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The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra-linked Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation Great Performers in Concert series has presented many great performances during its first 10 years. But probably no performer in the series at the River Center Theatre has combined the usually separate worlds of classical and popular music better than Friday’s guest star, Tony- and … Continue reading →
Monster Truck, a heavy riff-rock band from the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, found a future in a name. “As soon we came up with the idea to call it Monster Truck, after our drummer’s big old van, everything took off,” guitarist Jeremy Widerman said. After the band named itself after … Continue reading →
You may have seen Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby. Now get ready to see the originals. That is, the original screen idols and flappers who played out stories on the silver screen when F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby was published in 1925. The only difference is their world was silent. Only music accompanied the onscreen action, most … Continue reading →
As the first anniversary of the June 2012 release of Delta Rae’s powerful Warner Bros. album debut, Carry the Fire, looms, the band from Durham, N.C., can look back at a good year. Delta Rae, an unclassifiable but undeniably soulful sextet that includes singing siblings Ian, Eric and Brittany Holljes, plus a dynamic fourth vocalist in … Continue reading →
New Orleans funk-rock band Flow Tribe dispenses painkillers in musical doses. The group’s new EP, Painkiller, is the best recorded example yet of Flow Tribe’s self-described “backbone crackin’ music.” “We’re musical chiropractors,” singer-trumpeter K.C. O’Rorke explained. “We want to loosen you up.” Last month, Flow Tribe played the first set of … Continue reading →
The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 17-23, 2013. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. Continue reading →
New Orleans Po-Boys and Gyros sits tucked into a strip mall on Coursey Boulevard just east of South Sherwood Forest Boulevard and serves up a very varied menu for such a small restaurant. We ordered at the counter, choosing our meals from a wall of tightly handwritten choices that ran across six sections of white boards. … Continue reading →
If there’s a scientist in you just waiting to jump out, head to BioBlitz this weekend. There, volunteer teams will be working alongside real scientists to count alligators, catch insects, spot birds and examine aquatic invertebrates within the 23,000 acres of the Barataria Preserve in Marrero. The preserve is part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical … Continue reading →
The Baton Rouge area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 17-23, 2013. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. Continue reading →
To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, email details to fun@theadvocate.com or fax to (225) 388-0351. Deadline is at noon Monday. MUSIC & MARKET: 5 p.m., St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square, Opelousas. Music, fresh produce. Featuring Bon Soir Catin. Bring lawn chairs. No ice … Continue reading →
The New Orleans calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 17-23, 2013. It covers music, plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. Continue reading →
BIODIVERSITY FESTIVAL: Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Marrero. Music, science demonstrations, hands-on activities food and art. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/bioblitz STARKS MAYHAW FESTIVAL: La. 109 at La. 12, Starks. Jelly-making, carnival rides, live music. http://www.visitlakecharles.org. MID-CITY BAYOU BOOGALOO FESTIVAL: banks of Bayou St. John, next … Continue reading →
If you have information on classes, seminars and workshops, email it to fun@theadvocate.com, or fax it to (225) 388-0351. Deadline is at noon each Monday. If your group is no longer listed here, you need to send an updated announcement of your classes and contact information. AMERICAN INDIAN DANCE TROUPE: American Indians, those of American Indian descent, … Continue reading →
Please call (225) 388-0199 if changes or additions need to be made to your organization’s listing. LE CAFÉ CAJUN: 9 a.m.-10 a.m., LSUE Community Education Building, 2048 Johnson Highway, Eunice. Learn, practice and improve your Cajun French skills. Hosted by the Cajun Prairie Chapter of OLLI at LSU … Continue reading →
Everyone loves a great comeback story. Since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina rocked our precious city, New Orleans has been on a bona fide comeback kick, and the Big Easy, many feel, has never been more exciting. For some, though, coming back from the storm has been more of a trial than for … Continue reading →
Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs Mahler Symphony No. 3, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday at First Baptist Church of New Orleans, 5290 Canal Blvd. Tickets are $20-$99. Audra McDonald
