AC23 - Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

Original Air Date - 1/29/23 - Mike Weary, artist in residence at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, joins host Pam Bordelon to talk about his artistic journey in this week’s AC23 on the eve of the openings of his two one-man shows. The self-taught artist, known as the “the guy who paints upside down,” specializes in live wedding paintings, original expressionist art and commissioned pieces. Celebrate Black History Month and check out Mike’s work at the State Archives and Southern University.

Original Air Date: 3/26/23 - You might not think Renaissance Man applies to a 20-something young man, but listen in as host Pam Bordelon visits with James Linden Hogg and you’ll see why it’s an apt description for this multi-instrument musician, composer and author.

Original Air Date: 4/23/23 - Sam Irwin’s day job might be as public relations director for the American Sugar Cane League but in his off hours you can find him playing his trumpet as front man for the Florida Street Blowhards and penning books. His latest, Hidden History of Louisiana’s Jazz Age, has lots of the world-famous Louisiana city billed as the birthplace of jazz. He shares several of his findings with host Pam Bordelon on this edition of AC23.

Original Air Date: 2/26/23 - This week host Pam Bordelon visits with flautist, producer, composer and national recording artist Claudia Hayden, who delighted attendees to our March 2 Jazz Listening Room at the Cary Saurage Community Arts Center. The Louisiana native learned piano and flute as a child, studying under masters like the acclaimed jazz clarinetist Alvin Batiste and flutist Kent Jordan. She has composed original music for major broadcasting networks such as, HBO, CBS, The Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, VH1, BET and Court-TV.

Original Air Date: 4/2/23 - This spring’s Artsplosion! camp is unlike anything ACGBR has ever done before. Guggenheim Fellow biologist/artist Brandon Ballengée leads a week-long Bug Boot Camp turning downtown Baton Rouge into an outdoor lab for the creation of his Love Motels for Insects. When he’s not teaching, he and his wife, sustainable food educator Aurore Ballengée, live at and run the Atelier de la Nature eco-educational campus and nature reserve in Arnaudville.