AC23 - Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

Original Air Date: 10/8/2023 - Internationally renowned watercolor artist Judi Betts has been painting since she was a little girl. In celebration of her 60-year career, a retrospective of her work i…

Original Air Date: 10/1/23 - ACGBR President/CEO Renée Chatelain and fellow dancer Kaitlyn Odell talk about Dance For All, a multi-tiered program created to widen dance opportunities to those with di…

Original Air Date: 9/24/23 - Kevin Couhig is a storyteller, retired businessman, and a recovering politician. Since retiring, he's made writing his focus, putting the same energy into storytelling as…

Original Air Date: 9/10/23 - We do not sing because we are happy. We are happy because we sing.~William James. No truer words have ever been spoken, unless you consider the anonymous quote, A happy c…

Original Air Date: 9/17/23 - Scott Sullivan-an independent film writer, producer and director as well as founder of the independent film production company Sulliscope Films. He talks with host Pam Bo…

Original Air Date: 8/27/23 - On Aug. 15 Mayor Sharon Weston Broome introduced Dr. Taylor Scott as Baton Rouge’s new Poet Laureate. Find out more about this talented poet and lyricist as she sits down…

Original Air Date: 8/20/23 - 225 Theatre Collective is staging its most ambitious production to date this month – Shawshank Redemption. Join host Pam Bordelon as she visits with director and founder …

Original Air Date: 8/13/23 - Currently hanging in the Shell Gallery at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center is the annual Members+ Exhibition, showcasing works by member artists, plus a few we just…

Original Air Date: 8/6/23 - Host Pam Bordelon chats with Mark Tullos, the new executive director of the LSU Museum of Art. The Baton Rouge native returned home after a seven-year absence with his wif…

Original Air Date: 7/30/23 - On June 29, the Baton Rouge Symphony introduced Adam Johnson as its new music director. Tune in this week for his first in-depth interview with host Pam Bordelon and get …

Original Air Date: 7/23/23 - This week, host Pam Bordelon sits down with Leonard Augustus, who's being inducted into the Theatre Baton Rouge Hall of Fame later this month. They talk about how he got …

Original Air Date: 7/16/23 - Dancer and choreographer Roxi Victorian is a mother of three and, like all moms, she worries about her children’s safety. She channeled those concerns to create Mama’s Gu…

Original Air Date: 7/9/23 - For 20 years, Family Dinner Improv Comedy Troupe has been making folks laugh. You can often catch them at the Manship, keeping you in stitches as they engage the Hartley-V…

Original Air Date: 7/2/23 - For the month of July, Baton Rouge Gallery is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Baton Rouge Swim-In, when more than three dozen Black activists approached the segr…

Original Air Date: 6/25/23 - Mike Esneault, ACGBR’s Director of Music Education & Advancement, takes over the recording studio for this week’s AC23 for a jam session with award-winning Creole banjo-g…

Original Air Date: 06/18/23 - Host Pam Bordelon gets up close and personal with Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer Mike Esneault, the newest member of the Arts Council staff. They talk about his …

Original Air Date: 5/21/23 - Maxine Crump was the first Black woman to live in a dorm at LSU, the first Black woman DJ on Baton Rouge radio and the first Black reporter on Baton Rouge TV, so it’s not…