Upcoming Dixie Shows listed below
Click the "Buy Tickets" button under each show description to purchase individual tickets.
4th Friday Jazz
Will be hosted by Grambling State University Jazz and will feature performances from Louisiana Tech and ULM plus other local Jazz Musicians.
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Reserved Seating Tickets -$25
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Table for two directly in front of the stage -$75
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Special Student pricing is available at the Dixie Box Office Only with a valid Student ID -$10
Ruston on the Row
A Songwriters Night
Friday, August 30, 7pm
A Nashville-style Writers Round on the stage at the Dixie hosted by Chancie Neal and Briana Calhoun. Songwriters will take the stage to share their music along with the stories that inspired their songs. This particular "Round" will feature music and stories from Kix Brooks and Bob DiPiero.
The Dixie has plans in place to host other Songwriter’s nights on future dates. Be watching!
Reserved Seating $35 plus fees- Day of Show $40 plus fees
ZAK MIRZ
Saturday, September 14, 7pm
Zak Mirz has toured for nearly a decade entertaining audiences all over the world.
Besides being a magic advisor to David Blaine’s special “The Magic Way,” Zak FOOLED Penn and Teller on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” and has launched his first special “Ticket for One,” now streaming on YouTube. Additionally, he has created a deck of cards to raise both money and awareness to fight human trafficking.
And he is thrilled to be with us in Ruston, Louisiana on Saturday, September 14th.
Reserved Seating $35 plus fees- Day of Show $40 plus fees
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Dixie Legends Fête
Thursday, September 26, 6pm
At the Ruston Civic Center
This is going to be a night of celebration, awards, music, and casino fun with a variety of food stations set up throughout the Civic Center plus a cash bar. It is our hope to make this inaugural event an annual extravaganza that you will most certainly want to be a part of!
This year’s awards and recipients:
The Linda Graham-Wells Award recognizes individuals and companies that significantly contributed to the preservation of the Dixie Center within our region. Our
distinguished recipient of this award is T.L. James, LLC.
The Tommy Folk Award commends volunteers for their dedicated time and service towards making the Dixie Center such an iconic part of our community. Our distinguished recipient of this award is Mrs. Mary Ann Woods.
The Elizabeth English Award acknowledges outstanding board service. Two distinguished recipients of this award are Lawrence Gibbs and Larry Jarrell. Jarrell, who will not be present will also be honored with a specialty cocktail named after him during this event.
Individual Tickets $60- Includes Food, Dixie Wine Glass, $500 Casino Voucher.
We have several levels of Sponsorship for this event. Click the button below to see these opportunities.
Jamie O'Neal
Saturday, September 28, 7pm
Jamie O’Neal is a Platinum-selling country singer and hit songwriter that became a household name in 2001 with her back-to-back # 1 singles, “There Is No Arizona” and “When I Think About Angels.” With multiple hits that followed, including “Shiver,” “Trying To Find Atlantis” and “Somebody’s Hero,” Jamie caught fire. She earned numerous career accolades (including multiple Grammy nominations), she’s an ACM and Billboard Awards winner and has appeared on The Tonight Show, Dave Letterman, and numerous other national tv shows.
While she has penned most of her own songs, Jamie has also written hits for such notable artists as Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Leann Rimes, Cece Winans, Idina Menzel, and others. Her voice can be heard internationally in major motion pictures including All by Myself for Bridget Jones’s Diary.
She was also picked to perform with Carrie Underwood when she needed the perfect duet partner for CMT’s 100 greatest duets with Does He Love You.
Reserved Seating $35 plus fees- Day of Show $40 plus fees
Selwyn Birchwood
Saturday, October 5, 7pm
No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there's no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough...lyrically and musically intense" —American Songwriter
"Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." —Guitar World
Although award-winning Florida musician Selwyn Birchwood is firmly rooted in the tradition, the young guitarist, lap steel player, songwriter and vocalist sets a course for the future of the blues with his visionary, original music. Birchwood, whose band features the pulsating interplay of his blistering guitar with Regi Oliver's driving baritone sax, deploys a singular sound and style all his own. He calls it "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues," an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul, played and sung with the fire-and-brimstone fervor of a revival tent preacher with a hellhound on his trail. Tastemaker Americana music magazine No Depression says, "Selwyn Birchwood reaches back in the blues tradition to launch something out of this world."
