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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
It’s big, loud, dumb and sloppy. It’s top-heavy with clichés and powered by that shopworn superior-alien-force-attacks-underdog-Earthlings scenario. But Battleship, in due course, wins the fight to deliver the right summer-action-special effects movie stuff. Hasbro’s naval-combat game, Battleship, inspired this An Officer and a Gentleman meets Independence Day at sea. Much of the movie is a … 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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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.
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Florida Boulevard area, particularly in the neighborhood of Sherwood Forest, offers a host of Vietnamese restaurants for those in the mood for the flavorful and thoughtfully cooked fare. On a recent Saturday evening, we chose one that’s a relative newcomer to Baton Rouge, although it’s already established in Lafayette. Saigon Noodles has a bit … 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.
The 2012 lineup for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival includes the third show in the reunited Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary tour; veteran rock stars Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Eagles; a newly added Jimmy Buffett acoustic set; an eclectic list of popular younger performers including Bon Iver, Feist, the Zac … Continue reading →
Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, a 26-year-old singer, trombonist and trumpeter from New Orleans, seems to be everywhere. Andrews’ recent activities include tour dates in Australia and Singapore, an appearance at the Seabreeze Jazz Festival in Panama City Beach, Fla., and a hometown gig in front of thousands at the French Quarter Festival. His TV … Continue reading →
Just as he’s done since he joined the E Street Band in 1984, singer-guitarist Nils Lofgren will be on stage with the band when Bruce Springsteen headlines Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Following the March 6 release of their new album, Wrecking Ball, Springsteen and the E Street Band launched their … Continue reading →
AGMAGIC: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday for school groups and organizations, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday for the public, John M. Parker Coliseum, LSU campus. Learn about agriculture and how it affects your life at this event, which features plants and animals, exhibits, booths, demonstrations and much more. (225) … Continue reading →
11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m., The New Orleans Suspects 12:35-1:50 p.m., The New Orleans Classic Review featuring Frankie Ford, Al “Carnival Time” Johnson and Robert “Barefootin’” Parker with Blue Eyed Soul Revue 2:15-3:05 p.m., The Dixie Cups 3:40-4:45 p.m., Zebra 5:30-7 p.m., The … Continue reading →
The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from April 27-May 3, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between. ROCK APRIL 27 --BAG OF DONUTS: North Boulevard Town Square (5 p.m.) --ELVIN KILLERBEE: Chelsea's Café --FIASCO: Park Place (Gonzales) --KUNG FU PINEAPPLE: The Station --BEER FOR BREAKFAST: Cadillac Café --SOUL HAVEN: Roux House --SECRET SMOKER/I'M … Continue reading →
You could call Jon Cleary an Englishman in New Orleans but, now that he’s called the city home for more than 30 years, he’d rather call himself a New Orleanian. Cleary, a singer, pianist, songwriter and band leader, was in his late teens when he arrived in New Orleans in the early … Continue reading →
Dom Flemons and Rhiannon Giddens, founding members of the Grammy-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, met in April 2005 at the annual Black Banjo Gathering at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Kindred spirits, they formed a group called Thankful For Strings a few months later. More importantly, by September they were both going to genuine old-time … 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. A&E GALLERIES: 335 West St. Peter Street, New Iberia. … Continue reading →