Happenings

Farmers Market

Fresh blueberries, yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, green beans, eggs, flowers, home baked goods . . . available every Thursday from 1 to 5 at the 4-H Barn on Wilcox Street.  Don’t forget to “geaux green” and bring your re-usable bags for your purchases.

 

Celebrate . . . Eat!

Sunday, June 15^th is Father’s Day.  Take your special dad out to one of our fine restaurants to let him know how very special he is.  Visit our website at www.stfrancisville.us for a complete listing. 

 

The Day the War Stopped

This weekend brings this annual event which commemorates a day in history which, for too brief a moment, the fighting of the Civil War stopped and human dignity took center stage.  Beginning on Friday evening at 7 pm, graveside histories and an historical presentation will be held at Grace Episcopal Church, followed at 8 pm with an open house at the Masonic Lodge.  A parade down Ferdinand Street gets things started on Saturday, June 14 at 10:30 am, ending at the Masonic Lodge where lunch will be served from 11 am until 12:30 pm.  There will also be a vintage musical concert from 11:30 until 12:30 at Jackson Hall, then vintage dancers from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.  The highlight of the weekend’s events then begin – the drama and re-enactment of the burial for Union Cmdr. John Hart.  For more information, visit the information center in the Historical Society Museum for a brochure with a complete schedule or visit www.daythewarstopped.net.

 

Audubon State Historic Site

Held at the request of the town of St. Francisville in association with their “Day the War Stopped” program, Audubon State Historic presents Civil War on the Home Front.  This program, scheduled for Saturday, June 14 from 10 am to 4 pm, will feature sights and scenes of Oakley Plantation during the Civil War.  Includes costume talks, demonstrations on period food, civil war medicines, black powder weapons and more.  For more information call locally 635-3739

 

More Civil War Events

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site presents a Civil War medical demonstration and burial techniques of this period on Sunday, June 15 from 1 – 3 pm.

 

Locust Grove

Also continuing with the Civil War theme, there will be a talk on Sarah Knox Taylor Davis on Sunday, June 15, from 1 – 3 pm at Locust Grove Cemetery State Historic Site.  Ongoing will be gravestone rendering classes.

 

Music at The Mag

Friday, June 13 – Chris Cole; Friday, June 20 – Bring It; Friday June 27 – Delta Drifters.

 

Vibes in the Ville

This month’s outdoor music venue at Parker Park is for the younger generation.  The Diving Captain will perform on Saturday, June 28 beginning at 6 pm so bring your lawn chairs or your blankets and listen to some lively music.  This event is sponsored by the Bank of St. Francisville and is produced by Arts for All and St. Francisville Main Street.

 

Don’t forget that Flag Day is June 14^th so raise the flag and let it wave proudly!  Have a great weekend!