Smithsonian Announces Collaboration with Lafayette's 'Festivals Acadiens et Créoles'

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Lafayette festival announces collaboration with Smithsonian to mark nation's anniversary

This Lafayette festival is being recognized for its role in promoting the region's unique, nationally-significant culture.

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Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals

Join us as we gather to remember together, to build together, and imagine how we can grow together.|Join us as we gather to remember together, to build together, and imagine how we can grow together.

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Smithsonian collaborates with Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Center for Louisiana Studies

The Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is partnering with

For the nation's 250th anniversary, Smithsonian is partnering with festivals across the country for ' Of The People; Smithsonian Festival of Festivals' which will include Festivals Acadiens et Créoles in Lafayette this October!

Before New Orleans Jazz?

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What music came before New Orleans jazz? A new exhibit explores early Louisiana tunes.

A student of African American music history, John Davis came to New Orleans in search of the sound that came before jazz. This museum exhibit displays what he discovered.

Visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum this month to celebrate Black Music Month by learning more about what came before the New Orleans Jazz that we've come to know.

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Exhibition: Lost Piano Professors & The Lost Music of Early New Orleans — New Orleans Jazz Museum

Lafayette's Blue Moon Saloon Has a New Owner

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Blue Moon Saloon has a new owner. Here's what's next for the famous Lafayette venue.

Find out what's next for this live music spot in Freetown.