Culturally Speaking for July 1, 2012

LSU museum has ‘free day’; next Art Market is July 7

Photo provided by West Baton Rouge Museum -- This cornhusk vase will be part of the exhibit Art Glass by Jean-Louis Deal, which will open Saturday, July 7, at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen.

The next Baton Rouge Arts Market is set for 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 7, at 5th and Main streets. The market features children’s activities at its Kids Booth from 9 a.m. to noon. It runs in conjunction with the weekly Red Stick Farmers Market and the Main Street Market. The markets will be moved to the Galvez Parking Garage, 500 Main St., during inclement weather. For more information, call [phone].

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At LSU MOA

Several events have been scheduled in July at the LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St.:

• Through Sunday, Aug. 26, the exhibit Faces of Pride: Elizabeth Catlett.
• Through Sunday. Oct. 7, the exhibit Outside the Frame: Gregory Scott.
• Through Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, the exhibit Once Upon a Time.
• Through Sunday, April 7, 2013, the exhibit Cascade of Color: Gabriel Dawe.
• 1-5 p.m. Sunday, July 1, Free First Sunday. Admission is free.
• 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, Gallery Talk: Pam Vinci-Rabalais, curator of the LSU Textile & Costume Museum. Admission is free.
• Wednesday, July 4, Fourth of July Celebration. Tickets are $65, adults; $35, children age 12 and younger.
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff (with apologies to Dr. Seuss). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free. Groups of 10 or more are asked to email [e-mail].
• 1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, Artist Demonstration: Leanne McClurg Cambric. Admission is free.
• 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, Museum After Dark: A Tale of Baton Rouge with Culture Candy.
• Sunday, July 22, last day to see the exhibit A Tale of Two Cities: Eugène Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York.

For more information, call [phone].

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Dance classes slated

Registration is open for Cangelosi Dance Project’s July intensive dance classes for students age 10 and older at its studio, 3749 Perkins Road. The sessions are as follows:

• 9 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday, July 16-20, Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance, ages 10-13. The fee is $120 per person.
• 12:30-2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 16-20, Classical Ballet and Pointe Variation, age 14 and older. The fee is $100 per person.

Instructors will be Kris Cangelosi, Renee Chatelain and Leea Reese.

To register or for more information, email [e-mail] or visit the website.

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Concert series continues

The Sunday in the Park free concert series continues at noon Sunday, July 1, with Grammy Award winners Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band at North Boulevard Town Square.

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In West Baton Rouge

The exhibit Art Glass by Jean-Louis Deal will open Saturday, July 7, at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. The show will run through Sept. 16 and features work by Deal, a native of New Orleans who operates the Normandy Glasshouse on the Northshore of Lake Ponchartrain. For more information, call [phone].

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At the Enchanted Mansion

The Enchanted Mansion, A Doll Museum, 190 Lee Drive, will open its Louisiana Bicentennial exhibit on Thursday, July 12.

Beginning with the Louisiana Purchase, dolls representing Napoleon, Josephine, and President Thomas Jefferson tell the story leading up to statehood.

Also on exhibit are dolls in ethnic costumes illustrating Louisiana’s mix of peoples, a Cajun cabin dollhouse, a cotton plantation wedding, and Louisiana folk dolls. Also, registration is open for the second session of Camp Dolly for ages 6-12, which runs 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 16-20.

Preregistration and a $100 deposit are required. To register or for more information, call [phone].

In Denham Springs

C.B. “Bruce” Hume will be the guest speaker and demo artist at 7 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the Denham Springs Fine Art Association’s meeting in the Municipal Building, 941 Government St., Denham Springs. Hume will demonstrate techniques for using the mediums necessary to complete a successful painting. For more information, call [phone], [phone] or [phone] or email [e-mail], [e-mail] or [e-mail].

In St. Francisville

Several July events have been scheduled in St. Francisville:

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 7, the program, “An Enslaved Life,” Audubon State Historic Site, 11788 La. 965, St. Francisville.
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, July 8, the program, “In the Footsteps of Audubon,” Audubon State Historic Site.
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 14, the program, “The Civil War Homefront 1862,” featuring Civil War reenactors, Audubon State Historic Site.
• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, Community Market, Parker Park, 5730 Commerce St., St. Francisville.
• Friday and Saturday, July 27-28, Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration, Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville. For a schedule, admission prices or more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.audubonbirdfest.com.

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

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Constantinides CDs

Centaur Records, Inc. is working on two new CDs of composer Dinos Constantinides’ works with the titles A Preview of the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Concert with LSU Soloists and Concertos with LSU Soloists, Live.

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Iberville art winners

The Iberville Chapter of Louisiana Art & Artists’ Guild has named winners of its 2012 Summer Art Show judged by Sandra Keller, at the Iberville Chapter Art Gallery:

• Professional Division: Carolyn Lantz of Baton Rouge, first place, “Memories”; Larry Downs of Baton Rouge, second place, “Edge of the Pond”; and Denice Ducote of Baton Rouge, third place, “Ole Blue Eyes.” Honorable mentions went to Joe Lackey of Baton Rouge, “Feeding My Sheep”; Claudia Lejeune of Baton Rouge, “Onions & Olives”; and Roberta Loflin of Baton Rouge, “Roses & Glass No. 2.”
• Non- Professional: Carol Mohan of Zachary, first place, “Hospitality”; Bobbie Booksh of Gross Tete, second place, “Iris in Bloom”; and Marilyn Tisdale of Baton Rouge, third place, “Iris Power.” Honorable mentions went to Laurie Broussard of Grosse Tete, “Fall on de Bayou”; Suzanna Lamotte of Port Allen, “Bailadoras” and “Give the Dog a Bone.”

For more information, call [phone].

At the Inn on Bourbon

Several programs are scheduled in coming weeks at the Inn on Bourbon, 541 Bourbon St., New Orleans:

• 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, Bon Operatit! performs The American Songbook.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, New Orleans Opera Association vocalists with pianist Todd Simmons.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, Bon Operatit!
• 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, New Orleans Opera Association vocalists with pianist Todd Simmons.

For more information, call [phone].

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