Culturally Speaking for Oct. 28

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Photo provided by Moonstruck PromotionsJoe Krown Trio

Moran to perform

Tickets are on sale for two performances by Jason Moran & the Bandwagon at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The concert is part of the River City Jazz Masters Series presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and the River City Jazz Coalition. Tickets are $45-$25. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.manshiptheatre.org

Anne Frank tickets

Tickets are on sale for the Spotlight Theater Players’ production of The Diary of Anne Frank at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 8-10, at Wholly Ground Coffee House, 27988 S. Walker Road, Walker. Tickets are $15 and $12 for groups of 10 or more. For tickets, call [phone]. Tickets also will be available at the door. For more information, email [e-mail].

Williams at Art Council

The exhibit, I SOW Life: Recent Work by David Williams, will run through Friday, Nov. 2, in the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Community Gallery, 427 Laurel St. Williams’ imagery speaks through an abstracted idiom, while also being surprisingly graphic; the imagery and surfaces are refined, yet remain extremely raw. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.artsbr.org

Arts Market set

The Baton Rouge Arts Market will celebrate its 14th anniversary from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 3, at 5th and Main streets, featuring the work of more than 70 artists. The Arts Market began in 1998 with 11 participating artists. Since then, it has grown, showcasing the talents of hundreds of artists.

The market also features free children’s art activities from 9 a.m. to noon at the Arts Market’s Kids Booth, and it runs concurrently with the weekly Red Stick Farmers Market and the Main Street Market. All markets will move to the Galvez Parking Garage, 500 Main St., in inclement weather. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.artsbr.org

At DeAngelo Gallery

The Louis DeAngelo Gallery, 16645 Highland Road, Suite F, is showing work by Baton Rouge artists Billie Bourgeois, Mike Klung, Stephanie Green, David Horton, Saliha Staib, Tony Mose and Rigsby Frederick, as well as Nevada City, Calif., artist John Mowen. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call [phone].

Unveiling set

The unveiling of the newly restored lost murals of LSU’s Allen Hall will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Hill Memorial Library and Allen Hall, both on campus. LSU alumnus and art conservator Elise Grenier will make a presentation in Hill Memorial, and a reception will follow in room 139 Allen Hall after the unveiling of the murals in the stairwell.

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http://www.design.lsu.edu

http://hss.lsu.edu

At Baton Rouge Gallery

Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive, will open its annual Artist Member Group Show on Sunday, Nov. 4. The show will run through Friday, Nov. 29, and the gallery’s annual KINETICS live art auction will take place in conjunction with the show from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Those attending the event will be able to bid on work by many of the show’s featured artists. Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Admission is free to the exhibit. Tickets for KINETICS are $30, gallery members; $40, nonmembers. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.batonrougegallery.org

Sunday in the Park

The Sunday in the Park free concert series continues from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, with the Joe Krown Trio with Walter “Wolfman” Washington and Russell Batiste Jr. on the North Boulevard Town Square. The series is presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and 225 Magazine. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.artsbr.org

At the libraries

Several exhibits are showing in October at East Baton Rouge Parish libraries:

• Highland Road Artists and Prayer Beads, Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. For more information, call [phone].
• Penny for Your Thoughts, Carver Branch Library, 720 Terrace St. For more information, call [phone].
• Concepts of Faith: Artistic Expression on Handmade Paper, Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road. For more information, call [phone].
• Art League of Central: A Retrospective, Barbie Doll Extravaganza and Swamp Art, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road. For more information, call [phone].
• Baton Rouge Scale Modelers, Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.ebrpl.com

Highland Road Artists

An exhibit of paintings by the Highland Road Artists will open Friday, Nov. 2, at the Louisiana State Archives, 3851 Essen Lane. The show will run through Thursday, Nov. 29, and there will be a reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. The show will feature work by Barbara Bates, Sandra Crawford, June Gonce, Becky Gottsegen, Frances Hu, Jeanie Matheny, Margaret Meyer, Madeleine Norman, Carolyn Ricapito and Anita Sawyer. The group is celebrating its 32nd anniversary. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. the first Saturday of each month. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/53/default.aspx

Young Composers Camp

Registration is open for Young Composers Camp, set for Sunday through Wednesday, Nov. 18-21, at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The camp is presented by the Manship Theatre and Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and is appropriate for the second through fifth grades. The fee is $150. To register or for more information, call [phone].

