The Week Ahead for Sept. 9, 2012

SUNDAY

Community events

• FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. The market will have a Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, a plant shop, Nita’s Pralines, Deep South Furniture and a café.
• KIDS’ LAB: 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 South River Road. Children, ages 6-12, and parents or caregivers can explore chemistry with hands-on workshops. For more information, visit http://www.lasm.org.
• FILMS AT MANSHIP: 2 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The theatre will show “La Raymonda: Bolshoi Ballet” as part of its film series, Films at Manship. Tickets are $16.50 each. For more information, visit http://www.man
  shiptheatre.org.
• LSU MUSIC FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: 3 p.m., LSU School of Music Recital Hall, corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives. Katherine Kemler will give a flute performance with Michael Gurt on piano, Johanna Cox on oboe and Kimberly Houser on harp. Proceeds from the recitals will go the LSU School of Music. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students.
• AUDITIONS FOR ALWAYS ... PATSY CLINE: 5 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. The theater is looking to fill the roles of Patsy Cline and Louise Seger. To audition, prepare a verse and chorus of music appropriate for the show. Auditioners should also bring sheet music for the accompanist. Appointments are required for vocal auditions. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.brlt.org.
• RECEPTION FOR SUMMER JUDGED SHOW: Independence Park Theatre Gallery, 7800 Independence Blvd. During the reception, winning artists will get their cash awards. The exhibit will continue until Oct. 18. For more information, call [phone].

MONDAY

Government meeting

• CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD: 5:50 p.m., Central High School, 10200 East Brookside Drive.

Community events

• FILMS AT MANSHIP: 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The theatre will show “Vertigo” as part of its series, Films at Manship. Tickets are $8.50 each. For more information, visit http://www.manship
  theatre.org.
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 North Harrell’s Ferry Road. For more information, visit http://www.cathaven.org.
• REFLECTIONS IN THE GARDEN: Noon to 1 p.m., Burden Conference Center, 4560 Essen Lane. Carl Motsenbocker will speak on “Greauxing Organic in the South.” Each participant should bring a lunch. The center will provide drinks. Admission is $10 for guests and free for Burden Horticulture Society members. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.
  burdenhorticulturesociety.com.
• BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB: Noon, De La Ronde Hall, 320 Third St. Bernie Pinsonat, a pollster for Southern Media and Opinion Research, will discuss the Nov. 6 election for Baton Rouge mayor as well as the state’s Republican trend in recent presidential elections. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.
• FORUM ON ROAD AND SEWER WORKS: 6 p.m., St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church, 1441 Goodwood Blvd. City-parish officials will continue their series of meetings on the federally mandated Sanitary Sewer Overflow project and the Green Light Plan for road improvements. Mayor Kip Holden and other officials will give progress reports on the two programs, discuss individual projects and listen to residents give their input.

TUESDAY

Government meeting

• DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT: 8 a.m., City Club, 355 North Blvd. The meeting will have updates on projects including the Commerce Building, Downtown Greenway, BR Walls Project and more. For more information, visit http://www.brgov.com/dept/ddd.

Community events

• GUARANTY THE GOAL BLOOD DRIVE: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., United Blood Services, 8234 One Calais Ave. The fourth annual “Guaranty the Goal” purple and gold-themed blood drive will honor those who lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy. Donors will receive 9/11 remembrance pins, a purple-and-gold T-shirt, free food and a chance to sign up for hourly and grand prizes. Donors will also get to sign a “We Remember” banner, which will go to the FDNY. For more information, visit http://www.unitedblood
  services.org/louisiana or call [phone].
• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 North Harrell’s Ferry Road. For more information, visit http://www.cathaven.org.
• TUTORING: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Broadmoor Presbyterian Church’s Naylor Building. Qualified tutors will offer free, one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students. Students and accompanying adults should come 10 minutes early to register. For more information, call [phone].
• FILMS AT MANSHIP: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The theatre will show “The Do-Deca Pentathlon” as part of its series, Films at Manship. Tickets are $8.50 each. For more information, visit http://www.manshiptheatre.org.
• THE SKY WATCHERS: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. The show is an LSU Theatre Lab Season production. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.theatre.lsu.edu.

WEDNESDAY

Government meeting

• EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD: 5 p.m., School Board Office, 1050 South Foster Drive.

Community events

• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 North Harrell’s Ferry Road. For more information, visit http://www.cathaven.org.
• STEPPIN’ IN SEPTEMBER: 4:30 p.m., Carver Branch Library, 720 Terrace St. Members of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority will give a stepping demonstration and lesson to patrons. For more information, call [phone].
• FILMS AT MANSHIP: 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The theatre will show “The Do-Deca Pentathlon” as part of its series, Films at Manship. Tickets are $8.50 each. For more information, visit http://www.manshiptheatre.org.
• THE SKY WATCHERS: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. The show is an LSU Theatre Lab Season production. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.theatre.lsu.edu.
• BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL: 7:30 p.m., LSU Union Theatre, Tower Drive, LSU campus. The LSU Symphony will perform. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $17 for LSU faculty members, staff members and seniors and $12 for students. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://music.lsu.edu.

THURSDAY

Community events

• CAT HAVEN ADOPTIONS: Noon to 6 p.m., Cat Haven Adoption Center, 11130 North Harrell’s Ferry Road. For more information, visit http://www.cathaven.org.
• DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES — CHILDREN WHO SEE TOO MUCH: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Ave. Betsy McAlister Groves, a licensed clinical social worker and founding director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, will talk about the impact of community and family violence on young children. The presentation is part of the Distinguished Speaker Series, a series by the Academic Distinction Fund on childhood development research. Groves is the author of “Children Who See Too Much: Lessons from the Child Witness to Violence Project.” The lecture is free, but pre-registration is recommended. Check-in starts at 4 p.m. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• LSU NIGHT — WHAT WE DO BEST: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., LSU Museum of Art, the fifth floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The night will include demonstrations from artists, book signings by the authors of “Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art,” games, food tasting and art. For more information, visit http://www.lsumoa.com.
• TUTORING: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Broadmoor Presbyterian Church’s Naylor Building. Qualified tutors will offer free, one-on-one tutoring to middle and high school students. Students and accompanying adults should come 10 minutes early to register. For more information, call [phone].
• OPENING RECEPTION: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Kress Gallery, 447 Third St. The reception will feature works by John Wax, Katie Knoeringer and Michael Secor. The first 20 guests will receive free artist prints.
• PIANO RECITAL: 7:30 p.m., LSU School of Music Recital Hall, corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives. Christopher O’Riley will perform with Matt Haimovitz on the cello. Tickets are $28 for general admission, $19 for faculty members, staff members and seniors and $10 for students.
• THE SKY WATCHERS: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. The show is an LSU Theatre Lab Season production. Tickets are $10 each. For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.theatre.lsu.edu.