 | Wow!! I think this is the longest Happenings I have ever put together. We have some great events this month.
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Music at the Magnolia Café
Friday October 7th Denton Hatcher
Music at Que Pasa on the Patio
Friday October 7th Sam Politz
Angola Prison Rodeo & Craft Show
Every Sunday in October
Gates open 9:00 AM; Rodeo starts 2:00 PM
Angola, LA
225-635-2607
www.angolarodeo.com
Enjoy "The Wildest Show in the South" and/or a day of shopping for arts and crafts. The rodeo features bull riding, bareback riding, the wild horse race, barrel racing, bull-dogging, wild cow milking, rodeo clowns and more, in a recently expanded arena.
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site
The Cotton Experience: Variable Dates September through November, 2011, 10 am-4 pm. This brief encounter allows guests to experience the job of cotton picking. During these months visitors are able to walk amongst rows of cotton plants, pluck bolls of cotton from the plants and complete this task by removing the seeds from the bolls. Once the cotton is picked and deseeded, visitors can drop the cotton in an authentic "cotton sack." For more information, call 225-635-3110
Oakley Plantation State Historic Site
Civil War at Oakley, Saturday October 8th:10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday October 9th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. This program focuses on the events leading up to and the succession of Louisiana from the United States in 1861 as part of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Events will include setting up the tent camps, several different military drills throughout the day, talks and demonstrations. For more information call 888-677-2838 toll free or 635-3739 locally.
Art Show at Old Market Hall
ART SHOW of Charter Street Studios artists will be held at Market Hall,
Royal Street, St. Francisville, LA on Fri., Oct. 14th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm;
Sat., Oct. 15th, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; and Sun. Oct. 16th, 11:00 am to 3:00
pm. Participating artists are Linda Broderick, Frances Durham, Alice Kent,
Donna Kilbourne, Martha Singer and Coco Treppendahl.
Southern Garden Symposium-October 14 & 15th
Our 2011 program promises to be one of the most informative and entertaining ever. Friday's highlights include a floral design demonstration by the very popular Sybil Sylvester of Birmingham, Alabama; a wonderful presentation on old garden tools by Guilluame Pellerin of Normandy, France; and more. Lectures will continue on Saturday with programs by noted speakers including Mr. M. Lindsay Bierman, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living and Linda Gay, Director of Houston, Texas' Mercer Arboretum. To top off each day, two of St. Francisville's loveliest private homes, Wyoming Plantation and White's Cottage, will open their doors for the Speakers' Gala and Saturday Tea respectively. Additional information on all of these events may be found at www.southerngardensymposium.org
As in previous years, we will offer for sale the finest garden books and tools as well as an array of southern plants to satisfy every desire. In addition, Saturday's silent auction will be full of fantastic wares. Unique plants, garden art, hand-made benches, gourmet dinners, and overnight stays at historic bed and breakfasts are among some of the offerings.
Movie in the Park – Friday October 14th
Join the Women's Service League and St. Francisville Main Street for a fun evening in Parker Park.
Movie Under the Stars on the big screen, Space Walk and Concessions. Admission is one canned good for the West Feliciana Food Bank.
Community Market – Saturday October 15th
A great way to spend a Saturday morning. Join the vendors and entrepreneurs in Parker Park from 9am until 1pm. Music by Kevin Johnson from 10am until noon. We have lots of great and creative artists in the area. Jewelry, soaps, clothing for ladies and children, homemade bread, homegrown produce and much more.
Imahara's Botanical Garden – Sunday October 16th
5341 Mahoney Rd. Change is in the Air. Fall Garden Open House from 9am until 4pm. Several new additions to the garden Japanese Cherry Trees, Crape Myrtles and hundreds of Camellias. Five new water pools for a total of nine, dedicated to family members enhancing the beauty along the garden path.
Arts for All – Watercolor Workshop Monday October 17th
Joe Lackie will offer a Watercolor Workshop from 9:30am until 3:30pm at the Studio on Ferdinand St.
Call Lynn Wood for details and reservations. 721 1296.
OLLI Welcomes Members and Non-members to October Programs
Members of OLLI have much to choose from in the month of October in addition to the roster of classes already announced and underway. A free coffee welcomes members and non-members, fifty years of age and older who love learning, to get a peek into OLLI programming.
On October 18, Robert Ryder will be the guest speaker at a free coffee for members and non-members alike at 9:30 am at the First Baptist Church, Hwy 61 and Hwy. 10 in St. Francisville. Home-baked goods will be served.
Ryder, an LSU graduate and captain of LSU's Offensive team for the 1969 "once defeated, uninvited" LSU football team, will entertain attendees with his Tiger Tales. His stories, known by those on the sidelines and the players in the locker room, were not necessarily known even by the coaches. Ryder spent 33 years in the banking business in Louisiana before retiring in 2005 from JP Morgan Chase as Regional Chief Executive for Louisiana and Oklahoma. He has served as president of the LSU National "L" Club and as a member of both the LSU Athletic Council and the Charles McClendon Scholarship Foundation.
On October 20, members who have already signed up will enjoy a field trip to River Bend Power Plant, from 8:30 am to Noon, in St. Francisville. This trip is filled, but there are many openings for the October 21st Nature Walk to Cat Island to see the wonderful giant cypress trees. Participants will be carpooling from the parking lot at First Baptist Church at 9:30 am with the walk at Cat Island at 10:00. Al Troy will be leading the walk and there is no charge to members..
Registration for all events or membership may be completed online at www.outreach.lsu.edu/olli or by calling225-578-6763.
Yellow Leaf October 29th and 30th – Parker Park
Saturday Oct 29th
•10:30 – WFP Children's Chorus
•11:30 – West Feliciana High band performance
•1:00 – Jodi James http://www.jodijamesmusic.com/ Every time that Jodi has played here in St. Francisville everyone has loved her! She writes great songs, and has the most amazing voice!
•3:00 – The Moss Pickers http://www.myspace.com/mosspickers "Louisiana's southernmost stringband"
•5:00- Ukulele Jam with Kevin Johnson- the ukulele has become popular again, and uke players are invited to come join in!
Sunday Oct 30th
•10:30 - Songwriter Circle- Nancy Roppolo and other local songwriters performing original songs
•12:00 – The Fugitive Poets www.thefugitivepoets.com This great band has played at every single Yellow Leaf Festival from the very beginning!
•2:15 – Ann Savoy and Her Sleepless Knights http://www.annsavoy.com/ Ann and her band are true Louisiana treasures, with roots deep in the music of our state, we are so happy to have them at our festival.
•4:30- special screening of the documentary "Music From The Big House" an award winning film of music made and filmed in Angola with renowned Canadian blues singer, Rita Chiarelli. http://ritachiarelli.com/home.php
Contact person: Lynn Wood, BirdMan Coffee, St. Francisville, 225-635-3665 or birdmancoffee@bellsouth.net
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