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Board president of the Preservation Alliance of Lafayette, Denise Lanclos, joins Après Midi to speak about the Preservation Alliance of Lafayette's mission: to increase citizen awareness, appreciation, and participation in the preservation of the historic and cultural characteristics of Lafayette, Louisiana. For more information, click here.

The public is invited to join in celebrating Acadian Day at the historic Bernard Bertrand House in Rayne on Friday, August 15, from 10 AM to 2 PM. The celebration will continue Saturday, August 16 at the American Legion in Rayne, Louisiana. For more information, click here.

The 24 Hour Citizen Project is an event where people have the opportunity to connect community-focused ideas with expertise and financial backers to make them happen. From August 15th to the 29th, the 24 Hour Citizen Project will recruit citizens' ideas, selecting eight teams to compete for funding on the main event taking place Saturday, November 8th at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. For more information, click here.

On August 16th from 11 AM to 6 PM, explore Le Vieux Village in Opelousas for Zydeco Unplugged, a day of learning and celebration of zydeco and the culture that surrounds it. For more information, click here.

Join the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra at the Heymann Center for A Zydeco Christmas, featuring the Zydeco Boss himself, Keith Frank, on December 5th. For more information, visit https://acadianasymphony.org/program-a-zydeco-christmas

Safe Havynn Education Center's mission is meet people where they are and to find tools and teach them the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes necessary for them to move forward in a positive direction. For more information, visit https://safehavynn.org/about-us/

Bayou Teche Music Productions presents Louisiana Christmas Day; a concert of Christmas music featuring internationally acclaimed bass-baritone Andre Courville and the Atchafalaya Orchestra with special guests: Grammy nominated trio Sweet Cecilia, Louisiana Red's star vocalist Jennifer Kaye, Grammy nominated accordionist Corey Ledet, and others. The Louisiana Christmas Day Concert will take place on Sunday, December 1st at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit https://www.heymanncenter.com/events/2024/louisiana-christmas-day

École Saint-Landry is a tuition-free, public, French immersion charter school, open to all children living anywhere in Saint Landry Parish. For more information, visit https://www.ecolestlandry.org/

Visit the Blue Moon Saloon on Tuesday, 12/3 and the Hideaway on Lee on Thursday, 12/5 for two nights of live music as UL's talented traditional music ensembles take the stage to showcase the incredible work they’ve been perfecting all semester. For more information, visit https://calendar.louisiana.edu/event/17791-ragin-steppers-zydeco-ensemble-and-ragin-blues

Conversations about events and updates at the Center for Louisiana Studies and UL Press. Join us for a monthly digest of the latest developments and programming on Louisiana Studies books, research, archival projects, and community connections.Understand Hinton Thornton's involvement in the fellowship program as he explores the Lebanese presence and underrepresented touchstones of the Lafayette Freetown area.