Thursday, March 14, 2013

Happenings for this week

 
 HAPPENINGS: The newsletter to discover what's happening in St. Francisville and West Feliciana Parish.  Periodically articles from the "Friends of St. Francisville" blog will be added to this newsletter.  Following these article introductions you will find the most updated news on upcoming local events.  A good source to find updates on festivals can also be found on the St. Francisville Festival website.

 Upcoming Events:

Music at the Mag-
Friday March 15th – Little Hub and the Wheels

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St. Mary's Church on Highway 66 will be open on March 15, 16 and 17 during the Audubon Pilgrimage.

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Imahara's Botanical Garden –5341 Mahoney Rd. Special Pilgrimage Days. Friday 10am until 4pm,Saturday 10am until 4pm and Sunday  1pm-4pm

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March is the Azalea Stroll.
All tours begin with a brief history background in the Educational building, followed by a hilltop overview and a self- guided garden map for the rest of the tour.

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42nd Audubon Pilgrimage – March 15, 16 and 17th

Tickets can be purchased online or at the Museum.

Daytime Tours - $30.00 – 9:30am -5:00pm (good for all three days) includes all of the following:

Four Private Homes – Evergreenvine, Wakefield Plantation, Catalpa Plantation and Beechwood Plantation

Oakley Plantation (Audubon State Historic Site),

Rosedown Plantation (State Historic Site)

Afton Villa Gardens

19th Century Churches

Recreated Working Rural Homestead

Authentic 1820's Costumes

Costumed Children Dancing

Art Show and Sale in Temple Sinai

Friday Night Entertainment $20.00  6:00pm-9:30pm includes the following:

Cemetery Tour-(last tour starts at 8:30pm) Grace church

Robust Hymn Singing – United Methodist Church

Wine and Cheese Reception – (reception starts at 7pm) Bishop Jackson Hall

Period Costume Style Show – Bishop Jackson Hall

Art Show and Sale in Temple Sinai

Royal Street by Candlelight

Saturday Night Entertainment $40.00 7pm- Light Up the Night

Live Music, Fine Food, Drinks and Dancing

For more information visit www.audubonpilgrimage.info or call 225 635 6330

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Jambalaya Fundraiser Dinner on March 20th
at the Town Hall Parking Lot from 11-1 all proceeds benefit the West Feliciana Drug & Alcohol Awareness Council
Tickets can be purchased by any board member or by calling 721-0204, or 784-3107

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Feliciana Auctions –
Friday March 22nd at 6pm
14267 Highway 10
Box Deals will begin outside at 6pm and inside auction will begin at 6:30pm.
For more information call Sean D Leteff 225 573-3127 or felicianaauctions@yahoo.com

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The Friends of the West Feliciana Library will present "Writing Ruthie Leming: Biography and Our Town" Saturday, March 23 from 2 until 4 pm at the West Feliciana High School Auditorium.

Ruthie Leming was a beloved teacher, neighbor, friend, and family member to many in West Feliciana. When she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010, the community rallied to her side. Throughout her 19-month fight with the disease that ultimately took her life, her brother Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist and West Feliciana native, wrote about her struggle on his nationally-read blog. He told a compelling story of his sister's faith and courage, and the love and solidarity Feliciana folks showed to the Leming and Dreher families during their crisis and how the amazing grace he witnessed convinced him to return home.

In April, The Little Way Of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, A Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life, Dreher's memoir of life with his sister, her battle with cancer, and the lessons she taught about hope, family, home, and how to live, will be a major release by Grand Central Publishing. The Friends of the Library present an opportunity to hear Rod Dreher read advance excerpts from Little Way, and to ask him questions about what it's like to write intimately about one's family and community. Also on the program are Ruthie's friend Abby Temple Cochran, physician Dr. Tim Lindsey, who both played leading roles in Ruthie's life and death, and her daughter Hannah will discuss their key parts in telling her story in Little Way.

Refreshments prepared by members of the Friends will be served. This is an exclusive pre-publication event and books will not be available for purchase until April 9. The Friends of the Library will take orders for the books during the program, cash and checks only.

"If you are not prepared to cry, to learn, and to have your heart cracked open even a little bit by a true story of love, surrender, sacrifice, and family, then please do not read this book. Otherwise, do your soul a favor, and listen carefully to the unforgettable lessons of Ruthie Leming." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love"

"This is an authentic and deeply touching memoir, which honestly asks many of the best questions about the things that matter. Interacting with this story will change you!" — Wm Paul Young, author of "The Shack" and "Cross Roads"

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, available at the library and at the door. The event is not suitable for children under 10. For more information call the library at 225-635-3364.

All proceeds benefit the library.

                                                                                                                  




 

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