Music

Exquisite chamber music has moved from the concert hall into a beautiful pastoral setting, with eight full-length concerts over three days.  The Sugarmill Music Festival is small, intimate and unlike anything else in our region.  The finest classical musicians from Louisiana and east Texas produce musical magic in the confines of the acoustically warm Sugarmill.  These performers represent Northwestern State University, LSU Alexandria, Stephen F.

Red River Chorale concert, followed by a cabaret and wine reception. The concert in the church will include a variety of classical selections by such composers as Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach, Robert Shaw, and John Ness Beck. The cabaret will take place in the adjacent parish Hall, where guests will be offered refreshments while being entertained in a casual setting by talented individuals and ensembles from within the Chorale.

This is your chance to win $10,000! This annual fundraiser to support the Rapides Symphony Orchestra is a reverse raffle wherein 250 tickets are entered into a hopper and the last ticket drawn wins $10,000. Meanwhile, an auctioneer will be offering several exciting auction items (including a wine-tasting trip to Sonoma Valley) and you will be treated to heavy appetizers and a cash bar. The drawing will begin at 6 PM.

The Rapides Symphony Orchestra presents the finale concert for our 2017-2018 concert season with Rimsky-Korsakov's famous Scheherazade and Wagner's Siegfried's Rhine Journey. Attend our free pre-concert conversation at 6:45 PM in the lobby of Coughlin-Saunders to learn more about the music, the composers, and this performance.

The Central La Juneteenth Assoc. would like to continue to educate our community on this important piece of history by celebration with variety of activities such as parades, barbecues, church activities, quiz bowl, a plethora  of outdoor  activities.

This concert will feature Jo Jo Reed & Happy Hills Zydeco!

Concert is free and open to the public!

Catering will be onsite for food and drink pruchases, concert starts at 6p.m.! 

This concert will feature Johnny Earthquake & The Moondogs!

Free and Open to the public!

Catering will be on site for food and beverage needs, concert starts at 6p.m.!

Teen Tech is usually celebrated for just one week in March - The Rapides Parish Library is using the entire month to celebrate and ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries such as DVDs, databases, audiobooks, and videogames. To encourage teens to use libraries' non-print resources for education and recreation, and recognize that librarians are qualified, professionals in the field of information technology.