Culturally Speaking for June 17, 2012

Swine Palace’s new Summer Festival will offer The Shrew

Swine Palace will begin its inaugural Summer Festival with William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, which opens Tuesday, June 26, and runs through Sunday, July 1, in the Studio Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive on campus. The show is directed by Swine Palace Artistic Director George Judy and is billed as “a rockin’, 70-minute, family-friendly version of Shakespeare’s timeless battle of the sexes.” The Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. All other performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased only at the door.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.swinepalace.org

Music Man tickets

Tickets are on sale for Ascension Community Theatre’s production of Meredith Willson’s musical The Music Man, set for Thursdays through Sundays, July 12-15 and 19-22, at the Pasqua Theatre, 823 Felicity St., Gonzales. Tickets are $15-$30. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.ascensioncommunitytheatre.org

South Pacific tickets

Tickets are on sale for Baton Rouge Little Theater’s summer musical South Pacific, which opens Friday, July 6, and runs Thursdays through Sundays until July 29, at the theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. Tickets are $29, individual; $24, subscribers; and $14, students. Group rate tickets are $25. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.brlt.org

The Color Purple tickets

Tickets are on sale for New Venture Theatre’s production of the hit Broadway musical The Color Purple, set for July 19-22 and 26-29, at Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Tickets are $20. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.newventuretheatre.com

Pippi Longstocking tickets

Playmakers of Baton Rouge’s summer musical production of Pippi Longstocking runs through Sunday, June 24, in the Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive, LSU campus. For tickets or to register, visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.playmakers.net

At LSU MOA

The LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., will host the program Museum After Dark: Louisiana Culinary Institute Cooking Demonstration at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21. The program is inspired by the museum’s current exhibit, Tale of Two Cities, and pairs the Louisiana Culinary Institute with a cooking demonstration of French and American cuisine.

Also, several exhibits are ongoing:

• Through July 22, Tale of Two Cities: Eugene Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York.
• Through Aug. 26, Faces of Pride: Elizabeth Catlett.
• Through Oct. 7, Outside the Frame: Gregory Scott.
• Through Feb. 10, 2013, Once Upon a Time.
• Through April 7, 2013, Cascade of Color: Gabriel Dawe.

For admission information to the program and exhibits, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.lsumoa.com

LAAG events

The Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• Through July 10, the Spring Judged Show, Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd.
• Registration is open for An Introduction to Pen and Ink by Louise Hansen, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 12, at the Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave. The fee is $40 for guild members and $50 for nonmembers. To register, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• Registration is open for An Introduction to Calligraphy by Anne Thigpen, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 20, at the Studio in the Park. The fee is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers. To register, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• Registration is open for Pastels by Nora Scarbrough, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 24 at the Studio in the Park. The fee is $40 for members and $50 for nonmembers. To register, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• Registration is open for Abstracts in Acrylics by Julie Dupre Buckner and Lynn McDowell Washauer, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 28, at the Studio in the Park. The fee is $125. To register, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• Registration is open for Basic Drawing Skills by Steve Shamburger, 1-3 p.m. last three Mondays of each month, in the Studio in the Park. The monthly fee is $60 for members and $75 for nonmembers. To register, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• Life Drawing Sessions take place 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Studio in the Park. The fee is $10 per night or $30 per month. For more information, email [e-mail].

For general information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.laag-site.org

Camp Dolly set

Registration is open for Camp Dolly for ages 6-12, set for Monday through Friday, June 25-29 and July 16-20, at The Enchanted Mansion, A Doll Museum, 190 Lee Drive. The cost is $200 per camper. Pre-registration, along with the $100 deposit, are required. To register or for more information, call [phone].

