The Week In Arts for Oct. 21

SUNDAY, OCT. 21

• SUNDAY IN THE PARK: Noon-3 p.m., North Boulevard Town Square, downtown. This week’s concert features Phat Hat. Free.
• PERKINS ROWE ARTS FESTIVAL: Noon-6 p.m., Perkins Rowe, Perkins Road at Bluebonnet. Kids’ activities, arts market, live music. http://www.artsbr.org.
• POYDRAS: THE 1912 OVERTURES: 1 p.m., Poydras Center, 500 W. Main St., New Roads. Daniel Ladmirault plays Julien Poydras in an original play by Mark Leonard. $10. [phone] or http://www.pointecoupeehistoricalsociety.org.
• CANGELOSI DANCE PROJECT: OCTOBER FEST: 3 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. $16.50. [phone] or http://www.manshiptheatre.org.
• MAHALIA JACKSON GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA: 3-4:30 p.m., Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road. Gospel music featuring Yvonne Hull and local choir members to commemorate the 100th birthday of Mahalia Jackson. [phone].
• GOSPEL UNDER THE STARS: 6-10 p.m., The Gloryland Baptist Church grounds, 6745 Greenwell Springs Road. Local and regional artists will minister in song, dance, puppetry and more. Vendors will offer goods and services that enhance lifestyles. [phone].
• LOUISIANA SINFONIETTA: 7:30 p.m., LSU School of Music Recital Hall, corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives. “Music from All Periods” concert. [phone] or http://www.louisianasinfonietta.org.

MONDAY, OCT. 22

• THEN AND NOW LECTURE: 7 p.m., Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville. Talk by Southeastern Louisiana University Department of History and Political Science faculty member Charles Elliott, presenting “Promises, Perceptions and Problems of Louisiana State in 1812.” Part of SLU’s Fanfare.

TUESDAY, OCT. 23

• TIGERAMA: doors open, 5:30 p.m.; concert, 7 p.m., Pete Maravich Assembly Center, LSU. 32nd annual concert featuring the LSU Tiger Marching Band, Golden Girls, Colorguard, Cheerleaders, the LSU Wind Ensemble and the LSU Symphonic Winds. General admission tickets, $20, and $10, elementary, high school and college students; VIP tickets, $100, which includes pre-event entrance, reception, access to the silent auction, complimentary catering, live musical entertainment, photos with members of the Golden Girls and Colorguard and reserved “front and center” stadium seating. http://lsutigerama.com or [phone].
• GUEST ARTIST RECITAL SERIES: 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond. Presenting Theodore Kerkezos, saxophone. Part of SLU’s Fanfare. Free.
• SAARLAND MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA: 7:30 p.m., James D. Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. $15-$30; $10, students. http://acadianacenterforthearts.org or [phone].

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24

• UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE MARDI GRAS SHIPWRECK: Noon, West Baton Rouge Parish Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. Lecture by Jack Irion, maritime archaeologist with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Free. http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com or [phone].
• THEN AND NOW LECTURE: 1 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond. Featuring emeritus history professor Michael Kurtz, discussing “Presidential Candidates Past and Present.” Part of SLU’s Fanfare. Free.
• DANA LEONG TRIO: 7:30 p.m., LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus. $44. [phone] or http://uniontheater.lsu.edu.
• LSU PHILHARMONIA: 7:30 p.m., LSU School of Music Recital Hall, corner of Darlymple and Infirmary Drives. Beethoven Festival continues with a performance of Symphony No. 2. http://music.lsu.edu or [phone].
• SAARLAND MANDOLIN ORCHESTRA: 7:30 p.m., James D. Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. $15-$30; $10, students. http://acadianacenterforthearts.org or [phone].

THURSDAY, OCT. 25

• POETRY READING: 6 p.m., Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road. Participants will read/recite either their own works or poetry created by others. [phone].
• ROCK & ROLL: 7 p.m., Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. First performance in Of Moving Colors’ 2012-13 season. $13.50-$35, performance only; $15, post performance party. [phone] or visit http://www.manshiptheatre.org.
• THE NEW MOON: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, corner of Darlymple and Infirmary drives. Performance of the opera by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II. http://www.music.lsu.edu or [phone].

FRIDAY, OCT. 26

• THE NEW MOON: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, corner of Darlymple and Infirmary drives. Performance of the opera by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II. http://www.music.lsu.edu or [phone].

SATURDAY, OCT. 27

• ACADIANA WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL: 1-7 p.m., grounds of the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 510 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette. Presentations, seminars, demonstrations, musical performances, “Watch and Ask” series, in which a variety of artists and chefs demonstrate their craft. $45, general admission; $65, VIP; $35, UL faculty and museum staff; and $25, UL students. [phone] or http://www.hilliardmuseum.org.
• LOVE DOESN’T HAVE TO HURT: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., McKinley High School, 800 E. McKinley St. National touring stage production presented by the Nu Gamma Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Advance tickets, $25, general admission. [phone].
• REENACTMENT OF WAKE AND FUNERAL SERVICE OF DANIEL TURNBULL: 3 p.m., Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville. Turnbull was the plantation’s original owner and builder. At 4 p.m., visitors 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. Admission fee. [phone] or http://www.lastateparks.com.
• THE VICTORY BELLES: 7 p.m., Amite High School, 403 S. Laurel St., Amite. Part of Southeastern Louisiana University’s Fanfare. $5, general public; veterans admitted free. [phone].
• THE NEW MOON: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, corner of Darlymple and Infirmary drives. Performance of the opera by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II. http://www.music.lsu.edu or [phone].
• MUSIC & MOVIES ON THE LAWN: 8 p.m., Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Screening of the 1925 classic “The Lost World,” accompanied by an original score by DJ OttO. $5, non-gallery members, free, members. [phone] or http://www.batonrougegallery.org

News Features staff