Louisiana Crossroads
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The 2009-2010 Louisiana Crossroads season has begun! We're looking forward to some great nights in some great rooms with some great artists.

Louisiana Crossroads is a concert series, record label and economic development project of the Acadiana Arts Council and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority as well as numerous public funders and corporate sponsors.

Go to www.LouisianaCrossroads.org for the complete schedule and ticketing information.

Jimmy Breaux, David Doucet & Mitch Reed
6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 2009, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans
This accomplished trio of BeauSoleil bandmates will perform tunes from Jimmy's recent "Live at Festivals Acadiens" CD just a few weeks before that famous event kicks off in Lafayette.

Gateway to the Grammys Fundraiser
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 2009, Vermilionville Performance Center, Lafayette
Grammy Award winners and nominees will share the stage for this celebration of the "Best Zydeco of Cajun Music Album" category. Proceeds from this night of music and conversation will be used to help defray travel expenses for this year's nominees.

John Mooney
Live Broadcast! 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, Central School Theater, Lake Charles
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Vermilionville Performance Center, Lafayette
It's been five years since Mooney's intense, howling solo blues and boogie graced Louisiana Crossroads' stages, and we'll welcome him back for another pair of shows spotlighting his original work and celebrating his deep roots with stories of his legendary mentors including the late Son House, Professor Longhair and Snooks Eaglin.

Roddie Romero & The Hub City All-Stars with special guest Joel Guzman
7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, Manship Theatre, Baton Rouge
Live Broadcast! 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, Central School Theater, Lake Charles
7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, Sliman Theater, New Iberia
8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, Vermilionville Performance Center, Lafayette
Accordions and cultures will collide at these first-ever performances featuring virtuosic bandleaders from both sides of the Sabine River. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Romero has been recording since his teens, and Guzman is a Tex-Mex virtuoso. The All-Star's latest release, "The La Louisianne Sessions," has been widely lauded as a tour de force effort bridging Cajun, zydeco and original Gulf Coast rock styles. Join them as they join forces to break new, fertile musical ground.

Chris Thomas King's
30th Anniversary Celebration of Tabby's Blues Box
Live Broadcast! 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, Central School Theater, Lake Charles
7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, Vermilionville Performance Center, Lafayette
From Baton Rouge to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and far beyond, guitarist, pianist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Thomas King has blazed a uniquely rootsy musical path. For these anniversary shows he?ll perform with his trio and shine a light on some of the legendary blues players and styles of our state's Capitol region while showcasing his original tunes.

Theresa Andersson
Live Broadcast! 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, Central School Theater, Lake Charles
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, Manship Theatre, Baton Rouge
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, Sliman Theater, New Iberia
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, Vermilionville Performance Center, Lafayette
New Orleans-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Theresa Andersson's latest work draws from a wide range of roots and pop influences and makes the most of her ability to perform on more than one instrument simultaneously via digital looping technology. Her voice is as much of an instrument as the drums, guitar, violin and improvised sonic devices she'll feature in these visionary solo shows.

Zachary Richard & Friends
8 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2010, The Grand Opera House of the South, Crowley
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, F.G. Bulber Auditorium, Lake Charles
Cajun singer, songwriter, activist and our Season 10 program guide essayist Zachary Richard will perform songs from across his career in the company of his gifted and accomplished collaborators.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Live Broadcast! 7 p.m. Thursday, March 11, 2010, Sliman Theater, New Iberia
8 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2010, Vermilionville Performance Center, Lafayette
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010, F.G. Bulber Auditorium, Lake Charles
7 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010, Manship Theatre, Baton Rouge
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band began touring in 1963 in support of the mission of their home, which opened in 1961 to offer everyone a chance to experience the sounds of New Orleans in an intimate and direct forum - a venue with no drinks, air conditioning or other such accoutrements. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the multi-generational group has emerged as both goodwill and philanthropic ambassadors, and this rare south Louisiana tour will open with a brief documentary film and offer unprecedented encounters with the storied histories of the band, its members and the group's namesake venue.


Louisiana Crossroads is produced by the Acadiana Centern for the Arts and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority in association with:

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities | The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living| JPMorganChase| Business First Bank | Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission | Edward C. Abell, Jr. & Elaine Durbin Abell | At&T | The Pyramid Group | Onebane Law Firm | BEGNEAUD |Dr. Charles & Marilyn Duhé | Cochrane Technologies | Associated Travel Group | Richard & Kathy Broussard| The Independent Weekly