Program News –

We’re in the first full week of Festival 2010 with some great local shows.

On Tuesday at 7, South Louisiana music legend Zachary Richard is in concert at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Zachary will also be in the studio. That’s followed by Against The Tide: The Story of the Cajun People of Louisiana at 8:30.

150 years in the making, it’s the premiere of Forever LSU on Wednesday at 7, Thursday at 8:30 and Sunday at 4:30. Look back on the rich history of the state’s flagship university.

That’s followed at 8:30 by an encore showing of A Summer of Birds, the documentary about John James Audubon’s year in Louisiana and how it inspired his work. We have some very interesting thank you gifts from this program.

On Sunday at Noon, we have a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of Star Wars in Concert and special ticket offers for the May 19th concert in Baton Rouge and the May 20th concert in Bossier City. We mentioned Star Wars and these guys showed up. We have two great concerts Sunday night, Celtic Woman at 6 where you can get great seats for their April 24th concert at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena and David Foster and Friends (8PM featuring performances by Josh Groban and Celine Dion)

ELMO’S COMING AND WE’VE GOT YOUR TICKET

LPB Speaking of great concerts, LPB has tickets for the Sesame Street 1-2-3 show on Saturday, March 20 at 10:30AM at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena. For $30 you can get a ticket to the show and a meet and greet with some of the cast members at 9:30AM. If you just want a ticket to the show, it is $20. A purchase of $60 or more will get your family a year’s membership in the LPB Kids Club. Visit lpb.org or call (225) 767-4214 or 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4214 for more information or to purchase tickets.

SPEAKING OF PBS STARS…

LPB Buddy of the PBS Kids Show Dinosaur Train will be the special guest at A Barnyard Easter on Sunday, March 21 from 2:00-4:00PM at the Citiplace Barnes & Noble in Baton Rouge. We will also have a special performance by the Shaky Egg Lady, a very special Easter Egg Hunt, face painting, goody bags. Kleinpeter’s Ice Cream, Raising Cane mascot Cane and the entire Graves Family and the Red Barn Farm Tours, an educational group that has a petting zoo that teaches children about animals. For a small donation, we will take a picture of your child with Buddy.

UPCOMING AND ONGOING EVENTS -

PBS KIDS GO WRITERS' CONTEST – Contest for children in kindergarten through the third grade to create their own stories and drawings. Deadline is April 5. Visit the website for more information and the entry form.

BARNES & NOBLE ONLINE BOOK FAIR UNDERWAY

Your online purchases from Barnes & Noble can mean extra money for LPB today through March 6th. If you purchase anything from www.bn.com, Friends of LPB will receive part of the proceeds if you type in the code "10129823" when checking out. Look for our in-store Book Fair at Barnes & Noble March 17th through 29th. Just mention LPB at the cash register.

SHOPLPB IS ALWAYS OPEN

LPB Friends members can get a 15% discount on all ShopLPB purchases. Just type in your code when you check out.

We now have permanently lower prices on the duPont Columbia award-winning Louisiana: A History series ($99) and the companion book Louisiana: An Illustrated History ($37).

Visit ShopLPB or call 1-800-973-7246. For a copy of our new color catalogue with descriptions of most of our documentaries, music specials and educational series just email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)or call 1-800-272-8161 or 767-4274.

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March 8-14, 2010

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MARCH 2010 MEMBER BENEFITS:

Monroe Symphony Orchestra
Valid for 2-for-1 admission during the month; subject to availability.
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Shreveport Opera
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