Blues Lagniappe: How Juke Joints Shaped the Blues

Preserve Louisiana, The Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, Forum 35 and Dialogue on Race Louisiana invite you to the Old Governor's Mansion for Blues Lagniappe! Panelists Kevin McQuarn (Owner of the Robin Hood Bar Juke Joint), Kathe Hambrick (Director of Interpretation and Curator for the West Baton Rouge Museum’s Sugar Shack Juke Joint), and facilitator Maxine Crump (Executive Director of Dialogue on Race Louisiana), will discuss “How Juke Joint Shaped the Blues.” Following the lecture, guests can enjoy signature cocktails, appetizers and the Blues Piano tunes of legendary Henry Gray in the Rose Garden. Free to the public. Reservations highly recommended at bontempstix.com. Visit www.preserve-louisiana.org for more information.