Reserved Seating $35 plus fees- Day of Show $40 plus fees
C.J. Solar
Saturday, October 26, 7pm
With the fuel of both Southern rock and country music influences pumping through his veins, it’s no surprise that CJ Solar is a natural at fusing the two worlds. Combine that with Delta blues, compliments of a childhood spent in Cajun country, and you’ve got one notable up-and-comer, with the pure musical talent and vocal chops to back him up. Already turning heads throughout Nashville, Baton Rouge, and beyond, having been named one of the“New Artists You Need To Know” by Rolling Stone Country, Solar says the driving force behind his untimely success isn’t fame nor fortune – it’s just a diehard infatuation with the music he grew up on.
When not out touring the country headlining his own shows and opening for such artists as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Jr and Gary Allan, he continues to write and record. He's released 3 EP's and 2022’s debut full-length “The Future’s Neon” comprised of songs he's co-written. He's also penned songs for artists such as Jason Aldean, Jerrod Niemann, and Justin Moore, while also writing number-one singles for Jameson Rodgers with 2020's "Some Girls" and Morgan Wallen's breakout hit "Up Down" featuring Florida Georgia Line.
Reserved Seating $35 plus fees- Day of Show $40 plus fees
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A Christmas Blues Spectacular
Featuring D.K. Harrell
and Friends
Saturday, December 14, 7pm
Join us for this benefit show for the Dixie as D.K. Harrell and Friends bring us a Christmas Blues Spectacular! This show is sure to make your Christmas seem a little less blue and more Merry and Bright. The stage will be filled with many North Louisiana Notables that you don't want to miss!
D.K. Harrell is an emerging Blues artist from Ruston, Louisiana. In 2019, he performed at the B.B. King Symposium and was given the honor of playing one of B.B. King's signature Lucille guitars. He competed in the 2022 International Blues Challenge and finished in 3rd place out of over 200+ international Blues acts.
As a Blues artist, D. K. Harrell is dedicated to the preservation of the Traditional Blues created and performed by B.B. King, Little Milton, and other great Blues artists. D.K. is an artist who wants to bring his perspective of the Blues to the world with the message that younger generations have the blues too. D.K. was also featured in the November 2022 edition of the Living Blues Magazine. D.K. released his debut album,” The Right Man”, on June 30, 2023, under the Little Village Label by Jim Pugh. Currently, D.K. is touring domestically and internationally.
Reserved Seating $25 plus fees- Day of Show $30 plus fees
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Jonnie W.
Saturday, January 11, 7pm
In a world where more and more people are choosing to stay home and binge-watch their entertainment, Jonnie W. represents an anomaly - an artist whose show needs to be experienced LIVE. Combining music, off-beat standup, and a skewed view of the world, Jonnie crafts a comedy experience that you and your family will be quoting in the car on the way home. He’s brought the funny to stages in 48 states - from comedy clubs to Fortune 500 companies, churches and leadership conferences. Jonnie's award-winning comedy is played daily on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and his latest Drybar Comedy special is a viral hit, garnering over 5 million views.
Jonnie lives with his lovely wife Curry in Nashville, because that's where all their stuff is.
Reserved Seating $35 plus fees- Day of Show $40 plus fees
Russ-Town Jazz
FREE
Benefit Show for the Dixie
Saturday, January 25, 7pm
The Russ-Town Jazz Band comes together again in this fun fundraiser for the Dixie Center. Donations will be received!
Free admission for this concert.
Kings of Harlem
February 8, 7pm
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY LAYON GRAY
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first Black-owned, all-Black professional basketball team in history, Kings Of Harlem is the story of seven men who overcame adversity to win more than 2,000 games. Formed five years before the Harlem Globetrotters, the New York “Harlem” Rens compiled one of the most impressive winning streaks in basketball history and would change the way the game is played forever. From the writer/director of Black Angels Over Tuskegee.
Reserved Seating $40 plus fees- Day of Show $45 plus fees
