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The student run record label, Ragin Records, presents Good Prblms. This group consists of four spirited young creatives, all students at UL, specializing in hip-hop and R&B music. Their performance is Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 at 7:30 pm at Rock N' Bowl.

DON JUAN IN CHICAGO opening night is right around the corner.The LRE opens on January 13th. With a pay-what-you-can PREVIEW PERFORMANCE on Thursday January 12th. David Ives Comedy/Farce will have you laughing the entire show! They are so excited to be starting Theatre in 2023 at Cité des Arts. Tickets can be purchased at www.LREtheatre.com or www.citedesarts.org/ticketsGo to the Don Juan FB Event page for all details: www.facebook.com/events/707588370819057/707588380819056

As spring approaches and you prepare to celebrate religious holidays, have you ever been curious about how others celebrate? Three Abrahamic religions coexist in the Opelousas area: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. The Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center presents an interfaith program with a panel of religious leaders discussing rituals and beliefs related to Ramadan/Eid al-Fitr, Passover and Easter. Visitors are encouraged to bring refreshments that reflect their own cultural traditions.

Envisioning the South is an in-depth look at Roger Houston Ogden’s evolution as an art collector. Running the gamut from representational art works to non-objective abstraction and photography his collection and namesake museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, have largely set the agenda in terms of how Southern aesthetics are understood and discussed in art history.

Virginia Luque plays classical and flamenco music in a Spanish romantic style, combining extraordinary technical virtuosity, with beautiful tone and musicianship. She recently recorded Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the London Symphony Orchestra, at Abbey Road Studios. She’s also been awarded first prize at several international competitions, including the Manuel de Falla Competition for Classical Guitar in Granada, Spain, and has received the Lincoln Center Scholarship among other awards.Information and tickets are available through both organizations' websites.

Lauren Marie Breaux's "Mardi Gras Morning" will open in our second floor gallery on January 7, 2023. A collection of over 60 vibrant acrylic paintings shows an up close and personal view of Fat Tuesday in the neighborhoods of New Orleans. Created by Lake Charles native Lauren Marie Breaux to honor the creativity and unique magic that goes into Carnival and all of those who participate.This exhibit is displayed alongside "Nature's Blueprint: Art Hispano" and the winter group show in the Black Heritage Gallery.

On Jan. 23, the United States Postal Service will hold a first-day ceremony at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for the Ernest J. Gaines forever commemorative stamp in the Black Heritage series.The ceremony is free and open to the public. Anyone interested in attending can respond to the USPS online to RSVP the event.

TWO SHOWS! Friday, November 4, 2022 | 7PM Sunday, November 6, 2022 | 3PMUL's Angelle HallA turning point in opera. Join us for a presentation of Giacomo Puccini’s famous comic opera, Gianni Schicchi, masterfully performed by Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and the University of Louisiana Opera Department. Puccini was among many composers of the 19th century who developed new ways to entertain and connect with wider audiences, by creating works that utilized operatic romanticism, on-stage antics, and a newly developed lyrical style of the time, known as bell canto. The work of Puccini and others from this period influenced generations of musicians and composers who followed.

"Eurydice" reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice not through Orpheus's infamous pilgrimage to retrieve his bride, but through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, plot twists, and a script written to be a playground for designers, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story. Sarah also adapted the play into the libretto for an opera, Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin, which premiered at the L.A. Opera in February 2020.The show opens November 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Burke-Hawthorne Hall, room 231.

THE 12TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN SCREEN FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, NOVEMBER 10-13, 2022. THE FESTIVAL WILL HAVE LIMITED PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY.Southern Screen is invested in building Acadiana’s cultural economy. Through outreach, Southern Screen helps local audiences continue to treasure stories, offers expertise to the next generation of media creators, and aids local creative talent in capitalizing on the momentum of a growing entertainment production economy in the region. We invite you to please join us for one of our many year round programs or events.