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Once again Nicholls State University transforms into a hotbed of culture through art, theater, music, literature, cuisine, research and discussion as the host of Jubilee: A Festival of the Arts and Humanities.
The 54-day celebration, held on school grounds and off, is a coordination of more than 100 events, many of them free to the public. Ranging from art lectures to cooking demonstrations to live zydeco music to a lecture by author Tim O’Brien, the Jubilee name threads together cultures from near and far in exploration of humanity.
This year marks the festival’s 15th anniversary.
One of the signature events each year is Swamp Stomp, a three-day, two-stage music festival featuring local and regional food, arts and crafts and musicians. Thirteen bands – headlined by Grammy Award-winners Steve Riley and Chubby Carrier – are scheduled to perform this year from March 22-24, the fifth anniversary.
The full schedule is at www.nicholls.edu/swamp-stomp.
Not all events are local centric.
Singers of United Lands, for example, are scheduled to perform 24 times in the Houma-Thibodaux region. The group annually selects four musicians from separate nations, then travels around the United States and selected countries to perform as a quartet and discuss their native traditions with audiences. This year the singers are from Guatemala, Ireland, the Philippines and Russia.
Other selected events scheduled for March are listed below, and the full schedule is available at www.nicholls.edu/jubilee.
Book Signing and Lecture: “Hollywood on the Bayou” (March 4) – Ed and Susan Poole, film historians who have authored several books during their documentation of more than 1,000 Louisiana-made or –themed films, give a presentation and sign books beginning at 6 p.m. in the Ellender Memorial Library Multipurpose Room (third floor). The “Hollywood on the Bayou” exhibit is open through June 21 in the Ellender Memorial Library Archive (first floor). – FREE
Cooking Demonstrations (March 6) – Chef John Folse Culinary Institute chefs offer cooking demonstrations – “Fun with Vinaigrette” (Monica Larousse, 9 a.m.), “Locavore Commotion” (Jean Pierre Daigle, 10 a.m.) and “Crawfish in Season” (Amelie Benoit, 11 a.m.) – at Carmel Inn, 400 E. First St., Thibodaux. Seating is limited; call (985) 449-7114 for reservations.
Showing of “Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle” and “Tarzan of the Apes” (March 6) – Documentarian Al Bohl answers Tarzan-related questions at Le Bijou Theater, following the showing of “Tarzan of the Apes” and his documentary exploring what went into making the film, which was filmed in Morgan City. – FREE
Singers of United Lands (March 11-15) – Throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche, four singers from different nations form a quartet and perform songs native to their cultures. – FREE
Nicholls Players present “Hamlet” (March 15-17) – Speech instructor Anna Broussard directs the Shakespeare classic, staged in the Mary M. Danos Theater, Talbot Hall. Tickets cost $10 for the general public and $5 for students. Call (985) 448-4586 for ticket information.
Art Lecture, “Pink” (March 16) – Libby Rowe discusses her exhibit “Pink,” a catalyst for discussion on what it means to be a woman. For more information about Rowe, an assistant professor of art at the University of Texas at San Antonio, visit www.libbyrowe.com. The lecture lasts from 9:45-10:35 a.m. at the Ameen Art Gallery (Room 200). – FREE
Ragtime Jazz Performance (March 18) – The Bayou Saxophone Ensemble, made up of Karen Diket, Joshua Hollenbeck, George Picone and Wayne Shell, emit sounds of jazz, swing, vaudeville, ragtime, patriotic, contemporary and classical music beginning at 6 p.m. at the Thibodaux Branch Library, 705 W. Fifth St. – FREE
Lecture: “Journalism Today” (March 19) – Lawrence “Sonny” Albarado Jr., national president of the Society of Professional Journalists, projects editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and a Nicholls State University alumnus, speaks in Le Bijou Theater at 9 a.m. – FREE
Primitive Weaponry Presentation (March 20) – Andrew Barron, coordinator for the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, showcases his homemade bows and arrows, arrowheads and other primitive weapons beginning at 11:30 p.m. at the Coastal Commerce Bank Library at Fletcher Technical Community College, 1407 La. Highway 311, Schriever. – FREE
Doctors’ Talent Show (March 24) – The talent of local health care providers like doctors Albert Diket, Jack Heidenreich, Will Robichaux and Patrick Sylvest is under examination in this event begining at 3 p.m. in the Mary M. Danos Theater, Talbot Hall. Tickets cost $50 – with proceeds benefitting theater renovations – and can be reserved by emailing Bianca Benoit at bbeanoit19@its.nicholls.edu.
Nicholls Camerata Performance (March 26) – The chamber ensemble of string students is directed by adjunct music instructor James Alexander. It begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, 721 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. – FREE
Cooking demonstrations are among the scheduled events in conjunction with Nicholls State University’s Jubilee Festival, which spans 54 days beginning March 4.
