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Kids Camps are open to all levels of young musicians. Just bring a guitar, a fiddle, or a 10-button diatonic accordion in the key of C, and their days will be filled with music classes, band labs, singing, dancing, indoor/outdoor games, crafts, cuisine, and fun. Instrument loans for camp use may be available from LA Folk Roots, Lafayette Public Library or local music stores. The Camps finish with showcase performance by the young camper bands, presentation of certificates, and a camper-parent dance party. The Lafayette Camp is June 10-14th and the Opelousas Camp is June 24-28. For registration and more information, visit https://lafolkroots.org/kids-camp.

Step into the magical realm of the Acadiana Queer Collective's First Annual Adult Prom – a night of enchantment and self-expression! Brush off your formal wear and immerse yourself in the whimsical charm of an Enchanted Forest. Get ready to dance under twinkling fairy lights, where the dress code is Prom Formal with a touch of enchanting flair! For tickets and more information, visit https://www.acadianaqueercollective.org/event-details/adult-prom-a-fundraiser-for-acadiana-queer-collective.

Returning for its 14th year, Lafayette Parish Student Arts Expo is happening Saturday, April 13, 10am-6pm! Experience the arts at this year’s Expo with performances and visual arts exhibitions from our Lafayette Parish public schools. Student Arts Expo is a family-friendly festival of student artwork, live performances, and fun arts activities. With 3 stages and 30 exhibition locations throughout Downtown Lafayette, this is a true community event. For information on a map, schedule and more, click here.

Seats are still open for several Magnet Academy Programs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels and applications will remain open until seats are filled through mid-August. Each Magnet Academy offers innovative programming that supports what students need to expand their horizons and explore their desires. In addition to providing students with the curriculum required by the state and to meet Louisiana requirements for graduation. Magnet Academies offer specialize theme-immersed programs in various pathways. For applications or more information, visit https://www.lafayettechoice.com/site1.php.

The 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius violin is said to be one of the world’s most legendary instruments. Its mysterious history and whereabouts after it went missing for 200 years, has inspired much speculation, and many tellings of its story, including the 1998, Academy Award winning film, The Red Violin. The story of how it came into the hands of its current owner is just as fascinating. Don't miss the chance to experience a historic, first-ever performance in Lafayette, by world-renowned violin virtuoso, and longtime keeper of The Red Violin, Elizabeth Pitcairn, who, along with her legendary instrument, will lead the Symphony in performing a captivating suite from the now famous movie, as well as arrangements from Virgil Thomson's Pulitzer Prize Winning Acadian Songs and Dances, from the 1948 movie Louisiana Story. For tickets and more information, visit https://acadianasymphony.org/program-the-red-violin.

Park ranger Laura McDonald talks about the various programs happening at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in September. For more information about the events, click here.

Homegrown from Lafayette and living in NYC, Paige Barnett Kulbeth is an artist acclaimed for her innovative integration of dance, music and video technology. Her debut stage show, Holy Animals, consists of larger-than-life projections, live music and a combination of modern and classical dance. Loosely based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy, the evening will unfold across the circles of Hell, the terraces of Purgatory and the celestial spheres of Heaven. The twist? These ethereal happenings will be retold through the female characters’ perspectives, transforming this classic story into a loud & proud, girl-power anthem! Showings: July 11th, 7:30pm and July 12th, 7:30pm.For more information and tickets visit https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/events/holy-animals/

Basin Arts and KRVS come together to co-produce Art Circle, a monthly conversation between Dean Daryl Moore of UL Lafayette's College of Arts and two guests, a visual and a performing artist. These run on the final Monday of each month during the 3 p.m. Après-Midi program. This week, Dean Moore's guests are, sculptor, Marla Kristicevich and dance creator, Whitney Willis Hebert.

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.