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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.

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.