BATON ROUGE – Families, music lovers and animation enthusiasts will have the opportunity to experience two community events next month, when Red Stick International Animation Festival and Baton Rouge Blues Week team up to offer the community a fun, artistic experience.
Baton Rouge Blues Week will take place April 18-26, and Red Stick International Animation Festival will take place April 22-25. Both events take place in the downtown Baton Rouge Arts District. During some of the overlapping dates, the two events will offer film screenings and musical performances that attendees of both can enjoy.
“As Baton Rouge enhances its national reputation as an artistic and creative hub, we are pleased to partner with another successful local event to show our guests the synergy between art and music,” said Red Stick International Animation Festival Director Stacey Simmons. “These co-occurring events give people from our community a chance to enjoy two great entertainment venues at once, and it lets us showcase Baton Rouge’s unique cultural highlights to the out-of-town visitors who will travel here to attend Red Stick and Blues Week.”
Following the Baton Rouge Blues Week Live After Five outdoor musical performance featuring Henry Gray & The Cats with special guest Buddy Flett on Friday, April 24, Red Stick and Blues Week will host an original live animation performance by artist J. Walt, set to blues music from the Elvin Killerbee Band, in the Manship Theatre.
On Saturday, April 25, both events will host a showing of the acclaimed recent release, "Sita Sings the Blues." This animated film tells the story of an Indian girl, set to Southern American blues music. Attendees at both Blues Week and Red Stick are welcome to attend either event for free.
“ ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ is a prime example of the international influence of American blues music,” said Johnny Palazzotto, Baton Rouge Blues Week director. “This animated film is extraordinary and should be seen by all. The Baton Rouge creative community is hosting some very special events from April 18-26. The Red Stick Animation Festival expands the Baton Rouge horizon, and Baton Rouge Blues Week displays the best of our blues heritage. Invite your friends to Baton Rouge for an enlightening week of the arts!”
The Red Stick International Animation Festival is the largest event of its kind in the United States, drawing renowned artists, animators and video game developers to Baton Rouge each spring to give lectures, teach workshops and inspire future generations of digital media entrepreuners. LSU’s Center for Computation & Technology sponsors the Red Stick International Animation Festival in partnership with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Baton Rouge Area Foundation, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President’s Office, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and Louisiana Economic Development.
For more information on Red Stick activities, please visit www.redstickfestival.org . For more information on Baton Rouge Blues Week, please visit http://www.louisianasmusic.com .
Publish Date:
03-11-2009
