NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University will present a Native American Crafts Workshop on Saturday, July 12 at 2 p.m. at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum at 800 Front Street in Natchitoches. The workshop is free and open to the public, with crafting materials […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana State Fiddle Championship will take place as part of the 45th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival to be held on the Northwestern State University campus on July 19. The Fiddle Championship will be held at 1 p.m. in the Magale Recital Hall, located at 143 Central Avenue on the NSU […]
NATCHITOCHES – This year’s Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival on July 19 will include a Red Beans and Rice Cookoff. Professionals and hobbyists alike can compete to demonstrate their cooking skills. Registration and the cooks’ meeting will take place at 8 a.m. in the N-Club Room inside Prather Coliseum. Cooking officially begins at 8:45 a.m. The […]
NATCHITOCHES – Attendees at the Louisiana Folklife Center program “Fiddlin’ with the Finest! A Celebration of Louisiana Folk Fiddling” on Saturday at the Many Depot Museum in Many were treated to a performance of fiddle musical artistry. Several musicians participated, including three Louisiana State Fiddle Champions, Clancey Stewart (2018), Joe Suchanek (2017 and 2024), […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University will present the program “A Life of Zydeco: A Musical Informance with Chubby Carrier” on June 21 at 1 p.m. at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum at 800 Front Street in Natchitoches. The event is free and open […]
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Folklife Center at Northwestern State University will present the program “Fiddlin’ with the Finest! A Celebration of Louisiana Folk Fiddling” Saturday June 14 at 11 a.m. at the Many Depot Museum at 750 Highway 171 Bypass in Many. The event is free and open to the public.
Three past […]
NATCHITOCHES – Fiddler and cultural historian Ron Yule was named a Louisiana Tradition Bearer by the Louisiana Folklife Commission and honored at a recent ceremony in the Magale Recital Hall on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches. Serving as Folklife Ambassadors for the Louisiana Folklife Commission, Dr. Shane Rasmussen, professor of English and […]
