Baton Rouge Traditions: How We Make and Play
A new panel showcases Baton Rouge's craftspeople and their traditions
Perkins Rowe 10156 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
Courtesy of the Louisiana Folklife Program
Artist John Hu will be among the locals discussing their crafts at the "How We Make and Play" panel during Saturday's Perkins Rowe Arts Festival.
Baton Rouge Traditions, a new online book compiled by the Louisiana Division of the Arts Folklife Program, is available for free online but its findings about the city's folklife will also be showcased in a series of panels this fall. (Read more about Baton Rouge in our October 2017 feature article.)
In this second installment, coinciding with the Perkins Rowe Arts Festival, tradition bearers will share about making their crafts. Maida Owens, director of the Louisiana Division of the Arts Folklife Program, will moderate a panel about family and cultural traditions; and three Baton Rouge craftspeople will share about their work. Judith Braggs' quilts illustrate her childhood memories. Joubert Harris is the only split oak basket maker in the state. And John Hu does Chinese paper folding. Each craft reflects their traditional culture. 2 pm at Bin 77 at the corner of Perkins Rowe and Grand Avenue.
Don't miss: Quilters from The Giving Quilt will have a tent where they will help the public make quilt squares for the Baton Rouge Traditions quilt, which will be unveiled October 28 at the Louisiana Book Festival.
