Arts column for Sept. 23

Sign-up opens for troupe’s Zombie run

Pre-registration is open for Baton Rouge’s contemporary dance-theater company Of Moving Colors’ annual Zombie Bash 5K run/walk, set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, beginning at the 13th Gate haunted house.

Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome and are encouraged to wear costumes. There also will be pre- and post-race parties. Following the race, community members will join company dancers in a mass street performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The pre-registration fee is $20 for adults age 17 and older, and $15 for youth age 16 and younger. Race day registration is $25, adults; $20, youth. To register or for more information, visit the websites.

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http://www.ofmovingcolors.org

http://www.active.com

Movies & Music

Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive, will continue its Movies & Music on the Lawn 2012 series “Black and White to the Future” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, with the 1918 silent film Himmelskibert: A Trip to Mars. Providing an original musical score for the film will be the band England in 1819. Admission is $5 and free for gallery members. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.batonrougegallery.org

In Pointe Coupee

Tickets are on sale for a performance by 3 Friends at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Julien Poydras Museum Center, 500 W. Main St., New Roads. Tickets are $28. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or [phone].

Hours curtailed

LSU Libraries Special Collections and the Hill Memorial Library building has altered its hours of operation, due to renovation work being done on the building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. New hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. The library is closed on home football game Saturdays. For more information, call [phone].

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http://lib.lsu.edu/special

In West Baton Rouge

Several events are scheduled at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen:

• Through Sunday, Dec. 2, the exhibit, Mardi Gras Shipwreck: Recovered Cache c. 1812.
• Noon Wednesday, Sept. 26, lunchtime lecture and book signing with Randy Harrelson, Brian Costello and photographer Richard Sexton for the Pointe Coupee Historical Society’s new book, New Roads and Old Rivers.
• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, Sugarfest.
• Saturday Sept. 29, the museum is participating in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! Participating museums offer free admission.

For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com

At St. James

Tickets are on sale for “Dance Under the Ball in Bishops Hall,” set for 7:30-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in St. James Episcopal Church’s Bishop Hall, 205 N. Fourth St. Tickets are $10. For tickets or more information, visit the website.

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http://www.stjamesbr.org

Call for artists

Artist applications are being accepted for the Louisiana Party Festival produced by Henry Turner Jr., from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. For an application or more information, call [phone] or [phone] or email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

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http://ultimatelouisianapar.wix.com

Patsy Cline tickets

Tickets are on sale for Baton Rouge Little Theater’s production of the musical Always ... Patsy Cline, set for Nov. 2-18 on the theater’s main stage, 7155 Florida Blvd. Tickets are $27, individuals; $22, subscribers; $23, group rate; and $14, students. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

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http://www.brlt.org

At LSU

The LSU School of Music has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, violin and piano recital with Gregory Stoles and Yova Milanova, LSU School of Music Recital Hall, Dalrymple Drive on campus. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.music.lsu.edu.
• Tickets are on sale for the second performance in the LSU Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven Festival, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.music.lsu.edu.
• 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, the Louisiana Sinfonietta’s 30th anniversary celebration season opening concert, Recital Hall. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://louisianasinfonietta.org.
• Tickets are on sale for upcoming concerts in the LSU Recital Hall Series, featuring music faculty Jesse Allison, Dennis Parker, Yung-chiao Wei and Willis Delony. For tickets and dates, call [phone] or visit http://www.music.lsu.edu.
• Tickets on sale for the LSU Jazz Showcase, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at the LSU Union Theater. For tickets, visit http://www.music.lsu.edu.
• Tickets are on sale for the LSU Opera’s production of The New Moon, 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 25-27, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Claude L. Shaver Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive on campus. For tickets, visit http://music.lsu.edu.

At the Burden Center

The Corn Maze will be open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, and will be open 4-7 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 13 and 20, at the Burden Center, 4560 Essen Lane. Admission is $5. For more information, call [phone]. Also, the deadline is Friday, Nov. 30, for the Brush With Burden Juried Art Show. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail] or burdenhorticulturesociety.com.

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http://www.burdenhorticulturesociety.com

Partnership launched

Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge has teamed up with the LSU Performing Arts Academy to offer a new series of arts education programs to the Baton Rouge community specifically designed to include individuals with special needs. The first program of the series, a music class called “Rhythmataz! Inclusive Music for Teens,” will be 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 2-Dec. 4, in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building on Dalrymple Drive on campus and targets teens ages 13-18. Tuition is $150. Registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 28. To register or for more information, call [phone], email [e-mail] or visit the website.

