Times Picks 10-15-09

Times Picks 10-15

Inaugural Black Bayou Music Bash
October 30
The bash takes place at the poolside at L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort at 7:00 PM on Friday, October 30. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Performances by The Toadies, Fastball & local’s favorite Magnolia Sons. Tickets are priced at $15 through Ticketmaster; general admission. Show tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000
or online at www.ticketmaster.com . Tickets are also available at the L’Auberge Business Center. All major credit cards are accepted. Guests must be 21 years of age and present a valid photo ID. For more information log on to www.ldlcasino.com/entertainment or call 395-7777.

73rd International Rice Festival
The festival takes place in downtown Crowley. For more information visit, www.ricefestival.com
Music
Thursday, October 15
Cajun Country Rice Sound Stage
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Kira Viator & Bayou Beat (CFMA award winning artist)
8 PM - 9:30 PM TK Hulin
10 PM - midnight Krossfyre
Louisiana Rice Mill Stage
7 PM - 9:30 PM Bayou Boys
10 PM - midnight The Molly Ringwalds
Friday, October 16
Cajun Country Rice Sound Stage
3 PM - 4 PM Wayne Toups
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM High Performance
7 PM - 10 PM Nik L Beer
10:30 PM - midnight Wayne Toups
Louisiana Rice Mill Stage
11 AM – 1:30 PM Without Wanting
3 PM - 5 PM L’Angelus
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Leon Chavis & the Zydeco Playboys
7:30 PM - 9:15 PM GTO
10 PM - midnight The Chee Weez
Saturday, October 17
Cajun Country Rice Mill Stage
noon - 1:30 PM Mike & The Rockets
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM John Angotti
8 PM - 9:15 PM Midnight Star
9:45 PM - midnight Jamie Beregeron
International Rice Festival Event Description by Day
Thursday, October 15
This is the opening night for the many food booths, arts & crafts booths, entertainment and the carnival.
Friday, October 16
The first day of the International Rice Festival is recognized as “Children’s Day”. Special events include the official opening of the Festival by the President, crowning of the Junior King and Queen, Rice & Creole Cookery Contest, Rice Eating Contest and the Children’s Parade.
Saturday, October 17
Presentation of candidates for the International Rice Festival Queen. A special demonstration of old time rice threshing is held on the grounds of the Baptist Church on Saturday afternoon. The 5K Fun Run, Acadian Accordion Contest, Fiddle Contest, Rice Poker Run and Car Show all take place Saturday morning. Music continues in the afternoon with bands on two stages. In the midst of all of this, the grandest of all parades, the Grand Parade. A scene not to be missed!
Sunday, October 18
New to the festival is Sunday Family Day, from noon until 6 PM. Carnival Rides (and goodies) only. This is an Alcohol free day. Only vendors associated with the carnival will be there. Family fun & games only.

MSU Homecoming Events
The McNeese State University Student Union Board will host its annual Homecoming Step Show Friday, Oct. 16, in McNeese’s F.G. Bulber Auditorium.
Doors open at 6 PM and the show starts at 7 PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information, call (337) 475-5644.
Oozeball, champagne bingo, golf, a parade, pep rally and fireworks, reunions, a step show, wine and food tasting, a high school preview day and tailgating—there’s something for everyone Oct. 10-17 as McNeese State University celebrates Homecoming 2009.
This year's homecoming theme is “70 Years of Saddlin’ Up.” The parade is scheduled to roll down Ryan Street at 7 PM Thursday, Oct. 15, with the pep rally inside Cowboy Stadium followed by a fireworks display sponsored by the McNeese Alumni Association.
The McNeese Cowboys are playing the Northwestern State Demons at 7 PM Saturday, Oct. 17, in Cowboy Stadium. The 2009 Homecoming Court will be introduced during halftime ceremonies. This year McNeese has a first—two kings and two queens due to election rules on a tie vote.
Events are sponsored by the Student Union Board (475-5644), Student Government Association (475-5605) and the McNeese Alumni Association (475-5232).
Homecoming activities include:
Thursday, Oct. 15
Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally and Fireworks
7 PM - Ryan Street to Cowboy Stadium parking lot
Pep rally in Cowboy Stadium; fireworks display to follow
Friday, Oct. 16
Alumni and Friends Homecoming Golf Tournament
Four-man scramble at Mallard Cove Golf Course
Contact Alumni Center—475-5232
Step Show/SUB
6 PM—Doors open at F.G. Bulber Auditorium; show starts at 7 PM
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door
Saturday, Oct. 17
Cowboy Q&A Day for high school juniors and seniors
1:30-4:30 PM—Bulber Auditorium and the Quad
Sponsored by the McNeese Admissions and Recruiting Office
Rouge et Blanc
2-6 PM—1911 Cultural Center & Calcasieu Parish Courthouse
Wine and food tasting event sponsored in part by MSU Foundation
Kappa Sigma dedication
2 PM—Kappa Sigma House
Recognition of three members who died while serving in the military
Alumni Pre-Game Party
4:30 PM in the Alumni Grove
McNeese Cowboys vs. Northwestern State Demons
7 PM -- Cowboy Stadium

