BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181027T190000Z DTEND:20181027T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Art of FilĂ© Making: An Afternoon with John Oswald Colson DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum for an afternoon with Louisiana tradition bearer\, fil maker John Oswald Colson. Mr. Colson has been making fil for over sixty years. He uses a traditional Native American pilon\, similar to a large wooden mortar and pestle\, to pound the dried leaves into a fine powder commonly known as fil . Colson's product\, knowledge\, and demonstration skills of creating gumbo fil have been sought by those throughout Louisiana and beyond. Folklife Ambassador for the Louisiana Folklife Commission Dr. Shane Rasmussen will interview John about his craft and lead a panel discussion with Dr. Hiram "Pete" Gregory\, Professor of Anthropology\, NSU and Dustin Fuqua\, Chief of Resource Management\, CRCNH Park. This event is part of a series of events throughout the state for Folklife Month in Louisiana. Free and Open to the public. Supported by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Department of Culture\, Recreation and Tourism. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts\, Art Works\, and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities\, in collaboration with the Louisiana Folklife Commission. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join us at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum for an afternoon with Louisiana tradition bearer\, filé\; maker John Oswald Colson. Mr. Colson has been making filé\; for over sixty years. He uses a traditional Native American \;pilon\, similar to a large wooden mortar and pestle\, to pound the dried leaves into a fine powder commonly known as filé\;. Colson'\;s product\, knowledge\, and demonstration skills of creating gumbo filé\; have been sought by those throughout Louisiana and beyond. Folklife Ambassador for the Louisiana Folklife Commission Dr. Shane Rasmussen will interview John about his craft and lead a panel discussion with Dr. Hiram "\;Pete"\; Gregory\, Professor of Anthropology\, NSU and Dustin Fuqua\, Chief of Resource Management\, CRCNH Park. \; This event is part of a series of events throughout the state for Folklife Month in Louisiana. Free and Open to the public. Supported by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the Department of Culture\, Recreation and Tourism. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts\, Art Works\, and the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities\, in collaboration with the Louisiana Folklife Commission. LOCATION:Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum 800 Front Street Natchitoches\, LA 71457 UID:e.1221.58580 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260522T141812Z URL:http://members.gonatchitoches.com/events/details/the-art-of-filé-making-an-afternoon-with-john-oswald-colson-58580 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR