Schedule of Events:

Friday

8:30am -  5:30am: L’Acadian Art Guild Exhibit – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
8:30am -  9:15am: Storytelling Traditions in Acadiana - Part 1 -Exploring Fictional Oral Genres with Barry Jean Ancelet and Darrell Bourque - Sliman Theater
9:30am - 10:15am: Storytelling Traditions in Acadiana - Part 2 -Exploring Personal Stories with Barry Jean Ancelet and Darrell Bourque - Sliman Theater
10:30am - 11:15am: A Home of the Happy: A Murder on the Cajun Prairie with Jordan LaHaye Fontenot - Shadows Visitor Center
10:30am - 11:15am: Traiteurs: The Traditional Cajun French Folk Healers in the 21st Century Lead by Mary Perrin - Sliman Theater
11:30am - 3:15pm: Dave’s Haunts and Jaunts Mystery Bus Tour Tour starts at The Bazus on Main Street Ticket Required

Writers’ Track

12:45pm - 1:30pm: Critiquing Your Book: The Truth of an Audience with Ben Gibson - Shadows Vistor Center
1:45pm -  2:30pm: I’ve Got an Idea for a Picture Book! Now What? with Denise Gallagher - Shadows Visitor Center
2:45pm - 3:30pm: Marketing Your Book with John Cavalier Shadows Visitor Center
3:45pm - 4:30pm: Destination Publication: Turning Travels into Books and Articles with Chere Dastugue Coen - Shadows Visitor Center
3:00pm - 4:15pm: Poet Laureate-Dr. Jack B. Bedell - Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Bunk Johnson Tour – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
5:30pm - 7:30pm: Jazz It Up Opening Reception – Shadows on the Teche

Saturday

8:00am - 5:30pm: L’Acadian Art Guild Exhibit – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
9:00sm - 3:00pm: Authors Book Fair – Main Street New Iberia
9:45am - 10:30: A Walk in the Park with Odon (Don) Bacque Shadows Visitor Center
10:00am - 2:00am: Children’s Activities and Book Fair - George Rodrigue Park
10:00am - 10:45: Alternative Books Panel: Life Story Books with Olivia Savoie and Journals with Dena Maturin - Doc Voorhies Wing of Bayou Teche Museum
10:00am  - 12:00pm: Dave Robicheaux’s Walking Tour with Tours by Steven - Begins at Victor’s Cafeteria Ticket Required
10:15am - 11:45: Great Southern Chef: Seafood Cooking Demonstration - Steamboat Pavilion Ticket Required
10:45 – 11:45: Readers’ Theater from the James Lee Burke book, “New Iberia Blues” – IPal Theater
11:00 – 2:00: Bayou Teche Kayak Tour with Pack and Paddle – Kayak Launch adjacent to the Duperier Street Bridge Ticket Required
11:15 – 12:15: Were You There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillette with Phebe Hayes and Margaret Simon – Shadows Visitor Center
12:00pm - 12:45pm: VIP Book Club Lunch with Author Mary Kay Andrews, “Summers at the Saint” – Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum Ticket Required
12:00pm - 12:45pm: James Lee Burke Book Club Discussion of “Clete” hosted virtually by CJ Lotz and James Lee Burke (Optional Lunch $15) - Sliman Theater
1:00pm - 1:45pm: Investigative Journalism: Murder on the Bayou with Ethan Brown - Shadows Visitor Center
2:00pm - 3:30pm: Great Southern Writer Symposium and Book Signing with Mary Kay Andrews – Sliman Theater Ticket Required
3:45pm - 4:30pm: Question of the Day: Encouraging Conversation and Connection with Jan Risher – Shadows Visitor Center
3:45pm - 4:30pm: Divine Dirt: Inspirations, Spiritual Teachings & Gardening Tips! with Michael Leblanc – Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum
5:00pm - 5:45pm: Festival Trivia Game hosted by Jan Risher – Shadows Visitor Center
5:00pm - 5:45pm: Happy Hour: Raising Readers: A Conversation on Fostering a Love of Books hosted by Clare Roubion – Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum
6:00pm - 8:00pm: Cajun Fais Do Do and Dinner – Steamboat Pavilion

Sunday

9:00am - 10:30 or 11:00 – 12:30: T-Boy’s Adventure Boat Tour of Bayou Teche – City Park Boat Dock Ticket Required
9:00am - 11:00am: Live Oak Bike Tour hosted by Jim Foret – Begins at Shadows Visitor Center (Bike Rental Available)
1:30am - 5:30am: L’Acadian Art Guild Exhibit – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
3:00am - 5:00am: Symphony Sunday in the Park – New Iberia City Park

Date: April 4, 2025 - April 6, 2025

Location: Various Venues in New Iberia, LA

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