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Farmer’s Market

Unbelievably fresh and delicious produce and baked goods – and fresh cut flowers, too – are at the market every Thursday from noon until 5 pm. Last week I purchased tomatoes, yellow squash, lettuce, corn on the cob, potatoes, bell peppers, heirloom red okra, garlic and spaghetti squash. Yum!

White Linen Night

This Saturday night, the St. Francisville Main Street is again bringing to life White Linen Night from 5pm until 9pm. Merchants along the trolley line will have red hot specials for customers, and local restaurants are offering tastes from their menus to entice you to dinner after the fun is over. Music will be performed throughout the route. So much is being planned, and here is a preview:

GDH Day Spa on Jackson Street is offering jewelry by EveAnna Gomez and music by Alaina Richard from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Miles Blair Salon on Commerce Street will feature Bayou Moon Candles and jewelry by Sherry Kohlett.

Hillcrest Gardens & Interiors will offer samplings of Sin in a Tin, a demonstration of Lampe Berger, and refreshments by Sonny’s Pizza.

Avondale Antiques on Commerce Street will host Anne Hornsbeck and her watercolor paintings, feature pottery by Craig Roth, and offer tastes from the Oxbow Restaurant.

Trends Salon on Commerce Street will have displays by artists Lisa Horn, Lyn Lokey, Janet Ballard, Martha Singer, and Rae Lynne Thomas, photography by Kellie Douglas, jewelry by Molly Porter, and will feature Allana.Laine Vintage Clothing and Accessories. Desserts will be supplied by SugarPlum Bake Shop.

The Wine Parlor at the St. Francisville Inn on Commerce Street will display photography by Jill Janss and Patrick Walsh, a book signing by Anne Butler to feature her works: Spirit of St. Francisville with photographer Darrell Chitty; Comprehensive Guide to Louisiana Swamp Tours (new); Pelican Guide to the Plantation Homes of Louisiana (new edition); Audubon Plantation Country Cookbook; Bayou Plantation Country Cookbook; Acadian Plantation Country Cookbook; and Weep For the Living. Karla Dietz will show Sipalda Designs, and music will be The Fugitive Poets from 7:30 pm to 9 pm.

*Shoppers can redeem their receipts to receive a Shop St. Francisville tote bag at The Wine Parlor.

Backwoods Gallery in their new location on Ferdinand Street will highlight hanging art by Joe Savell, Dahn Savell, Frances Durham, Krista Roche and Murrell Butler. Refreshments will be offered by Magnolia Café.

Destinee’s Clay Pot next to Town Hall on Ferdinand Street will have a book signing by Violet Pate, author of Aunt Shug’s Favorite Plantation Recipes Cookbook.

Toni L. Ladnier, CPA, and R. Ladnier, Jr. Photography on Ferdinand Street will feature artist in residence, Andy Ladnier, photographer. Guest artists include Joseph “Bear” Patric, illustrations, and Regina Meadows Rifkin, paintings. Refreshments will be presented by Heirloom Cuisine, and there will be a drawing for a portrait sitting.

The Mosspickers will play from 6 pm until 7:30 pm in the parking lot between the Ladniers and Miller on Main.

Miller on Main and The Massage Clinic on Ferdinand Street will feature pottery by Michael Miller and Miller on Main will provide refreshments.

St. Francisville Arts and Antiques on Ferdinand Street will have refreshments by Wing It Grill. Artists in residence are Toni Stearns, Anne Mills, Joe Lackie, Yolanda D’Aquilla, Pat Tennyson, Mary Joe Brittingham, Mary Lesh, Faye & Teddy Millingham, Bobby Weber, Randy Dorgan, Suzanne Hall, Suzanne Holland, Sue Donnelly, Penny Nichols, Toni McVea, Sherry Kohlert, Marilyn Thornton, Jerri Ramsay, Dorothy Decker, Roy & LaDonna Landry, Candy Couhig and Carolyn Mathis.

Belle Glen Traditions on Ferdinand Street will feature a book signing by Robert Moreland, Ph.D., author of Eternal Not Immortal and Postcards from Baghdad. Toms Shoes will be introduced, and refreshments will be offered by Confections by Michelle.

The West Feliciana Parish Library on Ferdinand Street will show stained glass by Marjorie Blake. Music will be performed by Ben Bell and the Bedlam Triflers from 7 pm until 8:30 pm.

The Shanty Too on Ferdinand Street will feature music by Lyn Brossett at 5 pm, refreshments by Eight Sisters Soul Food, and displays from the Angola Museum.

West Feliciana Historical Society Museum on Ferdinand Street will host a book signing by Jamie S. Achee, author of Granny’s Gifts: An Inheritance of Character. Carin Carlson will display her paintings, and Que Pasa will offer refreshments.

*Shoppers can redeem their receipts to receive a Shop St. Francisville tote bag at the museum.

Garden Symposium Park on the corner of Ferdinand and Royal Streets will be the site of music by Kim Smith Live with Cheney Hotard and Jason Smith from 5 pm until 6:30 pm.

Harrington Gallery on Royal Street will feature art by Herschel Harrington, refreshments by Heirloom Cuisine and music by Kevin Johnson from 7 pm until 8:30 pm.

Grandmother’s Buttons on Royals Street will be introducing the new Fall Line of 2009. Audubon Café will serve refreshments, and Nancy Roppolo will play music from 5:30 pm until 7 pm.

Bohemianville Antiques, located in the old site of Backwoods Gallery on Commerce Street, will host artist in residence C.C. Lockwood and guest artist Donna Kilbourne. Music by The Laughing Lizards will be from 5 pm until 6:30 pm.

BirdMan Coffee & Books on Commerce Street will show off the works of artists in residence George Ufford, mobiles; Doris & Joe Abadie, birdhouses; Roland Barber, hand-carved songbirds; and Hollywood Vintage, gift baskets. Outside will be booths of The Arts Market Artists.

Sage Hill Antiques & Gifts on Commerce Street will feature their artists in residence Wendell Dietz, furniture; Laura McClendon, jewelry and art; and Sennod, jewelry. Refreshments will be served up by Heirloom Cuisine while music by Local Traffic will be performed from 7:15 pm until 9 pm.

Music at The Mag

Friday, August 21 – Feliciana Band; Saturday, August 22 – Emily Branton will perform after White Linen Night; Friday, August 28 – Delta Drifters

A Day at Locust Grove

Explore the unique and rich history of the Locust Grove Cemetery, from the history of the family members buried there, including General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and Sarah Knox Taylor Davis, to methods of grave preservation, and cemetery folklore. Join interpretive staff on Saturday, August 22, at Locust Grove State Historic Site from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information call Audubon State Historic Site at 1-888-677-2838 or 225-635-3739.

The Duel at High Noon

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site presents this program that will discuss the history of dueling, exploring some of the most well-known duels and duelists in history. Additionally, there will be demonstrations of the different types of duels of the past, as well as a discussion of the rules that governed such contests. It all happens on Saturday, August 29 at noon, of course, on the grounds near the main parking area. For more information, call 635-3110.