Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Happenings

Farmer’s Market

Don’t forget . . . these local farmers brave the heat and humidity to bring the best of their gardens to your table.  Every Thursday from 1 pm until 5 pm at the 4-H Barn, visit these fine men and women and support our local economy!

 

What Alice Saw There

It’s opening night for the St. Francisville Transitory Theatre which will premiere its take on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.  Performances run July 30 and through August 3, and then again from August 6 through August 9.  Curtains open at 7:30 pm in the newly refurbished West Feliciana High School auditorium.  Tickets are on sale now at www.sftheatre.net or by calling 225-245-4952, and are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.  It’s may not be too  late for you to get your tickets so call now!

 

Life on a Plantation

The interpretive staff at Audubon State Historic Site offers this program every weekend in August from 10 am until 4 pm.  Each Saturday the program will feature a different aspect of life on a plantation in the 1800’s.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Did You Know?

Many interesting things happened during the 18th and 19th centuries, and Rosedown State Historic Site

presents this monthly program to cover aspects of that time that few people know about today.  On Saturday, August 2 from 11 am until 2 pm, “What People Wore” will show how clothing has changed throughout time.  For more information, call 635-3110.

 

Grave Rendering

Learn this non-destructive way to take home mementoes of gravestone carvings from old graveyards.  The process, called grave rending, will be taught on Sunday, August 3 from 2 pm until 4:30 pm at Locust Grove Cemetery using the stones of the inhabitants of that cemetery.  Call 635-3739.

 

Lost Arts Saturday

Just in time to cool us off, the staff at Rosedown State Historic Site presents the Lost Art of Ice Cream Making!  Join them on Saturday, August 16 from 11 am – 3 pm for demonstrations and tasting.

 

High Noon

It’s one of my favorite classic movies and stars Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, but that’s not what we’re talking about here.  Rosedown State Historic Site will demonstrate the different types of duels throughout history and the rules that governed them.  They’ll also discuss the most well know duels and duelists in history.  Join them on Saturday, August 23 at, well, High Noon of course.

 

White Linen Night

St. Francisville Main Street Merchants have teamed up to present “White Linen Night” on Saturday, August 23 at 6 pm featuring its unique shops, sensational food and lively music throughout downtown St. Francisville.   The Highlands Bank Trolley will provide transportation along the “White Linen Route” with stops at designated spots near convenient parking.   Participating merchants will play host to various artists and musicians while samples from local restaurants can be tasted along the way.  Trolley stops will be conveniently located near parking areas and will be posted with easily identified signage.  Maps naming participating businesses and other conveniences will also be available.  For more information and for a list of participating businesses, log on to www.stfrancisvillefestivals.com or phone St. Francisville Main Street at 225-635-3873.

 

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Happenings

Farmer’s Market

Yes, it’s hot but the farmers are still bringing their produce to the 4-H barn on Wilcox Street every Thursday from 1 pm until 5 pm.  Jerry and Angela Landrum have ripe, juicy watermelons that just ooze summertime, and do try the French cantaloupe that Buddy Metz has.  Delicious!  Will Plettinger has some okra that you can cut up and freeze for that winter gumbo, and Michelle Roth’s flowers can brighten up anyone’s day.  There is so much more being offered but you’ll have to discover it for yourself!

 

Music at the Mag

This Friday, July 25, it’s our local favorite band – Delta Drifters.

 

Hummingbirds!

The Feliciana Nature Society presents this annual celebration this weekend.  On Friday, July 25, it  begins with a reception at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site so at 6 pm, visitors can enjoy wine and cheese while strolling the gardens of Rosedown.  At 6:45 pm, Donna Dittman will present a program on the ornithology collection of the LSU Museum of Natural Science explaining the fascinating role this resource plays in the study and understanding of birds.  Admission to this Friday event is $10 per person.  On Saturday, July 26, beginning at 7 am and continuing until 3 pm, hummingbird biologists Linda Beall and Nancy Newfield will capture and band birds at two private gardens, giving visitors an opportunity to observe these tiny creatures up close as they are weighed and measured.  In addition, vendors will be on hand selling hummingbird plants, birding equipment, books and feeders.  Experts will also be on hand to share advice about gardening, binoculars and more.  There is a $5 fee that covers admission to both sites.  For more information, visit www.audubonbirdfest.com and click on FHC Event Schedule in the right hand corner.

