Culturally Speaking for Oct. 21

Theater selling costumes; gallery will show Crespo’s later works

Baton Rouge Little Theater’s costume sale will run through Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the theater, 7155 Florida Blvd.

The theater has costumes for all ages, from infants to adults. Prices range from 50 cents to $25. All sales are final. Sale hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Hours are extended to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 25-27.

For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.brlt.org

Arts fest continues

The third annual Perkins Rowe Arts Festival continues from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the shopping center at Perkins and Bluebonnet. The show is hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and Perkins Rowe and includes visual artists, children’s activities and live music.

For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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http://www.artsbr.org

Sunday in the Park

Phat Hat will play from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the next performance of the Sunday in the Park free concert series on the North Boulevard Town Square. The series is hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and 225 Magazine and includes face painting and balloon creations for children.

For more information, visit the website.

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http://www.artsbr.org

Crespo show set

The LSU School of Art’s Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., will show the exhibit Mysteries: Works by Michael Crespo from Saturday, Oct. 27, through Friday, Dec. 14. A celebratory reception is set for 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. This collection of oil paintings and works on paper curated by Libby Johnson and on loan from Crespo’s estate features works completed in the last decade of Crespo’s life. Several works have never been shown publicly. An exhibition catalog will accompany the show. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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http://www.glassellgallery.org

At Eden Park

An exhibit of Randell Henry’s multi media collages continues through Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road. For more information, call [phone].

Poydras Day set

The Julien Poydras Museum and Arts Center, 500 W. Main St., will host Julien Poydras Day at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, with a performance of 1812 Overtures (A Bicentennial Play) starring Daniel Ladmirault. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.pointecoupeehistoricalsociety.org

Movies & Music finale

The 2012 finale for Baton Rouge Gallery’s Music & Movies on the Lawn silent film series will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive. In keeping with the gallery’s theme, “Black and White to the Future,” the 1925 classic The Lost World will be shown, accompanied by an original score by DJ OttO. Admission is $5 for non-gallery members and free for members. Admission includes unlimited free popcorn. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.batonrougegallery.org

At the Grapevine

The Grapevine Cafe and Gallery, 211 Railroad Ave., Donaldsonville, is showing works by Mary Claire Delony through Sunday, Dec. 9. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.grapevinecafeandgallery.com

Hansel and Gretel tickets

Tickets are on sale for Opera Louisiane’s Young People’s Opera, Englebert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Christian Life Academy, 2037 Quail Drive. Tickets are $15 for adults. Students age 18 and younger are admitted free with adult ticket purchases. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.operalouisiane.com

Violence awareness

Tickets are on sale for performances of the national touring stage production of Love Doesn’t Have to Hurt at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at McKinley High School, 800 E. McKinley St. The play is presented by the Nu Gamma Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Advance tickets are $25, general admission. There is special seating for groups of 25 or more. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

Group show set

The ninth annual Painters of Studio dei Leoni Group Show will open with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Dixon Smith Interiors, 1655 Lobdell Ave. The show will run through Thursday, Nov. 15. The studio is a teaching and gathering space for painters operated by Libby Johnson. For more information, call [phone].

Kilbourne at BRLT

The artwork of Donna Bateman Kilbourne will be exhibited in the lobby of Baton Rouge Little Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd., during performances of the theater’s main stage productions of Always ... Patsy Cline, Nov. 2-18, and A Christmas Carol, Dec. 7-16.

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http://www.brlt.org

http://www.kilbourneart.com

Creep Fest

The Castle Creep Fest is set for 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. The event will feature face painting, trick or treating, magic shows, a storyteller, a mad scientist, demon dungeon tours, games and “The Ghost of the Castle” show. There also will be food for sale. Admission is $5 for children. Adults are admitted free. For more information, call [phone] or [phone].

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http://www.louisianaoldstatecapitol.org

At LSU

The LSU School of Music has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• The second concert in the LSU Philharmonia’s Beethoven Festival is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus. The concert will feature Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 2.” Carlos Riazuelo is the conductor. The featured soloist will be LSU Horn Professor Seth Orgel.
• Tickets are on sale for the LSU A Cappella Choir’s concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at University Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive. John Dickson is the conductor.

