NATCHITOCHES – The conference committee for the 14th Annual Louisiana Studies Conference is accepting presentation proposals for the upcoming conference. Presentation proposals on any aspect of the 2022 conference theme “Supernatural Louisiana,” as well as creative texts by, about, and/or for Louisiana and Louisianans, are sought for this year’s conference. The conference will be held […]
NATCHITOCHES –The 42nd Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival has announced the addition of an interactive workshop entitled “Beginning Cajun Guitar,” which will feature instruction by Lafayette-based guitarist and songwriter Yvette Landry with support from fiddler Beau Thomas. The workshop will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 in the N-Club Room of Prather […]
NATCHITOCHES – The 42nd annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held on Saturday July 23 in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum, 220 South Jefferson Street on the campus of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. The family-oriented Festival, which is wheelchair accessible, will take place from 9 a.m.-10 p.m.
The 2022 Festival theme is “Stronger Together: The Power of Traditional […]
The 42nd Annual
Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival
July 23, 2022
“Stronger Together: The Power of Traditional Culture”
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF FUN, FOOD, AND DANCING!
NSU campus in Natchitoches
HALL of TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
FOLK FOODS
KIDFEST
FREE CAJUN and ZYDECO DANCE LESSONS
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The Louisiana Folklife Center is excited to announce the 2021 NSU Folklife Concert Series. Concerts will be held on six Saturdays in July and August. Highlighting different folk musical traditions, each concert will include a 45-minute music set followed by interviews with the musicians and an […]
NATCHITOCHES – Dr. Hiram “Pete” Gregory and Dr. Rebecca Riall, professors in Northwestern State University’s School of Social Sciences and Applied Programs, were honored with faculty awards presented by the University of Louisiana System during the ULS’s fifth annual For Our Future conference.
Gregory was named a Champion of Diversity and Inclusion for decades of work […]
Louisiana’s first female African American Poet Laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy, will visit Northwestern State University on Wednesday March 9.
Louisiana’s first female African American Poet Laureate, Mona Lisa Saloy, will visit Northwestern State University on Wednesday March 9. Dr. Saloy will present a […]
NATCHITOCHES – The 14th annual NSU Louisiana High School Essay Contest is open for submissions until June 1. The essay contest is open to all Louisiana students in grades 9-12 regardless of type of school institution, including students in all types of private educational environments, as well as home schooled students.
The 2022 Contest theme is […]
NATCHITOCHES – Louisiana’s first female African American Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy will visit Northwestern State University on Wednesday, March 9. Dr. Saloy will present a selection of her poetry at a reading to be held at 7 p.m. in the Varnado Hall Ballroom, 541 University Parkway, Natchitoches. Saloy will be introduced by members of […]
NATCHITOCHES – The 13th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Multicultural Christmas Concert was held at Treen Auditorium at the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. The event was a benefit concert for the local nonprofit organization Cane River Children’s Services and was sponsored by the Louisiana Folklife Center, the NSU Center for Inclusion and Diversity and the Louisiana School for […]
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