 

Home Crafts

Audubon State Historic Site presents this two part program on Saturday, July 26.  From 10 am until noon, guests can participate in a session on basket making.  The afternoon session will be held from 2pm until 4 pm and will show how to make period bathing salts.  All materials needed for the programs will be provided.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

What Alice Saw There

That’s the name of the newest production by the St. Francisville Transitory Theatre which will premiere July 30 and run through August 3, and then again from August 6 through August 9.  Performances begin at 7:30 pm in the newly refurbished West Feliciana High School auditorium.  Tickets are on sale now at www.sftheatre.net or by calling 225-245-4952, and are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.  And even though the auditorium is the largest space this group has used, seating is still limited so get your tickets early.

 

Life on a Plantation

The interpretive staff at Audubon State Historic Site offers this program every weekend in August from 10 am until 4 pm.  Each Saturday the program will feature a different aspect of life on a plantation in the 1800’s.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Did You Know?

Many interesting things happened during the 18th and 19th centuries, and Rosedown State Historic Site

presents this monthly program to cover aspects of that time that few people know about today.  On Saturday, August 2 from 11 am until 2 pm, “What People Wore” will show how clothing has changed throughout time.  For more information, call 635-3110.

 

Grave Rendering

Learn this non-destructive way to take home mementoes of gravestone carvings from old graveyards.  The process, called grave rending, will be taught on Sunday, August 3 from 2 pm until 4:30 pm at Locust Grove Cemetery using the stones of the inhabitants of that cemetery.  Call 635-3739.

 

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Happenings

Farmer’s Market

Our local farmers are still producing the best tasting fruits and vegetables you’ve ever put on your table!  Visit them every Thursday from 1 pm until 5 pm at the 4-H barn on Wilcox Street.

 

Live Music

The Cypress Grill presents live music every Friday and Saturday nights.

At the Magnolia Café, on Friday, July 18 – Late Evening; Friday, July 25 – Delta Drifters.

 

Thinking Green

Audubon State Historic Site is thinking green and hosting nature day.  On Saturday, July 19 from 10 am until 4 pm, guests are invited to enjoy a day full of environment friendly discussion.  From organic foods to energy sources, Audubon’s interpretive staff will showcase booths from area organizations discussing their green environmental practices.  Learn what is going on in our area to protect the environment and how you can help.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Toymaking and Games

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site offers demonstrations of the “lost arts” of the 19th century every third Saturday of each month.  On Saturday, July 19 from 11 am until 3 pm, the interpretive staff will feature the “lost art” of toymaking and games of the 19th century.  For more information, call 635-3110.

 

Hummingbird Celebration

The Feliciana Nature Society presents its annual Hummingbird Celebration next weekend.  On Friday, July 25, the celebration begins with a reception at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site.  Beginning at 6 pm, visitors can enjoy wine and cheese while strolling the gardens of Rosedown.  At 6:45 pm, Donna Dittman will present a program on the ornithology collection of the LSU Museum of Natural Science explaining the fascinating role this resource plays in the study and understanding of birds.  Admission to this Friday event is $10 per person.  On Saturday, July 26, beginning at 7 am and continuing until 3 pm, hummingbird biologists Linda Beall and Nancy Newfield will capture and band birds at two private gardens, giving visitors an opportunity to observe these tiny creatures up close as they are weighed and measured.  In addition, vendors will be on hand selling hummingbird plants, birding equipment, books and feeders.  Experts will also be on hand to share advice about gardening, binoculars and more.  There is a $5 fee that covers admission to both sites.  For more information, visit www.audubonbirdfest.com and click on FHC Event Schedule in the right hand corner.

 

Home Crafts

Audubon State Historic Site presents this two part program on Saturday, July 26.  From 10 am until noon, guests can participate in a session on basket making.  The afternoon session will be held from 2pm until 4 pm and will show how to make period bathing salts.  All materials needed for the programs will be provided.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

What Alice Saw There

That’s the name of the newest production by the St. Francisville Transitory Theatre which will premiere July 30 and run through August 3, and then again from August 6 through August 9.  Performances begin at 7:30 pm in the newly refurbished West Feliciana High School auditorium.  Tickets are on sale now at www.sftheatre.net or by calling 225-245-4952, and are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors.  And even though the auditorium is the largest space this group has used, seating is still limited so get your tickets early.  Hats off to this fine group of individuals who continue to provide our community with an awesome theatre experience!  Break a leg, guys!

 

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Happenings

Farmer’s Market

Every week it gets better!  Check out all the locally grown produce each Thursday from 1 pm – 5 pm at the 4-H barn and support our local farmers.

 

Live Music

Cypress Grill offers live music every Friday and Saturday night.

The Magnolia Café features live music each Friday:  July 11 – Feliciana Band; July 18 – Late Evening.

