WORT 48th Birthday Bash

WORT 48^TH BIRTHDAY BASH.  Join WORT Community Radio on Sunday, December 10th at the Bur Oak for their 48th Birthday.  They have a great lineup of music and delicious birthday cake. At 7pm, Samba Novistas start the show with Brazilian flair, playing a wide variety of Brazilian and Brazilian-influenced music including samba, pagode, bossa nova, samba-reggae, lambada, sertanejo, coco and forro, as well as originals and their own interpretation of Anglo tunes. Music that is emotional, sensual, irrepressibly danceable and reaches beyond language. Samba Novistas is led and inspired by singer Ana Paula Johnson, a native of Rio de Janeiro.

At 8:30, it’s The Big Payback, an award winning funk & soul rock band with a smoking horn section that will be fronted by local singer Lo Marie for this special show. WORT Staff will serve birthday cake between sets.  Mingle with WORT staff and volunteers and celebrate WORT’s vital role in our community.  Tickets $15 Advance / $18 DOS.  You must be 21.  Link to tickets.