Trout Fishing in America is the songwriting collaboration of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. For 46 years, their vibrant, percussive sound and dynamic stage presence have cultivated a multi-generational fan base at performing arts centers, clubs, and music festivals everywhere!To find out more about their story and their show, visit the theatre's website.

Families (ages 7-17) – Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00PM at Picard Center – 200 E Devalcourt Street (Room #122) Lafayette, LA, 70506. For more information contact Chapter Leaders Anne Williams, Evan Jordan, and Jace Segura at LafayetteNSA@gmail.com / (337) 482-6870.

Reflections on early pop music. Medieval French troubadours, who were known for writing folk songs about love and courtship, were among the first masters a popular song. Elements of their music, along with influence from a variety of local folk traditions, later inspired classical European composers to utilize this type of art in their compositions. This concert will explore pop music of the 1950s, when interest in popular art song saw another magnificent renaissance in Europe. During this time, singer/songwriters like Edith Piaf and Tino Rossi became widely favored, partly due to the general public’s increased enjoyment of gathering in coffee houses, pubs, and night clubs to dance and listen to live music. Featuring Placido Domingo, Jr., son of the renowned opera singer and member of The Three Tenors.For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website.

In Your Own Backyard is back! The free workshop series by the Center for Louisiana Studies returns with an evening of traditional Cajun harmonica music and storytelling with Jerry Devillier. For more information, visit the Center for Louisiana Studies Facebook.

Come to the 2nd Stage at Cité des Arts for SuperCollider: Acadiana's Improv Showcase brought to you by Silverbacks Improv Theatre featuring: Silverbacks Improv Theatre, The Plural Noun, Tempo Tantrums and hosted by Brett Duggan. Purchase tickets at silverbacks-improv-theatre.square.site or at the door. Price: $10 at the door - General AdmissionTime: 8:30 PM to 10:00 PMFor more information, visit https://www.citedesarts.org/.

Join SotB for two talks about climate change, heat waves, and impacts on our ecosystems! Our speakers for this event are Dr. Brian Schubert and Dr. Nic Kooyers.This event is free to attend and open to the public. As always, Science on the Bayou welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to join us as we learn about the research and development in our community! For this event, attendees must be 18+ to enter the venue prior to talks beginning at 6pm. All ages are welcome to attend the talks.Happy hour @ 5:30Presentations @ 6:00Drinks will be available for purchase from our gracious hosts at Artmosphere! For more information about this event and others, visit their Facebook.

Friday, September 84-6 PM | Members Only Opening Reception6-8 PM | Public Reception6:00 PM | Poster and Pin Unveiling By Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and live music while you explore the galleries. Not a member? Call Cami Guillory at 337-482-0817 to join today. All memberships are tax-deductible.

Dust off those dancing shoes! Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters will be taking the stage on Friday, September 1st at Parc Sans Souci. The entire community is invited to enjoy free, live music at DTA! in Downtown Lafayette.The music kicks off at 6:00PM and concludes at 9:00PM. Please leave ice chests at home to help keep DTA! free to the public – grab a drink from the beverage tent and a bite to eat from food vendors and downtown restaurants. Most importantly, don’t forget to support local small businesses while downtown!For more information, visit the Downtown Lafayette Unlimited website.

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The 41st Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival is live! Organizers are preparing, trying to satisfy the demand for Creole Culture and Zydeco Music. Festival executive director Lena Charles says that locally and nationwide, music fans are eager to return to Southwest Louisiana to experience firsthand the original “keepers of the culture, the tellers of the stories.” The festival takes place on September 2 at the Yambilee Festival Grounds with multiple activities leading up to that date. This year the festival pays tribute to Pioneers, the ones who help the original organization of “The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival.”The lineup includes hit-makers such as Grammy winner Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Grammy nominees Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie and Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Cha’s, Jeremy Frugé & The Zydeco Hot Boyz, Rusty Metoyer & Zydeco Krush and Special Guest, “The Legend Chris Ardoin & NuStep Zydeco.”For more information, go to zydeco.org

Words for You is a project of commissioned poems, stories and songs. Each festival supporter has the opportunity to commission an original work by a favorite author! The completed piece will be given to the patron, and all the works will be read aloud at a virtual performance.For more information about this event and others, visit their website.

Downtown Lafayette Unlimited and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are partnering together for the first of its kind Ragin’ Cajuns ® Downtown Alive!– with music from The Rouge Krewe!Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy live music at DTA! in Downtown Lafayette on Friday August 25th! Music starts at 6:15 pm and concludes at 8:15 pm. Please leave your ice chests at home to help keep DTA! free to the public, your drink is your ticket! – grab a bite to eat from food vendors and downtown restaurants. Don’t forget to support local small businesses while you’re downtown!For more information about this event and future DTA! performances, visit https://downtownlafayette.org/downtown-alive/.