Posted October 2010
If you like acoustic-style country music and want to support the American Cancer Society while enjoying a great night of entertainment, this event is for you! Rapides Cancer Center and Cenla Broadcasting are pleased to sponsor “Crystal Hoyt’s Chords for the Cure” on Thursday, October 28th at Convention Hall in downtown Alexandria. This acoustic event [...]
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Posted August 2010
The Red River Chorale will hold auditions for its 2010 – 2011 concert season on August 16th at 7:00pm in the Choir Room of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, 626 4th Street in downtown Alexandria. Founded in 2005, the chorale is a non-sectarian group of approximately fifty singers from Central Louisiana. It is open to any [...]
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Posted August 2010
This is no ordinary fall for the Rapides Symphony. In addition to the normal run-up to the beginning of the concert season, we will also be launching our Rapides Symphony Community Music School, a really exciting program for the Symphony and our community. The RSO Community Music School is designed to serve students of all [...]
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Posted June 2010
The Red River Jazz Band proudly presents the 2010 “USO Big Band Celebration: Remember the Big Band Era” on Sunday, June 27th at 3:00pm at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center. This show recaptures the memories and music from the 1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s when Big Bands were popular music entertainment and swing was the style. [...]
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Posted June 2010
It’s getting hot out there and that means, at least for me, enjoying the cool comfort of the air conditioned indoors. Well, I have two great suggestions for you to pass days this summer: 1. Attend the Symphony’s first ever “Symphony Sweepstakes” fundraiser (more about that later); and 2. Make a summer listening list to [...]
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