SPANISH FESTIVAL KING’S BALL

When: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Where: Cyr Gates Community Center, 300 Parkview Drive

What: El Festival Espanol de Nueva Iberia’s annual King’s Ball hosted by La Asociacion Espanola de Nueva Iberia. Royalty presentation and crowning of Spanish Festival King VIII along with live entertainment by The Bad Boys, food, cash bar, and silent auction. Contact spanishfestival@gmail.com to purchase tickets.

DAILY IBERIAN GAME OF THE WEEK

JEANERETTE AT WEST ST. MARY

When: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 7 p.m.

Where: West St. Mary High School, 18333 LA-182, Baldwin

What: Both the Tigers and Wolfpack enter their Week 5 matchup as the only two teams in the area still holding undefeated records, but only one team can make it out with perfection intact. West St. Mary has been on fire under new head coach Kendall Mouton, but the Tigers have played a much tougher schedule and have top-level talent all over the field. Who will emerge victorious in this neighbor-versus-neighbor battle on Friday?

SHADOWS’ LECTURE ON SCHOOLING IN THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH

When: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, 11 a.m. to noon

Where: Shadows-on-the-Teche, 320 E. Main St.

What: Dr. Sarah Hyde, author of Schooling in the Antebellum South, explores private and public education systems before the Civil War in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The lecture begins at 11 a.m., with a book signing and light reception to follow.