I want to invite every one to join us tonight for the 7th edition of Archive Aid at the Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, LA. 

This event is hosted by the Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism and the Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  A minimum donation of $10 will grant admission to an evening of music and red beans and rice provided by Broussard’s Cajun Cookin’ and yours truly beginning at 5 p.m.

Here is the line-up for tonight’s event:

Joshua and Claire Caffery
Kelli Jones and the Giants
Cedric Watson and Daniel Coolik
Carol Fran and David Egan
Feufollet

“The funds raised through Archive Aid are necessary for the preservation, management and presentation of delicate historic materials; ensuring they remain intact for future generations and are made increasingly accessible to musicians, scholars and the general public. Proceeds will also go toward upcoming CD projects that include some of the rare recordings found in the Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore.”

In fact, several of the musicians that will be playing tonight have used the archives to find obscure songs and recordings and bring them back to life.

This year, the event will also be broadcasted live on KRVS 88.7 FM and to the world via KRVS.org.

Come join us; it will be a good time!

Yesterday (May 13th) was RED Day in Keller Williams’ offices across North America. A day where members of the Keller Williams family take a break from their busy lives to give back to their communities.

In Lafayette, LA, members of Keller Williams Realty Acadiana worked at transforming flower beds at the Acadian Village. And while most of us had planned to be there for the day, we had completed our work by the time lunch rolled around. We even did more than anticipated!

Our mission was to refresh the flower beds in front of “La Maison Bernard” and by the entrance of the village. Everything went so well with the crew we had on site that we also weeded and refreshed with new mulch the beds in front of “La Maison Castille” and “La Maison Thibodeaux.” We also found an old claw foot tub in storage that will now be prominently displayed as a flower tub.

Of course, the fact that we were working in beautiful, serene surroundings made us want to stick around a little longer. Here are a few pictures of our wonderful day at Acadian Village and of course some results!

Keller Williams crew working in front of “La Maison Bernard.”

Crew working on flower bed by the entrance. They are almost done with this one.

The old bath tub being recycled as a flower tub

Crew working in front of “La Maison Castille” and the result of this unplanned makeover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“La Maison Thibodeaux” also received a little unexpected face lift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember what our main subject looked like before we started?

Our Work is done here. How did we do?

It was truly a great day for Keller Williams Realty Acadiana. Until next year…

Today is RED Day and Keller Williams Realty’s associates, staff, and friends, are getting ready to go to work and give where they live.

RED Day, which stands for Renew, Energize, Donate, began last year across North America. It’s a day where the members of the Keller Williams family give back to the communities where they live (see my other post about RED Day here).

In Lafayette LA, the Keller Williams family will be playing in the dirt, Transforming flower beds at the Acadian Village. From their web site: “The Village was created in 1976 as a means to promote tourism and allow those developmentally disabled citizens who were serviced by LARC, Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens, a place to prosper in the work force.”

We will be working in two main areas: in front of the Bernard house and by the entrance. I was named the official photographer for the event so yesterday, I went to the Acadian Village and took some “before” pictures. Shortly, I will be able to show you the different one day can make!

And off to work in flower beds I go!!

I hope everyone has a great day and can’t wait to hear all the RED Day stories from across North America in the next few days!

Click here for more information about RED Day and videos of RED Day 2009.

I just wanted to take a second and wish all the moms out there a wonderful and peaceful Mother’s Day.

In a few minutes, I will be stepping outside with my camera to enjoy a beautiful afternoon here in Maurice, LA (near Lafayette, LA). Photography is a hobby of mine and I am by no means a professional photographer.

Below are a couple of flowers from my garden for all the mothers out there and the other picture is my daughter last summer in New Brunswick, Canada. Even though she not looking at the camera, I love this picture of her in the water with the ducks. It’s very peaceful and soothing.

 

 

Happy Mother’s Day!

RED Day (Renew, Energize and Donate) is a Keller Williams Realty service initiative dedicated to improving our local communities. In 2009, Keller Williams associates gave more than 150,000 hours to their respective communities across North America. This year, it will be even more!

For RED Day 2010, Keller Williams Realty Acadiana will be working at the Acadian Village in Lafayette, LA on May 13th (this coming Thursday). The Acadian Village “was created in 1976 as a means to promote tourism and allow those developmentally disabled citizens who were serviced by LARC, Lafayette Association for Retarded Citizens, a place to prosper in the work force.”

Our project: clean up and refresh 4 flower beds. So if you would like to help, bring your garden gloves and any gardening tools you have around the house and join us (please let me know so we can order lunch for you). If you can’t come May 13th and would like to participate, you can make a donation to the project (monetary, supplies, lunch, etc). Please contact me.

Watch the video below to hear some of the stories from RED Day 2009.

 

For more information about RED Day and Part 2 of the RED Day video, please click here.