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From 1983-2004, The Pentecostals of Alexandria presented to the community, MESSIAH – the portrayal of the Life of Christ utilizing music and drama, as well as living pictures to share His story.
After a decade “break”, ABOVE ALL – portraying the final seven days of the life of Christ, using music and drama, as well as environmental projection, surround sound, and other technical enhancements – ran a four year course.
Through MESSIAH and ABOVE ALL, countless lives were changed as we experienced miracles of healing and salvation, baptisms, and the breaking of sin’s chains virtually every night of every performance.

Easter 2020, The Pentecostals of Alexandria will present, JESUS MESSIAH. This Easter production will bring us another season of spectacular and life-changing performances sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ..

We pray and are believing that JESUS MESSIAH will, like MESSIAH and ABOVE ALL, bring thousands of people into our auditorium where they can have a personal experience with the God who loved them enough to come to earth and die for them. We want them to realize that miracles are not just past, but a part of our present. We want them to know the reality of an empty tomb and a risen Christ. We want them to hear that “Salvation is come…” and to know that it is come to them. We want them to know that while He ascended, He left a promise to come again.
There will be a spectacular stage set. There will be elaborate costumes. There will be drama and music. . . His story will be told . . . the same story in a new way. We want them to see Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
Make plans now to come see JESUS MESSIAH!

THREE DOG NIGHT with Special Guest Charlie Farren will perform LIVE at Rapides Parish Coliseum on Friday, April 10th. VIP Presale starts Tuesday, December 10th at 10 AM – use code MAMA20.

Legendary music icons, THREE DOG NIGHT, celebrating nearly 5 decades, claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than THREE DOG NIGHT.

THREE DOG NIGHT hits wind through the fabric of pop culture today, whether on the radio where they are heard day in and day out, in TV commercials or in major motion pictures — songs like “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)”, “Joy to the World”, “Black and White”, “Shambala” and “One” serve to heighten our emotions and crystallize THREE DOG NIGHT’s continuing popularity.

This Grammy-nominated band is not content resting on its legacy alone. Always working to expand its audience, THREE DOG NIGHT has embraced and been embraced by 21st century music technology. New and existing fans buy THREE DOG NIGHT’s music on iTunes as well as at record stores. In fact, releases from this decade alone have sold well over a million copies.

Recently, THREE DOG NIGHT began adding new songs to its arsenal by releasing its first double-A sided single in nearly 25 years. The blistering performance of “Heart Of Blues” and the timely, beautiful a-cappella ballad “Prayer of the Children” are available online at iTunes, Amazon.com and other digital retailers as well as through the official band website (www.threedognight.com).

THREE DOG NIGHT also pushed boundaries by recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, giving fans new and old a chance to experience its dynamic performances of the hits as well as several new songs. The project, recorded at the famous Abbey Road studios in London and released to coincide with the band’s 35th Anniversary, added exciting new orchestral arrangements to THREE DOG NIGHT’s signature sound.

THREE DOG NIGHT maintains an aggressive, year-round touring schedule of over 70 dates a year. The hit filled concerts are performed for generation-spanning audiences by Danny Hutton (founder/lead vocalist) and Michael Allsup (guitar), Paul Kingery (bass/vocals), Pat Bautz (drums), Howard Laravea (keyboards) and David Morgan (vocals). The band’s now-famous name refers to native Australian hunters in the outback Three Dog Night_6-2016 Page 2 who huddled with their dogs for warmth on cold nights; the coldest being a “three dog night”.

Boasting chart and sales records that are virtually unmatched in popular music, THREE DOG NIGHT had 21 consecutive Top 40 hits, including 3 #1 singles, 11 Top 10’s, 18 straight Top 20’s, 7 million-selling singles and 12 straight RIAA Certified Gold LPs. The hits appeared on best selling charts in all genres (pop, rock and country). Its records continue to sell around the world, reaching beyond the borders of the U.S. into Japan, Canada, Holland, England, Germany, Spain and elsewhere. Tens of millions of THREE DOG NIGHT records have been sold through the years. THREE DOG NIGHT recorded the music of the best (and mostly undiscovered) new songwriters of that time including Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Elton John, Laura Nyro, Paul Williams and Hoyt Axton among many others. The group’s eclectic taste, combined with its ability to recognize and record hits in a unique, distinctive and appealing style, resulted in THREE DOG NIGHT dominating the charts for years.

Now, marking nearly 50 years on the road, THREE DOG NIGHT continues to grow its fan base by keeping up a full schedule of concerts at theatres, performing arts centers, fairs, festivals, corporate events, and casinos. Since 1986, the band has performed over 2,200 shows including two Super Bowls.

Pre-register at www.CenlaEasterFest.com for early event entry, limited edition tote bag and double the chance to win door prizes (Nintendo Switch, $250 Gift Certificate, Family Membership to Alexandria Zoo, Amazon Firebox with 1-Year Disney Membership, Airpods).

Don’t miss the biggest FREE Easter event in Cenla – EasterFEST, Saturday April 11th, 9:30AM-2PM at the Alexandria Randolph Riverfront Center. Learn the Story of Easter in a fun, interactive experience. Great for all ages. Tons of fun with Central Louisiana’s only Glow-in-the-Dark Easter Egg Hunt.

Enjoy FREE Food, Carnival Games, Jumpers, Crafts, Door Prizes, Photo Booths, Silent Auction, 20 Vendor Booths & more. Sign up to volunteer and apply to be a vendor at www.CenlaEasterFest.com

Join The Arts Council of Central Louisiana on Wednesday, April 15th for a screening of Who Will Write Our History. This film is part of the 2019 – 2020 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Q & A with the Director Roberta Grossman will follow the screening.

