Second Annual Festival de la Prairie

presented by

the Rayne Historical District

Feel the pulse of the Prairie Cajun heritage with music, crafts, and cooking demonstrations. Tour turn-of-the-century structures. See quaint antique shops, a five and dime store and the Warehouse Restaurant catering facility. Find and experience the folklore of the past with historical re-enactments and much, much more.

Friday, April 30, 2004 & Saturday, May 1, 2004

All events held on Louisiana Avenue, Downtown Rayne

Friday, April 30, 2004

School Day Events
9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Maison Daboval

Students of Rayne High School French class
Reenactment of a Cajun wedding Blessing Ceremony/Jumping of the Broom Ceremony
M. Bea Cormier, officiating

Food and refreshments by Maudry Rubin sold both days

Saturday, May 1, 2004

Family Day Events
10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

  • 10:00 a.m.--Introduction and Blessing
    American Legion Flag Ceremony
    Pete Bergeron tells "The Acadian Story"
  • 11:00 a.m.--Prairie Cultural Center's Claudia Woods
    Music Jam and cultural demonstrations
  • Music:
    12:15 p.m.--Matthew Courville & the Cypress Knees
    2:00 p.m.--Lee Benoit & the Bayou Stompers
  • Maison Daboval--Rayne High School French students act out a typical day in the Daboval family in the 1800s
    All spoken in French
    (held throughout the day)
  • 3:00 p.m.--Rayne High School French class and M. Bea Cormier
    Reenactment of a Cajun wedding Blessing Ceremony featuring the Jumping of the Broom Ceremony, Hand-crafted paper flowers and authentic Cajun costumes

Arts and Crafts Events
held throughout the day

  • Swamp Lilies
    pottery and clayworks
  • Hilda Simoneaux
    quilting
  • Hurley Gautreaux
    woodcarving
  • Mike Simon
    iron arts
  • Tammy Schlicher
    glassware crafts
  • Lewood Roy
    buggy rides
  • Norman and Jeanette Wills
    woodcarvers
  • Gene Thibodeaux
    author
  • Alison Cramer
    Groovy Cats, handmade jewelry and accessories
  • Point de l'Eglise Genealogy and Historical Society
  • Peggy LeBlanc
    smocking
  • Food and refreshments by Maudry Rubin sold both days
For more information call Martha Royer, (337) 334-3489
This program has been supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana State Arts Council, and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
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