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Vicki, Marsha, Michelle, Monica and Todd |
Board of Directors |
Advisory Board Barry Ancelet, Ph.D. C. Ray Brassieur, Ph.D. Herman Fuselier Dirk Powell Peter Schwarz |
Staff Todd Mouton , Executive Director Vicki L.Chrisman, Assistant Director Marsha Engelbrecht, Publicity Monica Jeanpierre, Programming Michelle Leder, Programming Jeannette Dore, Administrative Clerk |
| Great news, everyone! You may have already heard, but the word is very much out now about our new Executive Director at Louisiana Folk Roots. We're very pleased to announce that Todd Mouton, whom many of you know as the director of the amazing Louisiana Crossroads concert series and Cultural Economy Development Initiative, came aboard as our Executive Director in October. We're also excited to welcome Louisiana Crossroads Assistant Director Vicki Chrisman to Louisiana Folk Roots as our new Assistant Director. Todd and Vicki will continue to direct the Acadiana Arts Council-Lafayette Economic Development Authority partnership known as Louisiana Crossroads as well as Louisiana Folk Roots as part of this truly unique alliance between the three entities. What's more, Louisiana Folk Roots will soon move its office to the new Acadiana Center for the Arts building at 101 W. Vermilion St. in downtown Lafayette. Todd says it all when he tells us "We've got great things planned. We'll be making some exciting announcements soon about the Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week coming up at Chicot State Park in April, 2007, including camp instructors and some super new additions to the facilities at Chicot. We need your help to make our efforts everything they can possibly be, so please give us a call or drop us an e-mail anytime with your thoughts and suggestions. Our door is always completely open." Louisiana Folk Roots Founding Director Christine Balfa is excited, too. She says "Louisiana Crossroads is well-known for its pioneering work with many folk traditions while Louisiana Folk Roots has earned a reputation as the preeminent source for hands-on, immersive learning centered in our Cajun and Creole cultures. We're really looking forward to growing all our programs and believe this new partnership will lead us to rewards we've not even imagined yet." Please stay tuned for more good news, and don't hesitate to call us at 337-234-8360, email info@lafolkroots.org , or visit www.lafolkroots.org if you'd like to know more about all the great things we've got in store. And one more thing...we thought you might like to know that so far we've received a record number of registrations for our April 20-26, 2007 camp. If you haven't done so already, we hope you're making plans to join us at the Spring 2007 Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week. We promise you won't want to miss it! As always, thank you for your support and interest. We truly hope to see you soon! |
| Mailing Address: Louisiana Folk Roots 101 W. Vermilion Lafayette, LA 70501 |
Email Address: info@lafolkroots.org |
Phone Number: (337) 234-8360 Fax Number: (337) 233-7062 |