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Creole Culture Day Celebration

Vermilionville

The public can enjoy a FREE TWO-DAY FESTIVAL at Vermilionville for the 19th annual Creole Culture Celebration on Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6 from 10AM-5PM.  Live music with Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole on Saturday and Corey Ledet on Sunday; cooking demonstrations; juré performances; storytelling; Creole language panel discussions; kids’ crafts; art, museum, and photography exhibits; Zydeco dance lessons; genealogy experts; traiteur garden tours; documentaries; The Knights of Peter Claver; and much more! Food and beverage will be available for purchase.  Admission is free.  For more information call 337-233-4077 or visit the Vermilionville Facebook page. Every year, Vermilionville celebrates the cultures of Acadiana that contributed so much to our unique folklife. Come back to Vermilionville in June for the return of our Creole Culture Day event!  On this day we recognize and honor our region’s Creole heritage. So much of our food, traditions, and music comes to our region from the Creole culture, and on this day we both demonstrate and celebrate its many contributions to our contemporary folklife. With our partners at Creole Inc, and support from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Lafayette Consolidated Government, the Bayou Vermilion District, and the Vermilionville Living History Museum Foundation, […]

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Les Vues Free Film Series: From Seed to Seed

Vermilionville

Join us for our Les Vues Film Series held on the last Monday of each month starting at 6:30pm.  Curated by filmmakers and enthusiasts statewide, the films range from documentaries to features focusing on various aspects of culture.  Following the screenings, the guest curator conducts an open discussion with the audience. Les Vues is a FREE event but a suggested donation of $5 is appreciated to help with screening costs. @Vermilionville #LesVues On Monday, June 28 we will screen the documentary, From Seed to Seed.  Through a group of Canadian organic farmers—both large-scale and small-scale—we experience a full growing season with all of its rewards as well as the challenges of a changing climate.  When Terry and Monique left the opera to pursue their true passion—ecological, small-scale farming—their story of community and resilience took center stage. FROM SEED TO SEED follows their young family and a diverse group of farmers in Southern Manitoba, for a season of challenges and rewards.  Scientists are working with these farmers using a blend of ancient traditions and cutting edge science to develop improved methods for growing food ecologically and in a changing climate.  This hopeful story provides a Canadian perspective on a global social movement that regenerates […]

Dance All Day! Vermilionville’s Live Music and Brunch!

Vermilionville

Come out to Vermilionville on July 10th, and be prepared to dance all day! Vermilionville is brining back hosting its Bal du Dimanche EVERY Sunday, and what better way to celebrate than to invite everyone to dance all day at Vermilionville on the SATURDAY before! We kick things off with Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Roadrunners at 10:00 a.m. and then High Performance at 1:00 p.m.! If you're looking for brunch, we've got chicken and waffles included in your ticket!  And with our bar open at 10:00 a.m., you can be sure that our team will have Mimosas and Bloody Marys at the ready to meet all your brunch needs! So, if you've been looking for just that right moment to knock the dust off of those dances shoes, well tie your laces tight, and get over to Vermilionville on July 10th at 10 a.m.! Visit this link to purchase tickets online:  http://form.jotform.com/62215213712948.

A Celebration of French Language and Culture in Louisiana!

Vermilionville

Come out to Vermilionville for a Celebration of French Language and Culture in Louisiana! On Saturday, September 4th, we'll be hosting music, speakers, panelists, community organizations, local beer crafters, French-style rum from Wildcat Brothers, and more!  We'll also have pentanque, great drinks, great conversations en français and the Vermilionville Jambalya Cookoff! ***** Venez à Vermilionville pour une célébration de la langue et de la culture françaises en Louisiane! Le samedi 4 septembre, on va avoir de la musique, des conférenciers, des panélistes, des organismes communautaires, des artisans de bière locaux, du rhum à la française des Wildcat Brothers (Les Frères Pichou) et plus encore!  On aura aussi de la pétanque, de bons cocktails, de bonnes conversations en français et le concours de Jambalaya Vermilionville!e!   Event Schedule: 8:00:  Day opens to cook-off contestants and other presenting organizations. 8:30:  Cook-off begins 10:00:  Day opens for all guests 10:45:  Jambalaya Cooking ends - tastings begin! 11:00:  Canoe races begin! 11:00:  Jambalaya Pickup for judging 11:00:  Econ and Culture Panel Discussion 12:00:  Cook-off winners announced 12:15:  The coronation of the Mayor of Vermilionville 12:30:  Louisiana French Oral Histories: témoignages du passé, tremplins vers l'avenir 1:30:  Live Music - The BeauSoleil Trio 2:00:  Writers […]

