The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. Just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage. The power of optimism really can save the world!To purchase tickets, go to https://www.ipaltheater.com/.

The Office of Public Health Region 4 (Acadiana), in partnership with Healthy Iberia Coalition and Healthy Vermilion Coalition, is holding a Back to School Hygiene Drive. In this first-of-its-kind event, organizers are asking the Acadiana community to collect basic hygiene items for distribution to local middle schools.For more information on where the drive will take place and what items you can bring, click here.

Join current ProjectSpace Residency artists Steve Breaux, Mare Martin, & Kathy Reed for the first of 2 community presentations as part of their project, Art & Nature | FROM IN WITH FORPresenting artist Ashlee Wilson Michot will discuss her acquisition of French and how it has informed her work in folk herbalism; with Steve Breaux moderating, presenting artist Bill Fontenot will discuss the amazing journey that studying our natural world has taken him on.For more information about this event and future Art & Nature events, click here.

Author Tom Piazza will be at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Coughlin Hall to talk abut his book The Auburn Conference.

This summer’s exhibition is an open theme show, so anything goes! Included will be works by a number of the Gallery’s artists, including Angelle Boyette, Earl Broussard, Abigail Brumett, J.L. Carpenter, Pat Craft, Lerin Freyou, Debbie Lavergne, Judy Melott Newman, Dan Plummer, Marjan Richard, Christy Stipelcovich, and Patsy Zwahlen.Expect a variety of subjects from architecture to landscape to still life, and media from graphite to acrylics to photography. For more information, visit their website https://www.gallerybythelake.org/.

Michel Bourdoncle (France), on piano. We’re proud of our rich and diverse culture in Acadiana. Our music, food, traditions and pastimes are influenced by many cultures from all over the world, including those indigenous to South Louisiana. At this concert, we’ll explore the connection to our French and Acadian ancestors, through the lens of classical music, written by famous French composers, including visionaries like Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Gabriel Fauré. Guest artist and French piano virtuoso, Michel Bourdoncle will lead the ASO Chamber Ensemble in performing a repertoire that touches on French Impressionism, old-world traditions, and quintessential French melodies.For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra website.

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NOMAD Music Festival is here to impact our generation by exposing people to a family-friendly music event. We seek to kindle the fire that is wholesome music and lasting joy. By promoting artists in the local area, we encourage musicians to continue in their craft & give them an outlet for growth. Lastly, we are committed to impacting the community by promoting local businesses and providing an event that brings more people to the place we call home. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.nomadmusicfest.com/.

One of Agatha Christie's darkest tales, and a masterpiece of dramatic construction, ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate, for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins and one by one they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme. The growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end.For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website.

Acadiana Conservatory of Music accepts applications and conducts auditions annually, from young musicians interested in joining one of two youth orchestras: Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra (ages 13+) and Acadiana Symphony Preparatory Orchestra (for ages 8+). All new musicians must audition. Auditions are held in the form of video submissions. The deadline to submit your video is Saturday, August 19, 2023.Chair placement auditions for returning members will take place during the first two rehearsals. For more information on the programs and how to submit your audition, visit their website.

This year the Lake Charles Symphony is especially excited to present Louisiana Saturday Night celebrating all things Louisiana. Lake Charles native and Grammy Nominated, Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock & Soul is the feature artist for the 2023 Summer Pops Series. The Lake Charles Symphony has commissioned Orchestrated Music to accompany Sean’s Zydecajun Music. This will be the first time that he will perform with a full orchestra. This year’s event will be Saturday, July 8th at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Summer Pops marries classical music with contemporary artists to present a unique musical event for all ages.Doors Open at 6:00Tickets: General AdmissionRiser Seats ($45 per person)12 & Under ($25 per child)

Explore Southwest Louisiana through a child's eyes with The Creative Corner! Starting Friday, July 7th come and see what fantastic things they will be bringing to our first floor gallery here at Historic City Hall.Historic City Hall hours are 10 AM till 6 PM, Tuesday - Saturday and admission is always free!