Historical Happy Hour: "A Taste of Blues & BBQ" with Chris Thomas King

Your weekly happy hour just got happier, with an added dose of storytelling and local lore. For its regular Historical Happy Hour events, the West Baton Rouge Museum hosts a local musicians and storytellers, featuring intellectual discussions, music, panels, speakers, and—of course—drinks, though those are up to you. So pack up your favorite libations, and open your mind to the history of our community.

This month features Grammy-winning blues musician and historian Chris Thomas King for a presentation of "A Taste of Blues & BBQ"—all in celebration of five years of the museum's free youth music enrichment series "Blues After School". The evening will open with a set performed by the program's band, the Juke Joint Juniors—whom King mentors through his foundation, The Blues Origin Institute. 6 pm–8 pm. Free. westbatonrougemuseum.com.