The Taste of Louisiana Festival is once again this Memorial Day weekend in Br
azos River Park. This is the weekend we can put aside the Tex-mex and good ole Texas barbecue and check out the spicy cusine of Louisiana. Their will be over twenty Louisiana food vendors, an artisan market, live music, and a kids zone with rides and inflatables. The music lineup includes Zydeco Dots, Big 6 Brass Band with Second Steppers, Ruben Moreno, DJs, and more.
This Memorial Day weekend Miller Outdoor Theatre, once again presents Dancin' In the Street Motown and More Review. The park theatre says we should, "Be thrilled this Memorial Day weekend by
the sounds of classic Motown hits, featuring an ensemble of soul singers, funky dancers, and the Bacement Soul Orchestra!"
Miller has been presenting this R&B music showcase for over 20-years. Perhaps it's because the music label Motown had so many crossover artists. Their music may have started on R&B radio but quickly crossed over to pop stations (Top 40 radio).
Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American–owned label that achieved significant crossover success.
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Ari Lennox moves "Shea Butter Baby Tour" into Houston's House of Blues at GreetStreet this weekend after opening in the art deco El Rey theatre in the Miracle Mile area of the Mid-Wilshire region in Los Angeles, California, last week.
Ari Lennox humbly describes her own voice as "vulnerable but soulful; imperfect but pretty." Referencing her artistry she says, "Sometimes women are put in this box where we’re only supposed to talk about certain things, I want to be braver and riskier. I think people want to hear that kind of honesty and frankness." Ari Lennox names Ella Fitzgerald, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Bilal, Whitney Houston, Aaliyah, Lauryn Hill, and Minnie Riperton as her biggest influences.
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This weekend at St. George's Theatre, its the riveting performance of The God Committee with the A.D. Players. The mom
ent arrives. A heart is available for a transplant and is in transit to the St. Patrick’s Hospital. There is a list of available prospects, but who gets the heart? Told in real time, The God Committee gives us an exciting peek into the deliberation process of the Heart Transplant Selection Committee and how our own prejudices, opportunities, and experiences can impact our view of the world - with unbelievably dire consequences.
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