Join us and artist Brandon Ballengée in Plaquemines Parish, on March 25, for a community celebration of art, adaptation, and fishes!

Fishes are by far the most successful group of vertebrates (animals with backbones) to ever occupy Earth. Fish are marvels of adaptation and resilience, occupying almost all bodies of water on our planet, and scientists have described over 34,000 species with new species being found all the time! However, overfishing, oil spills, and changes to habitats and climate have caused many species to decline. The Gulf of Mexico is home to 77 endemic fishes found nowhere else in the world, and many of these have not been reported in recent decades.

This event is part of Searching for the Ghosts of the Gulf, a collaborative project with the Plaquemines Parish Government supported by an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

FEATURING: 
Searching for the Ghosts of the Gulf
Hands-on art & science activities
Tour of the world’s largest fish collection
Fishy foods from Bad Wolf, Woodlands Plantation, and more

MUSIC SCHEDULE:11:30am-12:30pm – Sidiki Conde & Wowo Souakoli with Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and Peter Carter
1:00-2:00pm – Aaron Foret and the Swamp Pop Band
2:30-3:15pm –  Valparaiso Men’s Chorus

FOOD:

Bad Wolf
Kenny’s Cajun & Creole Cuisine
Woodlands Plantation
Kona Ice
Chargrilled oysters on-site!!

BAR:

Bar will be cash only. ATM is available on-site.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS & ORGANIZATIONS:

Artists: Brandon Ballengée, Cori Ander, Hannah Chalew, Shannon Cruz, Hye Sea, Pippin Frisbie-Calder and student artists from Plaquemines Parish.

Organizations:Restore the Mississippi River Delta, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act, Couvillion Group, Delta Discovery Tours, The Hive, Glass Half Full, LAYAYA Bus, The Nature Project, Woodlands Conservancy, Woodland Plantation and more!!

PRESS:

WWLTV
Creative-Capital
Country Road Magazine
Louisiana Life

Photos by: Fernando Lopez.