Swamp Pop Music Festival cooks meeting July 6
Jambalaya chefs across Louisiana are invited to participate in the 11th Annual Jambalaya Cooking Contest July 17-18 during the 12th Annual Deep South Crane & Rigging Swamp Pop Music Festival at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
A cook’s meeting for interested teams will be held on Monday, July 6, at 6 p.m. at the expo center’s Big Sky Café.
The two-day cook-off benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Jambalaya will be judged based on appearance, rice texture, meat texture and overall taste. The $150 entry fee provides each team of two with pork, onions, rice, sausage and cooking oil. All participating teams will receive four weekend passes to the festival and are competing for great prizes.
For more information, visit www.swamppopmusicfest.com or call Wally Taillon 225-806-5759 with questions concerning the cook-off.
Simply sewing offered at library
Ever wanted to learn to sew? Already sewing and just want to learn more? Local Home Economics teacher Angela Amedee will offer insights on the basics of sewing at Ascension Parish Library in Donaldsonville Tuesday, July 7, at 6 p.m. She will discuss selecting fabric, following a pattern and how to use a sewing machine. She will also share several hints and tips that she’s learned along the way.
This program is free and open to the public. All materials will be provided. Simply call 225-473-8052 to register today.
St. Landry UMC to host VBS
St. Landry United Methodist Church invites all children to go to the edge this summer for its Vacation Bible School. “Camp Edge: Experience & Discover God Everywhere” is an extreme adventure camp taking children on exciting Bible treks to experience and discover God everywhere, every day.
The fun begins June 29 and ends July 7, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Landry United Methodist Church, 3209 S. St. Landry Ave., Gonzales.
Each Bible session is supported with science activities, songs, crafts, games and snacks.
To be a part of all the extreme fun at “Camp Edge,” call and pre-register by June 29 at 4:30 p.m. at 225-473-8505 or 225-588-0686.
Council on Aging events
• June 29 – Fast Exercise, Donaldsonville, 9:30 a.m., Gonzales 10:45 a.m.; and Beading Class, Gonzales, 9 a.m.
• June 30 – Pilates, Gonzales, 9:30 a.m.; Bridge Lessons, Gonzales, 1 p.m.; and Linda Melancon with Legacy Center of Louisiana will speak on “Elder Law and Probate,” Gonzales, 10 a.m.
• July 1 – Fast Exercise, Donaldsonville, 9:30 a.m. and Gonzales 10:45 a.m.
Send your upcoming events to Cheryl LeBlanc Babin, lifestyles editor, at lifestyles@weeklycitizen.com, call 225-644-6397, fax 225-644-2069 or drop by or mail to The Gonzales Weekly Citizen, 231 W. Cornerview, Gonzales, LA 70737.
