Thursday, September 13, 2007

Sept. 14-17

Music

Magnolia CafĂ© = Friday, September 14 – Gary Bello; September 21 and 28 – The Delta Drifters

Fat Mama’s at The Bluffs = Friday, September 14 – Three Blind Mice; September 21 – Eddie and Steve; September 28 – Run Jane Run

Bands start playing at Fat Mama’s at 5:30 pm and at The Mag at 8 pm so you can see both venues!

Birdman Coffee and Books - Two Guys and Ten Instruments will be back this Saturday, Sept 15th at 7:00 p.m. We really enjoyed Randy Walsh and Garret McCutcheon when they played here last time!! There will be a $5 cover for this event.

How the Other Half Lived

September 14 and 15 at Audubon State Historic Site presents this program for visitors to learn about the history of the slaves that worked on Oakley Plantation. Discover how important the role of archaeology is to this history and see through demonstrations and displays about what slaves ate, where they slept and get a glimpse into the hardship of life on a cotton plantation. 9:00AM - 1:00PM Friday and 10:00AM- 4:00PM Saturday. Please note that Friday is a school program. For more information, please call 635-3739.

Lost Art Saturday

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site features the “Lost Art” of quilting on Saturday, September 15 from 11 am until 3 pm.

Birds, Botany and Butterflies

The Bluffs will host the Feliciana Nature Society’s nature walk on Saturday, September 15 from 9:30 am until 11:30 am. Meet at the Cottage (across from the new Clubhouse) for a guided walk along the three-mile nature trail at The Bluffs Country Club and Resort. Admission is free, and you are advised to bring bottled water, binoculars, and insect repellant! Light refreshments will be provided at the end of the walk. No pets, please. For more information, visit www.audubonbirdfest.com.

Antique Cars

The Baton Rouge Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America will be visiting West Feliciana Parish on September 14 and 15. Fifty cars are expected to cruise our beautiful country roads, visit some of our historic sites, shop in our stores and eat in our restaurants.

Baton Rouge Visitors’ Guide

If you are interested in being a part of a special West Feliciana section in the official visitors’ guide of the Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, please let me know. Leila Blumberg is the ad representative organizing this section so don’t be surprised if you get a call from her. If you have any questions about this co-op, please give me a call at 635-4224.

That’s all for this week. If you have something you’d like to share or if you know someone who’d like to know what’s happening, let me know. Have a great week and remember to turn on your headlights when you turn on your windshield wipers . . . it’s the law!

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