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

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http://www.music.lsu.edu

In West Baton Rouge

Two events are scheduled this week at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. The first is a Lunchtime Lecture, “Underwater Archaeology of the Mardi Gras Shipwreck” with Jack Irion at noon Wednesday, Oct. 24. Admission is free. The second is a trick or treating on the museum grounds from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com

At The Enchanted Mansion

Registration is open for The Halo Gala, set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at The Enchanted Mansion, A Doll Museum, 190 Lee Drive. Admission is $7, adults; $5, children. The gala celebrates the opening of the museum’s annual Angels and Cherubs exhibit. Reservations and payment are required. Seating is limit. To register or for more information, call [phone].

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http://www.enchantedmansion.org

Eisworth wins first

Kellye Eisworth’s photo, “My Father, Pensive,” won first place in the Minneapolis Photo Center’s national juried exhibit, The Human Condition: A Survey of Humanity, on Sept. 12, in Minneapolis, Minn. Eisworth earned her bachelor’s degree in fine arts from LSU. The exhibit opens on Saturday, Nov. 10, and runs through Jan. 4, 2013.

At Rosedown

The staff at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville, will reenact the wake and funeral service of Daniel Turnbull, the plantation’s original owner and builder, at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. At 4 p.m., visitors are invited to take a “ghost” tour through the Plantation Main House as living history presenters portray the spirits of family members who have returned from their graves. Each of the “spirits” will speak about their former lives at Rosedown and share reminiscences from their pasts. Special programs and demonstrations offered throughout the year are included with the price of admission. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.lastateparks.com

http://www.LouisianaTravel.com

Die Fledermaus tickets

Tickets are on sale for the University of Southern Mississippi Opera and Theatre Company and Orchestra’s performance of Johann Strauss II’s operetta Die Fledermaus at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct., 27, in the Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center, 64 Homochitto St., Natchez, Miss. Tickets are $30. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.natchezfestivalofmusic.com

At M. Schon Gallery

M. Schon Gallery, 415 Main St., Natchez, Miss., is showing the exhibit Hauntingly Beautiful Photographs by Mark Brockway.

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http://www.mschon.com

Acadian Art Show

Entries to the 42nd annual Acadian Art Show will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Iberville Parish Library, 24605 J. Gerald Berret Blvd., Plaquemine. The library is hosting this show, which features divisions for nonprofessional and professional artists, along with a Young Artists’ Corner. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

Camera workshop set

The St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, is presenting a Pinhole Camera Workshop P.F. Leravision from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. The fee is $40, association members; $45, nonmembers. For more information, call [phone] or [e-mail].

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http://www.sttammanyartassociation.org

At Fanfare

Several events are scheduled for the fourth week of Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual Fanfare arts festival:

• 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, Then and Now Lecture by Southeastern Department of History and Political Science faculty member Charles Elliott, presenting “Promises, Perceptions and Problems of Louisiana State in 1812” at Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville.
• 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, “The Louisiana Connections: Fiction and Poetry Readings by English Department Faculty” continue with faculty members Andree Crosby and Norman German, D. Vickers, Room 383, on campus in Hammond.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, The Victory Belles, Amite High School, 403 S. Laurel St., Amite. Tickets are $5, general admission. Veterans are admitted free. For more information, call [phone].
• Noon Tuesday, Oct. 23, visiting artist lecture by Jon Swindler, Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery on campus.
• 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, screening of the Italian Film Life is Beautiful, Student Union Theatre on campus. Admission is free.
• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, Guest Artist Recital Series presents Theodore Kerkezos, saxophone, Pottle Music Building Auditorium on campus. Admission is free.
• 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, Then and Now Lecture, featuring emeritus history professor Michael Kurtz, discussing “Presidential Candidates Past and Present,” Pottle Music Building Auditorium on campus. Admission is free.
• 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, the Teaching and Learning Department will present the next installment of Forum on Milestones – Forty Miles of Courage 120 Years Later. “Performing Civil Disobedience,” Teacher Education Center Lecture Hall, Room 1022, on campus. Admission is free.

For tickets to ticketed events or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.columbiatheatre.org

Film classes offered

Registration is open for Southeastern Louisiana University’s Division of Extended Studies’ new non-credit video editing course, “Basic Video Editing: An Introduction to Post-Production Film,” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 6-15, at the St. Tammany Center, 21454 Koop Drive, Mandeville. The course is offered to high school students and adults interested in the film industry. The cost is $150. Also, registration is open for the course, “Basic Film Acting,” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, through Nov. 14, at the St. Tammany Center. The cost is $115. To register or for more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.southeastern.edu/es

Classes in Covington

The St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington, is offering several classes in coming weeks:

