EVENTS
7th Annual Bayou Fest Chicken Cook-off
July 2, 2011
Cecile Poche Memorial Park
Parks, LA
Barbeque Chicken or Deep Fry Chicken Categories, Entry Fee $20 per two man team. Judging at 4 pm. No ice chests, glass containers or pets. Music by DJ Bo Jack. Refreshments will be sold. Call Earl (Stretch) Berard at 337-845-4361 or Alton Ambrose at 337-845-4435 for more info.
Saturday, July 2, 2011, 6:00 pm
Lecture: "I'm Comin' Home: Dislocation and Return in the Music of South Louisiana."
Kevin Fontenot, Tulane University
Location: AV Room at Longfellow Evangeline State Park, 1200 N. Main Street
Tuesday, July 5 - Saturday, July 9, 2011, 7:30 pm (Subject to Change, call Opera House for updates, 337-394-6604)
Evangeline Players present an updated version of the musical Grand-Pré, by local artists Cody Daigle and Roy Bertucci. Pre-show special feature: one-act vignette created by Christy Dugas Maraist based on the novel Acadian
Reminiscences.
Location: Duchamp Opera House, 200 S Main Street
Phone number 337-394-6604
Saturday, July 23 - 10 am to Midnight
Back to the Butte - A Musical Celebration
10 am - Helen Bourdreaux
11 am - Terry Huval & Jambalaya Cajun Band w/Special Guest D.L. Menard
3:30 pm - Geno Delafosse & French Rockin' Boogie
6 pm - Reflx featuring Al Berard
8 pm - Joe Douglas
10 pm - Travis Matte & The Kingpins
Midnight - Fireworks Show on the River
Event takes place on the Chapel & Fire Station grounds. Food, beer, drinks.
MUSIC
Angelle's Whiskey River Landing, Henderson
Sunday Afternoon 4 pm to 8 pm
July 3 @ 4 pm - Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns
July 10 @ 4 pm - Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express
July 17 - Zydeco Breakfast Film Fundraiser
1 pm - Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters
2 :15 pm - Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band
3:30 pm - Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
4:45 pm - Lil' Wayne & Same Ole' 2 Step
6 pm - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
July 24 @ 4 pm - Lil' Wayne & Steme Ole' 2 Step
July 31 @ 4 pm - Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Atchafalaya Club, Henderson
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
July 2nd @ 9 pm - Travis Matte
July 3rd @ 6 pm - Willie T & Warren Storm
July 8 - Pending
July 9th @ 8:45 pm - Don Rich
July 10 @ 6 pm - Jr. Lacrosse
July 15 @ 8:45 pm - The Foret Tradition
July 16 @ 9:30 pm - Wayne Toups
July 17 @ 6 pm - Lil Kenny & The Heartbreakers
Bridge Bar, Breaux Bridge
July 8 - Jamie Bergeron
July 16 - Danny Collet
July 22 - Kip Sonnier
July 30 - Willie T & Warren Storm
Cafe Des Amis, Breaux Bridge
Wednesday Night Acoustic, 7:00 pm, Saturday Morning Zydeco Breakfast opens at 7:30 am
July 2 @ 8:30 am - Joe Hall & The Louisiana Cane Cutters
July 6 @ 7 pm - Cat Head Biscuit Boys
July 9 @ 8:30 am - Lil Wayne & Same Ol 2 Step
July 13 @ 7 pm - The Vermilionaires
July 16 @ 8:30 am - Lil Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations
July 20 @ 7 pm - David Doucet
July 23 @ 8:30 am - Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners
July 27 @ 7 pm - Phillip Gould with Rio Luminoso
Fly's Coffee House , Breaux Bridge
Pont Breaux Cajun Jam, every Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
July 2 Jam led by Drew Simon of The Pine Leaf Boys
July 3 @ 10:30 am - Kid's Jam
La Poussiere Dance Hall, Breaux Bridge
Cajun Music Every Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon
July 2 - No Dance
July 3 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins
July 9 @ 7 pm Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds
July 10 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins
July 17 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins
July 23 - Paul Daigle
July 24 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins
July 30 - Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Mcgee's Landing, Henderson
(Bands every Sunday afternoon from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
July 2 @ 7 pm - Drew Simon
July 3 @ 12:30 pm - Harry Trahan
July 4 @ 2 pm - Steve Adams Band
July 0 @ 7 pm - Cedric
July 10 @ 12:30 pm - Lisa Trahan
July 10 @ 3:30 pm - Steve Adams
July 16 @ 7 pm - Ryan Simon
July 17 @ 12 noon - Randy Vidrine
July 23 @ 7 pm - Forrest Huval
July 24 @ 12:30 pm - Harry Trahan
July 30 @ 7 pm - Randy Vidrine
July 31 @ 12:30 pm - Drew Simon
Mulate's Restaurant, Breaux Bridge
Cajun Music Nightly at 7:00 pm; Sunday Lunch at 12:00 pm
July 1 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 2 @ 7 pm - Kira Viator Band
July 3 @ noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 3 @ 6:30 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 4 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 5 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 6 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 7 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 8 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 9 @ 7 pm - Joe Simon Band
July 10 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 10 @ 6:30 pm - Gary Usie Band
July 11 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 12 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 13 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 14 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 15 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 16 @ 7 pm - Sheryl Cormier Band
July 17 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 17 @ 6:30 pm - Sheryl Cormier Band
July 18 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 19 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 20 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 21 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 22 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 23 @ 7 pm - Drew Simon Band
July 24 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 24 @ 6:30 pm - Forest & Friends Band
July 25 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 26 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 27 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 28 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 29 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band
July 30 @ 7 pm - Sheryl Cormier Band
July 31 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born
July 31 @ 6:30 pm - Low Maintenance Band
Rhythms on the Point, Henderson
July 3 @ 4:30 pm - Geno Delafosse & French Rockin' Boogie
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. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
 Ongoing, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Interpretive Center, 12 p.m. - 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, and by appointment. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
July 2, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Saturn 101, 7 p.m. Join us and gaze at Saturn through powerful binoculars. Participants will learn about Saturn and some its stories. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
 July 3, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Tree Artistry, 11 a.m. Using your senses, take a different look at trees and where they live. Take home product. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
July 6, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Herptile Slide Presentation, 2-3 p.m. This slide program about the herps (reptiles and amphibians) in the park and surrounding area. Slides, preserved specimens and possibly live specimens will be used. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
July 30, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Owls and Hawks, 11 a.m. Participants are invited to learn about the hawks and owls at the park and construct a mobile to bring home. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
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