Baton Rouge Area for Feb. 10, 2012

The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from Feb. 10-Feb. 16, 2012.

To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, email details to [e-mail] or fax to [phone]. Deadline is at noon Monday.

FRIDAY, FEB. 10

• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road. Pet adoptions and fostering. http://www.caabr.org.
• YELP DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Yelp House, 3205 Lanier Drive; and noon-6 p.m. Petsmart, Millerville Road. http://www.yelpbr.com.
• PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 5:30-8 p.m., Mall of Louisiana. http://www.projectpurr.org.
• SAFARI NIGHT: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 a.m. the next morning, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Walking tours, hands-on activities, animal encounters. Designed for groups; 15-person minimum. Pre-registration required. [phone].
• KREWE OF ARTEMIS MARDI GRAS PARADE: 7 p.m., downtown Baton Rouge.
• LIVE FROM THE STARVING EAR: 7 p.m., Unitarian Church, 8470 Goodwood Blvd. Show by satirical songwriter Roy Zimmerman. $15, at the door. [phone].
• CONCERT SPECTACULAR: 7:30 p.m., LSU Union Theater. Hour-long, non-stop music featuring featuring performances by all of LSU’s music ensembles. $28, general admission; $19, staff and seniors; $15, students. [phone].
• ‘FENCES’: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Presented by New Venture Theatre. $20. http://www.newventuretheatre.com
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalrymple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.

SATURDAY, FEB. 11

• RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Fresh seasonal vegetables and other homegrown and homemade food for sale. [phone].
• LSU AGCENTER LIVESTOCK, 4-H SHIOW: all day, Lama Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. More than 2,000 4-H exhibitors expected to compete, featuring all types of farm livestock. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/livestockshow.
• LSU VET SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, LSU campus. Open access for everyone to explore the work performed at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Also featured will be kids petting zoo, teddy bear repair station and animal demonstrations. http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu.
• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport. http://www.caabr.org.
• NAME THAT ARTWORK!: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., LSU Museum of Art, 5th floor, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Visitors can participate in a popular game format of recognizing artwork in the fewest number of clues. Free admission on this second Saturday. http://www.lsu.edu/lsumoa.
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., PetSmart, Siegen Marketplace; Noon-6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. http://www.cathaven.org.
• VALENTINE BRUNCH: 10:30 a.m.-noon, The Enchanted Mansion, A Doll Museum, 190 Lee Drive. Brunch, dancing and museum tour. Reservations, deposit required. $18. [phone].
• YELP DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Yelp House, 3205 Lanier Drive; and 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Petsmart, Millerville Road. http://www.yelpbr.com.
• CAAWS CAT ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., CAAWS Shelter, 6357 Quinn Drive, and Petsmart, 8660 Airline Highway. http://www.caaws.org.
• CAAWS DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Neighborhood Pet Market, 12871 Perkins Road. http://www.caaws.org.
• MISS TRUDY’S TRAVELING TRUNK SHOW: 11 a.m., Adalié Brent Auditorium, Louisiana Art & Science Museum. Entertaining, interactive program for young children and families. Free for LASM members and is included in the general price of admission for nonmembers. http://www.lasm.org.
• FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS: Noon-4 p.m., End of the Boulevard at Mall of Louisiana. http://www.friendsoftheanimalsbr.org.
• MRS. DOROTHY AND HER TRAVELING SHAKY EGG BAND: Noon-2 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 River Road S. Interactive musical entertainment for kids and family. http://www.lasm.org.
• PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: Noon-4 p.m., Mall of Louisiana; and 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Petsmart, Millerville Road. http://www.projectpurr.org.
• KREWE OF MYSTIQUE DE LA CAPITALE MARDI GRAS PARADE: 2 p.m., downtown Baton Rouge.
• KREWE OF DENHAM SPRINGS MARDI GRAS PARADE: 3 p.m., from Denham Springs High School, ends at Veterans Boulevard.
• BANQUET, CAKE AUCTION TO BENEFIT YOUTH CAMPS: 5:30 p.m. social hour, 6 p.m. dinner. Activities Building, 9340 Florida Blvd. Event and fund-raiser sponsored by the Men of Broadmoor Presbyterian Church. After dinner, cakes will be auctioned off with recipes provided. Proceeds from the auction go toward the summer camp fund. $10, adults; $5, children 12 and younger. $30 cap per family. [phone].
• SECOND ANNUAL BLACK EXPO: 6-9 p.m., Louisiana Police Academy Auditorium, 7901 Independence Blvd. “Leaders of the Future,” 2nd annual event. http://www.blackexpo.yolasite.com.
• KREWE OF ORION MARDI GRAS PARADE: 6:30 p.m., downtown Baton Rouge.
• SAFARI NIGHT: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 a.m. the next morning, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Walking tours, hands-on activities, animal encounters. Designed for groups; 15-person minimum. Pre-registration required. [phone].
• ‘JUMP START YOUR HEART’ FUNDRAISER: 7-11 p.m., Renaissance Hotel, 7000 Bluebonnet Blvd. Valentine gala for non profit organization dedicated toward cardiovascular abnormalities of competitive and former athletes. Valentine’s gala features cocktails, dining and dancing, including live music. Donation $75. http://www.jumpstartyourheart.org.
• ‘FENCES’: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Presented by New Venture Theatre. $20. http://www.newventuretheatre.com.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalrymple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• EIFFEL TOWER: REVISITED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, LSU campus. An LSU Theatre Lab production. $10, at the door only. http://theatre.lsu.edu.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12

