Members of the International Rice Festival Board gathered at the Rice Palace Tuesday night for the unveiling of the official 2015 festival poster which was painted by Tony Bernard. Front row from left, Roxie Viator, Patty Simon, Elisabeth Leleux and Troy Perry. Standing are Kevin Spell, Jay Suire, Jody Viator, Chad Monceaux, 2014 Queen Ali Hoffpauir, Connie Nutt and Stella Morgan. (Submitted Photo)
Tony Bernard, left, unveiled the 2015 International Rice Festival poster during ceremonies Tuesday night at The Rice Palace. Among the dignitaries on hand for the event were 2015 Rice Festival President Troy Perry, center, and the reigning International Rice Festival Queen, Allison Hoffpauir.
2015 Festival poster unveiled
Howell Dennis
News Editor
Crowley Post-Signal
On Tuesday evening at the Rice Palace in Crowley, the people that annually put on Crowley’s biggest show gathered for the unveiling of the official 2015 International Rice Festival poster.
And even though the poster’s artist, Tony Bernard, was running late due to a scheduling conflicts, nobody seemed impatient or upset. In fact, the mood had the feel of family gathering.
“It will be here before you know it,” said this year’s Rice Festival President Troy Perry. “Just two more months.”
When Bernard arrived with his painting, the reviews were pretty much the same as they have been for the past five years.
“When we saw the first poster Tony did for us a five years ago it was so good we just began to commission him each year,” said Festival Vice President Jay Suire. “This year’s poster is no different.”
The poster, which displays a rice combine in a field shaped like Louisiana with an American Flag backdrop, was based on the theme for this year’s festival: - Red, Rice, Blue - Rice...The American Grain.
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