Search results for

Larry Callier Jr. of the St. Landry Parish clerk of court office discusses what the office can do to help trace ancestry.

Michelle MacFadyen shares her experience working firsthand to support women released from to immigrant detention centers in Basile Louisiana.

Andy Mosier speaks about immigration policy in the U.S., more specifically on incarcerated immigrants and detention centers.

A Smithsonian Folkways Music Pathway is an integrated, thematic, and fully customizable journey of discovery that places music from the Smithsonian Folkways collection and other Smithsonian Institution primary resources at the center of the educational experience. This Music Pathway explores the diverse roots and stylistic developments of Cajun and Zydeco music. For more information, visit https://folkways.si.edu/music-pathway/flavors-of-southwest-louisiana/cajun-and-zydeco

Andy Mosier speaks about immigration policy in the U.S., more specifically on incarcerated immigrants and detention centers.

The Student Arts Expo is a celebration of student-artists in all artistic disciplines. It will take place in 3 different parishes, featuring outdoor performances from school bands, choirs, and performance classes. There will be art exhibitions in businesses and outdoors, hands-on art activities for families, and a student artist market where you can purchase original artwork and crafts directly from the artist. For more information, visit https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/whats-happening/special-events/student-arts-expo/

Acadiana Center for the Arts is hosting the exhibition, Prairie Stories: Art and Ecological Restoration on Louisiana’s Prairies, through February 8th to May 10th. This exhibition takes a look at a variety of stories which intertwine the work of artists, community groups, Indigenous Peoples, and science-led efforts to restore the ecological balance to the area known as the Cajun Prairie. For more information, visit https://acadianacenterforthearts.org/events/prairie-stories/

The Movie Magic 101 Workshop is a multiclass crash course on movie making for kids in grades 6 - 12. The first class is on Tuesday, March 11th at Cite Des Arts. For more information, visit https://www.citedesarts.org/events/movie-magic-101

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 dancer and choreographer, Lydia Young-Green, and visual artist, Kali Picard.

Since 2007 UL Lafayette has hosted an annual Women's Leadership Conference, and the next one will be on Thursday, March 13th at the Cajun Dome Convention Center. For more information, visit https://louisiana.edu/inclusion/strategic-growth/womens-leadership-conference