• LSU AGCENTER LIVESTOCK, 4-H SHOW: all day, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. More than 2,000 4-H exhibitors expected to compete featuring all types of farm livestock. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/livestockshow.
• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport; http://www.caabr.org.
• YELP DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Yelp House, 3205 Lanier Drive, Baton Rouge; and 10-3 p.m. Petsmart, Millerville Road; http://www.yelpbr.com.
• CAAWS DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Walgreen’s, 15929 Airline Highway, corner of Airline and Highland Road. http://www.caaws.org.
• CAAWS CAT, KITTEN ADOPTIONS: Noon-4 p.m., Siegen PetSmart, 10527 S. Mall Drive. http://www.caaws.org.
• FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS, DOG ADOPTIONS: Noon-4 p.m., Orvis at Perkins Rowe; http://www.friendsoftheanimals.org.
• PROJECT PURR ADOPTIONS: 1-4 p.m., Mall of Louisiana and Petsmart, Millerville Road. http://www.projectpurr.org.
• MY FURRY VALENTINE ADOPT-A-THON: 1-4 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. Cat and kitten adoptions. http://www.cathaven.org.
• ‘HARRIET TUBMAN’ DRAMA INTERPRETS UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: 2 p.m. West Baton Rouge Parish Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. Actor Waddy-Thibodeaux portrays Harriet Tubman and her efforts with the Underground Railroad in the mid-19th century. Interactive discussion with the audience to follow performance. Free. http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.org.
• ‘FENCES’: 2 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Presented by New Venture Theatre. $20. http://www.newventuretheatre.com.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 2 p.m., Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. As Swine Palace productions. Tickets: $15-28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theatre box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalrymple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• MARTIN LUTHER KING LIFE, CIVIL RIGHTS DRAMA: 2 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Dramatization of the life, career, and dream of American civil rights icon Martin Luther King. $20. http://www.manshiptheatre.org.

MONDAY, FEB. 13

• LSU AGCENTER LIVESTOCK, 4-H SHOW: all day, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. More than 2,000 4-H exhibitors expected to compete featuring all types of farm livestock. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/livestockshow.
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon-6 p.m.,Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. http://www.cathaven.org.
• PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 5:30-8 p.m., Mall of Louisiana. http://www.projectpurr.org.

