Culturally Speaking for Oct. 7

Art-fashion show will aid breast cancer services

Photo providedThe Victory Belles, whose home base is the National World War II Museum’s Stage Door Canteen in New Orleans, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Amite High School Theatre, 403 S. Laurel St., Amite. Tickets are $5. Veterans are admitted free. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

The BR Walls Project and Privé are partnering to host BUST, an art-fashion show at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Hartley/Vey Theatres at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The show’s mission is to raise awareness and funding for Woman’s Hospital breast cancer care, support and education services. Bras will be adorned with paint, jewelry, metal, photography, poetry, fabric, glass, mixed media or any medium that the artist chooses. The art bras will be worn by a mix of breast cancer survivors and models, then auctioned off at a silent auction. Tickets are $75. For tickets, visit the website.

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Tapas and Wine

The Baton Rouge Symphony League will host Tapas and Wine with Timothy and Torns at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Zolia Bistro Enoteca, 400 Convention St. Guests can mingle with the orchestra’s musical director and conductor Timothy Muffitt, assistant conductor David Torns and Colton Peltier, the soloist for the Thursday, Oct. 18, Investar Bank Masterworks II concert. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door.

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Tattoo showcase set

In conjunction with the LSU Student Union Gallery’s exhibit, Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Marking exhibit, the LSU Student Union Art Advisory Committee will be hosting a tattoo showcase and discussion panel at noon Thursday, Oct. 11, moderated by the director of Southeastern University’s Contemporary Art Gallery, Dale Newkirk, with New Orleans tattoo artists Donn Davis of Tattooagogo, Adam Montegut of Hell or High Water Tattoo and Ed Dieringer of Electric Ladyland Tattoo.

The event will be in the Atchafalaya Room 339 in the LSU Student Union, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus. Admission is free. Call [phone].

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Tigerama tickets

Tickets are on sale for the LSU Tiger Marching Band’s annual Tigerama on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on campus. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. A VIP reception and silent auction will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Also performing will be the LSU Wind Ensemble, LSU Symphonic Winds, and along with the Tiger Band, the Golden Girls, Colorguard and LSU Cheerleaders. VIP tickets are $100. General admission tickets are $20 and $10 for elementary school, high school and college students. For tickets visit the Ticketmaster website.

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Sunday in the Park begins

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge opens its Sunday in the Park series of free concerts from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, with Chasing Scarlett, at North Boulevard Town Square. There also will be food and activities. For more information, call [phone].

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Cangelosi tickets

Tickets are on sale for the Cangelosi Dance Project’s production, Within, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the Hartley/Vey Black Box Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Tickets are $16.50. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

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At the Burden Center

The Corn Maze at the Burden Center, 4560 Essen Lane, continues from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 13 and 20. Admission is $5, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Also, tickets are on sale for the Burden Horticulture Society’s Wine and Roses at Burden at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24. This year’s event will benefit the new Pavilion at Burden Botanical Gardens. Tickets are $125. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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At Corks N Canvas

Corks N Canvas, 711 Jefferson Highway, No. 3A, Baton Rouge; 2689 Florida St., Mandeville; 119 Focis St., Metairie; and 700 Dublin St., New Orleans; will host its first “Paint Your Pumpkin” class from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. The class is for all ages. The fee is $45, which includes a choice of pumpkin.

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At Rosedown

Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville, will offer a rare tour opportunity to view areas of the historic plantation complex that are not normally open to the public during a “behind the scenes” tour at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. Visitors will see the attic of the main house, as well as the production greenhouse used to maintain and cultivate the plants that are displayed in the gardens.

For more information, call [phone].

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WBR SugarFest

The West Baton Rouge Museum’s 17th annual SugarFest! will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, on the museum’s grounds, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. There will be food, demonstrations and live musical entertainment. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone], ext. 15.

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Symphony tickets

Tickets are on sale for the Baton Rouge Symphony’s second concert in its 2012-13 Investar Bank Masterworks Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Baton Rouge River Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, 275 St. Louis St. Pianist Colton Peltier, a 17-year-old student at the Juilliard School, will be the guest soloist. Tickets are $25-$55. For tickets, call [phone], ext. 100, or visit the website.