At Beauregard Gallery

An exhibit of work by the Associated Women in the Arts runs through Friday, July 6, at Beauregard Restaurant and Gallery, 715 Europe St. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.AssociatedWomenintheArts.com

In West Baton Rouge

The West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen, will host a display to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the Girl Scouts organization. The display will be featured at the museum from Aug. 4 to Oct. 5. The museum is looking for information, stories, images and/or objects that you can share. The museum welcomes both donations and loans of artifacts for exhibits such as this one and is particularly interested in learning more about early Girl Scout activities in and around the Greater Baton Rouge region. For more information, call [phone], ext. 11, or email [e-mail]. Also, the exhibit Select George Rodrigue Paintings by Louisiana’s artist laureate will run though Sunday, June 24. The exhibit is part of the state’s bicentennial celebration. For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.org

SewCialite classes set

Registration is open for SewCialite classes by Sarah Dunn, at Garcia.Dunn Gallery, 609 E. Boston St., Covington. The class will focus on handmade crafts, along with creating a community where women can gather and chat. Dunn is the co-owner of the New Orleans-based clothing line Sweet Olivier. Classes will take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. For class fees, specific class times or to register, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.garciadunn.com

In Covington

Registration is open for summer camps and classes at the St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington:

• Summer Fingerprint Art Camps for ages 6-12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 18-22 and June 25-29. The fee is $200 for association members and $220 for nonmembers.
• 9:30-12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 9-13, Sculpture with Michael Eddy for age 13 and older. The fee is $150 for members and $160 for nonmembers. Registration deadline is Monday, June 25.
• 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 9-13, Kids Theater Camp. The fee is $175 for members and $185 for nonmembers.
• 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, July 25-27, and Monday through Wednesday, July 30-Aug. 1, Art Dayz: Daily Kids Art Workshops in July for ages 6-12.. The daily rate is $45 for members and $50 for nonmembers. The three-day rate is $120 for members and $140 for nonmembers.

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

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.sttammanyartassociation.org

At Southeastern

The exhibit, River and Bloom, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by New Orleans artist Allison Stewart will be on exhibit through Thursday, June 28, at Southeastern Louisiana University’s Contemporary Art Gallery in East Stadium on campus in Hammond. The show is Stewart’s collection of works addressing the changes that have occurred in recent years as a result of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone].

At the Hilliard

The exhibit Finding Egypt in Louisiana: The Ambassador Jefferson Caffery Collection will run through Dec. 31 at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 517 St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette. Jefferson Caffery was a member of the first graduating class of the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute and was the US Ambassador to Egypt from 1949 to 1955, where he collected a variety of ancient artifacts.

The exhibit featured more than 40 artifacts.

Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon Fridays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call [phone].

ON THE INTERNET:

http://museum.louisiana.edu

Gulf Brew tickets

Tickets are on sale for Gulf Brew 2012, set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, July 21, in Parc International in downtown Lafayette. The event will feature nearly 100 specialty and home-brew beers from throughout the southwest region, food and musical entertainment.

Tickets are $25. VIP tickets are $75 and allow early admission at 5 p.m. Designated driver/non-taster tickets are $15. No one younger than age 21 will be admitted.

All proceeds will benefit the Acadiana Center for the Arts. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.acadianacenterforthearts.org

In Natchez

M. Schon Gallery, 415 Main St., Natchez, Miss., is showing more than 100 new pieces of jewelry and pottery, featuring the gallery’s museum quality collection of mid 20th century American studio jewelry by such artists as Ed Wiener, Betty Cooke, Earl Pardon, Pal Kepenyes, Zahara Schatz, Henry Steig, Rachel Gera, Peter Macchiarini, Ruth Roach, Art Smith, Idella La Vista, Elsa Freund and Peggy Miller.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.mschon.com

Jersey Boys tickets

Tickets are on sale for the traveling Broadway Across America production of the Broadway hit musical Jersey Boys, set for Jan. 8-27, 2013, in the Mahalia Jackson Theater, 1419 Basin St., New Orleans. Tickets start at $34.75. For tickets or more information, ca.. [phone] or visit the websites.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.BroadwayInNewOrleans.com

http://ww.Ticketmaster.com

At Elm Theatre

Tickets are on sale for The Gingham Dog, which runs through July 7, at the Elm Theatre, 220 Julia St., New Orleans. Tickets are $20. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://www.elmtheatre.org

Ogden auction

June kicks off the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s online auction, featuring an original work by William Dunlap, “Fish, Flora, Fauna,”a pulp paper painting with hand coloring, valued at $10,000.

The starting bid is $1,000 with bidding increments of $100.

The monthly auctions are a benefit for the museum.

For more information, visit the webiste.

ON THE INTERNET:

http://http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/auction