Around Baton Rouge for Oct. 1, 2012

COMMUNITY EVENTS

• BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB: Noon, De La Ronde Hall, 320 Third St. The Baton Rouge Press Club is hosting a debate for the Louisiana Public Service Commission District 2 candidates. The candidates attending are Scott Angelle, R-Breaux Bridge; Sarah Holliday, R-Baton Rouge; Erich Ponti, R-Baton Rouge; Forest Wright, D-New Orleans; and Greg Gaubert, no party-Thibodaux. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.
• ZUMBA ON THE LAWN: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Town Square, off North Boulevard, downtown. The Charles W. Lamar YMCA will resume its outdoor zumba classes Monday with classes continuing every Monday and Wednesday. The class is free and is open to YMCA members and nonmembers. For information, visit http://www.downtownbatonrouge.org.
• MAYORAL FORUM: 6 p.m., Southern University, Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union. Southern University’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs will host a mayoral symposium. It will feature Mayor-President Kip Holden and his challengers, Metro Councilman Mike Walker and Steven Myers, a local attorney. Jim Engster, the host of “The Jim Engster Show” on WRKF in Baton Rouge, will be the moderator. Engster is an acclaimed local news and sports reporter and a political analyst for WAFB.
• A NIGHT OF INTERFAITH STORYTELLING: 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 930 North Blvd. Jewish, Christian and Muslim women will bring the women of scripture to life through first-person monologues and songs. Admission is $10. For information, call [phone] or visit http://www.ifedgbr.com.