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http://cmdalsu.com/paa

BRBT booking shows

The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre is booking in-school performances of Into the Swamp: Healthy Choices Win as part of its Ballet for Children community outreach program. To schedule a performance, [phone] or email [e-mail]

Violinist to perform

Tickets are on sale for a performance by violinist Marta Szlubowska at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Margaret Martin Performing Arts Center, 64 Homochitto St., Natchez, Miss. For tickets, visit the website.

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http://www.natchezfestivalofmusic.com

Reception set

The exhibit, Capture, will open with a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, featuring photographers Christopher Bond, Beverly Coates, Sheree Hobgood, Peyton Pemberton, Edward Richards and Katie Swetman at Frameworks Gallery, 8501 Highland Road. The show will run through Friday, Nov. 2. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

At the Grapevine

The Grapevine Cafe and Gallery, 211 Railroad Ave., Donaldsonville, is featuring an exhibit of work by South Louisiana artist Vera Judycki through Sunday, Oct. 14. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.grapevinecafeandgallery.com

Submissions requested

River Community Church, 36367 Old Perkins Road, Prairieville, is accepting submissions of paintings and photos from artists age 14 and older for its third community art show, which opens Sunday, Oct. 28. Take-in will be 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 22-23. Artwork must be appropriate for family viewing. For entry forms and more information, visit the website.

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http://www.rivercommunity.org

At the Hilliard Museum

The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 715 St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, artists Melissa Bonin, Linda Dautreuil, Lisa Osborn, Amy Guidry and Troy Dugas talk about their work in the exhibit Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us, which runs through Saturday, Dec. 8.
• Through Saturday, Dec. 8, the exhibits Rhyme & Reason: The Art of Shawne Major and Aquarellistes: Louisiana Watercolorists.
• Through Saturday, Nov. 10, the exhibit, Kenn Kotara: Viaticus.

For more information, call [phone].

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http://museum.louisiana.edu

At AcA

Tickets are on sale for harpsichordist Peter Sykes’ concert of the “Goldberg Variations” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. Tickets are $15-$30 for adults. Student tickets are $10. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

PASA season tickets

Season tickets are on sale for the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana’s 2012-13 Series. Shows are L.A. Theatre Works performs Pride and Prejudice, Oct. 28; Cirque Chinois, Dec. 14; Moulin Rouge — The Ballet, Jan. 23, 2013; and Dreamgirls, March 27, 2013. Performances will be at the Heymann Performing Arts Center, 1373 College Road, Lafayette. For tickets, call [phone].

At the Ogden Museum

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, has scheduled several events in coming weeks:

• 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, the Short Films series continues with Top Genne, Necrophiliac, Live Excavations and Rogue Male. Tickets are $5 and free for museum members.
• 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Tav Falco and Panther Burns in concert. Tickets are $7, museum members; $12, nonmembers.
• 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, opening reception for the exhibit Tav Falco — 50 Photographs: An Iconography of Chance.
• 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, the Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans’ Art for Arts’ Sake throughout the museum.
• Tickets are on sale for the “O What a Night Gala” on Saturday, Oct. 13.

For tickets or more information, call [phone].

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http://ogdenmuseum.org

At NOMA

Tickets are on sale for the Love in the Garden, set for Friday, Sept. 28, at the New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans. The Patron Party is set for 7-8 p.m., followed by the Garden Party at 8-11 p.m. For tickets prices, to purchase tickets or more information, call [phone].

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http://www.noma.org

Legends gala

Tickets are on sale for the Louisiana Museum Foundation’s “Legends of Rock and Roll” gala on Friday, Oct. 5, at the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans. The Patron Party is set for 6:30-8 p.m., followed by the Main Party at 8-11 p.m. Patron Party tickets are $250 for foundation members and $300 for nonmembers. Main Party tickets are $75.

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

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http://www.thelmf.org

Ballet tickets

Single tickets are on sale for the New Orleans Ballet Association’s 2012-13 season. Tickets range from $20 to $125. For shows, performance dates, tickets or more information, call [phone], ext. 201, or visit the websites.

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http://www.nobadance.com

http://www.ticketmaster.com

NOCCA exhibit

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Faculty Exhibition will run through Friday, Oct. 26, at the Ken Kirschman Artspace on campus, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

For more information, call [phone].

Marsalis at Loyola

Tickets are on sale for a performance by Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall in the Communications Music Complex on the Loyola University campus in New Orleans.

Tickets are $25-$75. Loyola faculty and staff are admitted for $15, and Loyola students are admitted for $10. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.montage.loyno.edu

Faculty exhibition

The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts’ Faculty Exhibition will run through Monday, Oct. 1, at The Academy Gallery, 5256 Magazine St., New Orleans. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.noafa.com