A Full Day of Festivities

Outdoor Art Show
Arts & Crafts Vendors
Indoor Quilt Exhibit
Musical Performances
Children’s Art Activities

Details Coming Soon!

For More Information Contact:

Cynthia Steele
318-927-2566
309 North Main St.
Homer, LA 71040

Vendors can lease a 10'x10' space for $25. Selection of space around the Courthouse Square will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis.

Vendor Application (PDF Format)

Vendor Booth Layout (PDF Format)

Quilt Show Entry Form

Art Show Entry Form

Poetry Entry Form

Jubilee To Feature
Contemporary Christian Music

Besides art, quilts, and poetry, there will be entertainment at the Claiborne Parish Jubilee on Saturday, May 14 on the Claiborne Parish Courthouse lawn. Jeff Simmons will serve as deejay for the music presentations. Among the performers are Scott Dillon, Marvin Lewis, Johnny Parrish, Dick Dorrell and Pat Gladney.

Scott Dillon, son of Gladney and Linda Dillon, will offer two performances of Contemporary Christian Music, the first at 11 AM and the second performance at 12:45 PM.

Come enjoy the music under the trees on the north side of the square. The awards will be presented at 2pm and poets will be on hand to read their entries. Dillon will also have his new CD "Under God" available for sale before and after each performance. Cost is $10.00 each.

Lunch will be available from the Clean City Committee in front of the Ford Museum and the Corner Cross Coffee Shop will have grills going on the east side. Trailblazers volunteers will be demonstrating composting techniques and making pots from newspapers. The Master Gardeners will be selling cookbooks and the Claiborne Parish Friends of the Library will hold a used book sale. Various health related exhibits are also expected and quilters can visit two booths of quilting supplies near the Quilt Show on the west side of the square.

Friday, May 6, is the deadline for entries to the Jubilee Poetry contest. They can be emailed to or brought to 309 North Main Street in Homer.

Don't forget to bring your quilts for documentation Tuesday, May 10 and/or for the show before May 13. For more information call Mrs. Nurlie Foster at 624-0323.

Come out and enjoy the music under the trees on the north side of the square. Awards will be presented at 2 PM and poets will be on hand to read their entries.

For more information contact Cynthia Steele at 927-2566.

 

Claiborne Jubilee "Best In Show"
Offers $300 Prizes

BY SUSAN T. HERRING, Editor, The Guardian-Journal

The theme for the 2005 Claiborne Parish Jubilee to be held Saturday, May 14 is "Patterns, Pictures, and Poetry_Art in Claiborne Parish" The Jubilee will feature Art and Quilt Shows and Poetry competition.

A "Best Of Show" prize of $300 will be awarded in each area_Art, Quilt, and Poetry. The Best of Show for Art is being given by Lawson and Anna Laura Wilder in memory of his mother, Lena Wilder, whose paintings are displayed in one of the decorated store windows downtown.

The Best of Show for the Quilt Show to be held May 13 and 14 is being given by Dr. James and Margaret Gladney in memory of Mrs. Ellen Henrietta DeLoach, "Loachie," their long time neighbor and friend.

The Best of Show for Poetry is being given in honor of Claiborne Parish native, Peggy Deas Godfrey, cowboy poet, by her parents, Dr. Tommy and Kay Deas.

Art entries can be received on the Courthouse Lawn at 8 am on Saturday May 14. All pieces should be framed or otherwise mounted for display. Entries are being sought from the following categories: Drawing, Painting, and Miscellaneous to be judged by age group: Children-8 and under; Junior-9-12; and Youth 13-17. Adult categories are Drawing, Painting Photography, and Original Craft for 18 and up. Professionals will be judged separately. Adults will receive cash prizes and others will receive savings bonds. In the event of rain the art show will be held in the Homer Town Hall.

In the adult category, Best of Show wins $300. First Place wins $75 plus ribbon, Second Place - $50 plus ribbon, and Third Place - $25 plus ribbon.

In each of the children age groups there will be one Best of Show - $100 Savings Bond and Ribbon. First Prizes are $50.00 Savings Bond and ribbon. Second and Third Prizes are ribbons.

Entry fees for adults are $6 or $20 for up to four. After May 10, entries will be $25 for up to three and $10 each. There is no entry fee for age 17 and under.

Poets of all ages are encouraged to submit a maximum of three works each. The deadline to enter is Friday, May 6. Prizes will be awarded by age using the same age categories as art. Children-8 and under; Junior-9-12; Youth 13-17 and Adults age 18 and up. Entries should be emailed to or mailed to 309 North Main, Homer, LA 71040 and must be legible to be judged. Winners will be contacted prior to May 14 and will have the opportunity to read their works during the awards ceremony on the Courthouse Lawn at 2 pm. Savings bonds will be awarded to those winners age 17 and under and adults will receive cash prizes. All entries will be on display May 14.

A quilt documentation clinic for the Louisiana Quilt Project will be held Tuesday, May 10, from 10 AM - 4 PM, prior to the opening of the quilt show on May 13-14. All quilt related events will be held in the Police Jury Office Complex. Quilts must be brought to the Jury Complex by May 11. Dr. Susan Roach, Folklorist from the faculty of LA Tech will be on hand with her staff to receive quilts for registering and photographing.

