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)

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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 Pat Bourn, (318) 624-1216 or Ethel Killgore, (318) 624-1367.

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 Kathy & Harold Johnson, (318) 377-0963 or email .

Guidelines and Entry Form (PDF Format)

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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.

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 2008 (PDF Format)

Saturday Morning
9:30 - 10:00	Parade - Grand Marshals, Charles & Nora Garrett, avid gardening volunteers in the beautification of Haynesville
10:15	Announcement of Parade Winners
10:30 - 11:15	Hot New Plants That Attract Butterflies & Hummingbirds - Norman Winter, Extension Horticulturist with Mississippi State University Extension Service.
10:30 - 12:00	Creative Fun For Children - Children’s Activity Room.
11:30 - 12:15	Butterflies From Scratch - Charles Allen, Ph.D., a biology professor at ULM before retiring, currently a botanist at Ft. Polk.
Saturday Afternoon
1:00 – 1:45	Briarwood Plants for Butterflies - Richard Johnson, with his wife Jessie, is longtime curator of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve.
2:00 - 2:45	Captivating Combinations for the Butterfly/Hummingbird Garden - Norman Winter, Extension Horticulturist with Mississippi State University Extension Service.
3:00 - 3:45	Master Gardening Quiz Bowl Competition - Robin Bridges, Emcee, County Agent, LSU AgCenter
4:00 - 4:45	Edible & Useful Plants (listen, look, smell, touch, taste, enjoy) - 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

About the Butterfly Festival Speakers

NORMAN WINTER - Extension Horticulturist with Mississippi State University Extension Service, is the author of three gardening books. His award winning Southern Gardening TV news segment airs weekly plus its radio counterpart is heard daily on 42 stations. He is a syndicated columnist with McClatchy Tribune and also writes a Southern Gardening column for several newspapers in Mississippi.

CHARLES ALLEN, Ph.D - biology professor at ULM before retiring, is currently a botanist at Ft. Polk. He has attended all of our previous festivals giving valuable 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 author of several books on native plants.

RICHARD JOHNSON - with his wife Jessie, is longtime curator of the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve. He was a disciple of Caroline Dormon who was an author, artist and driving force behind the establishment of Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana. Richard, a charter member of the Louisiana Native Plant Society, is a walking encyclopedia on plants, butterflies, birds, history of his area -- you name it.

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; Robin enjoys educating youth and adults about this important topic. He has been working with youth and adults on water conservation/water quality for 15 years. Robin started teaching the Master Gardener class in Webster Parish in 2003. He enjoys working with homeowners and home gardeners alike.

Butterfly Festival set for Sept. 13

 

The 10th annual Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies, Memorial Butterfly Conservatory will be held on September 13, 2008. The event will be at the Claiborne Parish Fairgrounds located in Haynesville.

Admission for the activities will be $2 for adults, $1 for children ages  six to eighteen, and those under the age of six will be free.

The festival is hosted by the Claiborne Chamber of Commerce and the Haynesville Garden Club.

For more information please contact, Loice Kendrick-Lacy  at 624-1929 or (870) 234-4910. Her mailing address is 203 Troy St., Magnolia, AR., 71753. You can also visit www.claiborneone.org/butterfly.html.

Haynesville is the butterfly capital of Louisiana.