Please join the Bayou Culture Collaborative for our April 2024 Gathering of people and organizations focused on preserving Louisiana’s heritage and examining the effects of land loss on local culture.

Melissa M. Martin, chef and owner of Mosquito Supper Club in New Orleans, LA will talk about how her work celebrates the bounty of fishermen and farmers that define bayou cuisine.

CLICK HERE to register for the gathering.

When: Friday, April 26, 2024 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Central

Speaker: Melissa Martin

Title: “Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou”

Where: Via Zoom, free

CLICK HERE to receive announcements about registering and other information.

The Louisiana Folklore Society offers these gatherings to share perspectives on the human dimension of coastal land loss. In partnership with the Center for Bayou Studies at Nicholls State Univ. and the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, the Bayou Culture Gatherings are supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Office of Cultural Development and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, and the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program.

Recordings of previous Gatherings are POSTED HERE.

For more information, contact BCC at bayouculturecollaborative@gmail.com