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Arts + Culture
'No, you see color' — Marcelle Fontenot
The veteran newswoman reflects on her experience as a black woman in Acadiana. Part of the Voices of Race in Portrait exhibition showing this month at AcA.
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Dark Roux chef isn’t making a fuss with new restaurant
Vestal will be a far cry from Ryan Trahan’s previous restaurant, with a more casual atmosphere and approachable menu.
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Bone breaking, get-low, pauzin, Flexn
Barely a decade old, witnessing Flexn today is like watching the emergence of hip hop in the 1970s and 1980s. Catch Flex Ave. this week at AcA.
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FIL’s Lisa Stafford, others honored for helping Haitian band facing political crisis
Stafford and the other volunteers who came to RAM’s rescue realized that to keep a foreign group of musicians in the country legally, you had to keep them working, as in performing and gigging.
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Take a wine from the wild side, Lafayette
Wild Child Wines is on the hunt for unique, uncompromising grapes. This isn’t your grocery store’s wine section.
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Current Creators: Just-Cris Lazard
Just-Cris Lazard is a local comedian battling cancer in this week’s Current Creators.
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Current Creators: April Courville
Boudoir photographer April Courville has worked with women of all ages, shapes and cultural backgrounds in Lafayette.
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Current Creators Holiday Edition: The Creole Nutcracker
Leigha Porter, co-creator of The Creole Nutcracker, talks inspiration, passion and adding Louisiana flair to a holiday classic.
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Current Creators: Brandy Cavitt
Graphic designer Brandy Cavitt considers herself a student of simplicity and elegance.
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It’s a Downtown Christmas miracle!
Pamplona Tapas Bar is importing a cocktail popup series — literally called Miracle — to toast the holidays.
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Current Creators: Dirk Guidry
Working on new abstract pieces, Christmas commissions and proposed murals for the city, Dirk Guidry is a busy artist.
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