About Town for July 15, 2012

BR ORCHID SOCIETY

• EVENT: Baton Rouge Orchid Society’s annual show and sale.
• DATE: Sunday.
• TIME: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• PLACE: Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd.
• FOR MORE INFO: http://www.batonrougeorchidsociety.org.
• DETAILS: The free show and sale will have displays and vendors. The society is open to anyone interested in learning about orchids and how to grow them in Baton Rouge’s climate.

PET ADOPT-A-THON

• EVENT: Southern Louisiana Animal Foster Caregiver Network’s Rescue Lovers Adopt-A-Thon.
• DATE: Sunday.
• TIME: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• PLACE: 220 South Burnside Drive, Gonzales.
• DETAILS: The cooperative effort with multiple animal groups looks to find homes for homeless dogs and cats.

KIWANIS OF PC

• EVENT: Kiwanis of Pointe Coupee’s barbecue chicken dinner fundraiser.
• DATE: Sunday.
• TIME: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• PLACE: St. Mary Kiwanis Park, across from St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 348 W. Main St., New Roads.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone] or [phone].
• DETAILS: The Kiwanis of Pointe Coupee will host its annual “Winner, Winner, Bar-B-Q Chicken Dinner.” Dinners will consist of barbecue chicken, baked beans, coleslaw and a roll. The cost is $8 per dinner ticket.

EBR LIBRARY

• EVENT: “Hair-A-Palooza.”
• DATE: Sunday.
• TIME: 2:30 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone]
• DETAILS: Teens can make their own hair bows and jeweled hair pins. Call to register.
• EVENT: “Birds of Prey.”
• DATE: Monday.
• TIME: 10:30 a.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Scotlandville Branch Library, 7373 Scenic Highway.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Javier Nevarez from the LSU Raptor Rehabilitation Center will present a lecture on hawks and owls to children who are 4 years old or older. Group registration is required.
• EVENT: “Spooky Skull Jewelry.”
• DATE: Monday.
• TIME: 2 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Teens can make spooky skull jewelry using white clay and markers. Registration is required.
• EVENT: “Dream Journals.”
• DATE: Monday.
• TIME: 2:30 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Teens can decorate dream journals with beads, jewels, ribbons, stickers and more. Call to register.
• EVENT: “Introduction to PowerPoint 2007.”
• DATE: Tuesday and Saturday.
• TIME: 10 a.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone]
• DETAILS: Learn how to prepare slides for computer presentations.
• EVENT: Baton Rouge Police Mounted Patrol program.
• DATE: Tuesday.
• TIME: 11 a.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Scotlandville Branch Library, 7373 Scenic Highway.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: The Baton Rouge Police will give a demonstration of the Mounted Patrol Unit’s day-to-day activities. Group registration is required.
• EVENT: “Twilight Jeopardy.”
• DATE: Tuesday.
• TIME: 2 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish River Center Branch Library, 120 St. Louis St.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: In honor of “Breaking Dawn, Part II,” which is the next book in the “Twilight” series, the library will hold a “Twilight”-themed “Jeopardy.” The winner will get a prize. “Breaking Dawn, Part II” is coming out this fall.
• EVENT: “Crocheting with Plarn.”
• DATE: Tuesday.
• TIME: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Zachary Branch Library, 1900 Church St.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Learn how to make plarn out of ordinary plastic garbage bags and crochet the plarn into a bag or candy dish. Registration is required.
• EVENT: “There’s No Place Like Outer Space.”
• DATE: Tuesday (Greenwell Springs) and Thursday (Carver).
• TIME: 2:30 p.m. (Tuesday) and 2 p.m. (Thursday).
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road, and East Baton Rouge Parish Carver Branch Library, 720 Terrace St.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone] for Greenwell Springs or [phone] for Carver.
• DETAILS: Staff from Highland Road Park Observatory will present space displays and science demonstrations to children ages 8 to 11. They will also talk about sun viewing safety, skygazing for children, “ham” radios and meteors.
• EVENT: “Résumé Assistance through Microsoft Word and Internet.”
• DATE: Wednesday and July 25.
• TIME: 1 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish River Center Branch Library, 120 St. Louis St.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Get help with creating or improving résumés.
• EVENT: Board Game Day.
• DATE: Wednesday.
• TIME: 2:30 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Greenwell Springs Regional Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Teens can play “Checkers,” “Jenga,” “Connect Four” and more. Call to register.
• EVENT: Teen Game Day.
• DATE: Wednesday.
• TIME: 2:30 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Teens are invited to play “Guitar Hero.” Call to register.
• EVENT: “The Book Buzz.”
• DATE: Wednesday.
• TIME: 3 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Teens can come discuss the books they are reading and enjoy light refreshments. Call to register.
• EVENT: “Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007.”
• DATE: Thursday.
• TIME: 10 a.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Learn how to separate text into columns, create tables, modify tables and more.
• EVENT: Teen memory box project.
• DATE: Thursday.
• TIME: 2:30 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road, and East Baton Rouge Parish River Center Branch Library, 120 St. Louis St.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone] for Eden Park or [phone] for River Center.
• DETAILS: Teens can decorate recycled wooden cigar boxes to transform them into memory boxes.
• EVENT: Learning Express program.
• DATE: Thursday.
• TIME: 3 p.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Learn about Learning Express resources, which help with achieving educational goals. Call to register.
• EVENT: “Computers Without Fear.”
• DATE: Saturday.
• TIME: 10:30 a.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Eden Park Branch Library, 5131 Greenwell Springs Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Learn the basics of computers. Call to register.
• EVENT: “Introduction to Microsoft Word.”
• DATE: Saturday.
• TIME: 11 a.m.
• PLACE: East Baton Rouge Parish Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library, 13600 Pride-Port Hudson Road.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Learn about the word processing software Microsoft Word 2007. Call to register.

