Community Calendar

Wine Over Water is the premier ULM Alumni Association event set against the stunning backdrop of Bayou DeSiard and the ULM campus! Indulge in a night of delicious food samples from your favorite local restaurants, fine wines, craft beer, and live entertainment. Guests enjoy scenic boat rides courtesy of B&L Marine and so much more! Proceeds benefit The Spirit of The Warhawk scholarship, which helps ULM students from Union, Morehouse, Lincoln, Jackson, Ouachita, Caldwell, Franklin, Richland, West Carroll, East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas Parishes achieve their academic dreams. Throw on your Garden Party attire and join us on the bridge.

Award-winning musician Josh Madden will perform at the “Northern Lights: a Night of Wonder” Gala benefit for the Union Museum of History and Art on Thursday, May 7. Joining Madden will be side man guitarist Keith Patterson (aka General Patterson). The event will be held in That Place Downtown, 207 N. Main Street, Farmerville, from 6 to 9 p.m. and will include catered dinner and complimentary wine. Tickets are $50 each or $375 for table for eight. Tickets may be purchased by calling 318-982-8020 or emailing Unionmuseum@gmail.com.
Madden is a prominent vocalist, writer, director, and multi-instrumentalist, well known in the Monroe area music scene for more than 20 years. He was named Best Music Teacher/Band Director and has been nominated twice for Best Male Performer and Entertainer of the Year by the NELA Music Awards. One of Madden’s specialties is tribute performances, bringing to audiences the music of such greats as Elton John, Van Morrison, the Beatles, Billy Joel, and The Blues Brothers. He also heads the Josh Madden Band and has a nonprofit production company that stages musical performances for Northeast Louisiana audiences.
Sponsors of the "Northern Lights: A Night of Wonder" Gala are Judge Bruce Hampton and Union General Hospital. Proceeds of the event will support the Union Museum’s mission of bringing history to life and reveling in the arts through community events, educational programs, documentaries, and exhibits.