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Posted July 2011
Examining history is one of my specialties and something I very much enjoy doing. Pop music has a massive history that began halfway into the 20th century and continues to develop in modern times. We love our pop stars and look forward to singing along with their latest hit. Some come and go in the [...]
Continue ReadingPosted June 2011
Paragon Casino Resort welcomes back fan favorite KC & The Sunshine Band to the Mari Showroom stage Thursday, July 21st at 8:00pm. Tickets are $35.00 and are now on sale. This concert, which is sure to get people dancing, marks the Grammy-award winning band’s 17th performance in the Mari Showroom, and all previous performances have [...]
Continue ReadingPosted May 2011
Native American dancers and artisans from across the nation will gather for the 16th annual Pow Wow celebration at the Chief Joseph “Alcide” Pierite Pow Wow Grounds on the Tunica-Biloxi Reservation in Marksville from May 20th through 22nd. The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana and Paragon Casino Resort will host the cultural festivities, filled with authentic [...]
Continue ReadingPosted May 2011
The Red River Jazz Band will be performing at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, on Sunday, June 5th at 2:00pm. The 2011 USO show will give a special salute to our troops, by featuring a video slideshow for our local veterans of all ages. This is part of our commemoration to the active and retired [...]
Continue ReadingPosted April 2011
Manna House is proud to announce the first ever Manna Mania concert experience at the corner of 4th and DeSoto Streets in downtown Alexandria on Friday, May 6th at 6:30pm. Come rain or shine, the event will feature bands and solo artists bringing in the bread for Manna House. Bands performing at the event include: [...]
Continue ReadingPosted April 2011
The Red River Chorale closes its sixth successful concert season with “Songs of America,” a concert featuring music exclusively by American composers or of American origins, on Tuesday, May 3rd at 7:30pm at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center in downtown Alexandria. Presenting a wide variety of fine and feisty music from America’s past, the concert [...]
Continue ReadingPosted March 2011
Whether you’re Irish or not, you’ll want to be “wearing the green” and celebrating St. Paddy’s Day with the Red River Chorale and special guests The Back Porch Band when they present “The Day To Be Irish” at 7:30pm, Thursday, March 17th at First United Methodist Church on Jackson Street in Alexandria. The Chorale will [...]
Continue ReadingPosted February 2011
Paragon Casino Resort is pleased to announce that country music star Vince Gill will be performing on the Mari Showroom stage Friday, February 11th at 9:00pm. Doors open at 8:00pm, with tickets available for $60.00 each and currently on sale. Gill moved to Nashville in 1983 to pursue his dream of becoming a country music [...]
Continue ReadingPosted January 2011
Paragon Casino Resort welcomes Creedence Clearwater Revisited to the Mari Showroom stage Saturday, January 15th at 9:00pm. Doors open at 8:00pm, and tickets are currently on sale. After the legendary group Creedence Clearwater Revival disbanded in 1972, Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, who had played together since junior high, remained close. The Rock and [...]
Continue ReadingPosted September 2010
On Sunday, October 3rd at 3:00pm, Israeli pianist, Tal Zilber will perform in the sanctuary of the Jewish Temple located at 2021 Turner Street in Alexandria. Mr. Zilber is an alumnus of the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University and holds a Bachelor’s degree and Masters degree in Piano Performance from the Rubin Israeli Music [...]
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