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

Saturday, Sept 11 9:00 a.m. - Until Don't Miss the Parade - 9:00am

Tentative Schedule - All Information Subject to Change Sponsored By The Haynesville Garden Club EXHIBITS & DEMONSTRATIONS (throughout the day)

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The Annual Butterfly Festival Parade Sept 11

Please join us for the annual Butterfly Festival Parade. Line-up begins at 8:30 a.m. behind First United Methodist Church, and parade begins at 9:00. 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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The Annual Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies will be held Saturday, September 11, at the Claiborne Parish Fairgrounds in Haynesville beginning with the Butterfly Parade at 9:00 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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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 9:00 AM - 8:30 pm. For more information, contact Pat Bourn, (318) 624-1216 or LeBois Sincox, (318) 624-0661.

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 11 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 Mary Anna Perryman, 299 Perryman Drive, Dubberly, LA 71024, Ph (318) 377-1006 or email .

Guidelines and Entry Form (PDF Format)

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Container Gardening Competition

An entry must be from a competitor's own garden and can be any type of flowering or foliage plants growing in a container. Entries must be at the fairgrounds no later than 11:00 A.M. on the day of the festival. Contact Beverlee Killgore, daytime (318) 624-1122, evening (318) 624-2432 OR .

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Art Show - Students & Adults

There will be an art show featuring butterfly artwork in the old school building on the fairgrounds during the festival. First, second, third and Best of Show winners in each of four age divisions will then be a part of a traveling "Art on Display" tour. For more information contact Jeri Dettenheim, H (318) 927-4254, C (318) 225-2282; or .

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Fun For The Kids

Bumper to Bumper Kiddie Rides — James Roach
Spacewalk for Children-Supervised by the Haynesville Youth Council
Sidewalk Art Competition—Suzy Allen
Several Additional Outdoor Activities

Festival Admission  
$3 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 (PDF Format)

Saturday Morning
9:00 - 9:30	Parade - Grand Marshals - Ray & Ethel Killgore, Civic-Minded Volunteers
9:45	Announcement of Parade Winners
10:00 - 11:00	Gardening For Wildlife - Bill Fontenot, "The Botanizing Birder"
10:30 - 12:00	Creative Fun For Children - Children’s Activity Room.
11:00 - 11:45	Dance Line, High School & Jr. High Cheerleaders - on the inside stage.
11:15 - 12:15	Plants From Grandmama’s Garden - (a walk down memory lane) Lelia Kelly, Ph. D.
Saturday Afternoon
1:00 – 2:00	Butterflies from Scratch - Charles Allen, Ph. D.
1:00 - 2:00	Silver Belles Springhill Line Dancers - on the inside stage.
2:00 - 2:15	God Planted Those Dandelions - A brief skit with Loice Kendrick-Lacy
2:30 - 3:30	Master Gardening Quiz Bowl Competition - Robin Bridges, Emcee
3:45 - 4:45	Wildflowers of Louisiana - Charles Allen, Ph.D., a biology professor at ULM before retiring, currently a botanist at Ft. Polk.
5:00	Drawing for Butterfly Quilt
5:00 - 6:30	Supper Break
6:30 - Until	Country, Bluegrass & Gospel Music - Local and regional groups perform.

About the Butterfly Festival Speakers

BILL FONTENOT - received his M.S. in Freshwater Fish Ecology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and then spent time in the Ph.D. program in Ichthyology at the University of Alabama. In 1986, he began work as Curator of Natural Sciences at the Lafayette Natural History Museum, then became Manager of the Acadiana Park Nature Center, from which he retired in 2008. Since 1987 he and his wife Lydia have operated Prairie Basse, a wildlife plant nursery. Bill has lectured and led guided tours from Austin to Atlanta to New York. He has published over 1,000 natural history articles and authored/co-authored a number of books. He was honored by receiving the Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s Professional Conservationist of the Year award in 2001; the Louisiana Ornithological Society’s President’s Award in 2009; and the Louisiana Native Plant Society’s Karlene DeFatta Award in that same year.

LELIA KELLY - is an Associate Extension Professor and the Consumer Horticulture Specialist for the Mississippi State University Extension Service. She also heads up the Master Gardener Program statewide. With both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture from Mississippi State, she has worked for Extension for ten years. Prior to this, she owned and operated two businesses, a landscape design and consulting business and a wholesale herb greenhouse operation. A frequent speaker at gardening events in the Southeast, Lelia is a regular contributor to Mississippi Gardener and also writes for other gardening publications as well as newspapers. She lives and gardens in the country west of Corinth, Mississippi.

CHARLES ALLEN, Ph.D. - a biology Professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe before retiring, is currently a Botanist at Fort Polk. He has attended all of our 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. He and his wife Susan operate Allen Acres B & B, a nature-oriented facility located in Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana. The site is a 26-acre wooded paradise that is listed as a state Natural Area. The gardens are specifically designed to attract butterflies and hummingbirds as well as numerous other birds.

ROBIN BRIDGES - recently retired after 25 years as County Agent with the LSU AgCenter, most of that time in Claiborne Parish. He currently works as County Extension Agent and Staff Chair for Union County with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. He states that the Union County Master Gardener’s program is one of the best in the state and that he has been enthusiastically welcomed by their members. Louisiana’s loss, Arkansas’ gain. Like Robin, his family members are all involved in the field of science, either in their work or in their course of study. His wife Gail is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Environmental Chemistry; their son, who has received his M.S., is Manager for the LSU Veterinary Science Research Farm in Baton Rouge; and their daughter is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Forest Ecology at the University of Georgia.

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