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Join SotB for two talks about climate change, heat waves, and impacts on our ecosystems! Our speakers for this event are Dr. Brian Schubert and Dr. Nic Kooyers.This event is free to attend and open to the public. 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! For this event, attendees must be 18+ to enter the venue prior to talks beginning at 6pm. All ages are welcome to attend the talks.Happy hour @ 5:30Presentations @ 6:00Drinks will be available for purchase from our gracious hosts at Artmosphere! For more information about this event and others, visit their Facebook.

Downtown Lafayette Unlimited and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are partnering together for the first of its kind Ragin’ Cajuns ® Downtown Alive!– with music from The Rouge Krewe!Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy live music at DTA! in Downtown Lafayette on Friday August 25th! Music starts at 6:15 pm and concludes at 8:15 pm. Please leave your ice chests at home to help keep DTA! free to the public, your drink is your ticket! – grab a bite to eat from food vendors and downtown restaurants. Don’t forget to support local small businesses while you’re downtown!For more information about this event and future DTA! performances, visit https://downtownlafayette.org/downtown-alive/.

Words for You is a project of commissioned poems, stories and songs. Each festival supporter has the opportunity to commission an original work by a favorite author! The completed piece will be given to the patron, and all the works will be read aloud at a virtual performance.For more information about this event and others, visit their website.

The 41st Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is live! Organizers are preparing, trying to satisfy the demand for Creole Culture and Zydeco Music. Festival executive director Lena Charles says that locally and nationwide, music fans are eager to return to Southwest Louisiana to experience firsthand the original “keepers of the culture, the tellers of the stories.” The festival takes place on September 2 at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to that date. This year the festival pays tribute to Pioneers, the ones who help the original organization of “The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival.”The lineup includes hit-makers such as Grammy winner Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Grammy nominees Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie and Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Cha’s, Jeremy Frugé & The Zydeco Hot Boyz, Rusty Metoyer & Zydeco Krush and Special Guest, “The Legend Chris Ardoin & NuStep Zydeco.”For more information, go to zydeco.org

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The UL Lafayette Concert Series is proud to present Siglo de Oro, a small vocal ensemble from London, embarking on their first US tour. Their performance is at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on September 21 at 7PM. The Concert is a tribute to William Byrd and will feature early acapella music written for the church.Admission is $15 for the general public, $5 for UL Alumni and Senior Citizens and Free for UL Students, Faculty and Staff. This is a rare appearance in the area not to be missed!For more information on this event and others, visit the UL Lafayette Concert Series Facebook.

The Iberia African American Historical Society and the Shadows-on-the-Teche are partnering with Provost Farm and Da Berry Fresh Market for a special program exploring the relationship between African Americans and agriculture.This program is FREE of charge, though space is limited. Registration is encouraged. To register for this event and others, visit their website.

Performances by Swamp Pop legend Tommy McLain featuring CC Adcock & special guests with Jon Cleary are sure to make the crowds dance at Parc Sans Souci as we continue to celebrate 40 years of Downtown Alive! on Friday, September 22nd.The music kicks off at 6:00PM and concludes at 9:00PM. For more information on this event and others, visit the Downtown Alive! Facebook.

The City of Lake Charles Partners in Parks Initiative and the Imperial Calcasieu Museum Residency at the Museum Program are teaming up to relaunch the City’s Art in the Park Series.This free, family-friendly series was originally launched in the summer of 2020 as a way to provide an outdoor, artistic outlet for residents to enjoy during the height of the pandemic.Through this re-launch, artists currently in residence at the Imperial Calcasieu Museum will provide art instruction. Art supplies and easels will be provided by the City of Lake Charles through its Partners in Parks Initiative.The free event is open to the public and will take place from 10 am - 12 pm. For more information, call 337-491-1280 or email parks@cityoflc.us.

This fall, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited wraps up its 40th year of Downtown Alive!, presented by Evangeline Maid. Promoting the city center’s food, music, culture, and commerce – we proudly kick-off weekends in Acadiana.The downtown Friday night tradition that everyone knows and loves is back for another week of free, live music in the heart of Downtown Lafayette featuring Grammy nominated Bonsoir Catin. We invite the entire community to come and celebrate Downtown Alive!’s 40th Anniversary on Friday, September 15th in Parc Sans Souci.The music kicks off at 6:00PM and concludes at 9:00PM.For more information, visit the Downtown Lafayette Unlimited website.