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http://www.manshiptheatre.org

Pepper’s Ghost continues

The HopKins Black Box Theatre’s production of Pepper’s Ghost continues at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in the theater, 137 Coates Hall on the LSU campus. For more information or to reserve a seat, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/HopKins-Black-Box-theatre/236757620525.

At LSU

The LSU School of Music has scheduled in coming weeks:

• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, LSU Jazz Lab Band Concert conducted by Shelby Lewis, Claude L. Shaver Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive on campus. Tickets are $20, general admission; $17, seniors age 65 and older and LSU faculty and staff; and $12 students.
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, LSU Jazz Ensemble performs the concert, “Back to Basie,” conducted by Brian Shaw, Claude L. Shaver Theatre. Tickets are $20, general admission; $17, seniors age 65 and older and LSU faculty and staff; and $12, students.
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, John Dickson makes his debut as director of Choral Studies and conductor of the LSU A Cappella Choir in its concert at University United Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive.
• 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, the LSU Gospel Choir concert, LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus.
• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, LSU Schola Cantorum concert, University United Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive.
• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, LSU Women’s Choir Concert, LSU School of Music Recital Hall, Dalrymple Drive on campus.
• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, Laptop Orchestra of Louisiana concert, Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Tickets are $15, general admission; $10, seniors age 65 and older; and $5, students.

General admission tickets for each of these jazz concerts are $20; faculty, staff, seniors (+65) $17; students $12.

For tickets, visit the website.

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http://www.music.lsu.edu

At Rosedown

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville, will continue its “Garden Tour Fridays” series at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2. The tour is included with the price of admission. For more information, call [phone] or [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.LaStateParks.com

At Golden Gallery

Rolland Golden Gallery, 419 Main St., Natchez, Miss., will host the program, “International Crochet,” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The program is a look at the history, tradition and fine art of crochet and includes a technique demonstration, wine and refreshments. Admission is $25 and preregistration is requested. To register or for more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

Opening reception set

The exhibit, Fruit of the Spirit: A Community Art and Photography Show, will open with a reception from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at River Community Church, 36367 Old Perkins Road, Prairieville. There will be live demonstrations and refreshments, and the show will be judged by attendees. The show will run through Sunday, Nov. 18. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays and by appointment.

For more information, email [e-mail].

At the Kress Gallery

The exhibit, Defining Realism, featuring works by Carol Creel, will open with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Kress Gallery, 447 Third St. at Main Street. For more information, visit the website.

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http://www.facebook.com/KressGallery

Ates in Chicago

Local metal sculpture artist Cetin Ates, a teaching artist at the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, will be a featured presenter at the 19th annual international Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair in Chicago, set for Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2-4.

Ates’ work was selected by the eighth annual Art Melt jury to be displayed in the Louisiana State Museum and was commissioned for an outdoor metal sculpture that stands at the main entrance of the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen.

Show for senior care

The 18th annual Poydras Home Art Show will be Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4, on the grounds of Poydras Home, 5354 Magazine St., New Orleans. The patron party is set for 7-9 p.m. Friday. Tickets for the party are $100 and include entertainment and food. Admission to the show is free. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.poydrashome.com

At Fanfare

Several events are planned for the final week of Southeastern Louisiana University’s Fanfare arts festival in Hammond:

• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, the SLU Chamber Orchestra will perform a Halloween concert conducted by Yakov Voldman in the Columbia Theatre, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets are $10, general admission, and $5, Southeastern faculty, staff, senior citizens and patrons younger than 18. Children younger than age 12 are admitted free. n 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, Louisiana Connections: Fiction and Poetry Readings from the English faculty, featuring Bev Marshall, Contemporary Art Gallery on campus.
• 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, Louisiana Connections: Fictional and Poetry Readings with Tim Gautreaux, Contemporary Art Gallery.
• 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, Then and Now Lecture series, “More-or-Less Annual Halloween Lecture” by History and Political Science Department Head William Robison, Pottle Music Building Auditorium on campus.
• 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, the Foreign Film Festival concludes with the German film Rosentrasse, Student Union Theatre on campus.
• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, Department of Fine and Performing Arts’ Guest Artist Recital Series, featuring cellist Craig Hultgren, Pottle Annex Recital Hall.
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, Southeastern Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale presents “Nocturnes,” at the First United Methodist Church, 2200 Rue Denise in Hammond. Admission is free.
• 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, the final Louisiana Connections: Fiction and Poetry Readings from the English Department Faculty with Leigh Rourks, D. Vickers Hall, room 383 on campus.

