Experts on how technology can make life easier for the blind will be in Houma this month to discuss such devices, how they work and where to get them.
It is another event sponsored by the Houma/Bayou Region Chapter of the Affiliated Blind of Louisiana.
Whenever Patricia D. Chauvin seeks me out with an Affiliated Blind of Louisiana event announcement, I wonder out loud about the number of blind readers who follow this column. But Chauvin reminds me that those with severe vision problems follow the printed news with the help of readers among their friends or relatives.
She hopes that area residents who are coping with low vision problems will attend the "Technology Talks" forum, scheduled for 7 p.m. Apr. 18 at the Terrebonne Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
Affiliated Blind of Louisiana Training Center technology instructors and ABL Project COPE staff will discuss how technology can enhance the lives of individuals with vision loss. Technology like 1Phones with voice over features, Amazon Echo and talking clocks are among devices that can help with daily activities and keep people more independent.
Get advice on high- tech and low-tech devices for the visually impaired user. Each forum participant will receive a free gift from the Affiliated Blind of Louisiana.
The organization's Low Vision Forums are hosted by the ABL Houma/Bayou Region Chapter.
Wet Earth Market delay: As this column was being prepared early Friday, Jonathan Foret sent word that the Saturday Good Earth Market was being rescheduled to Apr. 21 due to this weekend's prediction for rain. Watch for details. Information: call 580-7289 or email jforet@slwdc.org.
RELIC returns: Readings in Literature and Culture, the six-week adult history course at the Terrebonne Main Library holds an interest meeting at 1 p.m. Monday to launch the program and gauge participants on topics of interest. Guest lecturer Miki Pfeffer, author of "Southern Ladies and Suffragists," will host the program. RELIC is free and open to the public. Information: 850-5301 or jsuire@mytpl.org.
Tourism showcase: The new Houma Visitors Center at Gray will greet travelers and locals alike from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday with a free Spring Community Showcase with more than 50 vendors, artisans, arts and crafts, authors, food and beverage from the Terrebonne area. There will also be free children's activities, a dessert cook-off, live music by the band 'Sheauxdown.'"
Information: 868-2732 or joni.duet@houmatravel.com.
Friendly tales? There was the Rougarou, of course, and other frightful creatures of the night, but did the old timers, the grandmas and aunts who entertained children with bedtime stories, sometimes spin tales of gentle creatures, happy endings, friendly magic and other delightful aspects of the good old days?
If, among your recollections of tales told by favorite oldsters on front porches long ago, there are gentle stories, even fragments of such stories, share them with us. And since bayou Louisiana is such a mix of Cajun and redneck, black and white, Indian and Spanish, etc., tales from all backgrounds are welcome. Call or write.
Houma market: Tuesday, 3 to 5:30 p.m., Main and Naquin streets. Vegetables, foods, crafts, snowballs and more. Check the South Louisiana Seed Market Facebook page for status changes.
Title answers: Folks unsure of ownership of the home inherited from relatives are urged to attend a session at Terrebonne Main library at 1 p.m. Friday where lawyers from Southeast Louisiana Legal Services and Louisiana Appleseed will be available to offer solutions and ways to secure ownership of such property. It's free. Information: Kati Callais at 876-5861, ext. 233.
Cajun music live: On April 15 from 2-5 p.m. at the Lockport Fire Station, 806 Crescent Ave., Pot 2 La will provide the music for the Community Dance of Lockport. The cost is $10 per person. Bring your own drinks and snacks. Ice will be furnished.
Classical concert: The South Louisiana Community Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Beethoven at 3 p.m. Apr. 22 at the First Baptist Church of Houma. Adults cost $10, children 12 and under cost $5.
Roadside beauty? If while traveling the Lafourche/Terrebonne region you spot a splash of wildflower color worth mentioning, even the disreputable pis en lit, tell us where it is, and quickly, before the mowers wipe it out. Call or write.
Responding? Contact Bill Ellzey at 381-6256, ellzey@viscom.net, billellzey312@gmail.com or c/o The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361.
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