They say in Southwest Louisiana that you can be a Cajun in one of three ways: by blood, by the ring (marriage), or through the back door (by befriending the culture).
On Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Orange Beach Senior Center, the Orange Beach Public Library will welcome Dolores Hydock to present her program entitled “Through the Back Door: Music that Bridged the Bayou.”
The program paints a portrait of Cajun and Creole music and musicians and the role that music played in allowing non-Cajuns to slip "through the back door" into the world of the spirited people of Southwest Louisiana. The presentation includes stories and anecdotes collected from more than 50 Cajun and Creole musicians as they talked about the importance of music in their own lives and the lives of their families. The stories are funny, touching, sometimes irreverent, and often deeply moving. The program includes samples of the music itself, both in its early style and its modern-day sound.
Hydock is a speaker with the Alabama Humanities Foundation (AHF), which creates and fosters opportunities to explore human values and meaning through the humanities. From literacy programs to grants to our “Road Scholars,” we offer the humanities to Alabamians to enhance their minds and enrich their lives.
As the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, AHF strives to create and foster opportunities, through grants and AHF-conducted programs, for scholars and the public to interact and explore human values and meanings through the humanities.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is suggested and may be completed online at www.orangebeachlibrary.org. For more information on this program or the library, please visit the library website or call 251-981-2923.
