CREOLE CULTURE DAY
When: 10-Jun-2018 – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Vermilionville
The community is invited to join us as we celebrate and explore the history and evolution of the Creole community. This event is the first of three Culture days held annually at our historic village. Vermilionville hosts Creole Culture, Acadian and Native American Culture Days.
Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon of cultural exchange!
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Creole communities, Spoken word with Alex ‘Poetic Soul’ Johnson, Creole Language Discussions, Healer’s Garden Tours, Art & Culture by Bryant Benoit, Historic Meet & Greet with Pierre Landry (American’s First African-American Mayor, Broussard House Tours, Open Hearth Cooking, Genealogy Discussions, the Inventions of African-Americans, the McComb-Veazy Creole Heritage, Voter Registration and more
10:30 a.m.: Boat Tour
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Crawfish and Tasso Pasta Cooking Demonstration
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Kids’ Crafts & Canoeing
11:30 a.m.: – Richard J. Catalon Video, Boat Tour
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Richard J. Catalon Award Ceremony
12:00 p.m.: – 2:30 p.m.: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Cooking Demonstration
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Creole Jam at the Forge
1:30 p.m. – Boat Tour
2:30 p.m.: Dedication of our Lemon Tree as part of the Bringing Amede Home Project with Darrell Bourque & Patricia Cravins, Boat Tour
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Cooking Demonstration
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Sharing Circle (Chapel)
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Lil’ Buck Sinegal & His Blues Band
3:30 p.m.: Boat Tour
