Culturally Speaking for Jan. 22, 2012

LSU museum will show cups; Mignon Faget to give lecture

Photo provided by The Runnels SchoolGabriella Runnels plays Eliza Dolittle in the Runnels School's production of "My Fair Lady.

8 Fluid Ounces: National Juried/Invitational Ceramic Cup Exhibition will open Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the LSU School of Art’s Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. There will be a gallery talk at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, followed by an opening reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show will run through Feb. 25. Admission is free, and cups will be for sale. For more information, call [phone].

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.glassellgallery.org

Olivier to speak

Creative Louisiana’s monthly meeting will feature Scott Olivier at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Olivier is a multi-instrumentalist and pioneer of digital audio technology who has worked with such recording artists as Michael Jackson, Van Halen, No Doubt, Chris Cornell, The Offspring and Evanescence. Admission is free. For more information, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.creativelouisiana.com

Mignon Faget to speak

The Louisiana State Museum’s Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St., will host A Conversation with Mignon Faget at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. The program will be preceded by a reception at 5:30 p.m. and coincides with the museum’s exhibit Mignon Faget: A Life in Art and Design. For more information, call [phone].

Ballet auditions continue

Auditions for summer intensive programs continue at Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre’s Dancers’ Workshop, 10745 Linkwood Court:

• 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Magnus Midwest Summer Intensive. Registration is at 4 p.m.
• 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Joffrey Workshop San Antonio. Registration is at noon.

Auditions are open to the public. For more information, call [phone].

Dinner theater set

The final performance of the Dunham School’s production of the murder mystery dinner theater Who Done It? will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, in the Dunham School dining hall, 11111 Roy Emerson Drive. The play was written and produced by the students in the Dunham School’s Musical Theatre Class. Tickets are $18. For tickets or more information, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.dunhamschool.org

Play at Runnels

Tickets are on sale for the Runnels School’s Junior and Senior High Drama Department’s production of the musical My Fair Lady, set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Runnels Theatre for the Performing Arts, 17255 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road. Advance tickets are $15, adults; and $12, students. Tickets are $20 at the door. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.runnels.org

Nominations sought

Since 2005, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has annually honored an outstanding Baton Rouge area kindergarten through 12th grade music specialist/teacher. These awards recognize music specialists who excel in teaching music and successfully integrating music with the core academic curriculum either alone or in collaboration with a general classroom teacher. Nominations can be made by a principal, supervisor, PTA member, fellow teacher, friend, parent or student. Nomination forms can be submitted by mail to the Baton Rouge Symphony, 7330 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, or fax at (225) 767-4609. The nomination deadline is Friday, Feb. 24. For a copy of the form, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www..brso.org

Pinocchio tickets

Tickets are on sale for Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s Young Professionals production of Pinocchio, set for March 1-4 in the Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive, LSU campus. Tickets are $15. For tickets, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.playmakers.net

Symposium set

Registration is open for the Friends of LSU Hilltop Arboretum’s annual symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, in the auditorium of the LSU Design Building on campus. Tickets are $45 for LSU Hilltop Arboretum members and $60 for nonmembers. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.lsu.edu/hilltop

Valentine’s concert set

Tickets are on sale for Opera Louisiane’s Valentine’s Day concert, “Chanson d’Amour,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. A pre-performance fare of food and drinks will precede the concert at 6 p.m. Pre-performance tickets are $35. Concert tickets are $25-$85. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.operalouisiane.com

At Bluebonnet Swamp

The 10th annual Quilt the Swamp exhibit will run through Feb. 29 at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, 10503 Oak Hills Parkway. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call [phone].

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.brec.org

Wattam juried

Local artist Pat Wattam recently was juried into the Women Painters of the Southeast. This organization is dedicated to promoting women painters whose works are representational and who live in the southeastern United States. Wattam also is a member of Oil Painters of America and Associated Women in the Arts.

Opera Jukebox set

Tickets are on sale for the LSU Opera’s annual fundraiser, “Operatic Divas and their Men” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at Boudreaux’s, 2647 Government St. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Black tie optional. General seating is $70 per person. Prime seating is $950 per table. For more information, call [phone] or visit the website to download a form.

