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The 22nd annual Créole Culture Day Celebration will be held on June 9th, 2024 at Vermilionville. This is a day focused on celebrating, demonstrating, and honoring the Créole heritage in Louisiana and beyond. As you dance, eat, and learn, consider the impact of the history and culture not only to the Créole experience of today, but also how far that impact reaches across Acadiana. For information about the schedule and more click here.

Dr. Stephen Barnes, Director of the Blanco Center, and Dr. Rachel Veron, Director of LAFirst talk about this initiative to give Louisiana policymakers and citizens tools to make data-informed decisions.

The Ducky Derby is a signature annual fundraiser benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. Every duck represents one of our kind neighbors stepping up to support one another. All proceeds provide meals for children and families fighting hunger across Acadiana. Duck Derby launches at 3 p.m. at St. Julien Park in Broussard on Saturday, June 29. Join in ahead of time starting at 1 p.m. for family fun and enjoy the park before the main event. For more information or to purchase a duck, visit https://www.duckrace.com/acadiana.

Acadiana Queer Collective is holding their annual Pride Acadiana event. This includes it all: vendors, performances, and most importantly the parade! All of this will take place June 29th with registration opening at 8am in front of Hub City Cycles. The party will continue throughout the day all in the Downtown Lafayette area. For registration, a schedule, and much more information, visit https://www.acadianaqueercollective.org/pride24.

Dr. Gary LaFleur Jr., Director of The Center for Bayou Studies, discusses this month's upcoming Bayou Culture Collaborative Gathering happening July 19, 2024, featuring Dr. Quenton Fontenot and his Cajun Music Preservation Society. Louisiana Folklore Society offers the Bayou Culture Gatherings in order to help connect those interested in the human dimension of coastal issues through monthly gatherings to learn and share. Each gathering features a topic for discussion in addition to news, announcements, and questions. Topics range from the practical, such as how to help threatened community museums, to policy discussion, such as how to include cultural durability in the community resilience conversation, to sessions that are devoted to simply sharing cultural traditions, such as a hike to forage wolfberry along brackish marshes.For more information and where to sign up, visit https://www.louisianafolklore.org/?page_id=1215

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra has just gotten back from their first-ever international tour to Poland. Several ASO representatives stopped by KRVS to fill us in on how they managed to successfully pull something off on such large of a scale. They also discuss with us what they gained from the experience, what they plan on doing moving forward and more.

The Black Theater Experience (BTE) community theater program is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating black theater work in all its forms. Their mission is to showcase the vibrant tapestry of black theater work, amplifying our voices, providing a platform for artists of color to share their stories and express their creativity through the powerful medium of theater. Join in on auditions for BTE's production of "Topdog Underdog" by Suzan-Lori Parks. The production will run August 29-September 1 at Cite des Arts. For more information on auditions and the show, visit https://www.heritageparc.org/bte?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3T2zixuVDgqwULB_zrNm_2rThUWtbaOkmyy7peRRVrsrTVkt7CevlAZsw_aem_Aenr-UQ3Xi7eZ5GZQz7-ksucy-nk-7mS-JMxpc4pDH8_ubrVnWpzl_pyTabPR8trUV_L41CUJmr3Nbcsj6Mdwgsc.

The mission of the Bayou Culture Collective is to connect those interested in the human dimension of land loss, transmitting culture in a time of disruption, and impacts of climate migrations. The BCC provide a means for people from diverse backgrounds ranging from folk artists to environmental scientists to connect and explore ways to ensure that the human dimension, especially culture, is included in environmental planning while not promoting specific strategies. It also offers many ways to help people connect and support Louisiana’s traditional cultures. For more information, click here.

Now in its 9th year, Williams Bros Diaper Drive (Formerly Julian's Diaper Drive) serves as a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the community while also instilling important values in children. By involving both families and businesses in need, you create a collaborative effort to support those who require assistance. Love of People is a nonprofit organization, developed in 1993 with the mission of “Helping Others, Help Others”. They head several different community impact initiatives such as Williams Bros Diaper Drive and more. For more information on the organization and how to help, visit https://www.loveofpeople.org/.

Hurricane season is upon us in the southwest region of Louisiana and Micha Nicholas with the Capital West chapter of the American Red Cross stops by KRVS to offer pointers on how to make the most of what prep time you have. Louisiana Red Cross provides many resources such as tips, preparedness kits, other organizations to turn to and more. For more information on how to best prepare for the storm season or to offer your help, visit https://www.redcross.org/local/louisiana.html.