Vermilionville:
Weaving Workshop June 22 & July 20
Week-long sessions
Call 337-233-4077 to register
July 4 Dance - 8:30pm  $10
Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie
Sun. August 9 - Acadian Culture Day
10am to 6pm    FREE ADMISSION!
Bonsoir Catin & Jesse Lege & Friends
C reole Culture Day
Sunday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This project is supported by a Partnership Grant from the Acadiana Arts Council with funds provided by Lafayette Parish Consolidated Government.
Special thanks to C.R.E.O.L.E. Inc.

In Performance Center
John Broussard as M.C.
10:30 –Richard J. Catalon Creole Heritage Award – to Herman Fuselier
11:30 – Juré with Cedric Watson
Noon to 2 p.m. – Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
2:15 to 2:45 p.m. – Dance Lessons
3 to 5 p.m. – Thomas "Big Hat" Fields

In the Welcome Center
10 to 5 p.m. – Black History in the Attakapas Region exhibit
featuring – art work by Vergie Banks
2 p.m. – Music Workshop with Gerard Delafose, John Delafose’s grandson.
Sponsored by C.R.E.O.L.E., Inc. Moderated by John Broussard.

On the Bayou
5, 30-minute Bayou Boat Tours
10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

In the Village
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maison des Cultures – Nia Henry showcasing herbal remedies

Beau Bassin – Children’s Craft Workshop with Joycelyn Trahan and Brenda LaLonde
Creole Flag Making Project – Free
Art with Zydeco Beans & Okra – 3 tickets
Rag Dolls in the colors of the Creole Flag – 3 tickets
Spanish Moss rope making – free

Schoolhouse – Black Broussard on accordion

Maison Mouton – Cliff Mire demonstrating wood carving

Buller House – Geraldine Roberson demonstrating corn-husk doll making
& Doug Johnson making split oak baskets

Chapel – Jeannette Neveu demonstrating Job’s Tear rosary making

Boucvalt House – Rebecca Henry showcasing home medicine

Broussard Kitchen – Daphney Walker – demonstrating pine needle basket making

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