The Figs to perform at Library Fest, April 19

The Evangeline Parish Library Fest is Saturday, April 19, at the Northside Civic Center. The Figs, an all-female band will be performing at 9 a.m. and at 11 a.m.

Guests are welcome to attend the Fest from 8 a.m. to noon. This is a free public cultural enrichment event. This year’s event will be held in recognition of the 50th anniversary of National Library Week and the 60th anniversary of the Evangeline Parish Library System.

This Acadiana female sextet makes music out of vintage mountain sounds. Ukulele, banjo and guitar are the instrumental underpinnings for the group’s formidable vocal talents; its members alternate lead and harmony vocals for an ever-changing tapestry of voices and textures. Their music takes on sounds like that of the “O Brother Where Art Thou?” soundtrack. They were a favorite at the 2007 Festival International and have played in a variety of venues, including many artwalks in Lafayette and Breaux Bridge. Their first album came out in the Summer of 2007 on the Acadiana label, Valcour Records.

Sponsored by Evangeline Parish Library and supported in part by grant funds from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council State Arts Council, and the Louisiana Division of the Arts as administered by the Acadiana Arts Council. Additional funding provided by the Friends of the Evangeline Parish Library.

For more information, call 363-1369 or visit or www.evangeline.lib.la.us.