• Registration is open for After-School Art Studio with Jodie Flowers-Santora for ages 6-9, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The fee is $15 per class.
• Registration is open for Advanced Art with Meghan Garcia for ages 10-13, 4-5 p.m. Thursdays. The fee is $100 for a four-class session.
• Registration is open for Thanksgiving Holiday Art Camp for ages 6-12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 19-21. The fee is $120 for association members and $140 for nonmembers.
• Registration is open for Color in the Buff with Tami Curtis Ellis, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. The fee is $75, members; $85, nonmembers.
• Reservations are required for Friday Night Clay Night, 5-7 p.m. Fridays. The fee is $20 per person plus $10 for each half-bag of clay.
• The Life Drawing Group meets for its Figure Drawing class from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The fee is $20, members; $25, nonmembers. The class is for age 18 and older. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

To register or for more information, call [phone], email [e-mail] or visit the website.

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http://www.sttammanyartassociation.org

Tailgate decorating

Southeastern Louisiana University tailgaters are invited to let their decorating flair “roar” at Homecoming, Saturday, Oct. 27. There is no charge for groups in Friendship Circle to enter the “Decorate Your Tailgate” contest. Participants can give a “Lion and Olympics twist” to this year’s Homecoming theme, “Roomie Takes the Gold.” Judging will take place beginning at 1 p.m. and continue before and after the 3 p.m. Homecoming parade. Prizes will be awarded to an overall winner and most creative entry. Both will be announced during the 7 p.m. Lions vs. Central Arkansas game in Strawberry Stadium. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.southeastern.edu/homecoming

Kerkezos to perform

Guest artist Theodore Kerkezos, director of the Saxophone Orchestra of Piraeus Prefecture, will host a master class at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Room 103 of the Pottle Music Building on campus in Hammond. Admission is free. The class will be followed by Kerkezos’ recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Pottle Music Auditorium. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone]. Kerkezos also will perform with pianist Louis Wendt at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in the LSU School of Music Recital Hall, Dalrymple Drive on campus. Admission is free.

Schultz exhibit set

Photographer Bruce Schultz’s exhibit, Metal, Glass & Paper, featuring images generated by the handmade, wet-plate collodion process of the mid-1800s, will run through Saturday, Dec. 1, at Scott Edwards Photography Studio and Gallery, 2109 Decatur St., New Orleans. There will be a closing reception from 7 p.m. to midnight on Dec. 1. Among the work is a series of Cajun musicians made at the Savoy Music Center during the regular Saturday jam sessions. Schultz will be demonstrating his technique from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the gallery. He’ll also be demonstrating from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Homespace on St. Roch St. For more information, call [phone].

ä ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.scottedwardsgallery.com

At the Hilliard Museum

Several exhibits are showing at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette:

• Through Saturday, Dec. 8, Aquarellistes: Louisiana Watercolorists.
• Through Saturday, Dec. 8, Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us.
• Through Saturday, Dec. 8, Rhyme and Reason: The Art of Shawne Major.

ä ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.hilliardmuseum.org

At AcA

Tickets are on sale for two events at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette:

• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 23-24, Saarland Mandolin Orchestra. Tickets are $15-$30. Student tickets are $10.
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25-26, Capital One Louisiana Crossroads series, Allen Toussaint. Tickets are $40-$60.

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

ä ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org

Pride and Prejudice tickets

Tickets are on sale for the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana’s 2012-13 Main Stage presentation of the L.A. Theatre Works production of Pride and Prejudice at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Heymann Performing Arts Center, 1373 S. College Road. Lafayette. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

In New Iberia

Preservation and performance will meet on Saturday, Oct. 27, at New Iberia’s third annual “Beneath the Balconies,” highlighting 200 years of theater and culture in Louisiana. The event is set for 2-6 p.m. on Main Street. For a full schedule or more information, visit the website.

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http://www.iberiacultural.com

Frankenstein comedy set

Tickets are on sale for St. Philip Neri’s Drama Program’s production of Michael Goodman’s family comedy, Hotel Frankenstein, set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26-27, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at the Parishioner Center, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie. Tickets are $10 for reserved seating; $7, adults; $4, children. For reservations, call [phone], ext. 82, or v isit the website.

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http://www.stphilipneri.org

At NOCCA

Tickets are on sale for Leigh Fondakowski’s SPILL at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25-26, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts’ Black Box Theatre, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans. Tickets are $20, general admission; $15, seniors age 65 and older and students. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.NOCCAInstitute.com