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The Louisiana Food + Wine Festival, hosted by Visit Lake Charles will celebrate the best of Louisiana and the South, from its culinary superstars and beverage experts to southwest Louisiana’s unique Cajun and Creole heritage and culture, seafood, artisans, live musicians and more.The Festival will explore the South’s evolving food and beverage culture, through all-inclusive tasting events, learning experiences and a finale Jazz Brunch – showcasing Louisiana at every event. From incredible barbecue to world-class Louisiana seafood, the inaugural festival will be a fall favorite for locals and visitors alike.For more information about the event, visit their website https://louisianafoodandwinefestival.com/.

Reflections on early pop music. Medieval French troubadours, who were known for writing folk songs about love and courtship, were among the first masters a popular song. Elements of their music, along with influence from a variety of local folk traditions, later inspired classical European composers to utilize this type of art in their compositions. This concert will explore pop music of the 1950s, when interest in popular art song saw another magnificent renaissance in Europe. During this time, singer/songwriters like Edith Piaf and Tino Rossi became widely favored, partly due to the general public’s increased enjoyment of gathering in coffee houses, pubs, and night clubs to dance and listen to live music. Featuring Placido Domingo, Jr., son of the renowned opera singer and member of The Three Tenors.For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website.

Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00PM at Picard Center – 200 E Devalcourt Street (Room #122) Lafayette, LA, 70506. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Anne Williams, Evan Jordan, and Jace Segura at LafayetteNSA@gmail.com / (337) 482-6870.

In Your Own Backyard is back! The free workshop series by the Center for Louisiana Studies returns with an evening of traditional Cajun harmonica music and storytelling with Jerry Devillier. For more information, visit the Center for Louisiana Studies Facebook.

Author Tom Piazza will be at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Coughlin Hall to talk abut his book The Auburn Conference.

Join current ProjectSpace Residency artists Steve Breaux, Mare Martin, & Kathy Reed for the first of 2 community presentations as part of their project, Art & Nature | FROM IN WITH FORPresenting artist Ashlee Wilson Michot will discuss her acquisition of French and how it has informed her work in folk herbalism; with Steve Breaux moderating, presenting artist Bill Fontenot will discuss the amazing journey that studying our natural world has taken him on.For more information about this event and future Art & Nature events, click here.

The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. Just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world!To purchase tickets, go to https://www.ipaltheater.com/.

The Office of Public Health Region 4 (Acadiana), in partnership with Healthy Iberia Coalition and Healthy Vermilion Coalition, is holding a Back to School Hygiene Drive. In this first-of-its-kind event, organizers are asking the Acadiana community to collect basic hygiene items for distribution to local middle schools.For more information on where the drive will take place and what items you can bring, click here.

Dust off those dancing shoes! Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters will be taking the stage on Friday, September 1st at Parc Sans Souci. The entire community is invited to enjoy free, live music at DTA! in Downtown Lafayette.The music kicks off at 6:00PM and concludes at 9:00PM. Please leave ice chests at home to help keep DTA! free to the public – grab a drink from the beverage tent and a bite to eat from food vendors and downtown restaurants. Most importantly, don’t forget to support local small businesses while downtown!For more information, visit the Downtown Lafayette Unlimited website.

Friday, September 84-6 PM | Members Only Opening Reception6-8 PM | Public Reception6:00 PM | Poster and Pin Unveiling By Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and live music while you explore the galleries. Not a member? Call Cami Guillory at 337-482-0817 to join today. All memberships are tax-deductible.