WBRZ PROJECT

• EVENT: WBRZ’s “Stuff the Bus,” a school supply drive.
• DATE: Wednesday.
• TIME: 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• PLACE: Office Depot, 3116 College Drive, and 703 N. Airline Highway, Gonzales.
• FOR MORE INFO: http://www.WBRZ.com.
• DETAILS: WBRZ News 2 Louisiana is teaming up with Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Office Depot, St. Elizabeth Hospital, the East Baton Rouge Parish and Ascension Parish school systems, Volunteers in Public Schools and Volunteer Ascension to collect school supplies for needy children in the community. The goal drive is to fill one school bus for each parish, East Baton Rouge Parish and Ascension Parish. Needed supplies include No. 2 pencils, pens, binders, dividers, pocket folders, construction paper, marble composition notebooks, loose leaf paper, color pencils, markers, compass protractors, rulers, scissors, index cards, paper towel rolls, hand sanitizer, glue sticks and spiral notebooks. Raising Cane’s will also collect supplies at its restaurants until Wednesday. Donors will get a free lemonade or drink of their choice when they donate at Raising Cane’s. Each participant who donates Wednesday at the Office Depot locations will get a free lemonade card from Raising Cane’s.

WOMEN & WINE

• EVENT: Women & Wine On Wednesdays.
• DATE: Wednesday.
• TIME: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• PLACE: Elizabethan Gallery, 680 Jefferson Highway.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone] or http://www.WomenWineWednesday.com.
• DETAILS: Women & Wine on Wednesdays is a free, monthly networking event that connects women by building new relationships and re-connecting old ones. It is designed to help women develop their professional and personal lives by giving them access to a larger network of resources. Each month a different winery is chosen, with a white and red being offered at a special price. To sign up, visit the website.

LA. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

• EVENT: Louisiana Photographic Society meeting.
• DATE: Thursday.
• TIME: 7 p.m.
• PLACE: Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd.
• FOR MORE INFO: http://www.laphotosociety.com.
• DETAILS: June contest theme is photographer’s choice. All photo enthusiasts are invited to the meeting.

