The second season of the concert series to benefit St. Alphonsus Church in the Irish Channel commences this evening at 6 PM. Paul Sanchez, a native son of historic neighborhood (famously he was an altar boy at the church) performs until 8 PM.
The concert series has a great deal for music fans that imbibe. The admission is $10—but that includes three beverages. Sounds like a deal to me. Join the Friends of St. Alphonsus and go to all of the concerts for only $25 including the drinks. Sounds like an even better deal to me.
The goal of the series is to raise funds to preserve the 19th century church. Here’s a little detail about the historic building—St. Alphonsus Catholic Church was built in 1855 to serve the needs of the Irish Catholic immigrants who began settling in the neighborhood in the 1840s. In 1979, the church was closed. After a continuing fall into decline, FOSA was formed in 1990; in 1996, the building was declared a National Historic Landmark.
With glorious, yet deteriorating, ceiling frescos and stained glass windows over a century old, the building is breathtakingly beautiful and has been featured in Tremé and several movies… and the acoustics rock! See you there!