 

In Touch with History

On July 12 from 10 am until noon at Audubon State Historic Site, this program will invite guests to the park to experience slave life on the plantation.  Visitors will hear a talk about slave life and work on a plantation at Oakley’s slave cabins.  The Interpretive Staff will speak about slave chores, food, and life ways and will demonstrate some of the chores slaves were expected to complete.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Colonial Games

Here’s your chance to experience the leisurely life of plantation owners.  Geared towards children and those young at heart, the afternoon program is a demonstration of the period leisure games and activities in which the children of plantation owners might be expected to participate.  It’s at Audubon State Historic House on Saturday, July 12 from 2 pm until 4 pm.  Call 635-3739 for information.

 

Toymaking and Games

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site offers demonstrations of the “lost arts” of the 19th century every third Saturday of each month.  On Saturday, July 19 from 11 am until 3 pm, the interpretive staff will feature the “lost art” of toymaking and games of the 19th century.  For more information, call 635-3110.

 

Thinking Green

Audubon State Historic Site is thinking green and hosting nature day.  On Saturday, July 19 from 10 am until 4 pm, guests are invited to enjoy a day full of environment friendly discussion.  From organic foods to energy sources, Audubon’s interpretive staff will showcase booths from area organizations discussing their green environmental practices.  Learn what is going on in our area to protect the environment and how you can help.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Hum Fest

Mark your calendars now for the Feliciana Nature Society’s Annual Hummingbird Celebration.  It’s set for Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26.  There will be a guest speaker on Friday night and on Saturday, there will be an opportunity to watch as these tiny birds are weighed, measured and banded.  This is a perfect event for the young birdwatchers among us to get up close and personal with these fascinating hummingbirds.  More information to come!

 

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Happenings

Farmer’s Market

Load up with all the fixings for your Independence Day feast at the Farmer’s Market, Thursdays from 1 pm – 5 pm at the 4-H Barn.

 

Fireworks!

Come join the fun and fireworks on Friday, July 4th at 6:30 pm at the St. Francisville Town Ball Park located behind the Sonic.  The American Legion will provide complimentary Hot Dogs and Soft Drinks, and the fireworks will begin at dark.  For more information call Laurie Walsh, St. Francisville Main Street at 635-3873.

 

Restaurant Holiday Hours

If you want to celebrate your “independence” from the kitchen on July 4, it’s not a problem.  Here are a listing of which restaurants will be open:

BirdMan Coffee and Books = 7 am until 4 pm; Cypress Grill = 2 pm until 10 pm with live music;

D’John’s = 11 am – 2 pm with a barbecue buffet and from 5 pm – 5 pm with a seafood buffet;  East Dragon will be open; Eight Sisters will be open for lunch; Feliciana Seafood will be open; Magnolia Café will be open from 10 am until 10 pm and will feature music by A Band Named Sue at 8 pm; Que Pasa will be open; and Varnedoe’s at The Myrtles will be open from 5 pm until 10 pm.

 

Shopping on the Fourth

What a better way to celebrate our freedoms than shopping local.  Give your dollars their independence from your pocketbook . . . our merchants will appreciate it!

 

A Land at War

Audubon State Historic Site offers this two-part program on Saturday, July 5.  The first part will be held from 10 am until noon, with the second part offered at 2 pm until 4 pm.  There will be period clothing talks as well as a black powder demonstration during the two different parts of this program.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Did You Know?

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site presents this new program which covers the many interesting things that happened of the time during the 18th and 19th centuries that few people know about today.  On Saturday, July 5 from 11 am until 2 pm, “Hunting Practices” will have demonstrations of the tools of hunting, from the slingshot to the modern gun and discussions of the way hunting has progressed and why people had to hunt.  For more information, call 635-3110.

 

Grave Rendering

On July 6 from 2 pm until 4:30 pm, at Locust Grove Cemetery, the interpretive staff will present a non-destructive way to take home mementoes of gravestone carvings from old graveyards.  The process, called grave rendering, will be taught to the visitor using the stones of the inhabitants of Locust Grove Cemetery.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

In Touch with History

On July 12 from 10 am until noon at Audubon State Historic Site, this program will invite guests to the park to experience slave life on the plantation.  Visitors will hear a talk about slave life and work on a plantation at Oakley’s slave cabins.  The Interpretive Staff will speak about slave chores, food, and life ways and will demonstrate some of the chores slaves were expected to complete.  For more information, call 635-3739.

 

Colonial Games

Here’s your chance to experience the leisurely life of plantation owners.  Geared towards children and those young at heart, the afternoon program is a demonstration of the period leisure games and activities in which the children of plantation owners might be expected to participate.  It’s at Audubon State Historic House on Saturday, July 12 from 2 pm until 4 pm.  Call 635-3739 for information.