MOSCOW — Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of “Men in Black III.” The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Sediuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in … Continue reading →

The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 18-May 24, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. ROCK MAY 18 --ERIC LINDELL: Cadillac Café --THE ROCKETBOYS/ENGLAND IN 1819: North Gate Tavern --FIASCO: The Station Bar --BEER FOR BREAKFAST: Cadillac Café --GRUNGE FACTORY: Roux House --AS CITIES BURN: Spanish Moon --PANDORA: Big Heads Tavern MAY … Continue reading →

You are settling in Louisiana in 1799. You need: An ax? Sure, firewood is necessary. A sharp knife? Absolutely, game isn’t going to skin itself. A plow? Yes, sooner or later. But the one thing you must absolute have is a gun. “We want to be able to offer guided tours and have folks that can answer … Continue reading →

Following the departure of three band members and the uncertainty that followed, the Rocketboys are back. Having recently played a whirlwind of shows at the South By Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas, the Rocketboys are on the road and eagerly awaiting the release their new album, Build Anyway. Continue reading →

Even more than usual, the latest Glee cast album is all about uplift. It’s senior year and the singing students at McKinley High School are graduating with high notes. The songs mix classic rock and pop with some more recent hits, including Fun’s still in the charts “We Are Young.” Continue reading →

The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 18-May 24, 2012. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. 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 … Continue reading →

If you consider a great hamburger with a side of fries the ultimate comfort food, take comfort in knowing Lafayette’s Burgersmith now has a Baton Rouge location serving up delicious dishes of both. Though not on the menu, start off with the fried green beans ($4.50). A co-worker told us to give them … Continue reading →

Please call (225) 388-0199 if changes or additions need to be made to your organization’s listing. BATON ROUGE GARDEN CLUB: 9:30 a.m., Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd. (225) 928-2270. BATON ROUGE SOCIETY OF MINIATURE GAMING: 7 p.m., Little Wars Game Shop, 7517 Jefferson Highway. (Jefferson Plaza). (225) … Continue reading →

COVINGTON BREWHOUSE SPRINGFEST 2012: Covington Trailhead. Live blues and jazz, barbecued foods, sides, desserts and drinks. Free admission. Hours: 5-9 p.m. Friday and noon-9 p.m. Saturday. SECOND ANNUAL GOURD FESTIVAL: Jeff Davis Fairgrounds, Multipurpose Building, 814 S. Lake Arthur Ave., Jennings. Raw and crafted gourds, gourd crafting classes and demonstrations, gourd art supplies, … Continue reading →

To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, email fun@theadvocate.com or fax to (225) 388-0351. Deadline is noon Monday. TANGIPAHOA PARISH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through May 30, “Louisiana Reflections” art show and sale. (800) 542-7520 or http://www.hamartguild.com/louisiana-reflections.html … 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. acadiana center for the Arts: Summer art camps for … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — How can “Saturday Night Live” possibly replace (fill in the blank)? How many times have we asked that question across nearly four decades? “Impossible!” said some in 2006 when Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Rachel Dratch headed for the door, only to be followed two years later by her friend and “Weekend Update” co-host Amy Poehler. Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will introduce new shows about a fading country music star, a trapped submarine, alien neighbors and a creepy New York apartment building this fall. The third-place network ordered 10 new series for next season, six of them dramas. In keeping with the year-round scheduling model now in vogue, only four new shows … Continue reading →

BERLIN (AP) — Will Smith says he supports U.S. President Barack Obama’s position on gay marriage. The Hollywood actor says the question of whether gay people should be allowed to legally marry is “about semantics.” He told reporters in Berlin on Monday that “if anybody can find someone to love them and to help them through … Continue reading →

