Baton Rouge Area for July 20, 2012

The BR Area calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from July 20-July 26, 2012. It covers plays, shows, parties, family-oriented entertainment and everything in between.

To submit event and entertainment items for the Bon Temps calendar, email details to [e-mail] or fax to [phone]. Deadline is at noon Monday.

FRIDAY, JULY 20

• FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, plant shop, Nita’s Pralines, Deep South furniture, and café.
• SLEEPING BEAUTY: 10 a.m., Baker Library, 3501 Groom Road, Baker; 1 p.m., Scotlandville Branch Library, 7373 Scenic Highway. Performance by the Tri-Parish Ballet. For more information, call the individual library branch. http://www.ebrpl.com.
• SAFARI NIGHT: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 a.m. the next morning, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Walking tours, hands-on activities, animal encounters. Designed for groups; 15-person minimum. Pre-registration required. [phone].
• SOUTH PACIFIC: 7:30 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. Baton Rouge Little Theater’s summer musical. Adults, $29; groups of 10 or more, $24 each; students, $14. [phone] or http://www.brlt.org .
• LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Performance by Center Stage Performing Arts Academy. $21.50. http://www.manshiptheatre.org or [phone].
• THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED: 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives. Performance by Swine Palace. Three actors performing all 37 works of the immortal Bard in 90 minutes. $10. Tickets are available only at the door. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• THE COLOR PURPLE: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Performance by New Venture Theatre. $20. [phone] or http://www.newventuretheatre.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 21

• RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Fresh seasonal vegetables and other homegrown and homemade food for sale. [phone].
• LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION: 10 a.m., Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. Actor Jerry Leggio will discuss the history of motion pictures in Louisiana and films he appeared in with Bette Davis and Jane Fonda. Sponsored by the Baton Rouge Genealogical and Historical Society. Free. http://batonrougegenealogy.org.
• LAHOUSE SUMMER SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., LaHouse, 2858 Gourrier Ave. Explore rain, wind and flood resistant building features used in LaHouse and how to improve your current home’s storm resilience in the new LaHouse mobile traveling demonstration house. Suggested donation, $5. http://www.lsuagcenter.com/lahouse.
• FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, plant shop, Nita’s Pralines, Deep South furniture, and café.
• HARLEYWOOD K-9 FASHION EVENT: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Harley Davidson of Baton Rouge, 5853 Siegen Lane. Dog owners are invited to enter their dressed-up pets and accompany them down the runway. Contestants will compete for a Pawscar in three categories. Celebrity judges will be Murphy, Sam and Jodi of 96.1 the River and Michael Hacket, owner of Petz Plaza, will serve as emcee. Food provided by Izzo’s Illegal Burrito. Proceeds benefit Spay Baton Rouge. For tickets and dog registration information, visit http://www.spaybatonrouge.org.
• CAAWS CAT ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Petsmart, 8660 Airline Highway. http://www.caaws.org.
• CAAWS DOG ADOPTIONS: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., CAAWS Shelter, 6357 Quinn Drive. http://www.caaws.org.
• MISS TRUDY’S TRAVELING TRUNK SHOW: 11 a.m., Adalié Brent Auditorium, Louisiana Art & Science Museum. Entertaining, interactive program for young children and families. Free for LASM members and is included in the general price of admission for nonmembers. http://www.lasm.org.
• BACK TO SCHOOL BASH: noon, BREC’s Independence Park, 7800 Independence Blvd. Single parenting expert Jennifer Maggio will sign copies of Overwhelmed: The Life of a Single Mom. Free backpacks, giveaways and entertainment for the whole family.
• READING FESTIVALS: noon-2:30 p.m., locations: BREC’s Cadillac Street Park, 6000 Cadillac St.; BREC’s Red Oaks Park, 2100 Greenoaks Drive.; Melrose Elementary School, 1348 Valcour Drive. Children will receive three new Scholastic books and participate in activities around the theme “Reading is Fun!” Sponsored by the Interfaith Federation of Baton Rouge. [phone].
• THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives. Performance by Swine Palace. Three actors performing all 37 works of the immortal Bard in 90 minutes. $10. Tickets are available only at the door. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• SOUTH PACIFIC: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. Performance of the musical by Baton Rouge Little Theater. Adults, $29; groups of 10 or more, $24 each; students, $14. [phone] or http://www.brlt.org .
• SUPER CRUISE NIGHT: 5-9 p.m., Tanger Factory Outlet, 2410 Tanger Blvd., Gonzales. Open car show with awards, rock ’n’ roll with DJ Homer T, door prizes and more. Bring your favorite ride. Free. [phone].
• MIKE THE TIGER’S BIRTHDAY PARTY: 6-9 p.m., Circa 1857, 1857 Government St. Cake, food, live music, silent auction and shopping. $30 donation. [phone].
• SAFARI NIGHT: 6:30 p.m.-9:30 a.m. the next morning, BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Walking tours, hands-on activities, animal encounters. Designed for groups; 15-person minimum. Pre-registration required. [phone].
• THE COLOR PURPLE: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Performance by New Venture Theatre. $20. [phone] or http://www.newventuretheatre.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 22

