Johnette Downing: Down in Louisiana! [DeQuincy Library]

Strut on down to the library and join songstress Johnette Downing for a concert of swampy songs about Louisiana animals.

Johnette’s irresistible Cajun, Creole, zydeco, and jazz-influenced rhythms have children toe-tapping and handclapping to playfully evocative songs about ‘gators, ‘skeeters, ‘possums, and mudbugs. The song from her beloved book, "Down in Louisiana," is featured among others.

Recipient of the 2017 Louisiana Writer Award, Johnette Downing is a musician, author, illustrator, and poet dedicated to sharing her Louisiana roots music and books with children across the globe. Called the “Musical Ambassador to Children” and the “Cajun Raffi” by the media, Johnette has performed on five continents and has received numerous awards for her thirty books and twelve recordings. Her latest book, Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventure, is illustrated by Heather Stanley and published by Pelican Publishing.

You may also like the following events from Calcasieu Parish Public Library:

• This Tuesday, 24th June, 10:00 am, Johnette Downing: Down in Louisiana! [Moss Bluff Library] in Moss Bluff
• This Tuesday, 24th June, 03:00 pm, Johnette Downing: Down in Louisiana! [Central Library] in Lake Charles
• Next Tuesday, 1st July, 10:00 am, Read and Bloom with Zak Morgan [Westlake Library] in Westlake

Also check out other Music events in DeQuincy, Arts events in DeQuincy, Literary Art events in DeQuincy.