Art Rocks: Thomas Dawson
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Statewide Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Season 6 premiere of LPB’s Art Rocks! is this Friday, September 14 at 8:30PM and encores Saturday, September 15 at 5:30PM. We’ll meet St. Francisville native Thomas Dawson of the Commodores and international opera star, Ivan Griffin. The pair recently collaborated on Griffin’s CD, “Finding My Way Back to Me.” Griffin and Dawson first performed music from the album at this year’s Easter services at Hemingbough and Art Rocks! was there. Acclaimed Minnesota writer William Souder talks about the art of telling a great story. A book on John James Audubon is among his works. Plus, this week’s Louisiana Treasures segment includes a visit to the gorgeous Gardens of the American Rose Center in Shreveport.
Hosted by James Fox-Smith of Country Roads Magazine, Art Rocks! is LPB’s weekly series that spotlights artists, performance, culture, literature, history and the impact of art in our world. It features Louisiana stories, as well as segments from across the country. Current and past episodes are here: www.lpb.org/artrocks. Major production funding for Art Rocks! The Series is provided by Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson Operations and Lamar Advertising Company.