Cultural Alliance of the Americas

03/21/2012

Join us for our March Movie Night, Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Fielding Gallery, 525 Boston Street in downtown Covington, LA as we pay tribute to the life and music of the early female blues singers such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and others. The program will begin with a mini-concert of "blues" music with Don Vappie and Mike Esneault with special guest, Topsy Chapman, followed by the documentary "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues." The show begins at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6. It is $15 at the door and food and beverages are available for purchase. Seating is limited, so come early. You are welcome to bring your own chair and dancing is encouraged!

01/29/2012

Thanks to everyone who attended the Tribute to Django Reinhardt concert/movie night. We had a packed house and it was a great success!! A special thanks to our sponsors - Campbells Coffee & Tea, Zea's Restaurant, Rep. Schroeder, Fielding Gallery and St. John's. Also, thanks to Mayor Mike Cooper for stopping by - even though he had a previous commitment and couldn't stay - he just wanted to show his support and we appreciate that!!

01/22/2012

Join us for our January Movie Night, as we pay tribute to the life and music of Django Reinhardt and his contribution to the world of jazz and swing. The celebration will be held at Fielding Gallery at 525 Boston Street in downtown Covington, LA on Saturday, January 28 beginning at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6. It is $15 at the door and food and beverages are available for purchase. Seating is limited, so come early - bringing your "Chair in a bag" is welcomed. The program will begin with a special performance by Raphael Bas, Matt Rhody and Don Vappie as they pay tribute to his music and dancing is encouraged! Following the performance will be a documentary of Reinhardt's life.

10/15/2011

Our musical Director, Don Vappie, will be at the Pontchartrain Vineyard with a "killer" band tonight, October 15, 6:30 p.m. - He is playing bass with world-renowned musicians, Carlos Malta, Thomas Clausen and Celia Malheiros! Come out and join them!

10/04/2011

Thanks to everyone for coming to the Louisiana Swing concert on Saturday. It was great to see everyone dancing, enjoying Abita Quail Farm food and Heiner Brau beer, but especially enjoying the FANTASTIC music ringing through Abita Town Hall. Many thanks to BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet and Don Vappie and the Louisiana Swing Band!

09/28/2011

Check out Linda Dautreuil's nice write-up about this Saturday's concert: http://www.nola.com/community/st-tammany/index.ssf/2011/09/cultural.html

The Cultural Alliance of the Americas continues to offer programming centering on Southeast Louisiana’s cultural roots, the music that has evolved from those roots, and the awareness that the vibrant traditions we revere connect us to people and places around the world through the sounds we hear. CA...

09/22/2011

Get your discounted tickets at www.caota.org

09/08/2011

For advance tickets for the Louisiana Swing Concert on Saturday, October 1 at the Abita Town Hall, go to www.caota.org. This is going to be a great evening of music, with good food and drink and lots of dancing!

05/11/2011

Today marks the anniversary of the birth of iconic dancer and choreographer Martha Graham in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As quoted by NEA Dance Director Nigel Redden in the Summer 1984 issue of Arts Review, “Martha invented charisma.”

02/18/2011

Join us for Movie Night, Saturday, February 19, Studio 525 - 525 Boston St., Covington, LA. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Movie starts at 7, $10 donation, and food and beverages available for purchase. Feature film will be Alfred Hitchcock's 1928 silent film, "The Farmer's Wife" - Music for film provided by Joe Manuel and Don Vappie.

01/17/2011

Remembering Martin Luther King - civil disobedience accomplishes so much more than violence!