EVENTS

Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival

Breaux Bridge, LA

April 30, May 1 & 2, 2010

www.bbcrawfest.com

For more information, call 337-332-6655 or email info@bbcrawfest.com

•Friday, April 30
4:00pm  Gates Open
4:30pm  Opening Ceremonies - Crawfish Stage
4:45pm  Celebrity Crawfish Eating Contest Crawfish Stage
5:15pm  Cajun Dance Lesson, Breaux Bridge Tent
12:00am  Festival Grounds Close
   
• Saturday, May 1
10:00am  Festival Grounds Open
10:00am  Cajun Cooking Demonstration, Breaux Bridge Tent
11:30am  Cajun Dance Lesson, Breaux Bridge Tent
12:15pm  Cajun Dance Contest, Festival Stage
12:45pm  Bourée Exhibition, Breaux Bridge Tent
2:00pm  Zydeco Dance Contest, Festival Stage
2:15pm Crawfish Eating Contest, Breaux Bridge Tent
3:00pm  Crawfish Races, Crawfish Stage
4:15pm  Cajun Dance Lesson, Breaux Bridge Tent
5:30pm  Cajun & Zydeco Dance Lesson, Breaux Bridge Tent
12:00am  Festival Grounds Close

• Sunday, May 2
9:00am  Festival Grounds Open
9:00am  Crawfish Etouffée Cookoff, Breaux Bridge Tent
9:30am  Parade - Bridge Street & Rees Street
12:00pm Judging & Sampling - time approximate
4:00pm Festival Grounds Close

Admissions: $5 on Friday and Sunday, $10 on Saturday or 3-day pass for $15
No ice chests, little red wagons, glass containers
or dogs - PLEASE!
   
Musical Lineup

• Friday, April 30
Crawfish Stage
5:30pm-7:30pm  Pine Leaf Boys
7:45pm-9:45pm  Feu Follet
10:00pm-12:00pm  High Performance

Festival Stage
5:15pm-7pm  Briggs Brown & Bayou Cajuns
7:15pm-9:15pm  Jamie Bergeron & The Kickin’ Cajuns
9:30pm-11:30pm  Same Ol’ 2 Step with Lil’ Wayne
Breaux Bridge Tent
8pm-11pm  Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sounds

• Saturday, May 2
Crawfish Stage
10am-11:30am  Jambalaya with DL Menard
11:45am-1:15pm  Ray Abshire
1:30pm-3:00pm  Danny Collet & Joel Martin
3:30pm-5:15pm  Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Family Band
5:30pm-7:30pm  Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
7:45pm-9:45pm  Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
10pm-12am   Roddie Romero & the Hub-City All Stars

Festival Stage
10:15am-11:45am  Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters
12pm-1:30pm  Huval Family Band
1:45pm-3:15pm  Horace Trahan & the New Ossun Express
3:30pm-5:00pm  Hunter Hayes
5:15pm-7:00pm  Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas
7:15pm-9:15pm   Balfa Toujours
9:30pm-11:30pm   Travis Matte & The Kingpins

Breaux Bridge Tent
7:00pm-10:00pm Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators

• Sunday, May 3
Crawfish Stage
9:00am-10:30am  Hunter Courville & Cajun Fever
10:45am-12:15pm  Corey Ledet
12:30pm-2:00pm   BB 150 Proof
2:15pm-4:00pm  Nik-L-Beer

Festival Stage
10:30am-12:00pm  Howard Noel Jr. & Cajun Boogie
12:15pm-1:45pm  Paul Daigle & Cajun Gold
2:00pm-4:00pm Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers

Hurricane Preparedness

Cade Community Center

Cade, LA

May 27, 2010

MUSIC

Alligator Bar & La Maison Restaurant, St. Martinville

Angelle's Whiskey River Landing, Henderson

Atchafalaya Club, Henderson

Cafe Des Amis, Breaux Bridge

Wednesday Night Acoustic, 7:00 pm,

Saturday Morning Zydeco Breakfast opens at 7:30 am

May 1 @ 8:30 am - Corey Ledet

May 5 @ 7 pm - Dirk Powell & Friends CINCO DE MAYO

May 8 @ 8:30 am - Leroy Thomas

May 12 @ 7 pm - Bonsoir Catin

May 19 @ 8:30 am - Corey Ledet Creole Trio

May 26 @ 7 pm - Nouveau String Band

The Coffee Break, Breaux Bridge

Pont Breaux Cajun Jam, every Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Creole Zydeco Club, Henderson

La Poussiere Dance Hall, Breaux Bridge

Cajun Music Every Saturday Evening and Sunday Afternoon

May 2 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

May 9 @ 3 pm - Sheryl Cormier & Cajun Sound

May 15 @ 7 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

May 16 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

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

May 23 @ 3 pm - Jackie Caillier, Ivy Dugas & the Cajun Cousins

May 30 @ 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)

Mulate's Restaurant, Breaux Bridge

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

May 1 @ 7 pm - Kira Viator Band

May 2 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier Band

May 2 @ 6:30 pm - Gary Usie Band

May 3 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 4 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 5 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 6 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 7 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 8 @ 7 pm - Joe Simon Band

May 9 @ 12 noon - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 9 @ 6:30 pm - Sheryl Cormier Band

May 10 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 11 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 12 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 13 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 14 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 15 @ 7 pm - Jason Frey Band

May 16 @ 12 noon- Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 16 @ 6:30 pm - Forrest & Friends

May 17@ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 18 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 19 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 20 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 21 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 22 @ To Be Announced

May 23 @ 12 noon- Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 23 @ 6:30 pm - Sheryl Cormier Band

May 24 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 25 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 26 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 27 @ 7 pm - Lee Benoit Band

May 28 @ To Be Announced

May 29 @ 7 pm - Paul Daigle Band

May 30 @ 12 noon- Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

May 30 @ 6:30 pm - Jimmy Breaux Band

May 31 @ 7 pm - Jay Cormier & Cajun Born

NuNu's @ Town Market, Arnaudville

Tom's Fiddle & Bow, Arnaudville

Weekly Acoustic Music Jam every Sunday, 1 pm

STATE PARKS

Daily, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Wildlife Attracting Program. The Nature Center includes feeding areas 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, 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. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Ongoing, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Nature Center, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Come see the outstanding exhibits and displays at the Nature Center and get info about the park's trails, history, geology and wildlife. Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. For more information call 888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.

Tuesdays and Saturdays, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, St. Martinville - Wildlife Viewing. Take a hike out to the "Slough Lookout" for an evening visit. Enjoy the company of others while looking for birds and other wildlife. 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.

Saturdays & Sundays, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, St. Martinville - Good Times on the Bayou, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Come down to the Acadian Farmstead and set a spell on the porch and learn about life before electricity and television. A costume guide will show guests through the farm of an early Acadian settler and explain the equipment and tools used in daily life. For more information call 888-677-2900 toll free or 394-3754 locally.