• FUN AT THE FLEA MARKET: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 5905 Florida Blvd. Kajun Corner, NFL sports and gifts, plant shop, Nita’s Pralines, Deep South furniture, and café.
• SOUTH PACIFIC: 2 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. Performance of the musical by the Baton Rouge Little Theater. Adults, $29; groups of 10 or more, $24 each; students, $14. [phone] or http://www.brlt.org .
• THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre, LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives. Performance by Swine Palace. Three actors performing all 37 works of the immortal Bard in 90 minutes. $10. Tickets available only at the door. http://www.swinepalace.org.
• THE COLOR PURPLE: 3 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Performance by New Venture Theatre. $20. [phone] or http://www.newventuretheatre.com.
• CYNTHIA CLAWSON IN CONCERT: 6 p.m., Amite Baptist Church, Denham Springs. Performance by Grammy and Dove award winner and gospel singer. Free. [phone].

TUESDAY, JULY 24

• SLEEPING BEAUTY: 10 a.m., Livingston Library, 20390 Iowa St., Livingston; 2 p.m., Albany-Springfield Branch Library, 26941 La. 43, Hammond. Performance by the Tri-Parish Ballet. For more information, call the individual library branch. http://main.mylpl.info.
• TWILIGHT TOURS: 6-7:30 p.m., BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Guided ride through the zoo, an animal encounter at the Wildlife Safari Theatre and an evening snack. $16, adults and teens; $13, children ages 2-12. Limited space available; pre-registration required. http://www.brzoo.org or [phone].
• PRESERVATION AWARDS CELEBRATION: 6:30 p.m., City Club of Baton Rouge, 355 North Blvd. Cocktail hour with complementary wine and beer followed by dinner and awards program. Foundation members, $75; foundation guests, $85; preservation patron couples, $250; reserved tables of 10, $750. RSVP by Friday, July 20. [phone].
• FILMS AT MANSHIP: 7 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. This week’s film is The Sleeping Beauty from Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet. $16.50. http://manshiptheatre.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25

• SLEEPING BEAUTY: 10 a.m., Denham Springs-Walker Branch Library, 8101 U.S. 190, Denham Springs; 2 p.m., Watson Branch Library, 36581 Outback Road, Denham Springs. Performance by the Tri-Parish Ballet. For more information, call the individual library branch. http://main.mylpl.info.
• SUMMER SOUNDS AT ST. JAMES: 7 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 208 N. Fourth St. Concert by Steve Masakowski and Mike Esneault. Adults, $10; students, free; season tickets, $30 for four concerts; Friends level sponsorship (two season tickets), $75; Patrons level (four season tickets), $150. [phone] or http://www.stjamesbr.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 26

• SLEEPING BEAUTY: 10 a.m., South Branch Library, 23477 La. 444, Livingston. Performance by the Tri-Parish Ballet. For more information, call the individual library branch. http://main.mylpl.info.
• LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING: noon, West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. Anne Butler will discuss her new book Main Streets of Louisiana. Free.
• TWILIGHT TOURS: 6-7:30 p.m., BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo, 3601 Thomas Road. Guided ride through the zoo, an animal encounter at the Wildlife Safari Theatre and an evening snack. $16, adults and teens; $13, children ages 2-12. Limited space available; pre-registration required. http://www.brzoo.org or [phone].
• SUMMER LECTURE SERIES: 6 p.m., refreshments; 6:30 p.m., presentation, Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St. Dr. Peter Breaux will discuss “Louisiana and the 19th century pursuit of equality.” Free. Email [e-mail] or call [phone].
• THE COLOR PURPLE: 7:30 p.m., Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Performance by New Venture Theatre. $20. [phone] or http://www.newventuretheatre.com.
• SOUTH PACIFIC: 7:30 p.m., Baton Rouge Little Theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. Performance of the musical by the Baton Rouge Little Theater. Adults, $29; groups of 10 or more, $24 each; students, $14. [phone] or http://www.brlt.org .
• MUSIC FROM THE BIG HOUSE: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Screening of Bruce McDonald’s documentary film featuring Canadian blues artist Rita Chiarelli performing with inmates from the Louisiana State Penitentiary. $10. [phone].

OUTDOORS

• BRAMBA (BATON ROUGE AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION): http://www.bramba.org.
• BATON ROUGE TRIKKE CLUB: http://www.brtrikke.com, email [e-mail].
• BATON ROUGE AUDUBON SOCIETY: Robert McLaughlin, [phone] (call between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.).
• BAYOU HAYSTACKERS PADDLING CLUB: [phone] or http://www.bayouhaystackers.com.
• BATON ROUGE BIKE CLUB: [phone] or http://www.batonrougebikeclub.com. Call for details or go to the website for weekend ride information.
• BATON ROUGE HASH HOUSE HARRIERS: [phone]. Call for details of special events.
• BURDEN CENTER: [phone], 5460 Essen Lane. Urban hiking. Two miles of hiking, walking trails.

