Harry Choate and his band at the Rio Vista Club in Bandera, TX, 1950, Drummer and bass guitar unknown, Phil Marx (steel guitar), Louis Oltremari (piano), Ivy Gaspard (electric guitar), Harry Choates (fiddle)
C. Crawford Vincent
Join UL Press authors and staff members to celebrate all of their 2017 releases (http://www.ulpress.org/category_3/all/New-Releases.php). Books will be available for purchase and autographing.
Organized by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Center for Louisiana Studies, the 2017 symposium will focus on South Louisiana instrument building. Seating is limited, so be sure to get tickets at the Eventbrite link above. The symposium will be held at Vermilionville's Performance Center, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, LA.
AGENDA
9 a.m.
Welcome - Dr. Michael Martin, Dr. Barry Ancelet and Patrick Mould
9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address - Dr. Mark DeWitt "Expressions of Human Intelligence and Creativity: Musical Instruments Worldwide and Here at Home"
Join former U.S. representative and Louisiana governor "Buddy" Roemer III for a discussion of his new book "Scopena: A Memoir of Home" at Bayou State Book Talks on Tuesday, October 10, beginning at 6:30 pm at the Downtown branch of the Lafayette Public Library.
J.J. Caillier
C. Floyd Soileau
Mayance "Black" Alleman, 1985
C. Johnnie Allan
Fred's Lounge, Mamou, LA, L-R Jason Frey - accordion, Preston Manuel - guitar, Ray Fontenot - fiddle, Johnnie Allan, Sadie Courville - fiddle, Fred Tate
C. Johnnie Allan
Original Krazy Kats at Forest Club, Breaux Bridge, LA, 1959, Al Foreman, LeRoy Castille, Bhuel Hoffpauir, Johnnie Allan, U.J. Meaux
C. Johnnie Allan
Join author Anne Butler for a discussion of her new book, "Bayou Sara-Used to Be," at the first Bayou State Book Talk of the Fall 2017 season. Butler will be speaking at the Main Lafayette Public Library (301 W. Congress St.) on Tuesday, September 12, beginning at 6:30 pm.
Everywhere we look, water is at the forefront of discussion in today's Louisiana. While this is not a new concern in Louisiana history, anxieties over water and its future effects have dramatically increased in recent years. Join us August 14, 2017, as we examine the state's relationship with water from a variety of perspectives and contexts. Our Keynote Speaker will be noted author and activist John M. Barry.