Memorial Hospital Hosts Kober for a Cure
October 23
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital invites comedy lovers in the lake area to join us on Friday, October 23 for Kober for a Cure, a comedy show featuring hometown favorite Jen Kober and benefiting the Foundation at Memorial Hospital’s Cancer Care Fund. The event is part of Memorial’s health awareness series for women, 31 Days of Keeping the Girls Healthy.
Kober for a Cure will be held on Friday, October 23 at the Brick House, 110 West Pine Street in downtown Lake Charles. Doors will open at 9:30 PM and the show will begin at 10 PM. There will be a cash bar and a raffle featuring prizes from various local vendors. All attendees must be at least 21 years of age to enter.
For more information or to purchase a ticket online, visit Kober for a Cure. Tickets are available for purchase Monday – Friday from 8:30 AM to 4 PM at Memorial’s Marketing Department, 2800 2nd Avenue, Suite C in Lake Charles, or at the Memorial Hospital Gift Shop on Oak Park Boulevard. They will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, so get ‘em while you can!
Visit 31 Days of Keeping the Girls Healthy or call (337) 494-2936 for more information on Memorial’s other special events devoted to women’s health and well-being this October.

Irish Folksinger
October 17
Join us at Sylvia’s Bistro for an evening of songs and stories with Irish folksinger, Danny O'Flaherty, as he shares some "oldies but goodies" from his days at O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub in New Orleans to some of his own traditional and patriotic ballads from his two most recent cd's. It begins at 7 PM. Tickets are $15. For advance seating reservations contact: 337-433-8028. It is sure to be an evening you won't want to miss!

Tenth Avenue North Concert
October 30
Tenth Avenue North, an up and coming contemporary Christian music group, has issued a request for you to send in your questions for them to answer during the Q&A portion of their concert.
They will be appearing in Lake Charles, LA on October 30 at Christian World. The show will be from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Tenth Avenue North will be joined by John Waller, Rusty and Jessica, Crave and The Power Team.

Westlake High School Band “Halloween Fright Night ‘09
October 31 and November 1
The Westlake High School Band Boosters and Students will present “Halloween Fright Night ‘09”, a Haunted House open to the public on Saturday October 31st and Sunday November 1st. The Haunted House will be staffed by members of the Westlake Ram Band and will feature ghostly apparitions, ghoulish live scenes from your favorite horror flicks and general Halloween mayhem.
The Haunted House will be held at the Westlake American Legion Post 407 at 912 John Stine Road in Westlake. Showtimes are 6-11 PM on October 31 and 6-9 PM on November 1. Admission is $8 per person and concessions will be available.
For more information, please contact JoAnn Holmes at 337-884-9882

Affaire d’ Art
November 5
The event will be held from 6-9 PM at Prien Lake Park-Harbor’s Edge Pavilion.
Tickets are $125 and admit two people. The ticket allows the holder one piece of art (one piece of art per ticket). Tickets will not be sold at the door.
There will be food, entertainment and a bar.
This community event showcases the talents of our local artists here in SWLA. Students, as well as, seasoned professionals have equal opportunity to show what they can do. Proceeds from Affaire d’ Art will be used to help provide scholarships for art students attending McNeese State University, as well as, subsidizing art workshops from visiting artists and to help promote art awareness in Louisiana. Those interested in purchasing a ticket can contact Tabitha Bateman 337-263-1555.

Freddie Pate’s Jamboree
October 31
Freddie Pate's Jamboree brings the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry back to life.
If you love "real classic country music", then this is the show for you. The Jamboree features an all Louisiana cast with guest singers from all over the state, comedy with the pride and joy of Flatwoods, La. "Miss Purty Purl" and of course the Jamboree band and the Jamboree Singers. All in a no alcohol, smoke free setting so it is geared toward the entire family, grandma and grandpa, mom and dad, and the kids.
The event begins at 7 PM at the Strand Theatre in historic downtown Jennings. For tickets or information call 337-779-2343 or visit www.freddiepate.com.