Happenings

Live Music

Enjoy live music Friday night, February 19, at The Mag with Gary Bello beginning around 7 pm.  The Blue Room will have music beginning at 9 pm so you can walk on over!  Next Friday, February 26, Delta Drifters plays at The Mag.  Also at The Mag, a special show on Tuesday, February 23 at 7 pm, features Big Sandy and His Fli Rite Boys for $10.  To purchase advance tickets and for more information, please call 225-721-7003.

 

Cooking at Rosedown

In recognition and celebration of Black History Month, Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site features a special program entitled African and Caribbean Influence in Southern Antebellum Cooking on Saturday, February 20 from 11 am until 3 pm.  Interpretive Staff will discuss and demonstrate (yum!) the tremendous influence of African and Caribbean peoples to the cooking heritage of the Antebellum South.  Visitors will receive printed menus and recipes of all dishes prepared during this demonstration.  For more information, such as do we get to sample the demonstration, call 225-635-3332.

 

Spanish West Florida

On Saturday, February 20 at Audubon State Historic Site, a commemoration of the bicentennial anniversary of the West Florida Rebellion will take place.  In 1810, a troop of West Florida dragoons set out for the provincial capitol of Baton Rouge.  They captured Baton Rouge and imprisoned the Spanish Governor.  On September 23, 1810, the dragoons raised their flag over the Fort of Baton Rouge.  By December 10, the United States President James Madison declared West Florida under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Louisiana Territory.  On this day, guests are invited to Audubon State Historic Site to get a glimpse of what life was like for the Spanish Colonists in the early 1800s.  Some of the living history demonstrations guests will get to see are open-hearth cooking, spinning, blacksmithing, and black powder demonstrations.   For more information contact Audubon State Historic Site at 1-888-677-2838 or locally at 225-635-3739.

 

Civil War Encampment

On Saturday, February 20, from 9 am until 5 pm, Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site will be hosting the 7th Louisiana Civil War re-enactment group, as they begin their 2010 season.  The group will be presenting a Civil War-era winter encampment on the grounds of the plantation, and throughout the day will demonstrate typical camp activities, as well as presenting military drills such as marching, patrolling, and military maneuvers.  The 7th Louisiana re-enactors are best known locally for their participation in the popular annual re-enactment of the historic Civil War Siege of Port Hudson. The Port Hudson Siege took place during the spring and summer months of 1863 and remains the longest military siege in the history of the United States.  The annual Port Hudson Siege re-enactment is scheduled for the weekend of March 27-28, on the grounds of Port Hudson State Historic Site.  For more information, call 225-635-3332.

 

Taste of the Felicianas Gala

The Women’s Service League of St. Francisville will host its Seventh Annual Taste of the Felicianas Gala on Friday, February 26, 2010 at Hemingbough Convention Center.  This year’s theme, “A Mystical Night in Black and White,” promises endless possibilities for an exciting and fun filled night.  Festivities begin at 7:30 pm and tickets are $60 in advance or $75 at the door.  Ticket prices include our scrumptious all-you-can-eat tasting from area restaurants and caterers, live music by Bits & Pieces, an exceptional silent auction, and other delightful surprises.  A wine pull and cash bar will also be available.  Proceeds from this event support local philanthropies.  For further details and ticket purchasing information, visit www.wslgala.com.

 

Art View Exhibit

A special exhibition honoring the artists who have been featured in the St. Francisville Democrat’s Art View column written by Kathryn Ward and Anne Butler will be held on Sunday, February 28 at Old Market Hall from 2 pm to 4 pm.  Arts for All will be hosting this event and featured artists include Marjorie Blake, Carolyn Bunch, Murrell Butler, Elizabeth Denton, Marion Drennen, Herschel Harrington, Laura Lindsey, Michael Miller, Jill Moore, Craig Roth, Nancy Rothschild, Dahn Savell, Joe Savell, Coco Treppendahl, and Leesa Widajewski.  Old Market Hall is located on Royal Street in the Historic District of St. Francisville.

 

Coming Events

39^th annual Audubon Pilgrimage – March 19 – 21

Light Up the Night Saturday Soiree – March 20 at Parker Park, St. Francisville

St. Francisville Symphony Association’s Chamber Music Series – March 27 at 8 pm at Grace Church

Matzoh Ball Gumbo, A Symposium on Jewish Life in the Lower Mississippi River Valley – April 16

Angola Spring Rodeo – April 17 and 18