 The screening will be held at 7 PM at the Hearn Stage.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
Purchase Tickets Here! 

In November 1940, days after the Nazis sealed 450,000 Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, a secret band of journalists, scholars and community leaders decided to fight back. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum and known by the code name Oyneg Shabes, this clandestine group vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda not with guns or fists but with pen and paper. Now, for the first time, their story is told as a feature documentary. Written, produced, and directed by Roberta Grossman and executive produced by Nancy Spielberg, Who Will Write Our History mixes the writings of the Oyneg Shabes archive with new interviews, rarely seen footage and stunning dramatizations to transport us inside the Ghetto and the lives of these courageous resistance fighters. They defied their murderous enemy with the ultimate weapon – the truth – and risked everything so that their archive would survive the war, even if they did not.

Featuring the voices of three-time Academy Award® nominee Joan Allen and Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody.

NY Times Critic’s Pick – ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Review: A Vital Holocaust Documentary

LA Times – Review: Life in the Warsaw Ghetto rediscovered and recreated in ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Variety – Film Review: ‘Who Will Write Our History’

See the Beach Boys Live at Rapides Parish Coliseum for one night only! Get the best seats in the house before they go on sale at the Box Office – use code SURFIN, starting at 10 AM on Wednesday, February 12. Tickets go on sale at the Box Office on Friday, February 14 at 10 AM. As a special offer for fans attending The Beach Boys’ upcoming tour, a digital download of Mike Love’s forthcoming album, 12 Sides Of Summer, is included with every ticket.

You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that The Beach Boys’ songs have forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly influencing countless performing artists to follow.

The band is led by Mike Love, who, along with longtime member Bruce Johnston, musical director Scott Totten, Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher and Randy Leago, continue the legacy of the iconic group. Grammy-winning songwriter Bruce Johnston joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who filled-in for Brian Wilson, on vocals/bass, when he retired from touring. Highly regarded in his field, Johnston’s vocal work with such legendary artists as Elton John and Pink Floyd firmly established him among rock’s elite artists.

Captained by Mike Love, The Beach Boys play an astoundingly busy schedule of concerts, averaging 150 shows a year, ranging from sundrenched summer festivals to gala New Year’s celebrations and special events across the globe.

The Beach Boys have continued to create and perform with the same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut over 50 years ago. In 2013, their Capitol Records release, Sounds of Summer (RIAA certified triple platinum with over three million in sales and climbing), and its companion The Warmth of the Sun marked a resurgence in Beach Boys interest that again rocked the world.

The Beach Boys found through their music the key to unfading youth— and they made copies for everyone. To these guys, the beach isn’t just a place where the surf comes to play— it’s where life is renewed and made whole again.

Had this remarkable band been less committed to its art and its fans, it could have retired from the field with honor at dozens of points along the way, confident that it had made a lasting contribution to world culture. It could have rested on the success of the epoch-shifting Pet Sounds masterpiece in 1966… or after Mike Love’s concept album Endless Summer ignited a second generation of Beach Boys fans and stirred a tempest that rocked the music world… or after recording Love’s co-written Golden Globe nominated “Kokomo” in 1988 and seeing it become its best selling single ever… or after being inducted that same year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame… or after watching its worldwide album sales blow past l00 million… or after winning the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 [along with The Who, Bob Marley, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Les Paul]. And still, The Beach Boys continue to have fun, fun, fun, with no end in sight. In 2012, The Beach Boys scheduled a 74 concert date limited 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour which was scheduled as a limited run reunion tour and ended in the U.S. July 15th and internationally on Sept 28th in which the original members reunited and released “That’s Why God Made the Radio.” The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts, their highest chart position in 37 years and an unprecedented milestone.

In 2016, The Beach Boys celebrated the 50th anniversary of the hit “Good Vibrations,” which is widely considered one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of rock and roll. The band commemorated this prolific time in the life of the Beach Boys with a 50 Years of Good Vibrations tour.

Additionally, in September 2016, front man Mike Love released his highly-anticipated New York Times best-selling memoir titled GOOD VIBRATIONS: My Life as a Beach Boy. In 2017, Love released a special double album through BMG entitled Unleash the Love. Featuring 13 previously unreleased songs and 14 re-recordings of Beach Boys classics— the album is a testament and continuation of Love’s remarkable career. Most recently, to celebrate the 2018 Christmas season, Love released a special new holiday album through BMG, Reason For the Season. The 12 track holiday album features new holiday songs and old favorites with featured guests including Hanson as well as vocals from Love’s children.

Few, if any, acts can match The Beach Boys’ concert presence, spirit and performance. They were center-stage at Live Aid, multiple Farm Aids, the Statue of Liberty’s 100th Anniversary Salute, the Super Bowl and the White House. On one day alone— July 4, 1985— they played to nearly 2 million fans at shows in Philadelphia and Washington, D. C.

Love’s role as the band’s front man sometimes overshadows his stature as one of rock’s foremost songwriters. “Surfin’,” The Beach Boys’ first hit came from his pen. Love wrote the classics “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls” and the Grammy nominated “Good Vibrations.” Years later, he showed he still had the lyrical chops by co-writing the irresistible and chart-topping “Kokomo.”

On The Beach Boys’ horizon is a continued national/world tour and charity activities through Mike Love’s Love Foundation, which supports national environmental and educational initiatives. The band kicks off the European leg of their tour on June 14th with stops in Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France and Belgium.

The Beach Boys has appeared on countless worldwide TV shows and specials throughout the years including: The Ed Sullivan Show, Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC’s Macy’s Day Parade, and PBS’ A Capitol Fourth.