The Swamp Poppas Concert at WAC

Saturday | April 27 | 7 pm
Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St.
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The Swamp Poppas, a Minneapolis premier Louisiana Swamp band, will perform a concert at 7 pm on April 27 at Winona Arts Center, 228 E 5th St. This is our last concert of the spring season. We have a liquor license and will be serving wine, beer, and some Cajun treats. Let the Good Times Roll!

Doors open at 6 pm for coffeehouse and gallery viewing. Cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Tickets are available at Music Mart (formerly Hardt’s Music) or online at Eventbrite.

Swamp Pop is a mix of Louisiana Cajun, Zydeco, blues, rock, and country; the influences over the years are many and the mix gives you a rockin’ good time. It’s hard to say who has the most talent, who has played with the most bands or the most instruments. This is a dynamite group featuring Jan Stroup, guitarist & vocalist with 50 years on his music belt; Andy Vaaler on piano, organ, accordion, & vocals; Max Ray on sax & vocals; Joe Luoma on percussion, sound effects & vocals; Tedd Halvorson on guitar & vocals; Karl Smelker, founder of Swamp Poppas, on bass guitar; and finally, our own Winona native, Lucinda Plaisance on vocals.

The concert is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

For more information about this and other events at the Winona Arts Center, please visit our website at www.winonaarts.org.

The Winona Arts Center is a member of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/membership/.