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Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Thursday, January 29, 2015
By Brice Perrin
Southwest Louisiana has some of the most beautiful landscapes
and drives in the world. The beginning
of my adventure went a LONG way to drive (pun completely intended) that point
home. Traveling about 3 miles south and
east of the Lake
Charles Regional Airport, allowed me to get some of the best photographs
I've ever taken.
Farm land, marsh land, groves of beautiful trees that have
withstood some of the most intense weather on the planet. They're all there within a few miles of the
city. Standing on a dirt road, in my
Southwest Louisiana...watching the sky begin to glow from the coming sunrise,
the light fog hugging the ground, the sounds of native birds and wildlife
beginning to call out as they start their daily activities...it was peaceful,
soothing, meditative, and awe-inspiring all at the same time. And it's in my back yard!
There are, I’m sure, many places to see scenes like
this...but there's something about a Southwest Louisiana sunrise that is
mystic, musical, life-affirming, and spicy...just like our culture and food! And THAT, my friends, is something you can't
get anywhere but here.
A few days ago I decided to set out on an adventure to
re-discover my home turf. I struggled
with where to start. Being a
photographer, I decided to start in the country and work my way in. Just a heads up...there's so much to see and
do, that there's NO WAY to get it all in one post.
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They say, "It's not the destination, but the journey." Here in Southwest Louisiana...it's both. One way to discover it is on the Creole Nature Trail All-American Road,
which just so happens to have a free tour app.
Stay tuned...Part Deux coming soon. Thursday, September 18, 2014
Southwest Louisiana has a thriving arts scene, when it comes
to culinary arts, traditional art, live theatre, and music. I love sipping coffee from Rex Alexander’s
pottery at Stellar
Beans. Crave Gourmet Baskets and
Gifts has a charming collection of Louisiana folk artist’s Clementine
Hunter plates and serving dishes portraying life on Melrose Plantation. The Art
Shop is a great downtown location to view art, as well as rent bikes to
explore the Charpentier
Historic District. There are a host
of traditional art
galleries and museums
with rotating exhibits in Southwest Louisiana.
If you enjoy art and want an original date night or ladies
night idea, consider attending Gallery
Promenade. 
The Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana organizes the annual Gallery Promenade, held Friday, Sept. 26 from 5-9 p.m. It is always a fun way to explore the area’s art venues and a chance to meet local artists. My suggestion is to review the list of participating galleries ahead of time and make your game plan!
October is National Arts & Humanities Month and what
better way to kick off the month than with a festival! The first annual Chuck
Fest will occur Saturday, Oct. 4 on the 700th block of Ryan
Street in downtown Lake Charles. Chuck
Fest will be multi-faceted bringing together culinary arts, visual arts and
live music. There will be two stages for
concerts, food trucks and outdoor art displays at this free festival.The Arts & Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana organizes the annual Gallery Promenade, held Friday, Sept. 26 from 5-9 p.m. It is always a fun way to explore the area’s art venues and a chance to meet local artists. My suggestion is to review the list of participating galleries ahead of time and make your game plan!
ArtsFest and Culture Fest are both free events that occur Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Lake Charles Civic Center. A children’s festival, ArtsFest allows kids to create their own art projects from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Exhibition Hall. Culture Fest Louisiana is held the same day from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. It is an international celebration of cultures showcasing the arts, music, dance, fashion, food and storytelling of 30+ countries represented in Southwest Louisiana.
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