Southwest Louisiana Arts and Entertainment
Visiting the Imperial Calcasieu Museum while in the region is a must, as it is the leading fine arts and cultural center in the region. The mission of the Imperial Calcasieu Museum is to exhibit and support arts and artists, maintain a strong arts in education program, and preserve the unique culture and history of the region. The Museum is located at 204 West Sallier St. in Lake Charles. For more information, please call (337) 439-3797.
If you are interested in art, we recommend also visiting the Abercrombie Art Gallery, which is located in the Shearman Fine Arts Building, Room 124 at McNeese State University. The Abercrombie Gallery features a year-round exhibition series, featuring faculty, students, visiting artists and the Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition. For more information, please call (337) 475-5060.
Also, in the region is the Frame House Gallery, which is a unique art gallery located at 1640 Ryan Street in Lake Charles and Louviere Fine Arts which houses Original Paintings, Fine-Art Prints, Canvas Prints, & Art Books at 222-B Highway 171 in Moss Bluff.
Hearing The Lake Charles Symphony will be music to your ears. They hold a free family concert each spring, and in addition to the family concert, the Symphony promotes Arts-in-Education throughout the five-parish area with programs such as “Let’s Visit a Symphony Neighborhood,” “What Are Those People Doing Up There?” and “Meet the Composer.” In recent years, the Symphony has joined forces with the Louisiana Choral Foundation, Lake Charles Ballet Society, Lake Charles Civic Ballet, Dance Theatre Southwest, Lake Charles Little Theatre and others to bring the best in musical entertainment to this community. For more information about the Symphony and future performances, call (377) 433-1611.
For those in the mood for the theater, residents and visitors alike can catch a performance at The Little Theatre, a playhouse located at 813 Enterprise Boulevard in Lake Charles. The Little Theatre was founded in 1927 and gained momentum in its performances and applause until the stock market crash in 1929, which shut down the theatre for six years. It was briefly reopened in 1935, closed during World War II, and then reopened in 1945. Since then, the playhouse has been showing the residents of our region wonderful plays such as “Inherit the Wind,” “Dracula” and “Death of a Salesman.” For more information, please call (337) 433-7988.
We also recommend visiting one of our local casinos for gambling, dining and entertainment. Currently, the Southwest Louisiana region has three casinos, a horse racing track and an all-in-one facility:
• L’Auberge du Lac Hotel and Casino is located at 777 Avenue L'Auberge in Lake Charles, and features a golf course, spa, hotel, many wonderful choices for dining and other amenities. Check out their website at www.ldlcasino.com or give them a call at 1-866-580-7444.
• The Isle of Capri Casino and Hotel is located at 100 Westlake Avenue, in Westlake, and offers several dining choices, hotel, casino, spa and workout facilities. Their website is http://www.isleofcapricasinos.com and their number is (337) 430-0711.
• Coushatta Casino Resort, located in Kinder, LA, is a full service casino, hotel and golf retreat. Give them a call at (800) 58-GRAND or check out their website at www.coushattacasinoresort.com.
• If horse racing is your game, check out the Delta Downs Race Track and Casino for horse racing, off-track betting, a 24-hour casino, 130-foot buffet and much more. Delta Downs is located at 2717 Delta Downs Drive in Vinton, LA, and can be contacted at 1-800-589-7441 or via their website: http://www.deltadowns.com.
• Also in Vinton is the Longhorn Truck and Car Plaza, which has a casino, hotel, restaurant and store. It is located at 2374 Hwy. 109 South in Vinton, LA and can be reached by calling (337) 589-5647.
For information about the region, contact the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau, located at 1205 North Lake Shore Drive in Lake Charles. Call (337) 436-9588 or (800) 456-7952 for more information and for a list of services
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