Cajun & Creole Week: July 7-12, 2019

Learn from the masters! Enroll in weeklong workshops, play music late into the night, dance in the open-air pavilion, and immerse yourself in hands-on learning. Bring family and friends for Classic Country Week, Arts, Crafts, & Folklore Workshops, or Folk Arts for Kids. Tuition: $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1.

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Bass All Levels Jo Vidrine

Cajun Cooking* All Levels Jackie Miller, assisted by Michelle Brown & Judie Smith

Fiddle From Scratch Michelle Kaminsky Beginning Jason Frey Intermediate Gina Forsyth Advanced Mitch Reed & Kevin Wimmer

Guitar & Singing All Levels Jane Vidrine

Coordinator Lynne Terr

Master Artist Walter Mouton

Zydeco Band Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band

Accordion Beginning John Vidrine Intermediate Chris Miller Advanced Jesse Lege & Blake Miller Creole/Zydeco - All Levels Corey Ledet

Vocals All Levels Christine Balfa & Courtney Granger

Musicians Jimmy Breaux Charlie Terr

Liaisons Nancy Weston Betsy Fuller *To register for Cajun Cooking, select “Arts, Crafts, Dance, & Folklore, July 7-12” on the registration form. For other workshops on this page, select “Cajun & Creole Week.”

Also at Augusta During Cajun & Creole Week, July 7-12, 2019!

Classic Country Week.

Country music borrows from folk, pop, blues, swing, and religious sources, and yet it is distinctly different. It is easily remembered, loves to tell a story, and invites you to dance. Tuition $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1.

Dance, Arts, Crafts, & Folklore Appalachian Berry Baskets, Folk Medicine, & Lore (All Levels) Talcon Quinn Blacksmithing (Beg./Int.) Zander Aloi Cajun Cooking (All Levels) Jackie Miller, assisted by Judie Smith & Michelle Brown Letterpress Printing & Wood Engraving (All Levels) Sarah Brown Percussive Dance Lab (Int./Adv.) Sandy Silva Tuition $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1. Plus additional materials fee - see workshop descriptions for details.

Additional Music Workshop Lap Dulcimer (Adv. Beg.) Luanna Moore Tuition $490/week if paid before June 1, $530/week if paid on or after June 1.

Folk Arts for Kids Exploring Cajun Country (All Levels) Kendall Broussard Folk Arts for Kids is a program for youth who have completed kindergarten through 5th grade. Tuition $225/week if paid before June 1, $250/week if paid on or after June 1.

Evening Mini-Courses Accordion from Scratch Drew Simon Balfa Traditions (All Levels) Christine Balfa Cajun Dance 101 (Beg.) Amelia Biere Cajun Men Cook (All Levels) Johnny Navarre & Eric Miller Focus on Dennis McGee (Int./Adv.) Mitch Reed Harmony Singing from Scratch Debbi Kauffman & Arty Hill Seconding on Fiddle (All Levels) Blake Miller Watching - & Singing! - the Songs of Early Country Music TV (All Levels) Mary Battiata 6-7:15 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Tuition $60/week.

Visit AugustaHeritageCenter.org or call 304-637-1209 to register!

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2019 Schedule

July 7-26 Arts, Crafts, Dance, & Folklore Folk Arts for Kids

July 7-12 Cajun & Creole Week Classic Country Week

July 14-19 Old-Time Week Blues & Swing Week

July 21-26 Bluegrass Week Vocal Week Teen Augusta Program

July 27 Augusta Festival

October 13-18 October Old-Time Week

October 19 W.Va. Fiddlers’ Reunion & W.Va. Instrument Makers’ Gathering