Life, death and jazz funerals: Jason Berry’s ‘City of a Million Dreams’
Twenty-five years in the making, Berry’s new documentary is a historical portrait of New Orleans and its enduring Jazz Funeral tradition.
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Music
FEASTival of Delights: How to get loaded — with nachos and fries
FEASTival is almost over. Here’s a sampling of our favorite gluttonous pile-ons.
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FEASTival of Delights: Festival food with international flair
Festival International is a celebration of global sound. FEASTival is a showcase of international tastes. Flavor is everywhere.
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When festivals return, so will breakout opportunities for Lafayette musicians
Festival after festival is announcing its live return. Musicians are getting back an important launching pad.
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How Corey Ledet learned a language to connect with his lineage
Multi-tasking is old hat for Ledet. But singing in Kouri-Vini is a new adventure.
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Reader Talk: Y’all ready to go dancing?
We heard from 62 readers this week on our live music survey. The responses range (y’all got a lot of opinions), but for the most part what we’ve heard is things aren’t quite what they used to be.
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Seen and Heard
A symposium celebrates the creative work of women and “unpacks” how Cajun and Creole culture have traditionally approached gender.
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You’re gonna break 5,000 eggs: The Current Calendar 10/31 – 11/6
For Abbeville’s Giant Omelette Celebration, 5,034 eggs will be cracked. That’s 4,984 more than Paul Newman ate in Cool Hand Luke.
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Current Calendar 10/10-10/16
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is a great place to eat. Victoria’s Secret spokesman Bob Dylan plays the Heymann Center.
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Current Calendar 10/3-10/9
Cosplay and cult classics at Louisiana Comic Con, ASO’s symphony in the sky, Brew Paddle’s fall weather teaser.
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Current Calendar 9/26 – 10/2
This week: Fleetwood Mac Revisited gets revisited at DTA. Ulysses Owens takes his jazz odyssey to AcA. Documentary Date Night is ready for nerdy romance. The Acadiana Food Hub hosts a Farm to Table Showcase.
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Current Calendar 9/19-9/25
This week around Acadiana: Folksy blues at the Heymann Center, parking spaces come alive, Keith Frank does DTA, raising money for Cite des Arts, and an experiment in networked music making.
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