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.music.lsu.edu/pdfs/boudreaux12.pdf

LAAG classes

Registration is open for two classes at the Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild, 2490 Silverest Ave.:

• 6-8 p.m. second through the last Mondays of each month, Basic Drawing Classes by Steve Shamburger. The fee is $60 for guild members and $75 for nonmembers.
• 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Life Drawing Sessions. The fee is $10 per session or $30 per month.
• Also, the guild is now accepting memberships for the 2012 year.

To register, apply for membership or for more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.laag-site.org

Mardi Gras classes

Registration is open for Mardi Gras-themed painting classes at Corks N Canvas, 711 Jefferson Highway, Suite 3A. To register or for more information, call [phone].

At the Enchanted Mansion

Registration is open for the Valentine’s Day Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Enchanted Mansion, A Doll Museum, 190 Lee Drive. Tickets are $18, and reservations are required. Also, the museum is now showing its Black History Month exhibit. To register or for more information, call [phone].

McCleery selected

Alex McCleery, student and dancer for the Cangelosi Dance Project under mentor and teacher Kris Cangelosi, has been accepted to Ballet Chicago’s 2012 summer course, advanced intensive and 2012-2013 full year program. Students who are accepted to the year-round program will be evaluated for the Ballet Chicago Studio Company. The advanced intensive will be held from July 30 through Aug. 10. In addition, McCleery has been awarded a 100 percent Dowd Merit Scholarship for Ballet Chicago’s 2011 summer course and advanced intensive tuition. McCleery is a 2009 graduate of Catholic High School and attends Baton Rouge Community College. He has received several awards and titles for his talent in the past two years.

Workshop set

Registration is open for a three-day workshop with James Brantley from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 6-8 at The Studio, 300 Dumaine St., New Orleans. The workshop is sponsored by the Louisiana Watercolor Society. The fee is $250 for society members and $300 for nonmembers. To register or for more information, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.LWSart.org

Reception set

The Louisiana Photographic Society will host a reception for two speakers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Arts Council of Livingston Parish, 133 Hummell St., Denham Springs. There will be a talk at noon. The reception and talk coincide with the fifth annual LPS photo exhibit, which runs through Feb. 16 at the Arts Council. For more information, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.laphotosociety.com.

Digital art exhibit

The deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 1, for submitting entries to the 2012 Hammond Digital Art Exhibit, which runs from March 5 through April 1. The exhibit is sponsored by the Hammond Regional Arts Center and Lamar Advertising of Hammond and is modeled after Billboard Art Project LLC, a nonprofit organization that acquires digital billboards normally used for advertising. For submission requirements and more information, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.hammondarts.org

Ballet Memphis tickets

Tickets are on sale for a performance by Ballet Memphis at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Heymann Performing Arts Center, 1373 College Road, Lafayette. The performance is part of the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana’s 2011-12 Main Stage Season. Tickets are $28. For tickets, visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.pasaonline.org

At the opera house

Tickets are on sale for several events at the Grand Opera House of the South, 505 N. Parkerson Ave., Crowley:

• 7-11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Dinner and Dancing with Your Valentine & Louisiana Red. Tickets are $70 per person or $140 per couple.
• Feb. 15, ImaginOcean.
• March 9, Jason Petty: Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes.
• March 23, Centenary College Choir.
• April 18, The Lowe Family.
• April 22, Jamie Adkins presents Circus Incognitus.
• May 3, Trout Fishing in America.

For times, ticket prices and more information, call [phone].

äON THE INTERNET:

http://www.thegrandoperahouse.org

Auditions in N.O.

Auditions will be 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, for Southern Repertory Theatre’s production of The Lily’s Revenge at Allways Lounge and Theatre, 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. For audition requirements or more information, call [phone].

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.southernrep.com

LPO performance set

The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will present the concert “Becoming American: The Musical Journey,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square in the French Quarter, New Orleans. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone].

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.LPOmusic.com

http://www.hnoc.org

At Loyola

Tickets are on sale for Loyola Opera’s production of the classic comedy The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in the Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall in the Communications Music Complex on the Loyola University campus in New Orleans. Tickets are $40, preferred seating; $25, reserved seating. For tickets or more information, call (504) 865-2074 or visit the website.

äON THE INTERNET:

http:// www.montage.loyno.edu