The Symphony Guild in conjunction with the Shreveport Symphony Orches tra held an event Sept. 14 to welcome the new season, introduce the 20th annual Symphony Shopper's Card, raise further awareness of symphony activities and seek membership opportunities for the guild.

Coco Chanel triggered one of the nation’s most enduring fashion trends back in the 1920s, and it wasn’t her shoes or the cut of her dress, but a bronze, glowing suntan! Since that time, the thought of a sun-kissed glow took a 180-degree turn from being associated with the working class to the embodiment of glamour.