SCHEDULE
INVENTED INSTRUMENTS BY BRYAN DAY
Demonstration / Hands-on activity
Location: Room 102
Time: 10 & 11 a.m.
Musical Performance
Location: Plaza Stage
Time: 1:30 p.m.
MAKE YOUR OWN NOISE MACHINE!
Contact Mic Workshop
with Alex Abalos of New Orleans’ Music Box Village
Signup for this special workshop to learn how to use contact mics to make your own Cigar Box Noise Machine! Amplify the world around you!
Location: BREC Independence Event Center (Behind BREC Café)
Time: 10am, 11pm, & 12pm
VINYL & VINO (MOCKTAIL EDITION)
Vinyl Record Painting Workshop
Curated by: ellemnop.art
with artist Nathaniel A.J. Landry
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Hands-on painting experience
- Abstract painting secrets
- Paint your own vinyl record
- Flavorful Mocktail menu
Location: Teen Programming Room
Time: 12pm
KIDS’ ORCHESTRA
DRUM CIRCLE AND INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO
Join the Kids’ Orchestra team for a drum circle with various percussion instruments! They’ll also have an instrument petting zoo where you can try your hand at things like a violin, trombone, clarinet, and more! Teachers will be on hand to assist.
Drum Circle
Location: Grass area near BREC Café
Times: 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30, 3:45 p.m.
Instrument Petting Zoo
Location: in front of the BREC Café
Time: 10-4
MAKING MUSIC WITH REPURPOSED OBJECTS
& HANDMADE ELECTRONICS
Erin Demastes is an experimental composer, sound artist, and Ph.D. candidate at LSU. Join her as she performs and talks about her research making music with unusual materials.
Location: Room 102
Time: 12:30 p.m.
BUILD YOUR OWN INSTRUMENT
Come try your hand at building your own instrument! Materials provided and instructors will be on site to assist.
Location: BREC Independence Event Center (Behind BREC Café)
Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Instrument Showcase at 3 p.m.
LADY CHOPS
Lady Chops who performed with the Off-Broadway show STOMP will host her Rock the Rhythm Bucket Drumming Workshop for ages 8 and up. She is also bringing her one-woman, interactive drumming show “Drum Roll Please” for all ages to the Maker Faire Plaza Stage!
Rock the Rhythm Bucket Drum Workshop
Location: Teen Programming Room
Time: 10-10:30 a.m. & 11-11:30 a.m.
“Drum Roll Please” Performance
Location: Plaza Stage
Time: 2:45 p.m.
ALGORAVE LOUISIANA – LIVE MUSICAL CODING
Algorave is a music-making performance using live-coding, where coders produce dance music live in front of the audience while projecting their screen for the audience to see how the music is made.
Location: Room 102
Time: 2 p.m.
DESIGN A BAND POSTER
Design your own Band Poster using old magazines to make a collage with local artist, Kara Heck
Location: Teen Programming Room
Time: 2 p.m.
MINOS THE SAINT
Come listen to the chamber-folk sounds of Minos the Saint!
Location: Plaza Stage
Time: 11 a.m. & 12 p.m.
MOBILE RECORDING STUDIO
Baton Rouge Music Studios is launching the JAM BUS, a mobile recording studio for all ages. Attendees can record music or a mini podcast, and receive digital copies. Instruments and karaoke tracks are provided for a fun, interactive experience.
Location: Plaza Drop-off Area (near the food trucks)
Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
THE ACADIAN CIRCUS
The Acadian Circus brings aerial, fire and flow artists to the stage! Enjoy breathtaking aerials alongside mesmerizing ground performances featuring rope dart, staves, and the cyr wheel. Come see their performances and say hello!
Location: Plaza
Time: 11, 12, 2:45 p.m.
VIRTUAL REALITY STATION
Come play some music-themed virtual reality games!
Location: Outside Large Meeting Room
Time: 10-12, 1-3 p.m.
TINY REF DESK CONCERT SERIES
2nd Floor Mini Stage
UKULELE ORCHESTRA
St. Alban’s Ukulele Orchestra will grace us with their acoustical acumen!
Location: 2nd Floor Stage
Time: 10 a.m.
BRC’s BREAKTHROUGH GROUP
Come hear Baton Rouge Conservatory’s Breakthrough Group! Music from Cajun to Celtic, and Disco to Dubstep. These teenagers will have you tapping and swaying to the beat.
Location: 2nd Floor Stage
Time: 10:45 a.m.
BEX HILL
Local singer/songwriter Bex Hill will perform pop rock tunes filled with peace and love!
Location: 2nd Floor Stage
Time: 11:30 a.m.
GREATER BATON ROUGE CHILDREN’S CHOIR
The mission of the Greater Baton Rouge Children’s Choir is to equip and empower its members from diverse backgrounds to develop strong character and artistic leadership.
Location: 2nd Floor Stage
Time: 12:15 p.m.
THE TMM PROJECT
The TMM Project will perform live music, sharing their mission to empower today’s youth through self-expression and creativity.
Location: 2nd Floor Stage
Time: 1:15 p.m.
MATH GROOVES
Math Grooves™ is a collection of songs to engage students in learning several critical foundational math concepts using music. Math Grooves™ were composed by award winning mathematics educator, Johnette Roberts Ballard also known as “Ms. Sunshine.” Come see her perform and learn more about her program for children!
Location: 2nd Floor Stage
Time: 2:15 p.m.