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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.
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What’s coming up in St. Francisville
Music at The Mag - Friday – October 3 – Trey Unglesby
Saturday – October 4 – Jemini Venture
Friday – October 10 – United We Jam
Saturday-October 11 – Clay Parker, Ryan Harris, Eric Schmit
Friday –October 17 – Hard Drinking Lincoln
Friday – October 24 – Band on the Run
Friday – October 31 – Delta Drifters
Historical Society Museum has a new exhibit through the month of October
The exhibit features local memorabilia on World War 1. The museum is open daily from 9am until 5pm and on Sundays from 9:30am until 5pm.
October brings cooler weather and a month full of great fun for everyone.
Angola Prison Rodeo – every Sunday in October
The Wildest Show in the South – gates open at 9am, rodeo begins at 2pm and crafts stay open until 5pm.
For ticket information 225 655 2030 or online at www.angolarodeo.com
The Myrtles Plantation Halloween Extravaganza –
The Myrtles Plantation will host their Halloween Extravaganza every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night in October
For details please call 225 635 6277
St. Francisville Symphony Association-First performance for the 2014-2015 series
Friday – October 3 at 7:30pm at Grace Church – “The Guitar in the Baroque”. The concert will be preceded by a wine and cheese tasting in Jackson Hall. Tickets will be available at the Bank of St. Francisville, the BRSO box office or at the door. Individual tickets will be $25.00 and season tickets (4 concerts) are $80.00
Rosedown State Historic Site- Garden Tour Fridays – October 3
At 10am Rosedown will offer a guided walking tour of the historic Rosedown Gardens and Outbuildings. Program occurs every first Friday of each month. For more information 225 635-3110
Movie in the Park – Friday October 10
St. Francisville Main Street and the Women’s Service League are hosting their annual Movie in the Park. Bring your blanket and lawn chair in Parker Park on Commerce St. We will have a Halloween craft before the movie. Admission is one canned good for the West Feliciana Parish Food Bank. The Service League will have yummy concessions for sale.
This year’s movie is MONSTER UNIVERSITY.
Southern Garden Symposium – October 10 and 11th.
With featured speakers like LSU Ag Center's Dan Gill, award-winning New Orleans landscape architect Rene Fransen, and noted authors Greg Grant and Bill Welch, no other gardening program brings together top quality speakers and historic plantation settings as well as the Southern Garden Symposium in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Known as much for its engaging social events and historic venues as for its outstanding gardening lectures and workshops, the Southern Garden Symposium - now in its 26th year - has become an annual tradition for garden enthusiasts from across the south.
For detailed information please visit www.southerngardensymposium.org
Warrior Dash – Saturday October 11th at the Sports Park
Mud, Sweat and Beer.
For detailed information visit www.warriordash.com
Rosedown State Historic Site – October 11-Behind the Scenes Tour
Behind the Scenes Tour will start at 10:30am. A guided tour of rarely seen aspects of Rosedown, focusing on the working side of a high-visitation historic site. Visitors will get to view the attic of the main house and the production greenhouse, learning the “nuts and bolts” of what makes Rosedown tick.
Folk Music Open Mic – Sunday October 19th
Hemingbough will be the venue for this free community event. Bring your guitar, banjo or just yourself!
Event will take place between 4pm-6pm
Sponsored by “A Celebration of Literature and Art” for more information contact Darlene Reaves dayreaves@bellsouth.net
Friends of the Library Book Sale – October 24 and 25
The Yellow Leaf Arts Festival – October 25 and 26
Trick or Treat down Main Street and local Halloween Carnivals – Thursday October 30th.
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