The Week in Arts for Feb. 5, 2012

A compilation of arts events for the week ahead.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5

• AVA LEAVELL HAYMON POETRY READING, BOOK SIGNING: 2 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Poet, playwright Ava Leavell Haymon reads from her recent book Why the House is Made of Gingerbread. Also featuring poet and LSU Professor John D. Pizer. Free admission to LASM galleries on first Sunday of the month. http://www.lasm.org.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 2 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• INSIDER’S VIEWING OF ‘TEARING GRANITE’: 2 p.m., LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. In conjunction with the exhibition Tearing Granite: Jesus Moroles. [phone].

TUESDAY, FEB. 7

• FLAMENCO VIVO DANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCE: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Flamenco and Spanish dance company event. $45. http://www.manshiptheatre.org.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.
• LSU CHAMBER SINGERS: 7:30 p.m., University United Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive.
• FLUTIST CRISTINA BELLATORI GUEST RECITAL: 7:30 p.m., LSU School of Music Recital Hall.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8

• VOCAL QUINTET FIVE BY DESIGN IN CONCERT: 7:30 p.m., LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive. $25, general admission; $15, faculty and staff; $10, students. [phone] or http://music.lsu.edu.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.

THURSDAY, Feb. 9

• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport. http://www.caabr.org.
• CRUSADE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LECTURE: 6 p.m., Old Governor’s Mansion, 502 North Blvd. Southern University professor Peter J. Breaux lectures on Louisiana’s First Crusade for Civil Rights, 1868-1880. Foundation for Historical Louisiana event. $10, general admission; free, FHL members. http://www.fhl.org.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.

FRIDAY, Feb. 10

• LIVE FROM THE STARVING EAR: 7 p.m., Unitarian Church, 8470 Goodwood Blvd. Show by satirical songwriter Roy Zimmerman. $15, at the door. [phone].
• LSU CONCERT SPECTACULAR: 7:30 p.m., Student Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive. $28, general admission; $19, staff and seniors; $15, students. [phone] or http://music.lsu.edu.
• FENCES: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. A New Venture Theatre production. Opening night. $20. [phone] or http://www.newventuretheatre.com.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.
• HAIRSPRAY: 7:30 p.m., SLU’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. A Jefferson Performing Arts Society production. $30-$36. [phone].

SATURDAY, Feb. 11

• MRS. DOROTHY AND HER TRAVELING SHAKY EGG BAND: noon-2 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Regular admission applies; free to LASM members. [phone].
• IRVING AWARDS CEREMONY: 7 p.m., Northwest Community Center, 501 Samuel Drive, Eunice. Presented by Eunice Players Theatre. For tickets, call [phone].
• FENCES: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. A New Venture Theatre production. Opening night. $20. [phone] or http://www.newventuretheatre.com.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.

News Features staff