For more information call Cynthia Steele at 318-927-2566, email her at , or write the Claiborne Jubilee, 309 North Main St., Homer, LA 71040. Entry forms are available from the address above or at the parish website Claiborneone.org/jubilee

 

Margaret Gray Ford Gladney is bringing this quilt to the documentation May 10. The quilt was pieced for Mrs. Gladney by her great aunt, Mrs. Bessie Murrell Gray, as a high school graduation gift in 1934. It was quilted by Mrs. Anise Neal for Mrs. Gladney to take with her to college. Bessie Murrell was the great-great-granddaughter of John Murrell, the first white settler in Claiborne Parish.

 

Claiborne Jubilee To Feature Quilt Show

BY SUSAN T. HERRING, Editor, The Guardian-Journal

Patterns, Pictures, and Poetry—Art in Claiborne Parish is the theme of Claiborne Jubilee 2005. New features added to the celebration's traditional art and quilt show are a poetry contest and the opportunity to have quilts documented for the Louisiana Quilt Project Tuesday, May 10, 2005, from 10 am till 4 pm prior to the opening of the quilt show on May 13 & 14. All quilt related events will be held in the Police Jury Office Complex. Dr. Susan Roach, Folklorist from the faculty of LA Tech will be on hand with her staff to receive quilts for registering and photographing.

Mrs. Nurlie Foster is once again in charge of the quilt show itself and quilts can be delivered to the LSU AgCenter Office which is in the Police Jury Office Complex by May 11. As in past years, quilts should be prepared for hanging by sewing a double 4 inch placket of fabric to the back of the quilt 90 inches from the bottom. This is made from a strip of fabric the width of the quilt x 8.5 inches. All quilts should have the quilter's name and contact information sewn or pinned on the back. Registration forms will also be required and will be available at the AgCenter Office.

Art can be received on the Courthouse Lawn at 8 am Saturday May 14. All pieces should be framed or otherwise mounted for display. Entries are being sought from the following categories: Drawing, Painting, and Miscellaneous to be judged by age group: Children-8 and under; Junior-9-12; and Youth 13-17. Adult categories are Drawing, Painting Photography, and Original Craft for 18 and up. Professionals will be judged separately. Adults will receive cash prizes and others will receive savings bonds. In the event of rain the art show will be held in the Homer Town Hall.

Poets of all ages are encouraged to submit a maximum of three works each prior to May 6. Prizes will be awarded by age using the same age categories as art. Children-8 and under; Junior-9-12; Youth 13-17 and Adults age 18 and up. Entries should be emailed to or mailed to 309 North Main, Homer, LA 71040 and must be legible to be judged. Winners will be contacted prior to May 14 and will have the opportunity to read their works during the awards ceremony on the Courthouse Lawn at 2 pm. Savings bonds will be awarded to those winners age 17 and under and adults will receive cash prizes. All entries will be on display May 14.

Entry forms are available from the address below or at the parish website www.Claiborneone.org/jubilee.html. For more information call Cynthia Steele at 318-927-2566, email her , or write to the Claiborne Jubilee, 309 North Main St., Homer, Louisiana 71040.

 

THE 2005 Claiborne PARISH Jubilee is seeking African-American quilts such as these that were part of an earlier documentation clinic held by Dr. Susan Roach. Roach, folklorist for the Louisiana Regional Folklife Program at Louisiana Tech, will host a Louisiana Quilt Documentation Clinic on Tuesday, May 10 from 10 AM - 4 PM in the Police Jury Complex. Rosie Allen (right) displays a strip pattern quilt, while Josie Shelton (left) shows off her drunkard pattern quilt. For more information on the Jubilee Quilt Documentation Clinic, call Dr. Roach at (318) 257-2728.

 

African-American Quilts Sought For Quilt Clinic

BY SUSAN T. HERRING, Editor, The Guardian-Journal

The Claiborne Parish Jubilee, in conjunction with its 2005 Quilt Show, will host a Louisiana Quilt Documentation Clinic to be conducted by Dr. Susan Roach on Tuesday, May 10, from 10 AM - 4 PM Quilt makers and/or owners are invited to bring their quilts made in Louisiana from the days of earliest settlement of the state to the present. Dr. Roach, folklorist for the Louisiana Regional Folklife Program at Louisiana Tech, hopes to document a wide variety of the community's quilts--historic 19th century ones, worn everyday 20th century ones, as well as new fancy and contemporary art quilts.

Roach says, "After seeing the wonderful 2004 Jubilee Quilt Show in Homer, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to document quilts from Claiborne Parish and am excited about the volunteers assisting with our efforts." Volunteers include Nurlie Foster, Martha Gilbert, Lillie Harper, and Shirley Joslin. Mrs. Foster, who is coordinating the Claiborne Jubilee Quilt Show May 13-14, says, "I urge everyone to participate in both the documentation and the show."

The documentation will be held in the Claiborne Parish Police Jury Office Complex, formerly the Homer National Bank building, at 507 West Main Street in downtown Homer. Roach says, "I know the parish has some 19th century quilts based on a 1989 quilt search. Also, I am interested in documenting quilts made by African Americans because of recent national attention given to African American quilts from Gee's Bend, Alabama. I believe there are similar quilts here."