Cajun bluesman Tab Benoit will bring a message of wetlands conservation to Chattanooga this week with two Riverbend-related performances and eight screenings of “Hurricane on the Bayou” at the Imax Theater.
Mr. Benoit will be featured in a Bend Unplugged performance at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Imax, followed by a show on the Unum Stage at 9:30 p.m. The 45-minute documentary will be shown at 2 and 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The film offers a virtual tour of the scenic, fragile ecosystem that’s now being threatened by oil.
Mr. Benoit’s guitar and vocals captured the attention of director Greg MacGillivray in 2005 when he began filming “Hurricane on the Bayou.” Mr. MacGillivray intended to produce a film that would alert people to the destruction of Louisiana’s vital wetlands and how a hurricane could lead to a massive
IF YOU GO* What: “Hurricane on the Bayou.”* When: 2 and 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.* Where: Tennessee Aquarium Imax 3D Theater, 201 Chestnut St.* Admission: $8.50 adults, $6 children 3-12.* Phone: 800-262-0695.* Website: www.tnaqua.org.* Note: The first screening, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, accompanies musician Tab Benoit’s Bend Unplugged performance.
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