BR Little Theater looks for casts for 1 musical, 2 plays

Baton Rouge Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd., has scheduled auditions for three upcoming productions:

• Vocal auditions for its production of the Stephen Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, and are by appointment only. Dance auditions and call backs will be Sunday and Monday, Jan. 22-23. These audition times will be announced later. The production will run Thursdays through Sundays, March 9-25.

• Auditions for the Second Stage production of David Mamet’s play Speed-The-Plow will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, with call backs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. The play will run Feb. 24-March 4.

• Auditions for the Second Stage production of Steve Martin’s play The Underpants will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, with call backs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. The play will run April 13-22.

For play information, audition requirements, to schedule an appointment or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.BRLT.org

Fences tickets

Tickets are on sale for New Venture Theatre’s production of August Wilson’s play Fences, which runs Friday through Sunday, Feb. 10-12, at Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Greg Williams Jr. is the director. Tickets are $20. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.newventuretheatre.com

At the libraries

East Baton Rouge Parish Libraries are showing several exhibits in January:

• Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd., is showing Bugs! by Glasgow Middle School Talented Art Students and Do the Zoo! by BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo. For more information, call [phone].

• Carver Branch Library, 720 Terrace St., is showing Works of Origami. For more information, call [phone].

• Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road, is showing Swamp Art. For more information, call [phone].

• Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road, is showing Sunday Best, featuring Irma Miller’s collection of ceramic art; and work by the Pelican Woodcarvers Guild. For more information, call [phone].

• Zachary Branch Library, 1900 Church St., Zachary, is showing Zachary Historic Village. For more information, call [phone].

Camera workshop set

Registration is open for the Louisiana Photographic Society’s camera basics workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road. Jay Patel will be the instructor. Registration is by email.

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Sculptor at LSU

The LSU College of Art & Design’s Distinguished Lecture Series presents sculptor/artist Jesús Moroles at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Room 103 of the Design Building. The lecture is free.

Moroles established himself as one of the master sculptors of his generation in 1996 with a “sculpture plaza” for the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum in Wichita, Kan. Moroles’ work also will be on exhibition Jan. 22-April 29 at the LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St.

ON THE INTERNET

http://www.moroles.com

http://www.lsumoa.com

Philharmonic collaboration

The LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts is set to begin a 30-month collaboration with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, funded through a $750,000 award to the orchestra by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

The LPO-LSU partnership will use resources from the only full-time professional orchestra in the Gulf South and the flagship public university of Louisiana to expand the market of music performance and create 21st century access through technology to music and educational content.

The first project of the LPO-LSU partnership will be a live internet webcast of “Becoming American: A Musical Journey” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, from St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. This concert is offered as part of the orchestra’s multi-year partnership with The Historic New Orleans Collection and celebrates the Bicentennial of Louisiana Statehood.

To watch the performance, visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.lpomusic.com

Photography Classes

Sharon Turner Photography Studio, 11522 Cedar Park Ave., is offering photography classes. For a list of classes, a schedule or more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://sharonturner.net

Arbor Day celebration

The Burden Center, 4560 Essen Lane, will host Arbor Day at the Burden Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21. Visitors will plant trees. There also will be a 5K hike, scavenger hunt, hayrides, bonfires, an appearance by Smokey the Bear, hot dogs, sodas and free seedlings to bring home. Admission is $10, family; $5, individuals.

Also registration is open for a photography workshop by David Humphreys on April 12 and 14. The fee is $150. The class is presented by the Burden Horticultural Society.

To register or for more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.burdenhorticulturesociety.com

At Rosedown

Rosedown State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville, continues its “Lost Arts of the Nineteenth Century” living history demonstrations series from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, with the lost art of candle making. For more information, call (225) 635-3110.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.lastateparks.com

In West Baton Rouge

The West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen, is showing two exhibits:

• Currently showing is Ladies of Lincoln’s Era, which examines the stories of 12 women living during the era of Abraham Lincoln who made a difference in American History.

• Through March 11, Life and Landscapes along Louisiana Highway #1, featuring works by members of the Associated Women in Arts. Coinciding with the exhibit will be a book signing.

For more information, all [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.org

In Pointe Coupee

The Arts Council of Pointe Coupee will present an all-day dance seminar and free performance by the Cangelosi Dance Project on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Julien Poydras Museum and Arts Center, 500 W. Main St. For specific times and more information, call [phone] or [phone].

In Livingston Parish

The Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library, 8101 U.S. 190, Denham Springs, is showing an exhibit of artwork by Nell Passman and Betty Ainslie. For more information, call [phone].

In Covington

The St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• Through Saturday, Jan. 28, the exhibit Paper & Stone Exhibition: New Works by Ed Whiteman & Michael Eddy.

• Registration is open for an art demonstration by Carol Hallock at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20. The fee is $10 for association members and $15 for nonmembers.

• Tickets are on sale for the Geaux Arts Ball set for 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door.

• Registration is open for Weekly Watercolor Classes with Karen Stakelum, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Jan. 19. The fee is $89 per class.