TUESDAY, FEB. 14

• LSU AGCENTER LIVESTOCK, 4-H SHOW: all day, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. More than 2,000 4-H exhibitors expected to compete featuring all types of farm livestock. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/livestockshow.
• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport. http://www.caabr.org.
• SENIORS FEBRUARY SOCIAL: 11:15 a.m., parish hall parlor, St. James Episcopal Church, 205 N. Fourth St. St. James Senior Adults sponsoring a series of musical tributes, honoring Louisiana’s 200th anniversary of statehood. Lunch buffet social is $13. The ‘Música de España, featuring cellist Alvaro Angulo, following the social lunch is free. http://www.stjamesbr.org.
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon-6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. http://www.cathaven.org.
• PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 5:30-8 p.m., Mall of Louisiana. http://www.projectpurr.org.
• CHARLES DICKENS CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL: 6 p.m., 143 Coates Hall, LSU campus. This week’s film: Great Expectations directed by David Lean. The semester-long series of films and discussions highlight the bicentennial of the renown 19th century English author. Free.
• OPERA LOUISIANE ‘CHANSON D’AMOUR CONCERT: 7:30 p.m., Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. Concert of love songs, including opera duets, Broadway hits, and popular American love songs. Pre-performance event includes food, drink, pastries and hors d’oeurvres, which starts at 6 p.m. Tickets to the pre-formance event $35. The 7:30 p.m. concert tickets sold separately $25-$85. http://www.operalouisiane.com

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15

• LSU AGCENTER LIVESTOCK, 4-H SHOW: all day, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. More than 2,000 4-H exhibitors expected to compete featuring all types of farm livestock. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/livestockshow.
• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport; http://www.caabr.org.
• YELP DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Yelp House, 3205 Lanier Drive. http://www.yelpbr.com.
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon-6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. http://www.cathaven.org.
• PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 5:30-8 p.m., Mall of Louisiana. http://www.projectpurr.org.
• WOMEN, WINE, WEDNESDAY: 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Royal Standard, 16016 Perkins Road. Professional and community women’s social and networking group. Free. [phone].
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. Tickets $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16

• LSU AGCENTER LIVESTOCK, 4-H SHOW: all day, Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. More than 2,000 4-H exhibitors expected to compete featuring all types of farm livestock. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/livestockshow.
• COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport. http://www.caabr.org.
• YELP DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Yelp House, 3205 Lanier Drive. http://www.yelpbr.com.
• FURNISHING LOUISIANA, CREOLE, ACADIAN FURNITURE: Noon, West Baton Rouge Parish Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. Lunchtime lecture featuring art historian Pat Bacot, who will give an illustrated talk on Louisiana cabinet making in the late-18th and early 19th centuries. Free. http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com.
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon-6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell’s Ferry Road. http://www.cathaven.org.
• PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 5:30-8 p.m., Mall of Louisiana. http://www.projectpurr.org.
• BRCC ANNUAL GOSPEL FESTIVAL: 7 p.m., Magnolia Theater Main Stage, Baton Rouge Community College, 201 Community College Drive. Second annual gospel concert as part of BRCC’s performing arts series. Tickets: http://www.mybrcc.edu.
• EXTREME RODEO EVENT: 7 p.m., Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. Extreme Rodeo competition includes the top 10 Ranch Rodeo teams around Louisiana. Tickets $8 at the gate. http://www.extremerodeo.org.
• BATON ROUGE SYMPHONY CONCERT: 7:30 p.m., River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts. The Entergy Masterworks series features acclaimed pianist Anton Nel. $22-$55. http://www.brso.org.
• ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’: 7:30 p.m., Claude L. Shaver Theatre, LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. A Swine Palace production. $15-$28. Tickets can be purchased at the LSU Union Theater box office and the Reilly Theatre. On performance nights, tickets will be on sale at the LSU Music & Dramatic Arts Box Office, Dalyrmple Drive. http://www.swinepalace.org.

OUTDOORS

• BRAMBA (BATON ROUGE AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION): http://www.bramba.org.
• BATON ROUGE TRIKKE CLUB: http://www.brtrikke.com, email [e-mail].
• BATON ROUGE AUDUBON SOCIETY: Robert McLaughlin, [phone] (call between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.).
• BAYOU HAYSTACKERS PADDLING CLUB: [phone] or http://www.bayouhaystackers.com.
• BATON ROUGE BIKE CLUB: [phone] or http://www.batonrougebikeclub.com. Call for details or go to the website for weekend ride information.
• BATON ROUGE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS: [phone]. Call for details of special events.
• BURDEN CENTER: [phone], 5460 Essen Lane. Urban Hiking. Two miles of hiking, walking trails in center of Baton Rouge.

