The Annual Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies
Butterfly Capital of Louisiana
Claiborne Parish Fairgrounds
 

Saturday, Sept 13, 2008 9:30 a.m. - Until Don't Miss the Parade - 9:30am

Tentative Schedule - All Information Subject to Change Sponsored By The Haynesville Garden Club EXHIBITS & DEMONSTRATIONS (throughout the day) Bugacious Exhibit Dr. Randall Adams, professor of entomology, SAU, With students

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Tenth Annual Butterfly Festival Parade Sept 13

Please join us for the tenth annual Butterfly Festival Parade. Line-up begins at 9 a.m. behind First United Methodist Church, and parade begins at 9:30. We invite all mayors, town officials, school board members, police jury members, church leaders, policemen, firemen, schools, puplic service people, and all applicants in the upcoming elections. We also encourage all motorcycle and horse riders, plus those who have antique cars. We will again feature our annual pet parade contest for the largest, smallest, most unusual, and best decorated pet. Judging will be on Main Street, and trophies will be awarded at the opening ceremony following the parade at the Fair Grounds. Please call Linda Knox at 624-1606 for further information.

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Vendors Sought For Butterfly Festival

Food and craft vendors are being sought for the annual Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies. The charge for vendors is $25 for a 10'x10' booth in the air-conditioned building and $15 for a 12'x12' space under a covered pavilion. Tables can be rented for $5 each. Festival hours are 9:30 AM - 6 PM. For more information, contact LeBois Sincox at 318-624-0661 or Margaret Crump at 318-624-0726.

Vendor Application and Fee Schedule (PDF Format)

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Butterfly Festival To Feature Nature Photography Contest

A nature photography contest will be part of the Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies to be held September 13 at the Claiborne Parish Fairgrounds in Haynesville. Entry classes are: Student in grades 1-4, grades 5-8, grades 9-12, and adults. All photographs will be on exhibition during the festival with winners being announced from the stage at 12:30 PM Awards each class are first place $20, second $15, third $10, and fourth honorable mention. For an entry form or further information, contact Bud & Mary Anna Perryman, 299 Perryman Drive, Dubberly, LA 71024, (318) 377-1006 or via email at .

Guidelines and Entry Form (PDF Format)

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Celebrated Gardener to Speak at Festival

We’d like to introduce a gardener from Mississippi who are joining the outstanding slate of speakers this year.

Felder Rushing is a 10th-generation Southern gardener whose quirky, overstuffed cottage garden in Jackson, Mississippi, has been featured in many magazines, including Southern Living, Garden Design, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, House and Garden, Better Homes and Gardens, the New York Times, and others. Rushing, author of 15 gardening books, has appeared on HGTV, the Discovery Channel, and has written a syndicated newspaper column for over 25 years. He has been one of only six members of Southern Living’s garden advisory board, and now is a contributing editor for Horticulture Magazine out of Boston.

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The Tenth Annual Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies will be held Saturday, September 13, 2008, at the Claiborne Parish Fairgrounds in Haynesville beginning with the Butterfly Parade at 9:30 AM. The day's activities will include a number of activities including several educational workshops, musical entertainment, creative fun for kids and a nature photography contest.

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Local Youth to Perform "Spray Paint Art"

TJ Ponder, a life-long resident of Claiborne Parish, will be demonstrating and offering for sale his unique Spray-Paint-Art creations at the festival.

Visit TJ's website at www.spray-paint-art.kcwd.com to view over 300 works of "somewhat conventional" art - TJ's site includes his very first works from early October 2006.

Festival Admission  
$2 for Adults
$1 for children ages 6-18
Under 6 years of age free

Directions to Festival Site

Haynesville is located on U.S. Highway 79 in the Piney woods near the Arkansas border. It it approximately 1 1/2 hours from Shreveport, and Ruston, 30 minutes from Magnolia, El Dorado, Minden and Springhill.

RV Hook-ups available - call 318-624-0911
 

For More Information

Mrs. Loice Kendrick-Lacy
203 Troy St
Magnolia, AR 71753
(318) 624-1929 or
(870) 234-4910

 

Schedule of Events

Festival Brochure for 2007 (PDF Format)

Saturday Morning
9:30 - 10:00	Parade - Grand Marshals, Keith & Beverlee Killgore, driving forces behind beautification of Haynesville
10:15	Announcement of Parade Winners
10:30 - 11:00	Plant Identification Workshop - Charles Allen, Ph.D., retired biology professor, ULM, and botanist for Ft. Polk.
10:30 - 11:15	Landscaping Tips: Do’s and Don’ts - LELIA KELLY, Ph.D, Assistant Extension Professor and Consumer Horticulture Specialist with the North Mississippi Research & Extension Center.
10:30 - 12:00	Creative Fun for Children - Nora Garrett & Winifred Cole
11:15 - 12:00	Slow Gardening - Smart, not Lazy - Felder Rushing
Saturday Afternoon
12:45 – 1:30	Edible & Useful Plants (listen, look, smell, touch, taste, enjoy) - Charles Allen, Ph.D.
1:30 - 2:15	Grow Anything, Anywhere - Wacky Container Gardening (includes patio water gardening) - Felder Rushing
2:30 - 3:15	Composting Do’s and Don’ts - Robin Bridges, County Agent, LSU AgCenter
3:15 - 4:00	Botanical Names Simplified & Plant Identification - Roy Bott
4:00 - 4:45	Herb Gardening and Preservation for Winter Use - Lelia Kelly, Ph.D.
5:00	Drawing for Butterfly Quilt
5:00 - 6:30	Supper Break
6:30 - Until	Country, Bluegrass & Gospel Music

About the Butterfly Festival Speakers

LELIA KELLY, Ph.D - Assistant Extension Professor and Consumer Horticulture Specialist with the North Mississippi Research & Extension Center in Verona, Mississippi. Although this is her first visit to our festival, Lelia will be known by some through her articles in the Louisiana Gardener magazine.

CHARLES ALLEN, Ph.D - biology professor at ULM before retiring from teaching, is currently a botanist at Ft. Polk. He has attended all of our previous festivals giving invaluable contributions with his programs, plant walks and displays. Active with the Louisiana Native Plant Society and the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society, Charles is the co-author of several books on native plants.

ROY BOTT - self-taught naturalist and member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society, enjoys continuing to learn more about nature in order to share that knowledge with others. He gives programs and leads plant walks, having led wildflower field trips in previous years at our festival.

FELDER RUSHING - a tenth-generation southern gardener who is the author of 15 gardening books, has been featured in many magazines as well as appearing on HGTV and the Discovery Channel. He is currently a contributing editor for Horticulture Magazine, has written a syndicated newspaper column for over 25 years, and is in his fourth year as host for a NPR radio program.

ROBIN BRIDGES - Claiborne Parish County Agent (4-H/ANR), has been a frequent speaker at our festival, presenting varied programs. Environmental Stewardship begins at home. Mr. Bridges enjoys educating youth and adults about this important topic.

Coming Soon!