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2010 Bayou Teche Black Bear and Birding Festival Activities:
Arts and Crafts Knick Knack Corner
Arts and Crafts Knick Knacks (Free Viewing Zone)
Date: Friday April 16, Saturday April 17 and Sunday April 18, 2010
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 337-828-5738
Delores Stewart dlrs_stewart@yahoo.com 337-940-1156
Arts and Craftes Application
Artist Guild Unlimited Art & Photography Exhibit and Sale
Registration: Saturday, April 10, 2010
Location: The Lamp Post 735 Main Street , Franklin
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: Up to 5 Entries per artist $3:00 each
All Children entries are Free!
Contact: Janet Robinson 985-395-2768
Helene Allen 985-384-5551
Photography Contest Flyer
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
Diane Wiltz 337-578-3581 dwiltz@stmary.k12.la.us
Bike Tour "Tour de Bear" Fee Required
20 Mile Route or 34 Mile Route
Tour through beautiful Historic West St. Mary Parish and view the beautiful Bayou Teche as well as beautiful plantation homes located through the tour.
Pre Registration Fee: $20 includes festival t-shirt $15 without festival t-shirt
Must be 18 to register!
Date: April 17, 2010
Location: St. Mary Court House Main Street , Franklin
Time for Race to begin: 8:00 a.m.
Registration: 7:00 am - 8:00 am
Contact: Becky or Ned Smith 337-413-1387 nednbecky@cox.net
Tour De Bear Application
Boat Trips into the Bayou Teche Wildlife Refuge (Free Zone - However you Must Register)
Date: Saturday April 17, 2010
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 17, 2010
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!
Buggy Rides
Horse drawn carriage rides through downtown Franklin and along the beautiful Bayou Teche.
Date: April 17 - 18, 2010
Location: where will they pick up and drop off
Time: 3 p.m. 6 p.m.
Ride Fee: Tickets $ 3 per person $5 for 2
12 and under must be accompanied by an adult!
Contact:
Diane Wiltz 337-578-3581
dwiltz@stmary.k12.la.us
Cajun Horse Shoes
"Old Fashioned Horse Shoes using Toilet Seats"
Date: April 17, 2010
Location: Veteran's Park, Franklin, Louisiana
Time: 4 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
This 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 16, the group will paddle from Baldwin down Bayou Teche to the site of the Black Bear Festival in Franklin . On this 12 mile trip you will see a historic plantation home built around 1830. This route will also take paddlers through the site of the Civil War Battle of Irish Bend .
On Saturday, April 17, paddlers will travel about ten miles through the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, a 100 year old cypress logging canal and Bayou Portage. This trip will put in and take out at Fairfax Foster Bailey Landing.
On Sunday, April 18, paddlers will once again enter the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge to explore its bayous, canals and wildlife.
The above trips are free of charge. You MUST have your own boat.
For more information, 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
Carving (Waterfowl Carving)
Demonstrated by Waterfowl Carvers Association
Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers and Collectors Guild
Decoy and Bird carving
Date: April 16-18, 2010
Location: Woodmen of the World Building Main Street Franklin
Time: Friday
Contact: Cameron Matherne and Hamilton Dantin
FREE VIEWING!
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
10:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Programs on bears, birds, the Atchafalaya Basin , and coastal Louisiana along with a children's storytelling program at 2:00 PM
Feeding Grounds (Civic Food Organizations)
Date: Friday, April 16-18, 2010
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
Cover Letter
PDF Format
Application
PDF Format
Contact: Diane Wiltz 337-578-3581
dwiltz@stmary.k12.la.us or Judith Allain 337-828-5739 jcallain@cox.net
Feeding Grounds (Commercial Food and Merchandise)
Date: Friday, April 16-18, 2010
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
Cover Letter
PDF Format
Application Commercial Food
PDF Format
Contact: Delores Stewart 337-940-1156 dlrs.stewart@yahoo.com o r Judith Allain 337-828-5739 jcallain@cox.net
Fireworks on the Bayou Teche
Date: Friday April 16, 2010
Location: On th beautiful Bayou Teche behind the Blevin's Building
Time: 7:00 pm
FREE EVENT!
Fur and Feathers Fundraiser Extravaganza
Date: December 3, 2009
Location: Fair Fax House
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Contact: Colleen Aycock 337- 828-5312
aandrpro31@aol.com
Dress Attire: After 5 with Furs and Feathers
Tickets Purchase Required : $50 per person $75 a couple
Advance ticket purchase required, limited entrance
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: Karla Byron 985-518-7970 kjbyron@cox.net
Motorcycle ‘Bear' Poker Run
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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 Forms
Motorcycle Flyer
Mutt Strutt Dog Arena:
"Who's Ya Daddy - Ugly Dog Contest" and "My Dog Can Do That Contest"
Located at Veterans Park across the Bayou Teche
Date: Saturday , April 17, 2010
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Registration Fee Required
Contact: Jaquie Wenning 337-346-0029 jacquie.wenning@yahoo.com
Oyster Eating Contest
Saturday, April 17th at 1:30pm sponsored by Ameri-Pure Seafood, located in front of music stage.
Photography Contest (Non-Professional)
DIVISION I : 13 YEARS OLD AND OVER
ENTRY FEE: $3.00 / Entry (*Limit 5 entries)
Prizes: 1 st Place $100.00
2 nd Place $75.00
3 rd Place $50.00
DIVISION II : 12 YEARS OLD AND UNDER
ENTRY FEE: FREE (*Limit 5 entries)
Prizes: 1 st Place $15.00
2 nd Place $10.00
3 rd Place $ 5.00
Photography Contest Flyer
Running of the Bears 5K Run/Walk
Hosted by: Teche Action Clinic
Date: Saturday April 17th. 
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
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
Date: April 16-18, 2010 Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Location: Teche Drive
Time: Friday, 5:00 pm- 10:30 pm, Saturday, 10:00 am-10:30 pm and Sunday, 10:00 am -6 pm
Contact: Diane Wiltz and Karla Byron 985-518-7970 kjbyron@cox.net
Ticket Price Per Entry: TBA
Teddy Roosevelt Reinactment
The parade will host Franklin High School Band, horseback riders in full costume, to include, Teddy Roosevelt, Trumpet Soldiers Buffalo Soldiers and the Teddy Roosevelt Rough Riders
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Time: 6 pm
Location: Ride to begin at Ameripure, 803 Willow and come up to corner of Main and Willow turning right and stopping to allow Teddy Roosevelt to crown the 2010 Honorary Festival King and Queen. The parade will proceed down Main to turn left at the end of the medium in front of the Court House turning left onto Main and heading back to Willow turning left again back to 803 Willow .
Contact: Pam Heffner 337-828-5055 stmarys@teche.com
FREE!
Wood Carving (Free Viewing Zone)
Demonstrated by Waterfowl Carvers Association
Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers and Collectors Guild
Decoy and Bird carving
Date: April 16-18, 2010
Location: Woodmen of the World Building Main Street Franklin
Time: Friday
FREE VIEWING!
Contact: Cameron Matherne and Hamilton Dantin
Wooden Boat Display (Free Viewing Zone)
 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.
Anyone interested in entering a boat, please contact:
Roger Stouff
webmaster@banner-tribune.com
or call 337-828-3706. Deadline is April 1.
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