Ascension Parish resident Mitchell Guist, a star of the popular History Channel television show “Swamp People,” died Monday after collapsing in his boat in St. Martin Parish, authorities and family members said. “He’d been building on a house boat. He had just put it in the water this morning and was pushing it. … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland has had a kidney transplant after a lifetime of pain and fatigue. The 21-year-old actress, who plays big-eyed teenager Haley Dunphy on the hit ABC comedy, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” for a report aired Monday that she had the surgery in April, At age nine, she … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (AP) — There was nothing desperate about this finale. ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” concluded its rocky, racy and macabre eight-season run with a tidy, affectionate send-off. For those who haven’t yet made their farewell visit to Wisteria Lane, be advised: Plot spoilers from Sunday’s finale await. Suffice it to say, everyone seems destined to live … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Avengers” is taking a page out of Superman’s comic book — flying faster than a speeding bullet to the billion-dollar mark at the box office. The superhero blockbuster took in $103.2 million to lead for a second-straight weekend, raising its domestic total to $373.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. With … Continue reading →

The website of Canadian hard-rock band Theory of a Deadman features a funny video of singer Tyler Connolly wandering around New York City’s Times Square, asking random people if they know who he is. Despite the band’s million-plus-selling 2008 album, Scars & Souvenirs, and its rock-radio hits “Bad Girlfriend,” “So Happy” and “Hurricane,” nearly everyone Connolly … Continue reading →

The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from MaY 11-May 17, 2012. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between.

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 … Continue reading →

The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 11-May 17, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. ROCK MAY 11 --WAR JACKET/FORT ATLANTIC/LUKE ASH: 1284 Artspace Perkins (7 p.m.) --FLASHBACK: Cadillac Café --HEARTLESS BASTARDS: Spanish Moon --KRISTIN DIABLE: Chelsea's Café --MERIWETHER/THE AMERICAN TRAGEDY: Varsity Theatre --FIASCO: Side Porch (Addis) --RED MOPED: Roux House MAY … Continue reading →

Visitors can experience the heritage and culture of the Japanese people at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 River Road S., where “The Floating World Family Day” will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 12. All activities are included with general admission. Family day will consist of several … Continue reading →

The soundtrack album for the record-breaking superhero hit movie, The Avengers, rocks dependably hard throughout its 13 tracks. Listener-friendly pop-song structure appears to be a prerequisite for inclusion as well as high-energy, heavy riffing and musical drama. Songs from a mix of veteran and younger acts, including Shinedown, … Continue reading →

One of the pleasures of dining out in Baton Rouge is the city’s delightful neighborhood cafe s. Such a spot is French Market Bistro on Highland Road not far from Interstate 10. The restaurant nicely balances a sophisticated fine dining menu with a relaxed atmosphere. While the name implies New Orleans chic, we find the place reminiscent of … 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. celebrating wildflowers event: 9:30 a.m., Winn Ranger District Work Center, south side of U.S. 84 about 8 miles west of Winnfield. Guided prairie tour led by … Continue reading →

COCHON DE LAIT FESTIVAL: downtown Mansura. Roasted pig, street dance, parade, midway, games, arts and crafts, contests. http://www.cochondelaitfestival.com. CONTRABAND DAYS FESTIVAL: Lake Charles. Live entertainment, rides, food booths, Pirate marketplace, concerts, including The Molly Ringwalds, The Chris Shearman Experience, Josh Turner, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys and other bands and … Continue reading →

Please call (225) 388-0199 if changes or additions need to be made to your organization’s listing. BATON ROUGE SOCIETY OF MINIATURE GAMING: 7 p.m., Little Wars Game Shop, 7517 Jefferson Highway. (Jefferson Plaza). Historical, sci-fi and fantasy gaming. (225) 753-7165. 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. acadiana center for the Arts: Summer art camps for … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of Hollywood’s biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the country’s top earners. Will Smith said while promoting “Men In Black III” last week that he supports the move. “I’m very supportive of that idea,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. Continue reading →

The completion of the first phase of North Boulevard Town Square couldn’t have come at a better time for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. The Council presents FestForAll each May, and now has a brand-new venue for some of its performances during the two-day event. “We have some new fun vignette performances that are … Continue reading →

