The annual Bonne Terre Garden Fair will be held on May 1, 2010 from 9am to 4pm on the grounds of TARC at #1 McCord Road, Houma, LA 70363 at the Houma airbase. The Bonne Terre Garden Fair is a celebration for gardening enthusiasts. There will be expert speakers including Louisiana's own Dan Gill; vendors selling plants, supplies, and lawn and garden merchandise; kids' hands-on activities; a garden-themed art show and food. Specialists from the LSU AgCenter will be available to answer questions regarding citrus, insects and plant diseases. There will be a soil test station where one can drop off soil samples and have them analyzed for a small fee. Admission is $4.00, or $2.00 in advance; children under 12, free. For more information, one can call 985-873-6495 or email bonne.terre@yahoo.com. The event is presented by the La-Terre Master Gardeners, LSU AgCenter and TARC.
The Courier Presents the TGMC 5K Run and Cajun Food Festival
Location:
Registration - Court House Square Cajun Food Festival - Belanger Street and Roussell Street
Date:
05/08/2010
Time:
6:30 pm -
Contact:
Yolanda Trahan
Phone #:
985-868-5881
Organization:
Terrebonne Foundation for Academic Excellence
Kid's Fun Run - 5:00 pm
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 5K - 6:00 pm
Cajun Food Festival - 35+ Food Partners featuring marinated oysters, fried catfish, spinach and shrimp salad, pasta, jambalaya, hamburgers, and much more. Your favorite cold beverages, too!
Souled Out will play live on stage from 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm.
Check website for complete details.
Muninipal Auditorium: 880 Verret Street, Houma, LA 70360
Date:
05/16/2010
Time:
3:00 pm -
Contact:
Anne Picou
Phone #:
(985) 873-6408
Organization:
New Orleans You Orchestra
Approximately 70 young musicians make up the Symphony and will perform on May 16th at 3pm. Open to the public. Come experience an afternoon with 70 young talented youth from the area.
Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, 4545 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA
Date:
06/02/2010
Time:
3:00 pm -
Phone #:
504-736-6100
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FUTURE STORMS
S E L A
HURRICANE
PREPAREDNESS
EXPO
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
3 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Pontchartrain Center in Kenner
4545 Williams Blvd.
Admission: Non-perishable food items or a donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Exhibits will include information on generators, storm shutters and storm-protection devices. Representatives
from the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles and St. Tammany, the Army
Corps of Engineers and the State of Louisiana will be available to discuss issues of drainage, levees,
flood protection and coastal erosion. Entergy will provide safety demonstrations and discuss storm
preparedness.
Home-improvement businesses will demonstrate proper preparation of your home or business before
a storm. Medical information supplied by local hospitals on nutrition tips/needs: water, food, etc., and
threats to health and life posed by a storm and its aftermath.
Call (504) 736-6100 if you would like more information on the EXPO.