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Please mark your calendars for 2012 festival -April 20-22, 2012
2012 Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival Activities:
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts (Free Viewing Zone)
Date: Friday April 20, Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2012
Location: Along the beautiful Bayou Teche , Franklin
Time: Friday, 5:30 pm - 10:30, Saturday 10:00 am - 10:30 pm, Sunday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Contact:
Judith Allain jcallain@cox.net 337-828-5739
Delores Stewart dlrs_stewart@yahoo.com 337-940-1156, 337-940-1156
2012 Arts and Crafts Application
Artist Guild Unlimited Art & Photography Exhibit and Sale
2011 Amateur Photography and Art Show winners
Registration: Friday April 20th, 2012 - 5PM til 7PM
Show and Sale: Saturday April 21th, 10 AM til 6PM
Sunday, April 22th, 10 AM til 4PM
AGU will handle all sales
Entry Fee: 3$ per entry, limit 3 entries per artist
Location : Corner of Main and Willow Street, Franklin LA
Requirements:
- All entries must have wire hanger on back
- All entries must have artist name, telephone number, medium and title on registration form. Price for sale placed onto art.
- Entries will be eliminated if these requirements are not met
All entries must be picked up before 4 PM Sunday April 22
Entries not picked up will be taken to AGU Gallery in Morgan City
For questions: Laura Zuniga, 337-828-0811
Photography Contest Flyer
PDF
Bear and Egret Raffle
Location: Main Stage
Bear Raffle Saturday 7:25 pm
Egret Raffle Sunday 2:45 pm
$1/1 Ticket $5/6Tickets
Contact:
Delores Stewart dlrs_stewart@yahoo.com 337-940-1156
Boat Trips into the Bayou Teche Wildlife Refuge (Free Zone - However you Must Register)
Date: Saturday April 21, 2012
Registration Location: Bear-Y -Patch Blevins's building
Time: 8:00 am and every 30 minutes after
Guided tours of public and private lands in the vicinity of Franklin . To include Bayou Sale Ridge on Hwy 317, and the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge. Guided by LSU Chapter of the Wildlife Society.
Advanced reservations required , groups will be limited in size for optimal viewing experience.
More Birding information..
Contact: Donovan Garcia needtopaddle@yahoo.com
Black Bear Obstacle Course
Sponsored In Kind by the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Go through a year in the life, learning food and denning habits of bears in Louisiana
Date: Saturday. April 21, 2012
Location: Blevins Building Teche Drive, Franklin, Louisiana
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Contact: Deborah Fuller 337-291-3124
deborah_fuller@fw.gov
FREE ZONE!
Cajun Horse Shoes
"Old Fashioned Horse Shoes using Toilet Seats"
Date: April 21, 2012
Location: Veteran's Park, Franklin, Louisiana
Time: 1 p.m. until
Registration Fee: $20 Per Team (each team will consist of 2 players)
Must be 18 yrs or older to participate
Contact: Tricia Luke 337-578-9259
Registration Form
PDF Format
Canoeing, Paddling through the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Bayou Teche and Refuge Paddle in conjunction with Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival will be held on April 20, 16 & 17 in Franklin, Louisiana. The event will feature three days of paddling along Bayou Teche and through the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge.
Kayakers and canoe enthusiasts will be able to participate in guided trips. Paddlers can choose the days they would like to join the group or paddle for all three days.
On Friday, April 20, the group will put in and paddle from Jeanerette City Park down Bayou Teche to the Baldwin City Park where camping will be available. On this 15 mile trip you will see a historic plantation home built around 1830 with a stop for lunch in Charenton, the home of the Chitimacha Nation.
On Saturday, April 21, paddlers will travel about 12 miles down Bayou Teche to Franklin and pass the site of the Civil War Battle of Irish Bend. This trip will put in at Baldwin City Park and take out at Roseville Boat Landing in Franklin.
On Sunday, April 22, paddlers will paddle from Roseville landing in Franklin. They will pass the festival and enter into a 100 year old canal which became the first Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana. Paddlers will then enter the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge to explore its bayous, canals and wildlife.
A small fee is charged for the above trips. You MUST have your own boat.
For further information or an entry form, contact Donovan Garcia, Bayou Teche Refuge Paddle, P.O. Box 249, Jeanerette, LA 70544; or call (337) 923-9718; or send e-mail to needtopaddle@yahoo.com
Paddle Registration Form
PDF format
Cub Club Arena
Children will have their own festival area complete with storytelling, puppet and magic shows, music, games and more!
Times:
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 12 Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Located on the corner of Teche and Willow.
This is a FREE Zone for children 0-12 years of age. All children MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Children will have their very own festival area complete with, face art, balloon artists, Zoo Zoom, a parade, putt putt golf, bear painting, pin the tail on the bear, sand pit, inflatable's air jump bounce, bear bean bag toss, fishing pond, hula hoop, duck ponds, storytelling, educational areas.
Contact: Diane Alexander 337-828-3349 ellajam8104@yahoo.com
Educational Seminars at the Teche Theatre
11:00 AM - Recovery efforts for the Louisiana Black Bear, Paul Davidson, Executive Director of Black Bear Conservation Coalition
12:30 PM - Habitat Conservation and Restoration Goals in Louisiana , Melanie Driscoll, Director of Bird Conservation, National Audubon Society, Gulf Coast Initiative
3:00 PM- Bear Conflict Issues in St. Mary Parish, Catherine Siracusa, St. Mary Parish Bear Conflict Officer
For the birding tours, birders should meet at 7:30 AM in front of the Parish Courthouse to coordinate trips to the Bayou Teche NWR.