Ingrid Michaelson is such a successful singer-songwriter that, rather than subject herself to the rigors of touring, she probably could stay home composing songs. The 32-year-old native New Yorker and Brooklyn resident’s music has been used in Old Navy, Google and Chrysler TV ads, the TV series Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, Parenthood, Ugly Betty, Scrubs … Continue reading →

The completion of the first phase of North Boulevard Town Square couldn’t have come at a better time for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. The Council presents FestForAll each May, and now has a brand-new venue for some of its performances during the two-day event. “We have some new fun vignette performances that are … Continue reading →

The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 4, 2012-May 10, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. ROCK MAY 4 --INGRID MICHAELSON/SCARS ON 45: Varsity Theatre --HUMAN LIKE ME/PAPER AND RADIO/THE YEARS/WHO IS TYLER DURDEN: Spanish Moon --DREAD CLAMPITT WITH DUKE BARDWELL: Chelsea's Café --THE UGLI STICK: Cadillac Café --PAINT … Continue reading →

The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 4-10, 2012. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between. 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. Continue reading →

Losing a co-founding member can be a devastating, even terminal blow for a band. In the case of Chicago hard-rock-alternative trio Chevelle, the lost member was the brother of the group’s remaining two members. “It definitely was a blow,” drummer Sam Loeffler said of his bass-playing brother Joe’s departure from Chevelle in 2005. “For some … Continue reading →

Lafayette slide guitar maestro, singer and songwriter Sonny Landreth joined Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band on stage in New Orleans last month during the NCAA Big Dance Concert Series. Following three days of music featuring KISS, the Black Keys, Dr. John and many more, Buffett’s show was the culminating concert during the … Continue reading →

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Little Anthony and the Imperials got their first hit, “Tears On My Pillow,” in 1958. Featuring emotional tenor vocals from the then 17-year-old Anthony Gourdine, “Pillow” was among the year’s biggest hits, reaching No. 2 on the rhythm-and-blues chart and No. 4 on the pop chart. After the group’s … 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 noon Monday. the life of jesus christ: 10 a.m., Louisiana State Penitentiary, Prison View Golf Course. Two-hour play performed by inmates from Louisiana State Penitentiary and Louisiana Correctional Institute … Continue reading →

Podnuh’s has had restaurants in Baton Rouge and elsewhere in Louisiana since 1977, so folks who like barbecue pretty much know what to expect when they dine there. Until now. The Podnuh’s Rib House & Grill that recently opened near the intersection of Perkins Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard has added more than a few words to … Continue reading →

Call (225) 388-0199 if changes or additions need to be made to your organization’s listing. BATON ROUGE SOCIETY OF MINIATURE GAMING: 7 p.m., Little Wars Game Shop, 7517 Jefferson Highway. (Jefferson Plaza). (225) 753-7165. BATON ROUGE CHAPTER OF … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Fairgrounds racetrack, 1751 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans. Performances on 12 stages with acts such as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, The Beach Boys, the Neville Brothers, the Eagles, Foo Fighters, and others. Food, arts and crafts and programs. (504) 522-4786 or http://www.nojazzfest.com.

Two music books by New Orleans authors will be featured this weekend at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival’s Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage. Keith Spera, music writer at The Times-Picayune, will be joined by musicians Aaron Neville and Jeremy Davenport and interviewer Michael Tisserand at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, for a discussion … 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, send an updated announcement of your classes and contact info. A&E GALLERIES: 335 W. St. Peter Street, New Iberia. acadiana center … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An online ad featuring Ashton Kutcher as an Indian man has been pulled offline after viewers called it racist. The images and video for Popchips feature the 34-year-old “Two and a Half Men” star in brown makeup portraying a Bollywood producer named Raj who is “looking for love.” They were removed from YouTube … Continue reading →

This information is from 225.342.FILM, the official hotline of Louisiana Entertainment. Here’s what’s happening as of the first week of May 2012. Continue reading →