This episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Tuesday "Go to Natchitoches" Show focuses on the upcoming 42nd Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival happening on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in the air conditioned Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus in historic Natchitoches, Louisiana. This year's theme is “Stronger Together: The Power of Traditional Culture." More: https://www.nsula.edu/folklife/

Featured guests are Arlene Gould, Director of the Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, and festival organizer and professor Dr. Shane Rasmussen. Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish) is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory and is part of the Cane River National Heritage Area. More: https://natchitoches.com/