Art Column for Aug. 5, 2012

Tickets on sale for Brigadoon at Runnels; Arts Council concerts set

Entries are being accepted for the 2013 Brush With Burden exhibition. Betsy Neely won the 2012 judge's Award for her piece, 'Leaves in Light.'

Tickets are on sale for Runnels Community Theatre’s production of the musical Brigadoon, set for Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26, at the Runnels School Theatre, 17255 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road. Advance tickets are $15, adults; $12, students. All tickets will be $20 at the door. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

Concert series set

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has announced its fall 2012 Sunday in the Park season of free concerts. Concerts are set for noon-3 p.m. in Lafayette Park across from the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Performances are Sunday, Oct. 7, Chasing Scarlet; Sunday, Oct. 14, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble; Sunday, Oct. 21, Phat Hat; Sunday, Oct. 28, Jon Cleary; Sunday, Nov. 4, Jonathan “Boogie” Long; and Sunday, Nov. 11, The Creole String Beans. For more information, call [phone]

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Nutcracker auditions set

Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre will conduct auditions for its annual production, The Nutcracker — A Tale from the Bayou, as well as for its 2012-13 season, on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16, in the Dancers’ Workshop, 10745 Linkwood Court. Roles are available for children and advanced dancers. Season auditions will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, and are for classically trained, advanced level dancers who have been on pointe for at least two years. Nutcracker auditions for children ages 8-12 will be Sunday, Sept. 16. The schedule will be 12:45 p.m., boys age 8 and older; 1:15 p.m., girls age 8; 2 p.m., girls age 9; 2:45 p.m., girls age 10; and 3:30 p.m., girls ages 11-12. There will be a $5 audition fee. For audition requirements or more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

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http://www.batonrougeballet.org

At LSU MOA

The exhibit, Uniquely Louisiana, featuring artists’ work inspired by Louisiana’s environment, will open Saturday, Aug. 11, at the LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The show will run through Nov. 11, and is the museum’s exhibit celebrating the state’s 200th anniversary. Uniquely Louisiana is made up of more than 50 paintings, prints, sculptures, mixed media and video installations by artists including David Bates, Brad Bourgoyne, Michael Crespo, Courtney Egan, David Humphreys, Kathryn Hunter and Ed Smith. For more information, call [phone].

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Call for artists

The deadline is Nov. 30 for entries to the 2013 Brush With Burden juried art show. All media will be accepted. The theme should be inspired by the landscape, structures, flora and fauna of The Burden Center, 4560 Essen Lane. New for 2013 is a special award for outdoor sculpture. To enter or for more information call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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http://www.burdenhorticulturesociety.com

In West Baton Rouge

On July 26, the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen, received a grant for $13,000 from the Union Pacific Foundation Board to support the Arbroth Mercantile Plantation Store’s historical restoration and wheelchair ramp project. In the last three years, the museum has restored the store to render it safe for tours, to make the historical building handicap accessible, to provide a space for educational displays and to bring the store back to the way it looked between 1917 and 1945, the time between the two world wars. The museum will open the store as a permanent historical exhibit on Oct. 7. For more information, call [phone].

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http:// www.westbatonrougemuseum.com

Cangelosi season set

The Cangelosi Dance Project, a non-profit performing company, has announced company members of its professional dancers and upcoming season. The shows will be October Fest, 3 p.m. Oct. 21, Hartley/Vey Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St.; and The Holiday Mix, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 and 2 p.m. Dec. 22, in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center. The company of professional performers are Courtney David, Jessica Kennedy, Hannah Willson, Aaron Lafitte, Marinanne Alford, Teresa Fardella, Nicole Judson, Ashley Jeanette McCullough, Millenique Brown, Le’Brian A. Patrick and featured professional dancers Leonard Augustus and Kris Cangelosi. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

ä ON THE INTERNET: http:// www.manshiptheatre.org

Opera Louisiane season

Tickets are on sale for Opera Louisiane’s 2012-13 season, “Magic and Mischief.” The performances will be A Feast with Falstaff, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, in the Old State Capitol; Hansel and Gretel, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Christian Life Academy; The Best of Opera and Broadway, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 2013; and L’elisir d’amore or The Elixir of Love, March 1, 2013. Season subscriptions begin at $20 for children and $90 for adults. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http:// www.operalouisiane.com

At Corks N Canvas

Registration is open for August classes at Corks N Canvas 3, Suite 3A, 711 Jefferson Highway. For more information, call [phone].

Art classes set

Registration is open for five new art classes by Darlene Morris. Two beginning watercolor classes will be conducted at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesdays, and a colored pencil class will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays. There also will be a still life class at 11 a.m. Thursdays and a children’s class for age 6 and older at 2:30 p.m. Thursdays. Call Morris for the location. To register or for more information, call [phone].

New board members

Raoul Gomez has been appointed the Louisiana Sinfonietta’s assistant conductor. New board members are Suzanne Buerkle, Michele Guidry, Joel Martinez, David Cortello and Matthew Evancho. Dinos Constantinides is the Sinfonietta’s musical director and conductor.

