Stacie Sokal, left, is Glorie and Jo Ann Rigney plays Grace in Lake Charles Little Theatre’s production of the two-woman play “Grace and Glorie.” The show opens Feb. 24 and runs weekends through March 11. (MICHELLE HIGGINBOTHAM / SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PRESS)
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“Grace and Glorie,” a play that opens at the Lake Charles Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, is a great vehicle for the
two actresses, director James Johnson, director, said.
In addition to the Friday opening, performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on the Fridays and Saturdays with 2 p.m. ...
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JENNINGS — The city of Jennings is putting the squeeze on Fat Tuesday this weekend with its 20th annual Mardi Gras Parade
and Festival.
The pre-Mardi Gras festivities on Saturday will feature a day of great family style food, music and fun in historic downtown
Jennings, according to City Pr ...
BY JOHN GUIDROZ / AMERICAN PRESS
New Orleans-based metal band Crowbar has gone through plenty of changes over the last 20-plus years, but several years with
a solid lineup has helped build a stronger musical direction.
The band will play its first Lake Charles show at Luna Live on Saturday. The show kicks off at 9 p.m. and will f ...
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“A Lesson Before Dying” will be the second production of Lake Charles’s newest theater company, Gabriel Brown’s Urban Soul
Theatre.
The performances at the Central School Arts
& Humanities Center Theater, 809 Kirby St., will take place at 3 and
8 p.m. Saturday
in cel ...
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The fifth annual Louisiana Theatre Festival will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Central School of the Arts & Humanities Center, 809 Kirby St.
The LTF is a one-day festival created to provide young people with acting and technical theater training, performance opportunities and colleg ...
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It is probably safe to say this local musical group is unique — the Whip-poor-wills is likely the only band with this instrumentation: mandolin, cello, guitar and violin. It’s also unlikely that a professional sound comes from two high school seniors, a sophomore and an eighth-grader.
T ...
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There’s going to be a whole lot of “bangin’ and sangin’” — and recycling — going on at a special concert by Billy Jonas that will start the membership drive for the 20th season of McNeese State University’s Banners Cultural Series.
Jonas, a percussion ...
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To say the Goo Goo Dolls have come a long way from their humble beginnings 25 years ago as a punk rock band from Buffalo, N.Y., is an understatement.
The band — made up of singer/guitarist Johnny Rzeznik, bassist Robby Takac and drummer Mike Malinin — has churned out several hit albums ...
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“ArtsFest Goes to Work” is the theme of annual free arts festival for Southwest Louisiana children on Saturday, Oct. 29. The Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana and the city of Lake Charles are teaming up again to present a festive day of art activities and creativity 10 a ...
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JENNINGS — The 31st annual Jennings Alive Arts Festival will take center stage Saturday in the historic downtown area.
The open-air arts and crafts street fair begins at 9 a.m. with the opening of the craft booths and continues until 3 p.m. with a craft show, live entertainment and food booth ...
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KINDER — The swirling colors and rhythmic dances of an authentic Native American powwow come to life this weekend during the 17th annual Coushatta Pow Wow.
The Pow Wow showcases the cultural diversity of Native American tribes through music, dance, arts and food, today through Sunday at The P ...
