AC23 - Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge

Original Air Date: 2/11/2021 - In this episode, AC23 is joined by John Griffin, a guitarist, songwriter, photographer, and voice actor. Griffin discusses his background in the arts and reflects on how his upbringing fostered a deep love for music and the arts.

Original Air Date: 2/4/2021 - Today, AC23 is joined by Beth Welch, a visual artist whose work is currently showcased in the Arts Council's gallery. She explores her creative process in curating the exhibition, delving into the details and the compelling backstories woven into each piece.

Original Air Date: 1/22/2021 - On this Episode, AC23 is Joined by Misti Byrnes, the Director of Public Relations at the Arts Council, discusses her journey as an artist and reflects on how it led her to the various opportunities and organizations she's had the privilege to be a part of.

Original Air Date: 12/10/2023 - Facilitator Rannah Gray and alumni from our most recently completed Creative Aging Writers’ Workshop, which includes host Pam Bordelon, share the exciting journey of writing and compiling the short stories they wrote into a book – Louisiana Short Stores: An Anthology from America’s Most Storied State . You can also find out how to get your copy!

Original Air Date: 11/26/2023 - Two special guests drop by the Jan & Bill Grimes Recording Studio to visit with host Pam Bordelon for the latest installment of AC23. Chris Adams, ACGBR’s Director of Technical Operations, details the Bridges Project, which is taking theatre students from across our state to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ThenPhilanthropy & Gifts Officer Erin Do...

Original Air Date: 11/27/2022 - Host, Pam Bordelon is joined by actress, writer and producer Jency Hogan to talk about Days of Daisy and how the story was created through her own passions and experiences.

Original Air Date: 11/20/2022 - “Work Downtown Play Downtown” is a new initiative being developed to push downtown workers to stay longer after work by giving them extra discounts at the different eating places in the downtown area. This incentive will help alleviate the traffic flow during the construction of a new interstate route. This episode also features Samantha Morgan talking about the wal...

Original Air Date: 11/6/2022 - AC23 is joined today by Angie and Travis Newt from Boomerang Comedy as they speak on the origins of the Boomerang Comedy Improv Theater. The Boomerang Comedy Theater is a space used for enrichment and encourages creativity. They talk about the broad range of opportunities the theater provides by simply being associated with Boomerang Comedy.

Original Air Date: 10/30/2022 - Host Pam Bordelon is joined today by Pointe Coupee artist Henry Watson, who has been perfecting his skill in woodcarving for over 40 years and developed an international fan base.

Original Air Date: 10/23/22 - AC23 is joined today by Garland “Goodwind” Wilson, the Artistic Director and founder of “Of Moving Colors” Contemporary Dance Company. Garland chats about how the organization came to be and how its art evolved after the pandemic.

Original Air Date: 10/2/2022 - The host Pam Bordelon is joined today by the Director of the Baton Rouge Chorus Sweet Adelines, Sharie Baron, and Emily Woscle as they speak on the Sweet Adelines Chorus. The Baton Rouge Sweet Adelines Chorus is a women's acapella barbershop-style choir. They talk about what this chorus is all about and the different things the chorus is involved in. They also talk a...

Original Air Date: 9/18/2022 - On this episode of AC23, the host Pam Bordelon is joined by Molly Buchmann and Christine Perkins with the Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre talking about the upcoming 30th anniversary of its 'Nutcracker: Tales from the Bayou' ballet, as well as the rest of its 22-23 season.

Original Air Date: 9/11/2022 - On this episode of AC23, the host Pam Bordelon is joined by Marie Flowers, the education programs manager for the arts council, and, Sean Joffrion, the fine arts director of the East Baton Rouge School system to talk about Arts in Education week. They talk about how arts are and should be integrated into schools.

Original Air Date: 9/4/2022 - On this episode of AC23, Pam Bordelon is joined by the CEO of the Baton Rouge Symphony, Eric Marshall, and Diane Tate, chairwoman of the Irene W. & C.B. Pennington Foundation Great Performers in Concert Series as they are getting prepared to host the next performance featuring violist Hilary Hahn.

Original Air Date: 8/28/2022 - On this episode of AC23, Pam Bordelon is joined by Kathryn Frady, the new general director for Opera Louisiana, to speak about her career, plans and Opera Louisiane's upcoming season.

Original Air Date: 8/14/2022 - Pam Bordelon speaks with Sarah Gardener with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, on its downtown Baton Rouge public art restoration project.

Original Air Date: 7/31/2022 - On this episode, Pam Bordelon speaks with James “Big Brown” Joseph, a UPS delivery man who once played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters, and started the movement known as “Big Brown Reaching Back” which provides air-conditioning to homes in need and his foundation “Big Brown Cares.”

Original Air Date: 7/24/2022 - LSU Vet School communications manager Sandy Sarr and inaugural artist Shelby Prendiville join host Pam Bordelon to talk about the school's new artist-in-residence program..

Original Air Date: 1/19/2022 - The Cary Saurage Community Arts Center and Learning Tree Productions LLC., producer of Africans on the Mississippi and Cutting Cane are hosting a free screening of the award-winning documentary. Dion Guillory is joined with producer Spencer Howard to discuss the inspiration and backstory for his documentary.

Original Air Date: 1/13/2022 - In honor of Black History Month and its theme Black Health and Wellness, the Artist Advisory Board and the Arts Council are hosting an exhibition titled “Healing History”. The speaker Dion Guillory is speaking with activist, artist, gallery owner, and guest curator, Kristen Downing about her contributions to the exhibition and how she’s inspired by African-American h...

Original Air Date: 11/19/2023 - Clay Achée, Chase Bernard, and sidekick Ziggy pop into the Jan & Bill GrimesRecording Studio to give AC23 host Pam Bordelon the scoop on the second season of the puppet-themed show now airing. Set in a Louisiana junkyard arts center, the live-action puppet series follows 9-year-old Ziggy as he discovers ways to express himself and connect with others through the...

Original Air Date: 11/12/2023 - Samuel C. Spitaleis a native of Amite and a graduate of LSU. From a career start as senior manager of global product development at Lucasfilm Ltd., the Los Angeles-based journalist, storyteller, and humorist has penned the insightful book How to Win the War on Truth. In town for the recent Louisiana Book Festival, he took some time to sit down with Pam Bordelon for...

Original Air Date: 11/5/2023 - On Nov. 8, the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Louisiana State Archives and LSU Library’s T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History are teaming up for the state premiere of Dear Sirs , which recounts the story of an American soldier captured by the German army in France during World War II. Filmmakers Mark Pedri and Carrie McC...

Original Air Date: 10/29/2023 - Creatives for the Culture welcomes you to The Corner  in this week’s edition of AC23. Founders Troy Roberson Lee, Evelyn Ware and Mike Weary talk with host Pam Bordelon about the evolution of this collaborative project with ACGBR and what’s on tap for November’s The Corner. 

Original Air Date: 10/22/2023 - For more than 60 years, Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre has brought dance to the Capital City. On Oct. 29, it opens its 2023-2024 season with Ballet Magnificat’s Scarlet Cord. Tune in as host Pam Bordelon visits with BRBT co-artistic director Molly Buchmann and Ballet Magnificat founders Kathy and Kevin Thibodeaux, who have an amazing story on how this all came to fruiti...