Baton Rouge Area for May 25, 2012

The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 25-May 31, 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 [e-mail] or fax to [phone]. Deadline is at noon Monday.

FRIDAY, MAY 25

FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, plant shop, Nita's Pralines, Deep South furniture, and café.

COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., EBR Shelter, 2680 Progress Road near the Baton Rouge Airport. Pet adoptions and fostering. 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.

LIVE AFTER FIVE: 5-8 p.m., North Boulevard Town Square, Third Street and North Boulevard. Live music concert featuring Brandon Giles. Free. Food and drinks available for purchase. http://liveafterfiveonline.com.

PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 5:30-8 p.m., Mall of Louisiana (second floor by Dillard's). http://www.projectpurr.org.

BALLIN' WITH THE BEARS: 6 p.m., BRCC Bonne Santé Wellness Center, 201 Community College Drive. Basketball tournament to benefit the Bears' Athletic Fund. [e-mail] or [phone].

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].

SATURDAY, MAY 26

RUN FOR THE CHILDREN: 8 a.m., North Boulevard Town Square, Third Street and North Boulevard. Registration begins at 7 a.m. 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. Live entertainment, food, family fun. Awards for top finishers and best jungle/safari costume. Benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Adults, $25; children 12 and under, $15. http://runforthechildrenbr.com.

BALLIN' WITH THE BEARS: 8 a.m., BRCC Bonne Santé Wellness Center, 201 Community College Drive. Basketball tournament to benefit the Bears' Athletic Fund. [e-mail] or [phone].

FOOD FUN FASHION: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Ave. GFWC Lagniappe Woman's Club presents live entertainment, lunch, fashion shows and shopping. Proceeds benefit Pediatric Burn Center at Baton Rouge General Medical Center Midcity. $35. [phone].

CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Petsmart, 8660 Airline Highway near Florida Boulevard; noon-6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 N. Harrell's Ferry Road. http://www.cathaven.org.

FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, plant shop, Nita's Pralines, Deep South furniture, and café.

COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., EBR Shelter, 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; 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Petz Plaza, 8380 Jefferson Highway. http://www.yelpbr.com.

CAAWS CAT ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Airline Petsmart, 8660 Airline Highway. http://www.caaws.org.

CAAWS DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., CAAWS Shelter, 6357 Quinn Drive. 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. New spring show. Free for LASM members and is included in the general price of admission for nonmembers. http://www.lasm.org.

FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS DOG ADOPTIONS: noon-4 p.m., Orvis, Perkins Rowe. http://www.friendsoftheanimalsbr.org.

PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: Noon-4 p.m., Mall of Louisiana (second floor by Dillards); noon-4 p.m., Petsmart, Millerville Road. 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].

SUNDAY, MAY 27

FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, plant shop, Nita's Pralines, Deep South furniture, and café.

COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., EBR Shelter, 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.

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, Perkins Rowe. http://www.friendsoftheanimalsbr.org.

PROJECT PURR CAT ADOPTIONS: 1-4 p.m., Mall of Louisiana (second floor by Dillards); 1-4 p.m., Petsmart, Millerville Road. http://www.projectpurr.org.

MONDAY, MAY 28

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 (second floor by Dillards). http://www.projectpurr.org.

MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT: 7 p.m., State Capitol steps. Performance by the Baton Rouge Concert Band. Free.

TUESDAY, MAY 29

COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., EBR Shelter, 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 (second floor by Dillards). http://www.projectpurr.org.

CFA BISTROS FOR A CAUSE: 5-9 p.m., Bistro Byronz, 5412 Government St. Twenty percent of dine-in tickets and 10 percent of to-go orders will be donated to the Community Fund for the Arts. Entertainment will be provided by Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Baton Rouge Little Theater, WRKF and Of Moving Colors. [phone].

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30

COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., EBR Shelter, 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 (second floor by Dillards). http://www.projectpurr.org.

THURSDAY, MAY 31

COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., EBR Shelter, 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 (second floor near Dillards). http://www.projectpurr.org.