FHL LECTURE

• EVENT: Foundation for Historical Louisiana’s Heritage Lecture: “Now and Always: A Louisiana Love Story.”
• DATE: Thursday.
• TIME: 6 p.m. for refreshments and 6:30 p.m. for the presentation.
• PLACE: Old Governor’s Mansion, 502 North Blvd.
• FOR MORE INFO: http://www.fhl.org.
• DETAILS: Christian Garcia, nonfiction author who specializes in biography, history and spirituality, will lecture on the book of letters he edited, “Now and Always: A Louisiana Love Story.” The book of letters tells the story of his maternal grandparents, Joseph Bradford Lancaster and Amanda Doerr Lancaster. It also gives a picture of life in Louisiana during the turn of the 20th century. Admission is free for FHL members and $10 for guests. Calandro’s Select Cellars will provide the refreshments.

K9 FASHION EVENT

• EVENT: “Harleywood K9 Fashion Event.”
• DATE: Saturday.
• TIME: 11 a.m. to noon, registration; noon to 1 p.m., event.
• PLACE: Harley-Davidson of Baton Rouge, 5853 Siegen Lane.
• FOR MORE INFO: http://www.spaybatonrouge.org.
• DETAILS: “Harleywood K9 Fashion Event” is a dog fashion show that will raise funds for Spay Baton Rouge, a local nonprofit organization working to provide low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for animals. It will include food from Izzo’s Illegal Burrito, prizes and bags of treats for all dogs. Prizes will go to dogs who win Best Dressed, Most Original Outfit and Best Dynamic Duo (owner and dog). Participants can also get their pictures taken by the “Puparazzi.” Tickets are $15 per person. The cost to register a dog in the fashion show is $10 per dog. Walk-ups are welcome. To register, visit the website.

CLOSET SALE COLLECTION

• EVENT: The Friends of the LSU Textile & Costume Museum “Your Friends Closet Sale” collection event.
• DATE: Saturday.
• TIME: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• PLACE: College Drive Mini-Storage, 4866-2 Revere Drive (behind Hobby Lobby).
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: The Friends will be collecting donations for its “Your Friends Closet Sale” to be held Sunday, Oct. 14. The group is looking for vintage, retro and modern clothing for the entire family. Accessories, designer clothing, evening and wedding gowns will also be accepted. Proceeds will benefit the Friends.

ACADIANA CENTER

• EVENT: Acadiana Center for the Arts’ Gulf Brew 2012.
• DATE: Saturday.
• TIME: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• PLACE: Parc International, 200 Garfield St., downtown Lafayette.
• FOR MORE INFO: http://www.AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org.
• DETAILS: Gulf Brew 2012, a beer festival, will feature more than 100 specialty and home brews, a brewer’s tent, gaming area, three live bands, a DJ and more. The festival is only open to adults who are 21 years old or older. Tickets are $25. VIP tickets are $75 and allow early admission at 5 p.m. and access to the VIP tent with special beer selections, food and more. Designated driver tickets are also available for $15 each.

WHOLE FOODS

• EVENT: 7th Birthday Celebration and Whole Foods Market Beer Club.
• DATE: Saturday.
• TIME: Noon to 3 p.m., birthday party, and 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., club.
• PLACE: Whole Foods Market Baton Rouge, 7529 Corporate Blvd.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone].
• DETAILS: Whole Foods Market Baton Rouge will celebrate its seventh birthday with a free party. There will be cake, games, prizes, cookie decorating for kids, a petting zoo and more. Partygoers will also have a chance to win a 107-second shopping spree. After the party, the store will host a beer club where a beer specialist will serve craft beers paired with birthday-inspired items. The club cost is $10 per person and is limited to 25 participants. To reserve a spot at the beer club, call the front desk.

REMINGTON COLLEGE

• EVENT: “Cuts for Kids,” complimentary back-to-school haircuts.
• DATE: Monday through Friday, July 23 to Aug. 3.
• TIME: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• PLACE: Remington College-Baton Rouge campus, 4520 Sherwood Forest Blvd., Unit 001.
• FOR MORE INFO: [phone] for information or to schedule an appointment.
• DETAILS: Remington College will offer complimentary back-to-school haircuts provided by instructors and students in the cosmetology program to children age 17 or younger. The offer will run for two weeks. Parents can also get 50 percent off of select services for themselves such as haircuts, styling, manicures and pedicures. Walk-in are welcome.