Culturally Speaking for Sept. 30
Arts Market set for Oct. 6; Whitfield will perform Oct. 4
The next Baton Rouge Arts Market is set for 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 6, at 5th and Main streets. The market features more than 80 artists, along with free children’s art activities at the Arts Market’s Kids Booth from 9 a.m. to noon and runs in conjunction with the Red Stick Farmers Market and Main Street Market. The markets will move to the Galvez Parking Garage, 500 Main St., in inclement weather. For more information, call (225) 344-8558.
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Whitfield in BR
Jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield will perform in the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s next Listening Room jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Hartley/Vey Studio Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended. Reserved tickets are $10. Remaining seats at show time will be released on a pay-what-you-can basis with a suggested donation of $10. For reservations or more information, call (225) 344-8558.
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At BR Gallery
Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive, will open its October exhibitions, featuring work by artist members Frankie Gould, Margaret Humphris, Linda Jeffers and Haejung Lee on Sunday, Sept. 30. The shows will run through Nov. 1, and there will be a first Wednesday opening reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 3. The artists also will conduct a gallery tour and talk at the gallery’s ARTiculate program at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7. Admission to the exhibit, program and reception is free. For more information, call (225) 383-1470.
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At LSU MOA
The LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., has scheduled several events in October:
- The exhibit, Uniquely Louisiana, runs through Nov. 11.
- The exhibit, Louisiana’s Artist Clementine Hunter, runs through March 31, 2013.
- The exhibit, Outside the Frame: Gregory Scott, runs through Sunday, Oct. 7.
- The exhibit, Once Upon a Time, runs through Feb. 10, 2013.
- The installation, Cascades of Color: Gabriel Dawe, runs through April 7, 2013.
- 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, Free First Sunday. Admission is free,
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, Gallery Talk: Arthur Roger. Admission is free.
- 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, Museum After Dark: Viking Cooking School Demonstration. Admission is free.
For more information, call (225) 389-7200.
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At the Archives
The Associated Women in the Arts exhibit, Recent Work, will open Monday, Oct. 1, at the Louisiana State Archives, 3851 Essen Lane. The show runs through Oct. 31, and a reception is set for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. The show features a collection of original works juried by Carol Hallock. Hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays.
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Young performers needed
Of Moving Colors contemporary dance company is seekseeking children ages 5-18 to participate in its fourth annual community production, Kick It Out, set for Jan. 25-27, 2013, in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Participants will take part in a weekly Performance Camp on Sundays, beginning Oct. 21, taught by the professional company of dancers. Those interested in participating must register on Placement Day on Sunday, Oct. 14, at Powell Moise School of Dance, 2016 Perkins Road. Registration times are 3 p.m., ages 5-8; 3:30 p.m., ages 9-13; and 4 p.m., age 14 and older, including advanced dancers. Tuition is $150. Full and partial scholarships are available. For more information, call (225) 338-0804 or email contact@ofmovingcolors.org.
Walker to speak
Landscape architect Peter Walker will be the featured speaker in the LSU College of Art and Design Distinguished Lecture Series at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in Room 103 in the Design Building on campus. Admission is free. For more information, call (225) 578-5868 or email dlanglo@lsu.edu.
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LAAG workshop
The registration deadline is Saturday, Oct. 6, for the workshop, “Romantic Realism in Landscape” by Elayne Kuehler, set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 6-8, at the Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave. The fee is $150 for guild members and $175 for nonmembers. To register, call (225) 766-2353 or email jbmclainla@cox.net.
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At The Enchanted Mansion
The Enchanted Mansion, A Doll Museum, 190 Lee Drive, is accepting reservations for Miss Dolly’s Hallow-Scream Party, set for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Admission is $8, adults; $5.50, children. To make reservations or for more information, call (225) 769-0005.
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Talbot Beacon tickets
Tickets are on sale for New Venture Theatre’s production of Greg Williams Jr.’s play, Talbot Beacon Presents His Latest Greatest Stage Play, set for Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 11-14, at Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Tickets are $20. For tickets or more information, call (225) 216-0660.
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LSU music events
The LSU School of Music has scheduled several events in coming weeks:
- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, the LSU Symphony Orchestra performs the second concert in its Beethoven Festival in the LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus, with “Symphony No. 8 in F. Major,” as well as Prokofiev’s “Second Violin Concerto,” featuring guest violinist Stoika Milanova. Tickets are $20.
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, the LSU Jazz Showcase under the direction of Brian Shaw and Bill Grimes in the LSU Union Theater. Tickets are $20.
- 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, LSU A Cappella Choir Concert, University United Methodist Church, 3350 Dalrymple Drive. For ticket prices, call (225) 578-3261
- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, LSU Music Recital Hall Series, featuring Jessie Allison, assistant professor of Experimental Music and Digital Media, LSU School of Music Recital Hall, Dalrymple Drive, LSU campus. Tickets are $10, general admission; $5, students.
- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, LSU Symphonic Winds concert, LSU Union Theater. Tickets are $20.
- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, LSU Music Recital Hall Series, featuring cellist Dennis Parker with violinist Espen Lilleslatten and a 25-piece ensemble of LSU music faculty and students, Recital Hall. Tickets are $10, general admission; $5, students.
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, LSU Music Recital Hall Series, featuring pianist Willis Delony, Recital Hall. Tickets are $10, general admission; $5, students.
- Tickets are on sale for the LSU Opera’s production of the Broadway operetta The New Moon, set for Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 25-28, in the Claude L. Shaver Theatre in the LSU Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Dalrymple Drive on campus. Tickets are $30.
- Tickets are on sale for a performance by pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, Recital Hall. Tickets are $28, general admission; $19, seniors, LSU faculty and staff; and $10, students.
For tickets, call (225) 578-3261 or visit the website.
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Films at the Manship
The Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St., will show several films in October:
- 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Manhattan Short Film Festival.
- Oct. 12-14, IFC Films: Sleepwalk With Me. Screenings will be 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 12; 7 p.m. Oct. 13; and 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 14.
- 2 p.m. Oct. 21, Opera in Cinema: La Traviata from the Opera on Sydney Harbor.
- 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Spooky Scary Manship presents The Lost Boys. Tickets are $5.
- 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, Giselle, Royal Ballet, London.
For tickets or more information, call (225) 344-0334 or visit the website.
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http://www.manshiptheatre.org
Carpenter to perform
Tickets are on sale for a performance by international organist Cameron Carpenter at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. For tickets or more information, call 9225) 344-0334 or visit the website.
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A Night at Nottoway
Tickets are on sale for the Iberville Museum’s fundraiser, “A Night at Nottoway,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Nottoway Plantation, 31025 La. 1, White Castle. The evening will include entertainment by Brooks Hufford, silent and live auctions, a gospel choir and a buffet. For tickets or more information, call (225) 687-7197, (225) 385-3006 or (225) 687-7239 or email ibervillemuseum@yahoo.com.
At Rosedown
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, 12501 La. 10, St. Francisville, will continue its series of Garden Tour Fridays at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5. For more information, call (225) 635-3110.
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In Pointe Coupee
Tickets are on sale for a performance by 3 Friends at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, at the Julien Poydras Museum Center, 500 W. Main St., New Roads. Tickets are $28. For tickets or more information, call (225) 936-6509 or (225) 638-6049.
Call for artists
Nov. 30 is the deadline for entries to the 2013 Brush With Burden Juried Art Show. All media are accepted. The theme should be inspired by the landscape, structures, flora and fauna of The Burden Center, 4560 Essen Lane. For more information, call (225) 343-2225 or email ginniebolin1@cox.net.
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In Gonzales
The Ascension Parish Library, 708 S. Irma Ave., Gonzales, will host the River Region Art Association Member Exhibition 2012 through Wednesday, Oct. 17. The exhibit takes place as a prelude to the Awesome Arts on the Bayou Festival 2012 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13-14, at Gonzales City Hall, 120 N. Irma Ave., Gonzales, and Jambalaya Park. The art association also is calling for artists to submit artwork to the Awesome Art Exhibit, which will show on Oct. 13-14 at Gonzales City Hall. Entry forms and requirements are available by visiting the website.
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Titanic, Capitol tickets
Tickets are on sale for Titanic the Musical, whose fall 2012 tour comes to the LSU Union Theater on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Tickets are $36-$44. Tickets also are on sale for a performance by The Capitol Steps at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, also in the LSU Union Theater. Tickets are $36-$44. There also will be a performance of Titanic the Musical at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Heymann Center for the Performing Arts, 1373 S. College Road. Tickets are $78. For LSU Union Theater tickets, call (225) 578-5128 or visit http://www. unionweb.lsu.edu/Theater/. For tickets at the Heymann Center, call (800) 745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com.
Wine and food fest
Tickets are on sale for the 2012 Acadiana Wine and Food Festival, set for 1-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, on the grounds of the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum, 715 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette. Tickets are $45, general admission; $65, VIP admission; and $35, museum members. For tickets, call (337) 482-0817 or visit the website.
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Chorale concert set
Tickets are on sale for Chorale Acadienne’s first concert of the 2012-13 season, “A Cavalcade of Acadian Music,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette. For tickets, call (337) 349-5342 or visit the website.
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Crossroads tickets
Tickets are on sale for the Acadiana Center for the Arts’ Louisiana Crossroads season at the center, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. Performances will be Allen Toussaint and Trio, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 25-26, tickets are $40-$60; Mia Borders, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 15-16, tickets are $15-$25; Li’l Band o’ Gold’s The Return of the Annual Swamp Pop Christmas Pageant, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6-7, tickets are $20-$30; Joel Savoy’s Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round and Special Guests, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2013, tickets are $15-$25; Anders Osborne and Band, Thursday and Friday, March 14-15, 2013, tickets are $20-$30; Zachary Richard — An Acadian Homecoming, Thursday and Friday, April 11-12, 2013, tickets are $30-$40; Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Special Guests, Thursday and Friday, May 9-10, 2013, tickets are $20-$30. For tickets, call (337) 233-7060 or visit the website.
