6th Acadian Memorial Festival
THEME: ACADIANS: BAYOU TECHE TO ATCHAFALAYA
Friday March 20, 2010, 10am - 4pm, Evangeline Oak Park
Families being honored: Breaux & Guidry
10:00 AM
Opening ceremony- Welcome, announcements & introduction of special guests
10:30 AM
Renaissance Cadienne Cajun Dance Troupe- corner of Evangeline Blvd and South New Market Street
10:45 AM
Presentation by Marty Guidry on Guidry Family Ancestry- 2nd floor, Acadian Memorial
11:00 AM
Storytelling for children by Cheri Armentor- Old Castillo Hotel
See her website at www.mardigrasbookinabag.com
Cajun Band Moi-J’aime-Ça-Comme-Ça –corner of Evangeline Blvd & South New Market Street
11:00am-1:00pm, resumes at 2:00 pm.
11:30 AM
Théâtre Acadien performs Deportation Vignettes – 1st floor, Acadian Memorial
12:00 PM
Presentation by Artist Georgette Bourgeois- 2nd floor, Acadian Memorial
12:30 PM
Théâtre Acadien performs Deportation Vignettes – 1st floor, Acadian Memorial
1:00 PM
Reenactment of the Arrival of the Acadians on Bayou Teche in St. Martinville- Spectators gather along the banks of the Teche and the Boardwalk to welcome Breaux and Guidry families. Presentation of Evangeline Queen 2010 from International Acadian Festival in Plaquemine.
2:00 PM
Cajun Band Moi-J’aime-Ça-Comme-Ça- corner of Evangeline Blvd & South New Market Street
Presentation by Debra Credeur on the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area- 2nd floor, Acadian Memorial
Storytelling for kids (ages 5-8): Fiddles & Spoons: An Acadian Mouse’s Deportation Story- “Blue House” porch
2:30 PM
Egg Paques “Egg Knocking Contest”- Meet on the porch of “the Blue House,” contest takes place at the Bayou
Film: Evangeline (90 min, bw, 1929) - City Council Room, City Hall
3:00 PM
Presentation by Gayle Breaux Smith: France to the New World: Tracing the journey of our Breaux ancestors over 350 years- 2nd floor, Acadian Memorial
Throughout the day
Voices of the Atchafalaya (photography and sound exhibit) - Media Room, Cultural Heritage Center
Romero Brothers Instrument Exhibit- Gazebo near the Evangeline Oak
Breaux family photo display- 2nd floor, Acadian Memorial
Food & Sewing Demonstrations- Boudin, Jambalaya & Gratons; quilt making, stitching lessons
L’Ordre Du Bon Temps- Cajuns cooking game and fish, samples for sale until 2:00 pm.
Antique Cars, Wooden Boats along the Bayou, Arts & Crafts booths