Meshell Ndegeocello at the Acadiana Center for the Arts

Singer-bassist Meshell Ndegeocello is said to have sparked the "neo-soul movement," with a critically acclaimed body of work incorporating funk, soul, hip-hop, and R&B, among other influences. She arrives at the Acadiana Center for the Arts on the wave of her latest album Ventriloquism, described as "a place, like its process, to take refuge from one storm too many." 7:30 pm. Tickets and pricing at acadianacenterforthearts.org.