Historical Happy Hour: Featuring Ed Willis and Blues 4 $ale
Schedule
Fri May 17 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
West Baton Rouge Museum | Port Allen, LA
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Join the West Baton Rouge Museum for Historical Happy Hour on Friday, May 17, 2024, from 6-8 PM. This month’s Historical Happy Hour will feature a live performance by Ed Willis and Blues 4 $ale!Ed Willis is bluesman from New Orleans who has been playing music since he taught himself as a child. Along with bassist Charles Barker and drummer James Clark, Ed formed the band Blues 4 $ale in 2002. They’ve since appeared at the Bay Harbor Festival in Bay St. Louis, the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival in New Orleans, the Voice of the Wetlands, the Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival, and regularly at New Orleans venues Vaso, Bamboulas, 21st Amendment, and 20/90, and have toured across the U.S., Europe, Canada, and South America.
This month’s Historical Happy Hour does double duty as an opening for the art exhibit, “Evolution of the Revolution,” which will be on display at the West Baton Rouge Museum from May 18th to August 25th, 2024. This fascinating multi-media installation (presented by the California African American Museum, created by Surreal Box Cinema) features huge, colorful photos depicting key moments in Black history, and is the product of collaboration between photographers and set designers Lynn Rossi and Nichelle Evans. The exhibit will be open to the public during Historical Happy Hour.
This FREE event is open to the public. The band will be performing outdoors from the Juke Joint stage on the grounds of the West Baton Rouge Museum near 6th Street. All are invited to bring blankets, folding chairs, and refreshments to enjoy on the museum grounds. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move indoors.
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Where is it happening?
West Baton Rouge Museum, 555 Louisiana Ave, Port Allen, LA 70767-2142, United States,Port Allen, LouisianaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
