Event Recaps
Farm Fest
The 7th annual Farm Fest marked the beginning of the annual Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival in New Iberia with family fun, live entertainment, and food and drinks.
The Legacy of African American Students and the Desegregation of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ruth Foote discussed the 76 black students who integrated the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in July 1954.
Shadows Exhibit Opening
The Shadows-on-the-Teche and First Horizon Bank hosted an opening of four brand new exhibits at the Shadows Visitor Center
Juneteenth Student Poetry Contest
Using The Hill We Climb by poet Amanda Gorman as a prompt, Iberia Parish public school students were invited to write poems to commemorate the Juneteenth National Holiday.
SOLA Giving Day
The Shadows participated in SOLA Giving Day to raise additional funds for four new exhibits in the Shadows Visitor Center.
Garden to Glass
Shadows partnered with four local distilleries for a tasting of original handcrafted, garden inspired cocktails and appetizers from a local, veteran owned community garden.
Shadows Arts & Crafts Fair
Over 100 Louisiana vendors sell their handcrafted wares in the Shadows Gardens.
Cultivating a Community
Phanat Xanamane explored the last ten years of community activism that started with a community garden.
History of the Louisiana Cocktail
Historian Dr. Kristen Burton explored Louisiana’s famous cocktail culture that stretches back to the nineteenth century.
Shadows Arts & Crafts Fair
Over 100 Louisiana vendors sell their handcrafted wares in the Shadows Gardens.
Cultivating Soul: The Black Farming Experience in New Iberia
The IAAHS and Shadows partnered with Provost Farm and Da Berry Fresh Market for a special program exploring the relationship between African Americans and agriculture.
Celebrate Creole Culture & Cuisine
Chef Sheri L. Raleigh, owner of Cast Iron Skillet Culinaire, LLC and founder of @blackwomenchefs and @giftsfromtheancestors on Instagram, hosted a free seminar of Louisiana Creole foodways.
Celebrate Juneteenth
Using I, Too by poet Langston Hughes as a prompt, Iberia Parish public school students were invited to write poems to commemorate the Juneteenth National Holiday.
Sickness Season: Women, Disease, and Healing in Iberia Parish
Chris Willoughby, author of Sickness Season: Women, Disease, and Healing in Iberia Parish, examined the diseases that plagued plantations but also the women who treated them.
Shadows Arts & Crafts Fair
Over 100 vendors from around Louisiana sold their handcrafted wares.
Preserving Family Treasures
Misty Pride, Collections and Exhibitions Manager at the Hilliard Art Museum, led a workshop on preserving family photographs, bibles, letters, textiles, and more.