Briefs for July 9, 2009
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Swamp Pop charity festival scheduled
A two-day jambalaya cook-off, music, truck and car show and motorcycle poker run are all on tap for the 12th annual Deep South Crane and Rigging Swamp Pop Music Festival set July 17-18 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
The Swamp Pop Music Festival has become the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest attended fundraiser in the nation as it continues to draw in a crowd of more 6,000 each year, according to a news release from organizers.
This year’s music lineup includes Wayne Toups and ZyDe Cajun, Foret Tradition, Kane Glaze, Ken Marvel, David St. Romain, Waylon Thibodeaux and many more Swamp Pop acts.
Swamp Pop is a blend of New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and Cajun and Creole music.
The festival is held in the center’s air-conditioned Trade Mart Building, and gates open at 5 p.m. July 17 and 10 a.m. Saturday. Friday admission is $12 and admission on Saturday is $10. A weekend pass can be purchased for $20.
On the Internet: http://www.swamppopmusicfest.com.
Library offers line-dance lessons
Registration is under way for the Ascension Parish Library’s July 23 line-dance class.
Vicki Viverito, who works at the Gonzales library brand, is sharing her expertise in several popular line dances during the free 6 p.m. class.
Novice line dancers can learn the basic steps and take home step-by-step instruction sheets for home practice.
Space is limited and advance registration is encourages, said Chriselle Henry with the Ascension Parish Library.
To register, call (225) 647-3955.
Deadline nears for gardening class
July 17 is the deadline to register for the Louisiana Master Gardener class set to start Aug. 31 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center.
Desiree A. Dorest, agent with the LSU Agriculture Center, said the Louisiana Master Gardener program is a service and educational activity designed to recruit and train volunteers to help meet the needs of home gardeners “while providing an enjoyable and worthwhile experience for volunteers.”
The volunteer aspect of the Master Gardener program allows people to dedicate their time and talents to residents of their community by applying the science and art of horticulture, she said.
The class meets from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. two days a week through October.
Specialists in horticulture will join gardeners and nursery professionals in teaching the classes. Those attending the class are not required to have an extensive horticulture background and knowledge. The course work is designed for beginners and experienced gardeners.
To receive a class application and program fee sheet, call (225) 621-5799 or e-mail ascension@agcenter.lsu.edu.
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