Sax in the City
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Last Sundays in July thru November
Join Grammy-nominated saxophonist Mickey Huber Smith, Jr. at Sax in the City, a dinner/concert series that will take place the last Sunday of every month from July through November at Chateau du Calcasieu, 932 Enterprise Blvd. A catered dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by the concert at 7 p.m. Dinner and concert tickets are $30, or a $15 concert ticket can be purchased at the door.
The 2015 season will showcasing artists such as sax sensation JB Saax, Berklee alum jazz violinist Jairus Daigle, Ray Lavan and Jeff Simon as well as local music legends Chester Daigle, Brad Brinkley and Sean Ardoin, and recent 2015 Country Music Awards performer Kenosha White. There will also be a visual art element to this year's show highlighting local artists.
The mission for this event is to bring awareness to Music Makers, an organization that refurbishes old instruments and gives them to at-risk children or children who are interested in learning how to play. There is a drop off at the concerts for people interested in donating instruments to the cause.
Advanced tickets can be purchased at Swicegood Music
(337) 477-2704 , 308 E Prien Lake Road in Lake Charles or Bearden's Music
(337) 625-5397, 202 Cities Service Hwy in Sulphur. They can be contacted for more information as well.