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At Beauregard Gallery

The Left Bank 5 Art Exhibition is showing at Beauregard Gallery, 715 Europe St. Featured artists are Jane Gerace Boudreaux, Bethany Knapp Cardinal, Terry Granier, Les Ann Kirkland and Rex Tatum. For more information, call [phone].

Halloween decor classes

Registration is open for handcrafted Halloween decor classes at Creative Studios, 3613 Perkins Road, Suite J1. For more information, visit the website.

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At Golden Gallery

On Saturday, Oct. 13, the theme at Rolland Golden Gallery, 419 Main St., Natchez, Miss., will be “Sweet Virginia — Encore,” Rolland Golden’s paintings, drawings and prints of works done from the “sweet” state of Virginia. There will be a reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone].

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At Fanfare

Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond has scheduled several events this week in its annual Fanfare festival:

• 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, the 12th annual International House of Blues Foundation Art Exhibit opens in the Grand Lobby of the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. The show runs through Nov. 9. Admission is free.
• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, Donald George, professor of voice at State University of New York, Postdam, will perform a concert in Pottle Auditorium on campus.
• 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, The Capitol Steps will perform in the Columbia Theatre. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.columbiatheatre.org.
• 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Jeij joins the SLU Wind Symphony in two performances of the concert, “Planet Earth,” in the Columbia Theatre. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.columbiatheatre.org.

Belles in Amite

Tickets are on sale for a performance by the Victory Belles at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Amite High School Theatre, 403 S. Laurel St., Amite. The show is presented by the Amite Arts Council. The Victory Belles’ home base is the National World War II Museum’s Stage Door Canteen. Tickets are $5. Veterans are admitted free. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

At the Hilliard Museum

Fall artists talks continue at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette. Shawne Major will give a gallery talk at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10; and Kenn Katara will speak at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. Both talks are free. Also, six exhibits are showing: Rhyme and Reason: The Art of Shawne Major; Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us; Aquarellistes: Louisiana Watercolorists; Viaticus: An Installation by Ken Katara; Discovering Egypt in Louisiana: The Ambassador Jefferson Caffery Collection; and Uros House: Grimanesa Amoros.

The museum also will host a reception for the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ publication of A Unique Slant of Light: The Bicentennial History of Art in Louisiana at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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AcA family series

Tickets are on sale for the 2012-13 Family Performance Series at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. Scheduled shows are Marionetas de la Esquina’s Emilio and the Enchanted Cow, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 10-11; Playing by Air, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 27-28; Rock the Presidents, Jan. 17-18, 2013; and Sunjata Kamalunya, Feb. 20-21, 2013. Some performances are school shows, others are public performances. Tickets to all shows are $15, adults; $10, children. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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Pasta & Puccini

Tickets are on sale for Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s 16th annual Pasta & Puccini Gala — Head Dress Ball at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans. Individual tickets start at $165. For tickets or more information, call [phone], ext. 212, or email [e-mail].

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At the WWII Museum

The National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., New Orleans, has scheduled several events in October:

