliclibrary.org/beanstack, download the Beanstack app to a smartphone or tablet, or click here to download the Reading Log as a PDF.South Regional Library will host the Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration on Saturday, June 3 from 10:30 am until 2:30 pm. You’ll have the opportunity to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge and to enjoy a day of family fun.

MAISON FREETOWN IS PROUD TO HOST THE 6888 JUNE EXHIBIT! Opening reception for the month-long exhibit spotlighting the All Black, female postal battalion that served our country during WW2 starts June 3rd at 2pm. A special screening of Lafayette's own hometown hero, Major Fannie McClendon, and last surviving member from Louisiana will be shown. These women delivered hundreds of thousands of backlogged mail to soldiers during WW2. Join us as we pay tribute to these remarkable women who helped keep morale up during the war. Curated by Erica Fox and Dianne Mouton-Allen.

Festival International Special Conversation - Cultural Appreciation vs AppropriationPanel discussion moderated by Elliot Wade (The Current) with special guest, Ngaiire, a Papua New Guinean born, Australian artist, plus other cultural leaders and artists including Ashlee Michot, Malentina, Nokosee Fields and Erica Fox.Join them in this safe space to talk about how to bring awareness to different cultures and artistic practices with respect and care. For more information and to register for this even, click here.

Whether it is venturing out into your community to see and experience art in art galleries, art collectives, studios, shops, or creative spaces, or places where you can take a class/workshop or events to attend monthly art openings, community events, and/or open studio tours, there is plenty of art to see, do, learn and procure along the Corridor des Arts.Art Galleries on the Corridor

On display now, "From the Ashes" explores the devastations of the Great Fire of 1910. As you walk through this photographic exhibit you will not only get to experience the fire's aftermath, but you will be able to listen to local historians discuss this disaster and what it meant for the people of Lake Charles.Come learn and explore some of Lake Charles' history with this eye-opening exhibit. Historic City Hall hours are 10 AM till 6 PM, Tuesday - Saturday. Admission is always free!

Did a New Orleans mobster engineer the assassination of a Kennedyesque president of the United States in the 1960s? Mark Leonard’s new play, The French Quarter Connection, asks this question and goes one step further, revealing how this president’s legendary brother, an Irish-Catholic senator from New York, tried to cut a deal years later with the Sicilian-born mobster so he could run for the presidency. The French Quarter Connection focuses not so much on a parallel to the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, but the personal and brutal conflict between a politician based on Robert F. Kennedy and a fictional mafia boss with a French Quarter address. For more information on this event and others or to purchase tickets, visit https://www.citedesarts.org/shows.

The Skyliners Big Band has been providing music from the Big Band Era and the Great American Song Book to Acadiana for 73 years. Their band features 17 local musicians and 2 awesome vocalists. Memberships for all 6 dances can be purchased for $60 per person or $120 per couple. Half-season memberships (any 3 dances) are $45 per person or $90 per couple. Email Skylinersbigband@gmail.com for membership information and private booking.

Sip in Sunset, Louisiana with the locals during the Uncorked Art Walk. Galleries along Napoleon Avenue will be open to give everyone an opportunity to view and purchase one-of-a-kind local art pieces and visit with some of the artists. Café Josephine will keep the party going with wine and tasty hors-d’oeuvres at each gallery. This event takes place every other month on the second Friday of the month and in conjunction with 2nd Weekends Along the Corridor.

Join us for two talks about the study and conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Louisiana! Our speakers for this event are Brad "Bones" Glorioso and Lindy Muse.Bones will be talking about his research at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on the proposed threatened Alligator Snapping Turtle. He will share information about his work capturing head-started individuals released by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), as well as information about these turtles' unique lingual lure adaptation. Lindy will be talking about the Louisiana Amphibian and Reptile Enthusiasts (L.A.R.E.) group. She will discuss its mission as well as the many sources of educational material and the opportunities for others at L.A.R.E. outreach events, field trips, and occasional citizen science efforts. As always, Science on the Bayou welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to join us as we learn about the research and development in our community!*There will be live animals in terrariums at this event for viewing as part of the presentations.Happy hour @ 5:15Presentations @ 5:30Food and drink will be available for purchase from our gracious hosts at Hideaway on Lee! For more information visit their Facebook.

BARE Walls is an art subscription service, operated through Basin Arts, which turns “BARE” business walls into gallery space. The program objective is twofold: to provide an affordable way for businesses to have a creative and dynamic workspace and to provide residual income for working artists in our community. BARE Walls hopes to create ongoing relationships between local artists and businesses while sustaining the local community and increasing the overall value of our creative economy.