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

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http://www.columbiatheatre.org

Major to speak

Artist Shawne Major will present a gallery talk about her work in the exhibit Rhyme and Reason: the Art of Shawne Major at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette. The show runs through Dec. 8. Also showing through Dec. 8 are the exhibits, Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us and Aquarellistes: Louisiana Watercolorists. Showing through Saturday, Nov. 10, is Kenn Kotara: Viaticus. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon Fridays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.museum.louisiana.edu

Marathon installation set

Louisiana artist Amy Woodruff will present a 20-hour performance installation from 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, through 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the gravesites of her father, grandparents and great-grandparents in Istre Cemetery in Mementau Cove near Morse in Acadia Parish.

The installation will be done in the style of a traditional All Saints/All Souls Day vigil. Woodruff is an experimental performing artist/visual designer For more information, visit the website.

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http://www.amywoodruff.com

At the Healing Center

Spun Crossroads’ first Fresh Friday is set for 7-10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at The Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. The theme is “All Soles Day,” and the night’s theme is “Shoes,” where artists will use their specialized mediums to create shows. Proceeds will benefit Hagar’s House. For more information, email [e-mail].

At Rivertown Theaters

Tickets are on sale for the Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts’ production of the English adaptation of the 1960s French farce Boeing Boeing, which opens Friday, Nov. 2, at Main Stage at Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Main St., Kenner.

The show will run at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 18. Tickets are $30. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.RivertownTheaters.com

Choir to perform

The Good Shepherd Choir will perform at the Extraordinary Form of the Mass of the Roman Rite at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at St. Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans. For more information, call [phone].

At the Ogden Museum

Several exhibits are showing at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans: Sanctum by Sharon Kopriva, Michael J. Deas, From Terra to Verde: The Work of Sharon Kopriva, Shelby Lee Adams: Salt & Truth, Louviere + Vanessa: Something Whispered, Something Sung, Tav Falco — 50 Photographs and An Iconography of Chance, Health, Wealth and Progeny: A multimedia installation by Dave Greber and Matthew Holdren. The shows will run through Jan. 7, 2013.

For more information, call [phone].

Consignments sought

New Orleans Auction Galleries, 510 Julia St., New Orleans, is accepting consignments for the December auction. The December Auction is preceded by a two week exhibition, beginning Saturday, Nov. 17, and reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. For more information, visit the website.

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http://www.neworleansauction.com

At Newcomb College

The exhibit, Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity, runs through Dec. 16 in Newcomb Art Gallery, 1229 Broadway, Tulane University, New Orleans. There will be a curator’s talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 in Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.newcombartgallery.tulane.edu

At Jonathan Ferrara

Several exhibits are showing at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St., New Orleans: through Wednesday, Oct. 31, Body Shop: New Multimedia Paintings by Maximilian Toth; through Wednesday, Oct. 31, Blessing in Da’ Skies: New Paintings by Justin Forbes; through Wednesday, Oct. 31, Never Records New Orleans: a Multimedia Project by Artist/Musician Ted Riederer, 841 Carondolet St.; Thursday, Nov. 1-Friday, Nov. 30, Density: New Sewn Constructions by Anita Cooke; Thursday, Nov. 1-Friday, Nov. 30, Neutral Ground: New Video and Prints by Dan Rule. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays or by appointment. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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http://www.jonathanferraragallery.com

Living on Stilts

The exhibit, Living on Stilts, featuring work by Aimee Farnet Siegel, will open with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Gallery 30-oh-1 on the second floor of Joey K’s Restaurant, 3001 Magazine St., New Orleans. The show will run through Dec. 31.

The reception will include selected readings by Pia Z. Ehrhardt, author of Famous Fathers and Other Stories. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

Free concerts set

Free concerts will be performed at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, and 12:15 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal St., New Orleans, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society, the Society for Ethnomusicology and the Society for Music Theory.

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http://www.ams-net.org/neworleans