FoW4th Annual Festival of Words November 1 - 5, 2011 4rd Annual Festival of Words November 1 - 5, 2011

Locations

Grand Coteau
Sunset
Arnaudville Opelousas

Authors

Darrell BourqueDarrell Bourque

Joseph Butts TrioJosef Butts Trio

Desireé DallagiacomoDesireé Dallagiacomo

Toi Derricotte

Barb JohnsonBarb Johnson

Tim SeiblesTim Seibles

Latasha WeatherspoonLatasha Weatherspoon

SCHEDULE

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS READINGS & SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE COMMUNITY EVENTS
Tuesday, October 25 Poetry Workshop with Darrell Bourque
6:30pm to 8:30pm
LSUE Library, Eunice		    
Thursday, November 3   Awards  Ceremony for Festival of Words Creative Writing Contest Winners
5:30pm - 6:30pm
South St. Landry Community Library
235 Marie Street,
Sunset, LA


Open Mic
Desiree Dallagiacomo & Latasha Weatherspoon +
7:00pm
South St. Landry Community Library,
235 Marie Street,
Sunset, LA		  
Friday, November 4   Poet Tim Seibles  & Fiction Writer Barb Johnson
7:00pm to 9:30pm
Casa Azul Gifts,
232 Martin Luther King Dr.
Grand Coteau, LA 		 
Saturday, November 5

Poetry Workshop with Toi Derricotte
10:00am to 12:00pm
Gulf South Lumber Company
1056 Coteau Rodaire Hwy, #B, Arnaudville, LA

Fiction Workshop with Barb Johnson
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Petite Rouge Antique Shop
Grand Coteau, LA

Poetry Workshop with Tim Seibles
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Catahoula’s Restaurant, Grand Coteau

Children’s Creative Writing Workshop
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Karma and Bella Bella, Grand Coteau


Reading with Darrell Bourque & Toi Derricotte
7:00pm
St. Charles Chapel,
252-A Church St.
Grand Coteau, LA

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Downtown Grand Coteau

11:00am to 2:00pm
Drive-by Poetry in the streets, cafes and shops of Grand Coteau

11:00am to 3:00pm
Book Fair, sponsored by the Acadiana Writer’s Guild

11:00am to 3:00pm
Community Stage showcasing literary and spoken word organizations of Acadiana

1:00pm to 2:00pm
Art Reception
featuring artist of
St. Martinville and
Breaux Bridge High Schools

3:15 to 4:00pm:
Meet n Greet for authors and drive-by performers

 

 


The Festival of Words is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.  It is also supported by a Grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council. 

The festival receives additional support from The Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective & Frederick L’Ecole Des Arts.  Other sponsors include the Acadiana Writer’s Guild, the Acadiana Writing Project and Revolution Theory.

Art Works Louisiana Divison of the Arts South Arts Writer's Giuild of Acadiana