The Baton Rouge Symphony s Holiday Brass concert, featuring the symphony brass and percussion, will be held online at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. The concert, conducted by David Torns and streaming live from St. Joseph Cathedral, will feature David Summers on the cathedral pipe organ. Tickets are $30 at brso.org.
A fundraiser for America, My Oyster Association will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Kendra Scott store at Perkins Rowe shopping center. The store will donate 20% of sales to provide additional funding for AMOA s Making a Stand to Understand Our America! documentary series, which will feature interviews with the graduates of the Class of 2020 about pursuing their education during the pandemic and social unrest. They also talk about how they plan to use their education and talents to make America better. Twenty percent of online purchases Dec. 19-20 with the code GIVEBACK-0ISU also will be donated to AMOA, which encourages students to embrace education a
âMusic Dreams ⦠An American Story,â a documentary about Baton Rouge musician Henry Turner Jr. and the Flavor band, is part of Food Film Musicâs Be Thankful virtual screening series.
The series runs through Dec. 31. Food Film Music is a storytelling showcase for films about the human experience, according to a news release. Virtual Pop Up Cinema was formed so patrons can watch movies in the comfort of your own home until it is safe return to the big screen experience, the release also says.
Included in the Turner film are musical performances, as well as interviews with band and family members, club owners, musicians, filmmakers and national and regional entertainment executives.