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Join us for an unforgettable evening at Wednesdays with Friends, a weekly music series designed to bring the community together through live music, storytelling, and conversation! 🎸🎶Set inside the immersive Lake Area Music exhibition, this intimate, laid-back gathering feels like spending the evening with old friends and strives to brings local history to life!
Chris Miller, a local Cajun music enthusiast, musician, and advocate, is a proud host and organizer of this series. Chris will lead each night with intentional conversation and questions, giving attendees a completely immersive experience.
𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑 - 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐨𝐄𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐫:
Join Chris Miller, Bobbye Sonnier (JoEl Sonnier's widow), Ray Ellender, and Kevin Hare (two former band members) to reminisce on the life and legacy of JoEl Sonnier. Jo-EL’s passion in life was music, with 33 studio albums, appeared in 6 motion pictures, appeared in 7 television series, performed in all 50 states and 32 countries all during the 65 years in the Country and Cajun music industry. He was a 2015 Grammy Award Winner with 4 Grammy nominations. Jo-EL was also ACM Male Vocalist of the Year Nominee, member of 7 Music Hall of Fames, Studio Musician on over 100 albums including Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Neil Diamond, and Hank Williams Jr. He wrote songs that the following artist recorded: George Strait, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Patty Loveless, and John Anderson.
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭:
🗓️ Wednesday, June 3 | 6:30pm-7:30pm
📍 3rd floor of Historic City Hall (1001 Ryan St)
🎟️ Free and open to the public
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1001 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA, United States, Louisiana 70601
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