Trips led by Melanie Driscoll, National Audubon Society, and students from the LSU Chapter of The Wildlife Society.
Feeding Grounds (Civic Food Organizations)
Date: Friday April 20, Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22
Location: Teche Drive, Franklin, Louisiana
Time: Friday 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Saturday 10 am - 10:30 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Application Fee: $130 Single Booth $260 Double Booth
Application
PDF Format
Contact:
Delores Stewart dlrs_stewart@yahoo.com 337-940-1156 or Judith Allain 337-828-5739 jcallain@cox.net
Feeding Grounds (Commercial Food and Merchandise)
Date: Friday April 20, Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22
Location: Teche Drive, Franklin, Louisiana
Time: Friday 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Saturday 10 am - 10:30 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Application Fee: $275 Single Booth $550 Double Booth
2012 (Commercial Food) Vendor Application
Contact: Delores Stewart 337-940-1156 dlrs.stewart@yahoo.com
or Judith Allain 337-828-5739 jcallain@cox.net
Fireworks on the Bayou Teche
Date: Saturday April 21, 2012
Location: On the beautiful Bayou Teche behind the Blevin's Building
Time: 8:30 pm
FREE EVENT!
Hiking on the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge
Lead by: Louisiana Hiking Club
Contact: Nancy Hall nanhall5@yahoo.com
Hiking Registration Form
Meet and Greet Entertainer
Spend time with your favorite Entertainer by sponsoring a Meet and Greet.
Request Sponsorship Packet from address below
Choose from the Main Music Stage list of entertainers. List will be updated as schedule is confirmed .
Contact:
Delores Stewart dlrs_stewart@yahoo.com 337-940-1156
Motorcycle 'Bear' Poker Run
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Entry Fee $10.00 ($5.00 for 'additional' rider)
*Starting at Lake End Park 8:00 AM
Morgan City , LA
Registration and 1 st Draw (8:00 AM - 9:00 AM)
Departure - 9:15 AM
STOPS:
1 st Stop - Patterson Truck Stop 2nd Draw
2 nd Stop - Lockett Center , Four Corners 3rd Draw
3 rd Stop - Baldwin Police Station 4th Draw
4th Stop - Main Street Café - Franklin 5th Draw
Motorcycle Show
Downtown Franklin (Beginning at 1:00 PM)
Entry Fee $10.00 ($5.00 for 'additional' rider)
AWARDS: (*Announced on Music Stage at 4:30 PM)
Motorcycle Form
Motorcycle Flyer
Photography Contest (Non-Professional)
Show and Sale
2011 Amateur Photography and Art Show winners
Entry Date /Registration = Friday April 20 from 5 PM til 7 PM,
Location= Corner of Main and Willow, Franklin, Louisiana
Entry Fee= Adults, (13 yrs and over) $3 per entry, limit 3 entries
Entry Fee = Children, (12 yrs. and younger) FREE , limit 3 entries
Prizes:
Non- Professional Adult = First Place $100, second $ 75 and third place $50
Non- Professional Children= First Place ribbon , second place ribbon , third place ribbon .
Three divisions: Pre-K and K, 1st thru 3rd , 4th thru 6th grades.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE HAVE A WIRE HANGER ON THE BACK
Entries will be eliminated if these requirements are not met
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE PICKED UP BEFORE 4 PM SUNDAY April 22
Entries not picked up will be taken to AGU Gallery in Morgan City
For questions: Laura Zuniga, 337-828-0811
2012 -Photography Contest Flyer and Entry Form
PDF
Running of the Bears 5K Run/Walk
Hosted by: Teche Action Clinic
Date: Saturday April 21th. 
Start Time: 9:00am (Runners and walkers)
Location:Courthouse Square Downtown Franklin
Pre-Registration before April 9th, 2010
- $20 per person
Day of Event Registration beginning at 7:30am - $25 per person
T-Shirt Not guaranteed!
Contact: Alfreida Edwards 985-397-1096 aedwards@tabhealth.org
Registration Form
PDF Format
Souvenirs
Festival shirts, hats, posters and more will be sold throughout the festival weekend.
Teddy Bear and Friends Repair Clinic (Free Zone)
Sit in our waiting room located in the Cub Club Arena on the corner of Teche Drive and Willow , downtown, Franklin , while Dr. Tesi and her surgery staff repair your favorite stuffed animals no matter what type. We saved several snakes last year, a couple of elephants, a giraffe, and a few bears. Our staff extends utmost pride to provide your loved ones with gentle care and loving hands and it's FREE.
337-828-6305
info@bayoutechebearfest.org
FREE REPAIRS!
Teen Zone
Friday April 20, Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2012
Location: Main Street
Time: Friday, 5:00 pm- 10:30 pm, Saturday, 10:00 am-10:30 pm and Sunday, 10:00 am -6 pm
Contact:
Judith Allain 337-828-5739 jcallain@cox.net
Ticket Price Per Entry: TBA
Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show (Free Viewing Zone)
On Friday, April 20, Saturday April 21 and Sunday April 22, 2012; view a collection of antique and newly built watercraft on display, all constructed of wood. Some will be plywood, but many will employ traditional boat buidling methods ranging in style from the Pacific Northwest to the bayous of Cajun Country. The exact number and type of boats on display is being assembled, but will include cypress-framed skiffs and bateaus, elegant yachts from yesteryear, cedar canoes or mahogany runabouts. These are beautiful, classic craft from days gone by, and can be seen on the bayouside near Teche Drive and Adams Street. The show begins at 6 p.m. Friday evening and and concludes at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Anyone interested in entering a boat, please contact:
Roger Stouff
webmaster@banner-tribune.com
or call 337-828-3706.
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