Community Calendar

Will your loved ones know how to log in to your online accounts, access your digital photos and documents, or deal with your social media accounts after you've died? Give yourself and your loved ones the gift of planning your digital legacy. Presenter Grady Truchclut will offer tips for creating a plan so your data is protected and accessible after you are gone.

Join us every Saturday during the growing season! Markets begin at 8 AM and end at Noon.

Each market will feature farm-fresh vegetables, locally grown and sourced meat, baked goods & homemade soaps.

This is a rain or shine market; the vendors will set up under the pavilion.

Event partners:
Moore Hill Farm & Garden
Parish Processing

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T.G. Sheppard has always had an unstoppable passion for music. This passion, along with 21 #1 hits and being ranked among the top 100 country artists of all time, has made him one of the most popular live performers on tour today. With a show chock full of his chart-topping hits like “Last Cheaters Waltz,” “I Loved ‘Em Everyone,” “Do You Wanna Go to Heaven,” and “Party Time,” you’ll see why he’s one of the great legends in country music!

Join the Scottish Society of the Louisiana Highlands at the 31st Annual Burns Supper, a spirited celebration honoring the life and legacy of Scotland’s beloved poet, Robert Burns. Expect kilts, tartans, good Scotch whisky, and lovers of all things Scottish. Festivities begin with a cocktail hour followed by the ceremonial piping in of the haggis and the iconic “Address to a Haggis.” Guests will enjoy a hearty dinner, raise toasts, and dance to live traditional music performed by Celtic band Emerald Accent. A silent auction will run throughout the evening, offering unique items and experiences. This event is open to all who like to laugh, hear the pipes, or wear a tartan! Tickets sales go live in November 2025.

Billie Holiday’s unique vocal approach and advanced sense of rhythm made her one of the most important and influential vocalists in American history. This multimedia experience of live music, narration, images, and video footage shows how she developed her unique vocal style and how she blazed a trail for women and African Americans that would pave the way for future generations.

Dinner, cocktails, silent auction, and dancing.

Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. See the iconic Dance of the Little Swans, count the 32 fouettés performed by Odile, and immerse yourself in magical Tchaikovsky’s music! The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic.

Over three decades, Jay White has performed more than 10,000 concerts around the world, reflecting the stage persona of an American music legend. Each expression of every Neil Diamond song performed by Jay evokes the power and the passion of a live Diamond performance. He is humbled to have been acknowledged and embraced by Neil, Neil’s family, and Band, for performing the Brooklyn-born singer/songwriter’s music live in concert in the most respectful, convincing way possible.

Prepare to be captivated as Ice Creative Entertainment presents “Wizard of Oz On Ice,” a reimagined, all-new production that breathes fresh life into the beloved classic. Set on a stunning synthetic ice stage, this innovative performance will take place at select theaters around the nation.

From the visionary team behind acclaimed ice spectacles like “Peter Pan On Ice,” “Cinderella On Ice,” and “Beauty & The Beast On Ice” comes a fresh and exhilarating reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s timeless story. This all-new production, “Wizard of Oz On Ice,” promises to dazzle audiences of all ages with stunning choreography, state-of-the-art special effects, and vibrant costumes that bring the Land of Oz to life in ways never seen before, enchanting both the young and the young at heart.

Join us for this special concert celebrating the 90th anniversary of the orchestra’s first performance. That first concert, in 1936, took place at a time of great music, both classical and popular! The entire program consists of works composed in or debuted in 1936, and as you can well imagine, features a wide variety of styles, as well as a lot of American composers: George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Samuel Barber, and Aaron Copland. Join us for this celebration of the start and launch into the future of ETSO.

Richard Lee, conductor
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 3
Hindemith: Trauermusik
Copland: El Salon Mexico
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Porter/Wagner: Cole Porter Classics
Gershwin: Catfish Row, Symphonic Suite from Porgy and Bess