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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.

Anna Kojevnikov of the Acadiana Center of the Arts speaks with KRVS about Lafayette Consolidated Government's Arts & Culture Operations Grant. This Lafayette Consolidated Government sponsored, Acadiana Center for the Arts administered, Arts and Culture Funding Program is designed to support the operations of arts and culture organizations that will significantly enhance the arts and cultural life of the community, while promoting local artists and the arts in Lafayette Parish. For more information and where to apply, visit https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/opportunities-for-organizations/lcg-arts-culture-grant/

On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 5:30 pm, the Zydeco Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. (ZHPS), in partnership with the Clifton Chenier Centennial Committee will host a Clifton Chenier Centennial and Slim’s Y-Ki-Ki Restoration Project Fundraiser at Arpeggio’s located at 204 N Main Street in Opelousas, Louisiana. Musical Performances by: CJ Chenier, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie, RJ Smoove, Corey Ledet, Lil Jeff Boutte. House band led by Lee Allen Zeno.For more information and where to donate, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clifton-chenier-centennial-slims-y-ki-ki-restoration-project-fundraiser-tickets-947325896257

On view in the Main Gallery at Acadiana Center for the Arts: Ceramics Now: Contemporary and Traditional Practices in Acadiana. From the functional and traditional forms we are most familiar with, to the purely visual and Avant-garde, this exhibition looks at the scope of ceramics being made around Acadiana today. This exhibition is on view June 8, 2024 – August 10, 2024. For more information, click here.

The Big Fat Clothing Swap is an all gender clothing swap for sizes Large and up. The event will take place on August 10, 1-4pm at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. They are accepting donations now through July 31st. For more info on how, where, and what to donate and more, visit their official Instagram page @thebigfatclothingswap. https://www.instagram.com/thebigfatclothingswap/

On Saturday, June 22, St. Landry Parish Tourism and the Opelousas Museum paid tribute to Clifton Chenier through art and music. In 2000, the Louisiana State Legislature designated Chenier’s hometown of Opelousas as the Zydeco Music Capital of the World. In 2021, June 25 was declared Clifton Chenier Day in the state by the Louisiana state legislature. The museum celebrated this important day in many ways such as revealing a larger-than-life cutout image of Clifton Chenier designed by Opelousas artist, Theon Guillory, and a Zydeco Jam for Clifton Chenier led by CJ Chenier.

On June 26th at 2:00 PM, African American elders and young culture-keepers will represent Louisiana’s Easter Rock and Georgia’s Gullah Geechee Ring Shout traditions coming together for the first time inside the historic church at the Whitney Plantation. They will share with the public Black spiritual practices that date back to our nation’s antebellum era. For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=C4177243-C243-249D-D40789EEB0A2C24A.

Learn about career opportunities in Lafayette and surrounding areas for justice involved and formerly incarcerated persons and their families. Employers with current career openings will exhibit. 2nd Chance Job Fair is free and open to the public! The event will be happening Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Heymann Convention Center (1373 S. College Road, Lafayette, LA).For more information and a list of employers in attendance, visit https://lafayette.org/local-jobs/2ndchance