EVENTS

Every Saturday Morning

Bayou Teche Market

203 New Market Street

St. Martinville, LA

7am-11am

Fresh vegetables, sweets, crocheted items, and woodwork are just some of the items that vendors are selling. Vendors welcome! For more information, call Danielle or Carroll at 337-394-2230.

April 9, 2011

Easter Egg-stravaganza

11 am to 2 pm

Parc des Pont de Pont Breaux (along the Bayou Teche)

Breaux Bridge, LA

Pictures with the Easter Bunny, Easter Egg Hunt, Cake Hop, Face Painting and Egg-cellent Treats.  Sponsored by the Animal Humane Society.

April 9, 2011

Scavenger Hunt

St. Martinville, LA

Register at Cousins Restaurant, Rytech, Shamrock Office Supply or the Tee Wee Shop.  For additional information, email rozt@cox.net

April 16, 2011

Blooming on the Bayou

Breaux Bridge Downtown

Garden Show & Old Fashioned Trade Days

Veterans Park, Breaux Bridge, LA

10 am to 4 pm, Plant Sale, Arts & Crafts, Antiques, Food & More!

Call 337-332-8500 for more information.

April 16, 2011

Relay for Life of St. Martin Parish

Parc des Ponts de Pont Breaux

Breaux Bridge, LA

6 pm

American Cancer Society Annual Parish Fundraiser, Food, Fun, Games, Walk & More.  Call Lesley Thibodeaux at 337-394-2200 for more information.

April 29 & 30, 2011

Parks Cracklin Cookoff

Rousseau Poche Memorial Park

In Memory of Mark Dore

Parks, LA 

Food, Music, Fun for Entire Family

$5000 Raffle Giveaway

Friday Night Fais Do Do

6 pm:  DJ Earles Belaire

7 pm:  Side Show Band

Saturday:  Registration for Cookoff $20 entry fee for two man team.  Cracklin Cooking Starts at 1 pm, Judging at 4 pm.

10 am:  M.C. T-Wayne & Crew

12 noon:  Cheryl Cormier & Cajun Sound

4 pm:  Sid Melancon

7 pm:  Nik-L-Beer

Saturday Night Fais Do Do. 

For more information call Adley Theriot at 337-288-3509 or Clint Laviolette at 337-230-1860.

TBA - 10th Annual Beef Tongue Cookoff

Breaux Bridge, LA

Sherman's Camp, 1101 Tilac Road.  337-332-3170

MUSIC

Alligator Bar & La Maison Restaurant, St. Martinville

Angelle's Whiskey River Landing, Henderson

April 3 @ 4 pm - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie

April 10 @ 4 pm - Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns

April 17 @ 4 pm - Lil Wayne & Same Ol' 2 Step

April 24 @ 4 pm - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie

Atchafalaya Club, Henderson

April 9 @ 8:45 pm - Creole Soul

April 10 @ 6 pm - High Performance

April 15 - Pending

April 16 @ 8:45 - Bobby & the Rockers

April 17 @ 6 pm - Lil Kenny & the Heartbreakers

April 22 @ 9 pm - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie

April 23 @ 8:45 pm - Don Rich

April 24 - Pending

April 29 - Pending

April 30 @ 8:45 - Greg Martinez

Cafe Des Amis, Breaux Bridge

Wednesday Night Acoustic, 7:00 pm, Saturday Morning Zydeco Breakfast opens at 7:30 am

April 9 @ 8:30 am - Lil Wayne & Same Ol 2 Step

April 13 @ 7 pm - Red Stick Ramblers

April 16 @ 8:30 am - Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band

April 20 @ 7 pm - Walter Mouton w/Joel & Wilson Savoy

April 23 @ 8:30 am - Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners

April 27 @ 7 pm - Jesse, Joel & the Cajun Country Revival

April 30 @ 8:30 am - Lil Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations

La Poussiere Dance Hall, Breaux Bridge

Cajun Music Every Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon

Saturday nights 7 pm to 11 pm - Various Artists

Sunday afternoons 3 pm to 7 pm - Jackie Callier & the Cajun Cousins

April 10 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

April 16 - Pine Leaf Boys

April 17 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

April 23 - High Performance

April 24 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

Mcgee's Landing, Henderson

(Bands every Sunday afternoon from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm)

April 2 @ 7 pm - Hubert Maitre

April 3 @ 12 noon - Randy Vidrine

April 8 @ 7 pm - Al Berard & Kevin Anthony

April 9 @ 7 pm - Lisa Trahan

April 10 @ 12 noon - Forest Trahan

April 16 @ 7 pm - Ryan Simon

April 17 @ 12 noon - Corey Ledet

April 30 @ 7 pm - Randy Vidrine

Mulate's Restaurant, Breaux Bridge

Cajun Music Nightly at 7:00 pm; Sunday Lunch at 12:00 pm

April 8 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit

April 9 @ 7 pm - Drew Simon Band

April 10 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 10 @ 6 pm - Forest & Friends

April 11 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 12 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 13 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 14 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit

April 15 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit

April 16 @ 7 pm - Jason Frey Band

April 17 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 17 @ 6 pm - Low Maintenance

April 18 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 19 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 20 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 21 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit

April 22 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit

April 23 @ 7 pm - Joe Simon Band

April 24 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 25 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 26 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 27 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

April 28 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit

April 29 @ 7 pm - Bonsoir Catin

April 30 @ 7 pm - To Be Announced

Tom's Fiddle & Bow, Arnaudville

Weekly Acoustic Music Jam every Sunday, 1 pm

STATE PARKS

Ongoing, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville � Wildlife Attracting Program. Included in the program are feeding areas located at the Nature Center and a slough lookout. Bird watchers come from around the world to experience the wildlife on Lake Fausse Pointe. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Ongoing, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville � Interpretive Center, Noon � 5 p.m. Get the most out of your visit to Lake Fausse Pointe State Park. Come and learn about our Park's history, wildlife, geology, and trail systems through outstanding displays and exhibits (many interactive) at the Interpretive Center. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and most Sundays. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Tuesdays & Saturdays, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville � Wildlife Hike, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Participants are invited to take a hike out to the �Slough Lookout� for an evening of looking for plants, birds and other wildlife. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Wednesdays, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville � Louisiana in America, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Guests will learn how the transfer of power affected the state with Louisiana was purchased by the United States in 1803. A video will explain how the purchase took place and its affect on both the United State and Louisiana. Guests will then tour through the Olivier Plantation House and the Acadian Farmstead to learn more about life in Louisiana in the early 1800s. For more information call 888-677-2900 toll free or 394-3754 locally.