at NOCCA Audra McDonald, the five-time Tony Award … Continue reading →
“THE ADVENTURES OF BUTT BOY AND TIGGER”: 8 p.m., The Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., New Orleans. $15. (504) 218-0055 or http://www.elmtheatre.org. “NEXT TO NORMAL”: 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday, Freeport-McMoRan Theater, The Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., New Orleans. Performance by Southern Rep. Thursday is Bloggers Night. … Continue reading →
METAIRIE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK EVENT: 4 p.m., University of Phoenix New Orleans campus, One Galleria Blvd., Metairie. Panel discussion on the topic of school security and networking forum afterward. http://www.eventbrite.com. AMPED! LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FUNDRAISER: 5 p.m., JuJu Bag Cafe, 5363 Franklin Ave., New Orleans. Live music and refreshments. http://www.eventbrite.com. Continue reading →
THURSDAYS AT TWILIGHT SERIES: 5 p.m., gates open; 6 p.m., performance begins, New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans. With James River Movement. $10, adults; $3, children ages 5-12. http://www.neworleanscitypark.com. OGDEN AFTER HOURS: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans. Featuring Ignatius Saxophone … Continue reading →
LONDON (AP) — J.J. Abrams is master of one universe — and he’s about to try conquering another. The director who rebooted “Star Trek” for a new generation, sending the USS Enterprise out again to explore strange new worlds, has also been put at the “Star Wars” helm. Soon he’ll direct a new film, the seventh, in … Continue reading →
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger’s sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The latest Disney version has a shirtless Johnny Depp adorned with feathers, a face painted white with black stripes, and a stuffed crow on his head. The character in the upcoming “The Lone … Continue reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters said Monday that retirement from her epochal television career is near, but it’s not happening right away. Walters, who began in television news as a “Today” girl in 1961, became the medium’s best-known interviewer and invented a daytime talk show at an age many people would be going fishing, said on … Continue reading →
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gatsby looks almost as great as a superhero at the weekend box office. Leonard DiCaprio’s “The Great Gatsby” partied like it was the Roaring ‘20s with a $51.1 million debut that made it a surprisingly strong runner-up to comic-book blockbuster “Iron Man 3.” Studio estimates Sunday put “Gatsby” at No. 2 behind … Continue reading →
For even those most accustomed to the frenzy of celebrity, the Cannes Film Festival can be a disorienting experience. For 12 days every year, the French Rivera resort town turns into one giant seaside swirl of glamour, high art and backroom deal-making. Like some sun-drenched phantasm, all of cinema comes alive in Cannes: its serious ambitions, bottom-line … Continue reading →
After a fast-paced video montage of a career that includes two Emmy awards, hanging out with Cher and Howard Stern and being banned from multiple talk shows, Kathy Griffin nearly leapt onto the stage Saturday night at the L’Auberge Casino and Hotel. Continue reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Tobey Maguire didn’t have to go far when Leonardo DiCaprio called him about meeting to discuss an adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” with Baz Luhrmann. “I happened to live next door to Leo at the time, so it wasn’t a far journey,” Maguire says. “I was like, ‘Oh, yeah. Sure. I can be … Continue reading →
Due to rain forecast for Saturday, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has moved its Symphony Pops concert to Sunday. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the LSU Rural Life Museum, 4560 Essen Lane. The concert will feature the vintage music of the V-Tones along with the orchestra. Tickets … Continue reading →
Comedian Kathy Griffin is thrilled to be in the company of such fellow L’Auberge Casino & Hotel entertainers as country singer Travis Tritt and Southern rock band Blackberry Smoke. Griffin makes her L’Auberge properties debut Saturday in Baton Rouge. For the grand occasion, she wants the complex to be renamed La Comédie L’Auberge. Continue reading →
When members of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Baton Rouge began planning their first Greek festival, Jimmy Burland hit the road. “I went around to other festivals for a couple of years, in Mobile and Atlanta and New Orleans, and took the best of what they did and tried to apply it here, and so … Continue reading →
