The second annual Thunder-N-Thibodaux Motorcycle Rally sponsored by Street Survivors includes live music, food, a chip ride, bike show and vendor booths. Proceeds from the event will benefit local charities and families with medical needs. Some of the bands set to perform include One Nite Only, Over Time, Simply Country, Swing Arm, Ruff-N-Ready, Voodoo Bayou, Boo and the Gang and more.
Admission: $10 a day
When: Through April 1
Where: Armadillo Club, 1988 Burma Road, Thibodaux
Information: Mike Boudreaux at 637-3069 or 446-7300 or Rod Ordoyne at 665-4323 or 448-0657 or visit www.streetsurvivorsmc.com
Take a look at some art
The 49th Annual Spring Art Show features some artwork from area artists. Awards given for the Spring Art Show include ribbons, merchandise awards, cash and purchase awards. All entries are for sale.
Admission: Free
When: Through April 3
Where: Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild’s Downtown Art Gallery 630, 630 Belanger St., Houma
Information: info@TFAG.org
Come check out some music
Downtown Live After 5 begins this month and continues the last Friday of the month through November. The free monthly outdoor concert is set to begin its 11th season with the band Southern Cross. Monthly performances feature sounds from bands with roots in rhythm and blues, country, swamp pop, rock and more. The event, sponsored by the Houma Downtown Development Corp., was started as a way to bring people back to downtown Houma and show them the restaurants, stores and night spots that were in their backyard. Houma’s Downtown Live After 5 started in March 2002 as an effort to revitalize interest and activity in downtown Houma. Members of the Downtown Business Association suggested holding outdoor concerts in the city after seeing similar events in Lafayette, Baton Rouge and other places across south Louisiana. The series attracts a group of 200 to 300 people a month.
Admission: Free
When: 5-10 p.m. March 30
Where: Courthouse Square in downtown Houma
Information: Anne Picou at 873-6408
Enjoy the orchestra
The Nicholls State University Camerata, a student string ensemble, will share the stage with a student orchestra from Great Britain’s University of Chichester for two upcoming performances. The concerts will commemorate two Nicholls milestones — the official naming of the Mary M. Danos Theater (currently Talbot Theater) and the addition of a new Steinway piano to the Nicholls Department of Music, an All-Steinway program.
Admission: Free
When: 7 p.m. March 30 and 8 p.m. April 2
Where: Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off, and Talbot Theater on the university’s campus in Thibodaux, respectively
Information: www.nicholls.edu/perform
Enjoy the fair
The Choctaw Firemen’s Fair is a fundraiser for the fire department. The fair will include Cajun food, carnival rides for kids and adults, a silent auction and live music. A parade is set for the last day of the fair.
Admission: Free
When: March 30-April 1
Where: Choctaw Volunteer Fire Department, 2854 Choctaw Road
Information: Tanya Rink at 633-5470 or Ginger Tabor at 633-9323
Come to the Marketplace
The bi-annual Southdown Marketplace, sponsored by the Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society, features more than 300 vendors selling handmade arts and crafts. Organizers say it’s a family-friendly atmosphere with Cajun cuisine, plantation tours, music and more. All proceeds benefit the operation and repairs of Southdown Plantation and Museum.
Admission: $5 and children 12 and under are free
When: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. March 31
Where: Southdown Marketplace, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma
Information: Katie LeCompte at 851-0154
Rodeo time
The Terrebonne Livestock Association’s third rodeo of the year features bull riding, barrel racing and more. The nonprofit organization was founded in 1947 to promote and preserve livestock and agriculture in Terrebonne Parish.
Admission: $10 for adults, $7 for children and children 2 and under are admitted free
When: 7-11 p.m. March 31
Where: Houma Air Base Arena, 121 Moffet Road
Information: Kim Triche at 804-7932
Art event comes to Thibodaux
Thibodaux Main Street’s fifth annual Arts Walk includes an exhibition of work from local and regional artists, live music, local authors, food, drink and entertainment for the children. Organizers said the event is needed to develop local talent. The event is put on by Thibodaux Main Street Inc. with support from the Houma Regional Arts Council.
Admission: Free
When: Noon-6 p.m. March 31
Where: Downtown Thibodaux
Information: Cody Blanchard at 413-3070, email thibodauxmainstreet@yahoo.com or visit www.thibodauxmainstreet.org
Come meet Rick Bragg
The Jambalaya Writers’ Conference and Book Fair includes workshops on fiction, non-fiction and poetry writing. The year’s keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg. A literary agent will answer questions.
Admission: Free, but there is a cost for lunch and keynote address
When: March 31
Where: Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma
Information: Amy Whipple at 850-5301 or www.mytpl.org
See if your crawfish is the best
The Boilin’ on da Bayou Crawfish Boil-Off includes live music, food, drinks and all-you-can-eat boiled crawfish.
Admission: $15 for adults and $10 for children 10 and under
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 31
Where: Cut Off Youth Center, 205 W. 79th St.
Information: 632-7616 or www.cutoffyouthcenter.org
Come out to see the horses
The Terrebonne Livestock Association’s monthly horse show includes judged and speed events. The association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1947 to promote and preserve livestock and agriculture in Terrebonne Parish.
Admission: Free
When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 1
Where: Houma Air Base Arena, 121 Moffet Road
Information: Kim Triche at 804-7932.
Come find some eggs
There are several Easter egg hunts with a visit by the Easter Bunny scheduled next month at several Lafourche Parish library branches.
Admission: Free
When and where: 10:30 a.m. April 3, South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut Off; 10:30 a.m. April 4, Thibodaux Branch Library, 705 W. 5th St.; 4 p.m. April 4, Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive; 4 p.m. April 4, Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive; and 10:30 a.m. April 5, Larose Branch Library, 305 E. 5th St.
Information: www.lafourche.org/newsite/