June 7th Creole Culture Day schedule of events

The Bayou Vermilion District’s Vermilionville celebrates its annual Creole Culture Day on Sunday, June 7 from 10 AM – 5 PM at the historic park at Vermilionville. Vermilionville hosts this free event annually to give the public an opportunity to explore the history and evolution of the Creole community.

Creole Culture Day 2015  will focus on fraternal folklore. Planned activities include: cooking and craft demonstrations, kids’ activities like games and storytelling, canoeing, boat tours, a sharing circle on Creole cowboy traditions, and more.

Music will be provided in the Performance Center by the Lil Buck Sinegal Blues Band and Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners plus a Creole Jam in the village led by Wayne Singleton.

Vermilionville and the Catalon Family present a representative of the Creole community with the Richard J. Catalon Sr. Creole Heritage Award each year in recognition of outstanding lifetime contributions to the preservation of the Creole culture and to the community. This year’s recipient is festival organizer, archivist and cultural activist Paul Scott, who is being honored for his stewardship and service to the Creole community.

More information about Creole Culture Day and Paul Scott is available by clicking here or by calling (337) 233-4077.

 Schedule of events

10 AM

Dance lessons with Brandon Broussard (School House), black pot curing and open hearth cooking demonstrations (Broussard Kitchen), Medicinal Garden Tours (Maison Acadienne), praline making demonstrations and Creole Heritage Center Exhibit (Maison des Cultures), visual art exhibit (Maison Boucvalt), Zydeco Zoom Story Time (Chapel), Maison Broussard house tours, C.R.E.O.L.E., Inc. (Beau Bassin), filé making demonstration and Cane River Creole Historical Park (Maison Mouton), Knights of Peter Claver (Maison Buller)

1030 AM

Clifton Chenier rare live film footage (Conference Room)
Richard J. Catalon Video (Performance Center)
Boat Tour (Vermilionville parking lot boat launch)

11 AM

Richard J. Catalon Award Ceremony for 2015 Honoree Paul Scott (Performance Center)
Kids’ Crafts & Games (Chapel) (until 3 PM)
Cracklin cooking demonstration (Cooking School) (until 12:30 p.m.)
Canoeing (Petit Bayou) (until 3 PM.)

1130 AM

Clifton Chenier rare live film footage (Conference Room)
Boat Tour (Vermilionville parking lot boat launch)

1230 PM

Music by the Lil’ Buck Sinegal Blues Band (Performance Center until 230 PM.)
Clifton Chenier rare live film footage (Conference Room)

1 PM

Creole Jam Session led by Wayne Singleton (Forge) (until 4 PM)
Boudin making demonstration (Cooking School)(until 230 PM)

130 PM

Clifton Chenier rare live film footage (Conference Room)
Boat Tour (Vermilionville parking lot boat launch)

230 PM

Clifton Chenier rare live film footage (Conference Room)
Boat Tour (Vermilionville parking lot boat launch)

3 PM

Pork stew cooking demonstration (Cooking School)(until 430 PM)
Music by Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Road Runners (Performance Center (until 5 PM)

330 PM

Sharing Circle: Creole Cowboy Traditions (Chapel)(until 5 PM)
Clifton Chenier rare live film footage (Conference Room)
Boat Tour (Vermilionville parking lot boat launch)