PHOTO SHOW RECEPTION: 6-8 p.m., artvark, ltd. and MJ's Cafe, 672 Jefferson St. Chaos & Order: Photography of Maria Zorzon features work by this visiting artist from Buenoa Aires, Argentina, who studied at LSU. Also on exhibit will be the sterling silver collection of Buenos Aires jewelry artists Marcela Oliva, Maria Luro and Paula Isola. Show continues 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, June 1; and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 2. [phone].

2ND ANNUAL PEANUT BUTTER CUP MINI-GOLF TOURNAMENT: 6:30 p.m., Celebration Station, 10111 Gwenadele Ave. Eighteen holes of mini-golf, sodas and pizza buffet. Bring a non-perishable food item for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to be entered in a drawing. Sponsored by the 10/31 Consortium as a fundraiser for the 2012 Baton Rouge Halloween Parade and Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital. $31, general; $25, 10/31 Consortium members; $15, children 12 and under; $200 to sponsor a hole. http://2012peanutbuttercup.eventbrite.com or http://www.1031consortium.com.

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.

IMAHARA'S BOTANICAL GARDEN: 5341 Mahoney Road, St. Francisville. Self-guided garden tours and Japanese Haiku hand carved on cypress boards. Open for weekend tours. Admission fee. http://www.imaharasbotanicalgarden.blogspot.com or [phone].

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.

CAFFERY GALLERY: 4016 Government St. Exhibit by Therese Knowles, The Secret Language of Women. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday.

THE ENCHANTED MANSION, A DOLL MUSEUM: 190 Lee Drive, [phone]. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Peaceable Kingdom, now on display. Louisiana Bicentennial Doll Exhibit, opening date to be announced, featuring historical dolls from the Louisiana Purchase to statehood as well as dolls illustrating Louisiana's mix of peoples, a Cajun cabin dollhouse, a cotton plantation wedding and Louisiana folk dolls. Admission proceeds go to the Thomas Dixon Sedberry Foundation for the Handicapped. Adults, $4.50; seniors, $3.50; children, $2; children under 2, free. http://www.enchantedmansion.org.

LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM & IRENE PENNINGTON PLANETARIUM:  e_SHrS 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 Thursday, May 31. For times, visit http://www.lasm.org. The Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints from the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, and Woodcuts by Jacques Hnizdovsky from the LASM Collection, both through June 24.

LOUISIANA'S OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd., [phone]. Views of the Castle, presented by the exhibiting members of the Associated Women in the Arts, through Monday, May 28.

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. A Tale of Two Cities: Eugène Atget's Paris and Berenice Abbott's New York, the work of two early photographers, their inextricable link, and one of the most remarkable stories in the history of photography, through July 22. Faces of Pride: Elizabeth Catlett, sculptures, drawings, prints celebrating African-American, Mexican women, through Aug. 26. Outside the Frame: Gregory Scott, including examples of ‘hybrid' artworks integrating painting, photography, and video, through Oct. 7. Once Upon a Time, LA Machinery Gallery, through Feb. 13, 2013. Free admission, fifth floor, on first Sunday of month.

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE, HILLIARD ART MUSEUM: 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, http://museum.louisiana.edu. Ink...Paper...Process: Marais Press Prints; Satire, Scandal, and Spectacle, featuring the art of George Schmidt , through Saturday, May 26; Faith and Form, fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections, through Sept. 1 as part of Louisiana's Bicentennial Celebration.

¬WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. [phone] or http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com. Select George Rodrigue Paintings, through June 24. Louisiana's Top 200!: A Bicentennial Celebration Exhibit, a history exhibit featuring crowd sourced content about the top 200 people, places and events in Louisiana's history, through July 29. Adults, $4; students and seniors, $2; West Baton Rouge Parish residents and West Baton Rouge Historical Association members, free.

SINGLES EVENTS

BROADMOOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SINGLES: 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, dancing VFW Hall, 13214 S. Choctaw; 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27, lunch, El Rancho, Florida Boulevard; 6 p.m. Thursday, May 31, music in the courtyard, Perkins Rowe, Perkins Road at Bluebonnet Boulevard.

SLIDELL CHRISTIAN SINGLES: 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday, May 26, St. Luke's Family Center, 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell. Open dance with music by Sweetwater. Setups, snacks, door prizes. $15. [phone] or [phone].

TANGI CHRISTIAN RE-SINGLES: Meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Wesley Foundation, 307 W. Dakota St., Hammond. [phone].