Quentin Tarantino, the Oscar-winning director of Inglourious Basterds, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and more, loves to place cool music in his movies. Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained, contains vintage scores from spaghetti-western maestros Ennio Morricone and Luis Bacalov as well as new songs from Morricone, rapper Rick Ross, rhythm-and-blues star John Legend and Lafayette’s Brother … Continue reading →
During his high school years in northern Michigan, Luke Winslow-King, a practitioner of vintage blues and jazz, majored in serious mid-20th century jazz at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. He moved to New Orleans in 2001 to study classical music at the University of New Orleans. But there’s no symphonic, string quartet, choral music … Continue reading →
The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 10-16, 2013. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. Continue reading →
Daylight-saving time has its advantages. The sun stays in the sky a little longer, prompting evening walks, bike rides and outings in the car. This is one reason Liz Walker believes she’s seeing a growth in Hot Art, Cool Nights’ yearly attendance. This is the Mid City Merchants’ annual spring art hop, which will … Continue reading →
Sakura is the Japanese word for cherry blossom, and a photo of the flowering tree aptly graces the front of Sakura’s menu. Turning the page, diners find an extensive list of appetizers, sushi and dinner choices, along with lunch specials. The wait staff quickly took our drink orders but gave us ample time to peruse the menu. Continue reading →
The Baton Rouge area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 10-16, 2013. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. Continue reading →
To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, email details to fun@theadvocate.com or fax to (225) 388-0351. Deadline is at noon Monday. TRAIL RIDE: IFBS Lodge, La. 31, Leonville. (337) 943-8272. MUSIC & MARKET: 5 p.m., St. Landry Parish Courthouse Square, Opelousas. Music, fresh produce. … Continue reading →
The New Orleans calendar is a listing of events taking place in New Orleans from May 10-16, 2013. It covers music, plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. Continue reading →
CONTRABAND DAYS LOUISIANA PIRATE FESTIVAL: See modern day “pirates” in full regalia on boats out on the lake, and hear the cannon fire as Lake Charles residents try to defend the seawall from the “pirates.” The mayor is “captured, put on trial and sent to the lake!” Carnival rides, games, entertainment, live … Continue reading →
If you have information on classes, seminars and workshops, email it to fun@theadvocate.com, or fax it to (225) 388-0351. Deadline is at noon each Monday. If your group is no longer listed here, you need to send an updated announcement of your classes and contact information. ARGENTINE TANGO: Lessons, milongas, workshops. (225) 766-1792 or (225) … Continue reading →
Please call (225) 388-0199 if changes or additions need to be made to your organization’s listing. LE CAFÉ CAJUN: 9 a.m.-10 a.m., LSUE Community Education Building, 2048 Johnson Highway, Eunice. Learn, practice and improve your Cajun French skills. Hosted by the Cajun Prairie Chapter of OLLI at LSU … Continue reading →
“Arena,” a 1967 episode of Star Trek, features the original series’ most laughable fight scene, an epic duel between Capt. James T. Kirk and a rubbery lizard-man of the Gorn species. Now Canadian video-game developer Digital Extremes is paying tribute. Star Trek (Namco Bandai/Paramount, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99) takes … Continue reading →
“I don’t eat anything with a face.” It’s a phrase often uttered by vegetarians to graphically define their eating habits. Vegans are even stricter: No animals and nothing produced by animals (milk, eggs, even honey). Unlikely though it may seem, New Orleans has a vegetarian/vegan scene that is on fire, with a growing list of restaurants, … Continue reading →
Gallery reopens
on Chartres Street Hall-Barnett Gallery, 237 Chartres St., will reopen with a reception and a collection of works from emerging and established artists, including many featured in the original gallery. Founded by the late Howard T. Barnett, the new gallery is operated by his wife and daughter. Artists include … Continue reading →
AWARDS RECEPTION: 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Garden District Gallery, 1332 Washington Ave., New Orleans. Awards reception for Louisiana Watercolor Society International Exhibition, on display through May 25. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday. (504) 891-3032. OPENING RECEPTION FOR JOEL PICKFORD-PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Octavia Art Gallery, 4532 Magazine … Continue reading →
“DREAMGIRLS” FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST JENNIFER HOLLIDAY: 8 p.m., Lawless Memorial Chapel, Dillard University, New Orleans. All proceeds will go toward student scholarships. $25. http://dillard.edu. “THE ADVENTURES OF BUTT BOY AND TIGGER”: 8 p.m., The Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., New Orleans. $15. (504) 218-0055 or http://www.elmtheatre.org.