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Vermilionville's Acadian Culture Day

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ORGANIZATION: VERMILIONVILLE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM

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COME JOIN US -- for Vermilionville's Acadian Culture Day celebration! This annual event has been held at the Vermilionville museum for over a decade. At this year’s event we explore how the Acadian Community maintains its heritage. We’ll have live music, open hearth cooking demos, Cajun dance lessons, discussions on traditional folk healing, Cajun language talks, lectures, children's crafts, historic house tours, and much, much more!

More information about the event at this link: http://www.vermilionville.org/events/acadian-culture-day

If you would like to get involved and help with the event, please contact me @ Outreach@BayouVermilionDistrict.org or @ 337-233-4077, 207.

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About VERMILIONVILLE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM

Location:

300 FISHER RD, LAFAYETTE, LA 70508, US

Mission Statement

Vermilionville’s mission is to educate the public on the origins of the unique cultures developed in the Attakapas area and to foster their continued growth in an authentic and engaging fashion rooted in the Acadian, Creole and Native American traditions.

Description

Opened in 1990, Vermilionville is a living history museum and folklife park that promotes and propagates the cultural resources of the Acadian, Native American, and Creole people - from the time period 1765 to 1890. The park sits on a 23-acre site on the banks of the Bayou Vermilion with 19 attractions, including seven restored original homes with more than 13 local artisans that provide demonstrations on a variety of essential crafts performed by the early settlers.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Children & Youth
Community
Arts & Culture, Children & Youth, Community

WHEN

Tue Jun 06, 2017 - Sun Aug 13, 2017
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

WHERE

VERMILIONVILLE MUSEUM300 FISHER RDLafayette, LA 70508

(30.214376,-91.996376)
 

SKILLS

  • Painting
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • Bilingual
  • French
  • Public Relations
  • Dance

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Please RSVP if you are interesting in volunteering: Outreach@BayouVermilionDistrict.org

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