Festivals Acadiens et Creoles launches series honoring local musicians, artists, culture
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles has announced its monthly legacy series focusing on cultural workshops and aspects of Acadiana's rich heritage to help bring the community together.
The first installment will take place July 7 and focuses on the legacy of Cajun musician Dewy Balfa. The event will include performances from his daughter Christine Balfa, as well as Steve Riley, and David Greely.
This event is free to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. at the Feed and Seed 106 N Grant St in Lafayette.
"The Festivals Acadiens et Créoles team has been discussing doing some programming throughout the year," Barry Jean Ancelet with Festivals Acadiens et Créoles said.
"We were looking for something that would be not only entertaining but also meaningful. When Ravi Daggula offered us the opportunity to use the Feed and Seed once a month, we began to explore programming possibilities and came up with this plan."
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The Festivals Acadiens et Créoles team hopes to use this space to uplift the music, culinary and visual arts, and craftspeople that have made the area so unique over the years.
"Like the festival itself, this series is designed to honor those who have left us so much of what we celebrate today," Ancelet said.
"It is focused not only on their past contributions but also on the ongoing impact of their legacies, as contemporary musicians continue to use the past to create the future. The series will give us the opportunity to produce and present informed entertainment throughout the year."
According to organizers, there are more than 60 installments planned for the series. They hope to honor Acadiana's historical, current, and future cultural traditions through this program.
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