Artists and Appetizers, TDT upcoming

Artists and Appetizers will be held at the City Park Recreation Center (500 Shine Forquier Drive, Franklin) Saturday, Aug. 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
According to Mayor Eugene Foulcard, Artists and Appetizers is the perfect time to get your gifts and to support our local talent. “If you’re not one to procrastinate, you can begin your Christmas shopping by supporting our local and regional artists and authors,” Mayor Foulcard said.
All artists and attendees are asked to wear white and/or black. Refreshments will be served, and there will be entertainment by JB Saax.
Also volunteers are needed to record the paddlers’ times and to assist them with their vessels during Tour du Teche. The deadline to become a volunteer and receive a t-shirt is Friday, Aug. 24.
Each shift is only two hours; the first one begins at 4 p.m.
The 135-mile race has a layover in Franklin Saturday, Oct. 6 Paddlers begin arriving around 5 p.m., and the deadline for paddlers to finish the race is midnight.
For more information on both these vents, contact the Community Development Department at 337-828-6345 or at ashields@franklin-la.com. For the paddle race, provide your name, contact information, two-hour shift preference and t-shirt size.