Celebrity Birthday Bash weekend

NBA player and Baton Rouge native Tyrus Thomas invites you to his first annual charity/birthday weekend with proceeds to benefit the Tyrus Thomas Foundation. The three-day weekend event kicks off Friday, Aug. 17 with a concert at the Varsity by Curren$y, and continues on Saturday with the official Tyrus Thomas Celebrity Weekend After-Party, hosted by Hollywood heartthrob Lance Gross. Finally, you can enjoy a gospel dinner on Sunday night, featuring four-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer Yolanda Adams. All public events are by ticket only, and can be purchased at tyrusthomasweekend.com.