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Tune in to this live performance from Ordinary Elephant! Listen to the duo's new self-titled album and watch their film, Across the Quiet.

Beausoleil’s front man Michael Doucet breaks out his fiddle when he joins former Louisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith—yes, that John Warner Smith—in this pair’s first-ever collaboration of music and the spoken word. PASA Pop-Up at the Theater at Baranco. The pair will perform Thursday February 20th at 7:30 PM. For more information click, here.

Colby charre avec Taalib Pierre-Auguste, connaisseur de la langue créole louisianaise, écrivain opelousien et représentant de l'organisation C.R.E.O.L.E, Inc. On a parlé de les deux livres que Taalib a déjà de sorti — et çu-là qu'il est après pour publier — qu'a tout à faire avec la langue créole de la Louisiane. Taalib a aussi parlé pour son histoire avec le français et le créole, ainsi que pour les Tables et le Jam Créole que C.R.E.O.L.E, Inc. organise à Lafayette.

Colby LeJeune cause avec Zachary Fuselier, élève du sud d'Ossun, musicien, et maître d'école à l'Académie Classique Maris Stella, dans la ville de Saint-Martin. On a charré pour le nouveau album à Zach, "South Ossun Stomp," dernièrement sorti, ainsi que pour ses expériences à apprendre — et asteur à montrer — le français et la musique.

M. Gustave Gravot, Dr Ray Brassieur, and Dr Barry Ancelet visit the studio (with a brief appearance by Jean Arceneaux) to chat with Colby about the traditional rural Mardi Gras traditions of French Louisiana. This second convening of the Table Ronde du Mardi Gras is a continuation of last year's discussion on Bonjour Louisiane.

Celebrate Louisiana’s creative culture by road-tripping through the parishes of Acadiana. This free, all-ages, self-guided tour will once again showcase the inspiring spaces where creativity comes to life. Visitors will meet artists, watch live demonstrations, and experience the rich artistic heritage of Acadiana across multiple parishes. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with the members of the arts community, learn about others crafts, and see how our local creatives bring their visions to life! For more information click, here.

Join NUNU Art and Culture Collective for their fifth installment of Exploring Louisiana Tapestries on Sunday, February 23rd for a guest presentation from Taalib Auguste, vice president of l'Assemblée de la Louisiane and vice president of C.R.E.O.L.E. Inc. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14sABYfd8X/

Lafayette takes its music and culture seriously and aims to keep the rich heritage of music, especially the people, businesses, and actions at the core of it, thriving. The Lafayette Music Census was a community-led initiative to gain a better understanding of the current strengths, opportunities and needs of the Lafayette music community. A keystone of this initiative was conducting a Music Census to capture key information about the Lafayette music ecosystem to help city leaders and the community make better informed, data-driven decisions to support and grow the music ecosystem. For more information about the 2024 census, click here.

Please join the Bayou Culture Collaborative for our February 21, 2025 gathering of people and organizations focused on preserving Louisiana’s heritage and examining the effects of land loss on local culture. Mardi Gras offers us an opportunity to look at community heritage and traditions as indicators of community strength. In this presentation, Dr. Jennifer Morrison will discuss how in recent years, Acadiana Mardi Gras has undergone an interesting evolution. Dr. Morrison will discuss the cultural implication of John Weatherall’s reconstruction of Acadiana rural Mardi Gras and what it means for understanding community. For more information, click here.

Rendezvous Downtown in Rayne’s spring music series begins Thursday, March 13th, at 5:30 p.m. at Depot Square. For more information, visit https://www.raynetoday.com/news-local/%E2%80%98rendezvous-downtown%E2%80%99-begins-spring-series-events