• 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, brunch seating, Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima, The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Hands-On Volunteer Program-Victory Corps Saturday. For more information call [phone], ext. 304.
• Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, Lagniappe Lecture – “Unit 731” by Walt Burgoyne. For more information call [phone], ext. 229.
• Noon Wednesday, Oct. 10, buffet seating, The Victory Belles, A Salute to Our Heroes, The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, Panel Discussion, Deadly Medicine’s Influence on Contemporary Public Health Policy. Admission is free, but reservations are requested. For reservations, call [phone], ext. 229.
• Friday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. dinner seating, 8 p.m. show only ticket; Saturday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m. dinner seating, 8 p.m. show only ticket; Sunday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. brunch seating, Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima. The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, Hands-On Volunteer Program-Victory Corps Saturday. For more information, call [phone] ext. 304.
• 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, Dinner with a Curator — Tom Czekanski presents “Thinking Outside the Box: German Problem Solving in WWII,” The Solomon Victory Theater Atrium. For more information, call [phone], ext. 213, or visit http://www.american-sector.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 17, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, Lunchbox Lecture – “The M-1 Garand” by John McGuckin. For more information, call [phone], ext. 229.
• Noon Wednesday, Oct. 17, buffet seating, The Victory Belles, A Salute to Our Heroes. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http:// www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• Wednesday, Oct. 17, 5 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. presentation, 7 p.m. book signing, Meet The Author – Severin Fayerman, A Survivor’s Story, The Stage Door Canteen. Admission is free, but reservations are required by calling [phone], ext. 412.
• Friday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m. dinner seating, 8 p.m. show only ticket; Sunday, Oct. 21, 11 a.m. brunch seating, Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima, The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Family Workshop — WWII Art. Workshops are designed for children ages 8-12. Pre-registration is required by calling [phone], ext. 229 or emailing [e-mail].
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Living History Corps. For more information, call [phone], ext. 243.
• 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, “Meet the Veteran” — Women Veterans of Louisiana.
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Hands-On Volunteer Program-Victory Corps Saturday. For more information call [phone], ext. 304.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 24, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• Noon Wednesday, Oct. 24, buffet seating, The Victory Belles, A Salute to Our Heroes. The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• Friday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. dinner seating, 8 p.m. show only ticket; Saturday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m., dinner seating, 8 p.m. show only ticket; Sunday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m. brunch seating, Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima, The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http:// www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Lagniappe Lecture – “One Family’s Story: Surviving the Holocaust” by Sally Rabinowitz. Admission is free, but reservations are required by calling [phone], ext. 412.
• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Hands-On Volunteer Program-Victory Corps Saturday. For more information, call [phone], ext. 304.
• Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, Lagniappe Lecture – “Life Behind the Atlantic Wall” by Brian Hughes. For more information, call [phone], ext. 229.
• Noon Wednesday, Oct. 31, buffet seating, The Victory Belles, A Salute to Our Heroes, The Stage Door Canteen. For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Oct. 31, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, Pub Quiz, The Stage Door Canteen. For reservations, call [phone].

Pilobolus in New Orleans

Tickets are on sale for the New Orleans Ballet Association’s season opening performance by the dance company Pilobolus at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., New Orleans. Tickets are $20-$80. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or [phone] or visit the websites.

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Spooky fashion

Haunte Couture, a living installation of to-die-for fashions for the spooky season will show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at The Parlor, 3913 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. For more information, email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Boo-tique in French Market

The Halloween Costume Boo-tique will move to the corner of North Peters and Barracks in the French Market, New Orleans, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, showcasing a handpicked selection of original work by New Orleans’ most creative designers, hatters, costumers and mask-makers. Then, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, revelry continues at the Boo Carre Halloween and Harvest Festival in Dutch Alley and the Farmers Market. For more information, email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Sounds of Cinema

Tickets are on sale for “Sounds of Cinema,” a concert featuring the Faubourg Quartet, along New Orleans jazz musicians drummer Darrian Douglas, saxophonist Khari Allen Lee, pianist Michael Pellera and bassist Jason Stewart (bass), with pianist Hristo Birbochukov, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Institute, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans. Tickets are $20. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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Jerusalem Quartet concert

Tickets are on sale for a concert by the Jerusalem Quartet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Dixon Hall on the Tulane University campus, New Orleans. The concert opens the New Orleans Friends of Music’s 58th consecutive season of chamber music and will be preceded by a free lecture by John Joyce of the Newcomb Department of Music faculty. Tickets are $25 and free for Tulane University students. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

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At Tulane

Tickets are on sale for the Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of Eugene Ionesco’s comedic, one-act play The Lesson at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in the Lupin Theatre on campus.

Tickets are $12, general admission; $9, Tulane community; and $8, students and seniors. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

Fall auction

The New Orleans Auction Galleries, 510 Julia St., New Orleans, continues its fall auction at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. For more information, visit the website.

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At Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

The exhibit Body Shop: A Multimedia Installation by Maximilian Toth will run through Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St., New Orleans. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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Hats needed

Hats are needed for the St. Catherine’s Day Hat Parade Hat Sale, set for 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Clever Wine Bar, 3700 Orleans Ave., New Orleans. Hats can be dropped off through Friday, Oct. 19, at 3119 Coliseum St. and 3219 Ursulines St. The parade is set for Sunday. Nov. 18. For more information, visit the website.

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At Coup d’oeil

The exhibit, James Taylor: At Play Among the Pines, runs through Saturday, Nov. 17, at Coup d’oeil Art Consortium, 2033 Magazine St., New Orleans. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 1-5 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. For more information, call [phone].

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