ONGOING

• ACADIANA CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. Bullet Proof, a multi-media exhibition by New Orleans-based Generic Art Solutions, through Aug. 4. Inhabiting Horizons: Capturing Fleeting Spaces, an installation of glass artifacts collected from cane fields, through Aug. 11. Another Time: Paintings by Carolyn Scalfano Faulk and Eric Todd, through Aug. 4. Vault, woodworking by Gary Rock, through Aug. 25. http://acadianacenterforthearts.org.
• ART GUMBO CENTER: 1835 N. Magnolia St., Gonzales, [phone]. Open noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Gumbo Center is a program of the River Region Art Association.
• BEAUREGARD RESTAURANT AND GALLERY: 715 Europe St. Original paintings by Associated Women in the Arts members through Friday, July 28. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday. http://www.associatedwomeninthearts.com.
• THE ENCHANTED MANSION, A DOLL MUSEUM: 190 Lee Drive, [phone]. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Louisiana Bicentennial Doll Exhibit, featuring historical dolls from the Louisiana Purchase to statehood as well as dolls
  illustrating Louisiana’s mix of peoples, a Cajun cabin doll house, a cotton plantation wedding and Louisiana folk dolls. Admission proceeds go to the Thomas Dixon Sedberry Foundation for the Handicapped. Adults, $4.50; seniors, $3.50; children, $2; children under 2, free. http://www.enchantedmansion.org.
• GLASSELL GALLERY: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. LSU School of Art’s 11th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: Dreamcatching, through Aug. 3.
• IMAHARA’S BOTANICAL GARDEN: 5341 Mahoney Road, St. Francisville. Self-guided tours, Saturdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sundays 1-3 p.m. View blooming crape myrtles and see the new varieties of Israel Series. http://imaharasbotanicalgarden.blogspot.com.
• JONES CREEK REGIONAL LIBRARY: 6222 Jones Creek Road. Exhibition of the mural “Baton Rouge: The Long Adventure” by Kenneth Champagne, through July 31. [phone].
• LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM & IRENE PENNINGTON PLANETARIUM: http://www.lasm.org/. Planetarium shows: Hubble’s Magnificent Universe: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope, through Aug. 31; Wildest Weather in the Solar System, through Nov. 21; Kaluaka’hina, the Enchanted Reef, through Nov. 30; We Choose Space!, through Nov. 21; Wild Ocean, through Oct. 31; Led Zeppelin; Pink Floyd, The Wall . For times, visit http://www.lasm.org. Exhibits: Digital Paintings by John F. Simon, through Sept. 23; European Prints from the LASM Collection, through Aug. 19.
• LOUISIANA VETERANS HALL OF HONOR: permanent exhibit, USS Kidd, River Road downtown. Dedicated to service men and women who have had outstanding military careers. Each person is a Louisiana native. [phone].
• LSU MUSEUM OF ART: 5th Floor, Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. A Tale of Two Cities: Eugène Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York, the work of two early photographers, their inextricable link, and one of the most remarkable stories in the history of photography, through July 22. Faces of Pride: Elizabeth Catlett, sculptures, drawings, prints celebrating African-American, Mexican women, through Aug. 26. Outside the Frame: Gregory Scott, including examples of ‘hybrid’ artworks integrating painting, photography, and video, through Oct. 7. Once Upon a Time, LA Machinery Gallery, through Feb. 13, 2013. Free admission, fifth floor, on first Sunday of month.
• LSU STUDENT UNION GALLERY: Raphael Semmes Drive, LSU. What’s Up, Doc?: The Animated Art of Chuck Jones, through July 29. Free. [phone] or http://www.lsu.edu/union.
• MCKNIGHT GALLERY: 12321 St. Helena St. Clinton. Exhibit of paintings by local artist Donna Kilbourne, through July. Hours: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. http://www.mcknightstore.com or http://www.kilbourneart.com.
• UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE, HILLIARD ART MUSEUM: 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, http://museum.louisiana.edu. Faith and Form, fine art and decorative art from area churches, cathedrals and private collections, through Sept. 1 as part of Louisiana’s Bicentennial Celebration. Finding Egypt in Louisiana: The Ambassador Caffery Collection, through summer. Dedans la Sud de la Louisiane: le Retour, photographs by local artists Philip Gould, Greg Guirard and the late Elemore Morgan Jr., through Aug. 25. Cora Kelley Ward: A Work in Progress, through Sept. 1.
• ­WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. [phone] or http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com. Louisiana’s Top 200!: A Bicentennial Celebration Exhibit, a history exhibit featuring crowd sourced content about the top 200 people, places and events in Louisiana’s history, through July 29. Art Glass by Jean-Louis Deal, through Sept. 16. Adults, $4; students and seniors, $2; West Baton Rouge Parish residents and West Baton Rouge Historical Association members, free.

SINGLES EVENTS

• BROADMOOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SINGLES: 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, dancing, American Legion Hall, 151 S. Wooddale Blvd.; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, volleyball in the gym.
• TANGI CHRISTIAN RE-SINGLES: 7-11 p.m. Saturday, July 21, Red, White and Blue themed dance with music by Gary Bello, Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 32280 Terry Drive, Springfield. $10. Bring a snack or two-liter drink to share. Regular meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Wesley Foundation, 307 W. Dakota St., Hammond. [phone].</