This year’s Master of Ceremonies will be celebrity guest Renella Rose Champagne from radio station KRVS’s program “Lost in Love”.
11-12:30 am Harris Family Band- Traditional/ Cajun/Creole
1-2:30 pm Blake Miller and Jimmy Breaux Trio -Traditional Cajun Music
3pm-4:30 Michael Scott- Alternative Country/Rock/Singer-Songwriter
“Three Weird Sisters: Deuxième Acte” will include artworks by Carey Clark, Lynda Frese, and Renée Monrose
• “The Art and Science of Beer Making” with Karlos Knott (Bayou Teche Brewing) + Dr. Brandon Ballengée (LSU Museum of Natural Science)
• Hands-on sculpting demo by sculptor Russell Whiting
• Egg tempera painting workshop with artist Lynda Frese
• Native flora and fauna still life painting workshop with artist Rick Gates
• Spirit animal self-portrait workshop with visiting NYC artists Carey Clark & Renée Monrose
• Violin making and fiddle playing demonstration with Anya Burgess (Sola Violins)
• Bug portraits painting and pumpkin decorating activity with Susan Cader (Nunus)
• “Garage Band” Music workshop using household and recycled/up-cycled materials with musician Jim Louis-Marie of Latino Pulse
• “The Chemistry of Spooky soap-making” with Theresa Richard (Bain Amour Bath & Body Co.) + Dr. Brandon Ballengée (LSU Museum of Natural Science)
• “Nature Morte” specimen drawing workshop with artist Nancy Joyce
• “Zombie Gardening” with Meadow Landry (Acadiana Master Naturalists & Acadiana Native Plant Project)
• “Unlocking the Power of Slimy Green Manure” with Candide Wyble (Cosmic Bees of Acadiana)
• Native plant giveaway with the Marsh Doctor Blaise Pezold
• “Fearsome Fishes” specimen demo and fossil shark teeth giveaway with Dr. Prosanta Chakrabarty (LSU Museum of Natural Science)
• “Scary Scavenger Hunt” with Laura Palmer (LASOAR)
• “The Traiteur’s Garden: Planting and learning about a Creole and Cajun Traditional Medicinal Plant Garden” with Dr. Ray Brassieur (Anthropology Department, UL Lafayette) and Bob Chaterlain (Jardine de France) and walk with Marsh Doctor Blaise Pezold
• “The Traiteur’s Kitchen” the healing arts with a probiotic fermentation workshop with Aurore Ballengée (Atelier de la Nature) and herbal remedies workshop with Rachel Reeves (Maypop Community Herb Shop)
• + others TBA
Chef Colt Patin (Louisiana Culinary Institute), Chef Tony Tobicheaux (Don’s Seafood), Aurore and Victor Ballengée (Atelier de la Nature), and others TBA
Acadiana Master Naturalists
Acadiana Native Plant Project
Atlas Feed Mills
Bain Amour Bath & Body Company
Bayou Teche Outfitters
Cajun Legacy Foods
Cosmic Bees of Acadiana
Cub Scouts Pack 301
E&E Books and Livres
LASOAR (Louisiana Association of Sports, Outdoor Adventure, and Recreation)
La Table Français
Le Réveil du Français- Cecilia French Immersion
Les Deux Mondes
Louisiana Amphibian And Reptile Enthusiasts (L.A.R.E.)
Louisiana SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research Education)
LSU Museum of Natural Science
Nature’s Link Wellness Center
NUNU’s Art Collective
Russell’s Food Center
TECHE Project
Teens Outdoor Education and Service (T.O.E.S.)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Zydeco Foods
+ others TBA