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PRESS RELEASE
Feb. 5, 2016
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For Immediate Release
Contact:
Brittany Racca
(337) 365-1540
(888) 942-3742
[email protected]
iberiatravel.com
Iberia Parish Convention
and Visitors Bureau
   
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Louisiana's Sweet Picks
March 2016 Events
New Iberia * Avery Island * Jeanerette
Jefferson Island * Loreauville * Delcambre
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| The Iberia Azalea Trail is back this month! Read all about the great places to see these beautiful flowers here.
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NEW IBERIA, La. --- The Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau invites you to experience our famous attractions, world renowned cuisine, contagious music, sizzling events and people who never meet a stranger. Join us and savor the difference in Iberia Parish!
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March 1 - 31, 2016 - New Iberia Azalea Trail - Delicate azaleas bloom early each spring flooding the landscape with a sea of red, pink, white, purple and salmon. Our easy self guided driving tour offers a glimpse of all the beautiful flowers along the trail from the miniature varieties to the massive. Iberia Parish, (337) 365-1540, IberiaTravel.com
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March 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 2016 - Teche Area Farmers Market -
Experience our harvest of delicious, locally grown produce and homemade products by area farmers, artists and crafters. Also included are handcrafted cypress yard objects, bread and fresh baked goods, ceramics, honey, jellies, jams, herbs, candies, wooden bowls and utensils, birdhouses, garden benches and much more. Bouligny Plaza, 102 W. Main St., New Iberia, Tues. 2:30 - 6 p.m., Sat. 7 - 11 a.m., 337-369-2330, Facebook.com/TecheFarmersMarket
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March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2016 - GLC Farmers Market - Local farmers selling produce, plants, honey, homemade pies and other items grown locally. Grass-fed beef, pork and lamb are also available at the meat market during this time. GLC Meat Market, 6110 Loreauville Rd., Loreauville, 1 - 6 p.m., 337-577-9160, GlcRanch.com/Glc-Meat-Market, Facebook.com/pages/Gonsoulin-Land-and-Cattle
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March 4 - 6 & 10 - 13, 2016 - Iberia Performing Arts League Presents, "Jesus Christ, Superstar" -Live theatre production, concessions. Essanee Theater, 126 Iberia St., New Iberia, Fri. - Sat. 7:30 - 10 p.m. & Sun. 3 - 5:30 p.m., (337) 364-6114, IPALTheater.com
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March 5, 2016 - Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market - Enjoy what's fresh for the season from area farms and local waters, along with tasting opportunities and recipes, live music, kids' activities and other special events. For the freshest updates, visit their Facebook. Bayou Carlin Cove Boat Landing and Pavilion, 605 S. Railroad St., Delcambre, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 800-884-6120 ext. 7, DelcambreMarket.org, Facebook.com/DelcambreMarket
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March 5, 2016 - Shadows Arts & Crafts Fair - Over 100 vendors with diverse hand-made items from fine art to food and furniture. A special tour is included in the fee. Shadows-on-the-Teche, 317 E. Main St., New Iberia, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., (337) 369-6446, ShadowsOnTheTeche.org, Facebook.com/ShadowsontheTeche
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March 9, 2016 - Evangeline League & the Jeanerette Blues Talk - Dr. J. Paul Leslie of Nicholls State University will lead a discussion on the history of the Evangeline League in rural Louisiana from the 1930s to 1950s. Teams included the Jeanerette Blues, New Iberia Cardinals, Abbeville Athletics and Houma Indians. Over 60 players from the Evangeline League went on to play in the majors. Jeanerette Museum, 500 Main St., Jeanerette, 337-276-4408, Jeanerettemuseum.com, Facebook.com/Jeanerette-Museum
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March 12, 2016 - Food Truck Festival - Food trucks are available at the Teche Area Farmers Market every second Saturday of the month. Along Fulton St. between Fisher Street and Iberia Street, New Iberia, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 337-369-2330, Facebook.com/TecheFarmersMarket, Facebook.com/NewIberia.DBA
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March 12 - 19, 2016 - Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air - Plein air painters will be outdoors in the Shadows-on-the-Teche gardens, along Main Street, on Avery Island and possibly other areas for visitors to view. There will be a ticketed gala. Additional details are available on the Shadows website. Shadows-on-the-Teche, 317 E. Main St., New Iberia, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., (337) 519-3953, ShadowsOnTheTeche.org, Facebook.com/ShadowsontheTeche
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March 17, 2016 - St. Patricks Day March & Celebration -
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March 19, 2016 - Festival of Live Oaks - Come celebrate spring at New Iberia City Park with fun, family-friendly activities, including a barbecue cookoff, live music, pony rides, children activities, crafts, sweet booths and more. New Iberia City Park, 300 Parkview Dr., New Iberia, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., (337) 369-2337.
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March 19, 2016 - Bowl for Kids Sake - Bowling to pass a good time and help friends in need, concessions - Bayou Pins, 1502 E. Main. St. #B, New Iberia, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., (337) 364-3075, AcadianaBigs.com
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March 21 - 23, 2016 - Roger Dale Brown Artist Workshop - Painting workshop for immediate to advanced artists. Roger Dale will explain in detail the techniques and compositions of the masters, to help enhance your understanding of the foundation of painting. Instruction will be provided through demonstration with participants practicing techniques throughout the learning process. The intensive instruction will cover how to simplify and massing the vastness of landscape along with a study of value and color. An investigation of observation techniques will teach participants to see with an artist's eye. Limited participants. Shadows-on-the-Teche, 317 E. Main St., New Iberia, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., (337) 369-6446, ShadowsOnTheTeche.org, Facebook.com/ShadowsontheTeche
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March 25 - 27, 2016 - Lao New Year Celebration - Lanexang Village celebrates the Lao New Year every Easter weekend with a three-day festival that includes live music, a beauty pageant, parades, sand castle building, kids activities, and several vendors selling clothes, jewelry, music and food from Southeast Asia. Call Bouasone at (337) 658-3229 for vendor information. Wat Thammarattanaram Temple, 7913 Champa Ave. Broussard, (337) 251-6624, Facebook.com/Pages/Wat-Thammarattanaram
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March 26, 2016 - Showtunes Sing-Along - Envision daBerry invites everyone to participate in belting their favorite musicals in a piano lounge-style setting. Free admission. Beau Soleil Caf� and Catering, 225 W. Main St., New Iberia, 7 - 11 p.m., 337-378-9469, Daberry.org, Facebook.com/pages/Envision-da-Berry
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March 31, 2016 - Acadiana Growers Alliance Farmers Market - Selling fresh produce and baked goods on the last Thursday of each month. For details, go to Facebook.com/AGAFarmersMarket. For additional "flash" (pop-up) market dates and locations, check Facebook.com/BestLifeFlashMarket. First United Methodist Church Ministries Center, 211 W. St. Peter St., New Iberia, 4 - 6 p.m., 337-367-0838.
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For more information on parish events call the Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau at 337-365-1540 or visit IberiaTravel.com
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The Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official parish marketing agency promoting New Iberia, Avery Island, Jefferson Island, Jeanerette, Loreauville and Delcambre as a destination. Marketing programs target leisure travelers, business travelers, media, entertainment industry, and the travel trade including group tour planners, meeting planners, sports planners and special event planners. The bureau operates a parish welcome center located at 2513 Hwy. 14 in New Iberia.
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