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http:// www.louisianasinfonietta.org

Blue Man tickets

Tickets are on sale for two performances by the Blue Man Group on Sept. 18 and 19 at the Heymann Center, 1373 S. College Road., Lafayette. For tickets, call [phone] or visit the website.

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Art auction set

The Louisiana Center for Dyslexia and Related Learning Disorders, headquartered at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, will host an art auction at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at the Houma Municipal Auditorium, 800 Verret St., Thibodaux. All proceeds will benefit students served by the center. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Items will include lithographs, engravings, etchings, watercolors, silkscreens, giclées, cartoon cels, original oils and various mixed media. Admission is $20. For tickets, call [phone].

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http:// www.fundraisingartauctions.com

At Ohr-O’Keefe

The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss., is showing the exhibit, Geoff Mitchell: Chaos at the Confessional, through Nov. 30. The exhibition features large-scale mixed media works and contemplative videos. Also showing are the exhibits, The Art of Eugene Martin: A Great Concept, Trailer McQuilkin: An Uncommon Beauty and George Edgar Ohr: Selections from Gulf Coast Collections. For more information, call [phone].

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http:// www.georgeohr.org

At the WWII museum

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

• 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, free dance lessons, 2-4 p.m. live music, Sunday Swing, featuring Rocky’s Hot Fox Trot Orchestra. For more information, call [phone], ext. 359.
• Noon, Wednesday, Aug. 8, buffet seating, The Victory Belles “A Salute to Our Heroes.” For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Aug. 8, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, Book Discussion — William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice. For more information, call [phone], ext. 229.
• 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, Heat of Battle VI WWII Wargame Convention. For more information, call [phone], ext. 333.
• 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11, dinner seating; 11 a.m. brunch seating, 5 p.m. cocktail show, Sunday, Aug. 12, The Rat Pack Now. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 11, Family Corner at The National WWII Museum’s Heat of Battle VI. To reserve space, or for more information, call [phone], ext. 333, email [e-mail] or visit http://bit.ly/mQo4TY.
• 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, Stage Door Idol — finals. For reservations call [phone], ext. 287.
• Noon Wednesday, Aug. 15, buffet seating, The Victory Belles “A Salute to Our Heroes.” For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Aug. 15, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Film Screening – Sophie’s Choice. For more information call [phone], ext. 229.
• Noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Lunchbox Lecture – “Country & Cajun Recording Pioneers & WWII” by Kevin Fontenot. For more information, call [phone], ext. 229.
• 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17-18, dinner seating; 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, brunch seating, “Broadway Vets: Two for the Road.” For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Family Workshop – “We Can Do It!” For reservations or more information, call [phone], ext. 229, or email [e-mail].
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Living History Corps. For more information, call [phone], ext. 243.
• 3-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, free dance lessons, 4-6 p.m. live music, Sunday Swing featuring the Palmetto Bug Stompers. For more information, call [phone], ext. 359.
• Noon Wednesday, Aug. 22, buffet seating, The Victory Belles “A Salute to Our Heroes.” For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Aug. 22, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Educator Open House. For reservations, call [phone], ext. 229.
• 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24-25, dinner seating, Spud & Mo as “The Bickersons.” For more information, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, brunch seating, The Victory Belles “Lullaby of Broadway.” For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, free dance lessons; 2-4 p.m. live music, Sunday Swing featuring Victory Six with Stage Door Idol Winner. For more information, call [phone], ext. 359.
• Noon Wednesday, Aug. 29, buffet seating, The Victory Belles “A Salute to Our Heroes.” For tickets, call [phone] or visit http://www.stagedoorcanteen.org.
• 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Aug. 29, White Glove Wednesdays. For more information, call [phone], ext. 288.
• 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, Pub Quiz. For reservations, call [phone].
• Through Oct. 15, the exhibit Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race produced by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and sponsored locally by the Tulane School of Medicine. For more information, call [phone].

At Southern Rep

The Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., New Orleans, will be home to Southern Repertory Theatre for the theater’s 2012-13 season.

The theater will begin its residence in November and will operate a box office at the center. The season will be announced later in August. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.cacno.org

At Jonathan Ferrara

St. Claude: a Multimedia Group Exhibition curated by Jonathan Ferrara will run through Saturday, Sept. 1, at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St., New Orleans. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

At UNO

A $25,000 gift from jazz enthusiasts Nathan and Priscilla Gordon will establish the Gordon Scholarship in Brass at the University of New Orleans. The scholarship will support new undergraduate students who are majoring in jazz at UNO and demonstrate talent in playing a brass instrument.

The Gordon Scholarship in Brass will be granted each fall and spring semester, provided the student remains in good standing with the university. Recipients are eligible to receive the scholarship for a maximum of eight semesters. The first award will be made as early as the fall 2012 semester.

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