Shared from the 4/4/2019 American Press eEdition

LAKE CHARLES SYMPHONY FUNDRAISER

Chef teams heat things up at Wild Beast Feast

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Special to the American Press

Zydepokes, McNeese State University’s zydeco band, will perform at Wild Beast Feast Saturday.

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The Lake Charles Symphony is hosting its 19th annual Wild Beast Feast 5-8 p.m. Saturday at VFW Post 2130, 5676 Lake St.

The annual event is a fundraiser for the symphony’s upcoming concert series.

Heather Rashall, Wild Beast Feast coordinator, said about 20 chef teams cooking different Cajun dishes will be featured at the event.

“The chefs will be cooking many Cajun-styled dishes using wild game. There will be Cajun shrimp tostadas, oyster smoked beer bisque, roasted duck and goose imperial, and many more dishes in the works,” Rashall said.

Admission is $50 for adults, $25 for students/children and free for children 5 and under. The ticket will provide unlimited sampling throughout the event and afterward will be used to cast votes for the People’s Choice Award. The team with the most votes will win the award. There will also be prizes awarded to the top three chef teams.

Live entertainment will be provided during in the event by McNeese State University’s zydeco band “Zydepokes.”

“We wanted to partner with McNeese in order to utilize their students and their talent,” Rashall said.

All the proceeds from the event will be beneficial to the symphony and its educational outreach program.

“We partner with different schools to promote symphonic music. In the past we have worked with Chris Gunter at Barbe High School to get more symphonic music to high school and middle school students. Our future plans are to expose and feature student in concerts,” she said.

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