ALLONS DANSE! â€˜Louisiana Manâ€™ Doug Kershaw to lead Swamp Fest at Audubon Zoo
Kick out the jams this weekend as the Audubon Zoo celebrates Cajun food, music and crafts under its newly lush live oaks at the 22nd annual Louisiana Swamp Fest.
On Saturday, start with the Savoy Family Band at 10:15 a.m. at the Capital One Performance Pavilion. While youâ€™re eating fried alligator, shrimp pasta, Cajun jambalaya, or chicken and andouille gumbo, check out La TouchÃ© at noon. Dance off all that food with Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers at 1:35 p.m. Get some sweet potato pie, pralines or bread pudding before Doug Kershaw takes the stage at 3:15 p.m.
The Sunday lineup begins with Lafourche at 10:15 a.m., Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots at noon, Rosie Ledet at 1:35 p.m. and Rockinâ€™ Dopsie & The Zydeco Twisters at 3:15.
At the zooâ€™s Swamp Exhibit, the Pine Leaf Boys will perform Saturday and Tout Les Soir on Sunday.
Louisiana products will be sold throughout the zoo, such as bromeliads on cypress driftwood, homemade jams and preserves, paintings, New Orleans-inspired jewelry and dÃ©cor, and other handcrafted jewelry.
Learn more about Cajun culture with special animal feedings and hands-on encounters in the Swamp Exhibit. There also will be Cajun woodcarving, pine basket weaving and similar cultural presentations.
The zooâ€™s education department will help children make paper-plate jaguar masks Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jaguar Jungle exhibit.
What:Â Celebration of Louisianaâ€™s heritage with Cajun food, crafts and entertainment.
When:Â Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ÂWhere:Â Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St.
Admission:Â Included with regular zoo admission, which is $12 for adults, $7 for children ages 2 to 12 and $9 for seniors 65 and over.
ÂCall:Â (504) 581-4629 or (800) 774-7394, or visit www.auduboninstitute.org.