• Registration is open for Wine Tasting with Adam Acquistapace at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24. The fee is $20. The class is for adults only.

• Registration is open for the oil painting workshop Painting From Life, 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, Feb. 8, 15, 29 and March 7, 14 and 21. The fee is $200 for members and $220 for nonmembers. The daily rate is $40 for members and $45 for nonmembers.

• Registration is open for Mardi Gras Fingerprints Art Classes for Kids, Feb. 22-24. The fee is $120 for members and $120 for nonmembers. Daily rates are $50 for members and $55 for nonmembers. For ages 6-12.

• Registration is open for a demonstration series by Sandra Burshell, 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 9. Admission is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

• Registration is open for the four-weekend course Sculpting the Portrait & Figure in Clay, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Saturdays and Sundays, March 10-11, 17-18, 24-25 and March 31-April 1. The fee is $350 for members and $370 for nonmembers.

• Registration is open for Friday Night Clay Night, 5-7 p.m. The fee is $20.

• The St. Tammany Photographic Society meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month. For more information, visit http://www.stphotosociety.org.

For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://sttammanyartassociation.org

In Hammond

The Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Exhibition will run through Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Other scheduled exhibitions are the Hammond Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Feb. 10-March 8; Digital Art Exhibit on Lamar Billboards, March 5-April 1; Tangi Public Schools Talented Artists Exhibit, March 16-28; and the 30th Anniversary Party and George Rodrigue Exhibit opening reception, 6-9 p.m. April 13. Gallery hours are 1-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.hammondarts.org

At the Hilliard Museum

The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary St., Lafayette, will host a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Satire, Scandal and Spectacle: The Art of George Schmidt. The reception will be the opening for the museum’s year of Louisiana arts and artists celebration of the state’s bicentennial. For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.museum.louisiana.edu

At AcA

Tickets are on sale for upcoming performances in the Jazz @ the Center series at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette:

• 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, Fred Hersch Trio. Tickets are $18-$45.

• 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, Hot Club of Detroit. Tickets are $18-$45.

• 8 p.m. Friday, May 18, Dr. Michael White. Tickets are $18-$45.

For tickets or more information, visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.acadianacenterforthearts.org

At Ohr-O’Keefe

Admission will be free to the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss., during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 16. Featured in the museum is the exhibit Monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by John Wilson. For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.georgeohr.org

In Jefferson Parish

Tickets are on sale for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s production of Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show through Jan. 22 at Teatro Wego Theatre, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego. Also, tickets are on sale for the arts society’s presentation of Hairspray starring John “Spud” McConnell and Broadway’s Michelle Dowdy. The show runs Saturdays and Sundays, Jan. 28-29 and Feb. 5-6, in the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Ave., Metairie. For tickets, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.jpas.org

Performance postponed

The New Orleans Ballet Association has postponed the performance of the Shen Wei Dance Arts. The performance originally was scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21. Ticket holders can redeem their ticket value for any of the three remaining performances. For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.nobadance.com

At the WWII museum

The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., New Orleans, has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• Noon, Wednesday, Jan. 18, buffet seating, The Victory Belles Lullaby of Broadway,The Stage Door Canteen.

• Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, Lunchbox Lecture, “The Looting and Destruction of Art in Italy” by Chrissy Gregg.

• 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, film screening, Forgotten Soldiers, documentary premier, The Solomon Victory Theater.

• 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20-21, dinner seating; and 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, brunch seating, Winter Variety Series featuring The Rat Pack Now Tribute Show, The Stage Door Canteen.

• 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, family programming, Young Historians Tour.

• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, Living History Corps.

• 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, film screening, Wake Island (1942), The Stage Door Canteen.

• Noon Wednesday, Jan. 25, buffet seating, The Victory Belles Lullaby of Broadway, The Stage Door Canteen.

• 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, Pub Quiz, The Stage Door Canteen.

• 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, dinner seating; and 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, buffet seating, Winter Variety Series featuring “Salute to Satchmo,” The Stage Door Canteen.

For tickets or more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET: http://www.naitonalww2museum.org

At Southern Rep

Tickets are on sale for Southern Repertory Theatre’s production of A.R. Gurney’s play Love Letters at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. This will be the company’s last production in its space at One Canal Place, 333 Canal St., New Orleans. Tickets are $20.

For tickets or more information, call [phone].

At the Ogden Museum

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, is showing several exhibits:

• Through Feb. 26, Ersy: Architect of Dreams and Óyeme Con Los Ojos.

• Jan. 19-April 8, The Created World of Enrique Alférez.

• Jan. 19-April 8, The Past Still Present: Photographs by David Halliday.

• Jan. 19-April 8, The Shape of Louisiana Commenting on the Shape of Louisiana.

• Through Jan. 29, Ashton Ramsey (Prospect.2 New Orleans).

• Through Feb. 5, Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Art Contest and Exhibition.

• Through Feb. 5, Looking to Learn: Ursuline Academy.

For more information, call [phone].