Frank and Tony Productions Present Rod Gator in Concert

Vermilionville

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 at Vermilionville Performance Center FRANK AND TONY PRODUCTIONS PRESENT ROD GATOR IN CONCERT AT VERMILIONVILLE PERFORMANCE CENTER, LAFAYETTE, LA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021. 7:30PM This is a reserved seating event. You may select your seat option from the seating chart at time of purchase. There are only 10 rows in this very intimate venue.   Online ticket sales end 2 p.m. day of show. Remaining tickets will be available the evening of the show at the box office. No Refunds.  Doors Open   6:30 p.m.  Show Starts 7:30 Sharp PURCHASE TICKETS HERE ROD GATOR You can take the Gator out of Louisiana, but you can't take Louisiana out of the Gator.  Years before launching his career as an internationally-celebrated southern songwriter, Rod Gator grew up in the Louisiana backcountry, making trips to his family's crawfish pond while absorbing the sounds, stories, and swampy swagger of his surroundings.  "My dad is an old-school Cajun guy who wanted to name me 'Gator,'" he says. "He's got a good sense of humor, and I think he was also a big fan of Burt Reynolds' Gator films, which were a hit at the drive-ins in the '70s."  Gator's mother didn't approve of the suggestion, and the […]

Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day

Vermilionville

Bayou Vermilion District’s Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 17TH ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY Free Admission on September 18, 2021 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket Saturday, September 18th, 2021—Vermilionville Living History Museum and Folklife Park will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday September 18, 2021 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 17th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums. The annual event allows museums, zoos and cultural centers from all 50 states to emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities, which offer free admission every day. This year’s event is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company. Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors—it acts as a springboard to empower and help advance the hopes and ambitions of the public, particularly school-aged children and those in underrepresented communities. It represents a national commitment to access, equity and inclusion. With many public spaces being shut down for a year or more, Museum Day 2021 celebrates the reopening of museums after long closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s […]

Frank and Tony Productions Present: Band of Heathens in Concert

Vermilionville

Frank and Tony Productions present Band of Heathens in concert at Vermilionville Performance Center on Friday, October 8, 2021. Reserved seats are $45. Only 275 seats will be sold.  This is a reserved seating event. You may select your seat option from the seating chart at time of purchase.  There are only 10 rows in this very intimate venue.  Online ticket sales end 2 p.m. day of show. Remaining tickets will be available the evening of the show at the box office. No Refunds.  Doors Open 7 p.m.  Show Starts 8 p.m. Sharp. PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE LINK BELOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/band-of-heathens-in-concert-at-vermilionville-friday-october-8-2021-tickets-91852668805 The Band of Heathens Sometimes it’s the “happy accidents,” rather than elaborately laid plans, that lead to something lasting, and that’s precisely the case with award-winning Austin rock and roll stalwarts, The Band of Heathens. “It’s really funny how the loose, tequila-fueled weekly side-project that started almost 14 years ago has evolved into what the band is today,” singer and songwriter Gordy Quist says with a laugh as he recalls the band’s road to success. But planned or not, the band has enjoyed sustained success for more than a decade, racking up 10 albums and more than twelve hundred performances in […]

Vermilionville Under the Stars

Vermilionville

Take advantage of this beautiful weather and join us every Thursday evening in October for Vermilionville Under the Stars. Tour the historic museum in twilight, then stay for a delicious dinner with live music under the twinkle lights and myrtle trees in in our charming brick courtyard area. To make reservations, please contact 337-233-4077, 212 or Hospitality@BayouVermilionDistrict.org.

Vermilionville Under the Stars

Vermilionville

Take advantage of this beautiful weather and join us every Thursday evening in October for Vermilionville Under the Stars. Tour the historic museum in twilight, then stay for a delicious dinner with live music under the twinkle lights and myrtle trees in in our charming brick courtyard area. To make reservations, please contact 337-233-4077, 212 or Hospitality@BayouVermilionDistrict.org.