ONGOING

• ART GUMBO CENTER: 1835 N. Magnolia St., Gonzales, [phone]. Open noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Gumbo Center is a program of the River Region Art Association.
• BURDEN: 5460 Essen Lane. The blooming of the Burden Center Camellia Gardens. Open daily 8:30 a.m.-dusk.
• THE ENCHANTED MANSION, A DOLL MUSEUM: 190 Lee Drive, [phone]. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Black History Month exhibit.
• LOUISIANA ART & ARTIST GUILD: Members Show, Independence Park Theatre Gallery, 7800 Independence Blvd. Exhibition runs through March 15 .
• LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM & IRENE PENNINGTON PLANETARIUM: http://www.lasm.org/. Planetarium shows: One World One Sky, Big Bird’s Adventure; Life, A Cosmic Story; Led Zeppelin; Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon; and Digital Universe, all through May 31. For times, visit http://www.lasm.org. Through March 25, Six Fairy Tales, artist David Hockney brings to life 39 etchings of Grimm Fairy tales; Fiction & Fantasy, artist and storyteller Robert Warrens’ collected works; and artist John Clemmer, exhibition of selected works; through May 6, A Child Likes, prints by Adalié Brent.
• LOUISIANA VETERANS HALL OF HONOR: permanent exhibit, USS Kidd, River Road downtown. Dedicated to service men and women who have had outstanding military careers. Each person is a Louisiana native. [phone].
• LSU MUSEUM OF ART: 5th Floor Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Tearing Granite: Jesús Moroles. More than 30 free-standing, wall-mounted granite sculptures by acclaimed Texas-based artist Jesús Moroles, through April 29; Faces of Pride: Elizabeth Catlett, sculptures, drawings, prints celebrating African-American, Mexican women, through Aug. 26. Free admission, fifth floor, on first Sunday of month.
• LSU SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY: Glassell Exhibition Gallery, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. A national juried-invitational ceramic cup exhibition, 8 Fluid Ounces. More than 100 ceramic cups on exhibition, through Feb. 25.
• OLD STATE CAPITOL: 101 North Blvd. [phone] Exhibition of paintings by Rolland Golden, River and Reverie, through March 10. Free.
• ROSEDOWN PLANTATION: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., La. 10, St. Francisville. http://www.lastateparks.com. Special exhibit honoring African Americans during Black History month (February). Visual images, biographies, music of black Americans having a profound impact on history and culture.
• ST. MARTINVILLE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM: Free admission every day during February.
• UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE, HILLIARD ART MUSEUM: 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, http://www.museum.louisiana.edu. Ink...Paper...Process: Marais Press Prints; Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle, featuring the art of George Schmidt; Morgan as Mentor: 1965-1998, landscape paintings by artists Elemore Morgan. Exhibition runs through May 19.
• WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. [phone] or http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com. Through March 4, Ladies of Lincoln’s Era, an exhibit examining the stories of 12 women during the Lincoln era who advanced human rights for women and African Americans; through March 11, Life and Landscapes along Louisiana Highway 1, collection of paintings whose subjects were inspired by the historic Louisiana highway that traverses the state.
• WEST FELICIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Museum, Visitor Center, St. Ferdinand Street, St. Francisville. Traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit, Journey Stories , Feb. 12-March 19. (225) 635-6330.

SINGLES EVENTS

• BROADMOOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SINGLES: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Newcomer’s night at Don’s Seafood, Airline Highway; 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, author Trent Anger presenting Coach Dale Brown’s book in AEB 201, then 12:30 p.m., lunch at Portabello’s, Old Hammond Highway; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, music, dinner, VFW Hall, 13214 Choctaw Drive.
• SLIDELL CHRISTIAN SINGLES: http://www.scsingles.eboard.com or [phone] or [phone].
• TAMMANY CHRISTIAN SINGLES: [e-mail].
• TANGI CHRISTIAN RE-SINGLES: Meet at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Wesley Foundation, 307 W. Dakota St., Hammond. (225) 567-9567.