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http://www.AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org
Jazz series tickets
Tickets are on sale for the Acadiana Center for the Arts’ 2012-13 Jazz @ the Center series at the center, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. Performances are Mark Whitfield Quintet, Friday, Oct. 5, tickets are $30-$40; Judy Carmichael, Friday, Nov. 9, tickets are $30-$40; Claudia Acuña, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, tickets are $30-$40; Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, tickets are $40-$50; Terence Blanchard Quintet, Friday, March 22, 2013, tickets are $30-$40; ULL Jazz Ensemble, Friday, May 3, 2013, tickets are $30-$40. For tickets, call (337) 233-7060 or visit the website.
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Saints and Sinners
Tickets are on sale for the Acadiana Center for the Arts’ fundraiser, Saints and Sinners Masquerade Bash, set for 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the center, 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette. Tickets are $45, individual; $80, couple; and $800, VIP booths for eight. For tickets, call (337) 233-7060 or visit the website.
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At the WWII Museum
The production, Jump, Jive & Wail: The Music of Louis Prima, will open Friday, Oct. 5, in the National World War II Museum’s Stage Door Canteen, 945 Magazine St., New Orleans. The show will run through Saturday, Nov. 24. For tickets or more information, call (504) 528-1943 or visit the websites.
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Amedee exhibit set
An opening reception for City Park public sculpture artist Wayne Amedee’s solo exhibition is set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Octavia Art Gallery, 4532 Magazine St., New Orleans, in conjunction with Art for Art’s Sake. The show runs through Saturday, Oct. 27. His most recent work is a growth from ideas behind his large-scale sculpture located in City Park titled “Grateful Labors.” For more information, call (504) 309-4249.
Domingo gala tickets
Tickets are on sale for the New Orleans Opera Association’s Placido Domingo Gala at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., New Orleans. Tickets are $45-$300. Premium tickets are $500-$1,000 and include dinner with Domingo at the Roosevelt Hotel. For tickets, visit the website.
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Photos exhibits set
A Gallery for Fine Photography, 241 Chartres St., New Orleans, will host an artist reception at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, for Shelby Lee Adams’ exhibit, Salt and Truth, and the Louviere + Vanessa exhibit, Something Whispered Something Sung. There also will be an art reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Odgen Museum for Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, in conjunction with Art for Art’s Sake. The exhibits will run through Jan. 15, 2013. For more information, call (504) 568-1313.
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Opera on Bourbon
Opera performances are planned in coming weeks at the Pucinni Bar at the Four Points by Sheraton French Quarter, 541 Bourbon St., New Orleans. Performances are 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 10 and Nov. 14 , Bon Operatit!; and 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 24 and Nov. 21, New Orleans Opera Association vocalists with pianist Todd Simmons. Also, jazz performances, featuring The DeSantis Duo, are set for 6-9 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, call (504) 648-2331.
At Ferrara Gallery
Several exhibits are showing at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St., New Orleans:
- Oct. 1-31, Blessing in Da’ Skies: New Paintings by Justin Forbes with an opening reception set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in conjunction with Art for Art’s Sake.
- Oct. 1-31, Body Shop: New Multimedia Paintings by Maximilian Toth with a reception set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in conjunction with Art for Art’s Sake.
- Oct. 4-Nov. 4, NEVER RECORDS: a multi-media multi-artist project by New York artist/musician Ted Riederer at 841 Carondolet St., New Orleans, with an opening reception set for 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in conjunction with Art for Art’s Sake.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays or by appointment. For more information, call (504) 522-5471 or email info@jonathanferraragallery.com.
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At the Ogden Museum
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans, has scheduled several events in coming weeks:
- 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, the Creative Arts Center Art for Arts Sake opening reception. Six exhibits open on this night: Michael J. Deas, From Terra to Verde: The Work of Sharon Kopriva, Shelby Lee Adams: Salt & Truth, Louviere + Vanessa: Something Whispered, Something Sung, Tav Falco — 50 Photographs: An Iconography of Chance and Health, Wealth and Progeny. Admission is free.
- 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, Short Films, featuring Top Genre, Necrophiliac, Live Excavations and Rogue Male. Tickets are $5. Admission is free for museum members.
- 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, Tav Falco and Panther Burns in Concert. Tickets are $7 for museum members and $12 for nonmembers.
- Tickets also are on sale for the museum’s “O What a Night” gala on Saturday, Oct. 13.
For tickets or more information, call (504) 539-9650.
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At Southern Rep
Tickets are on sale for Southern Repertory Theatre’s production of The Lily’s Revenge, which opens Thursday, Oct. 18, at The Den of Muses, Architect Street between Port and St. Ferdinand streets, New Orleans. The show will run Thursdays through Saturdays until Saturday, Oct. 20. There also will be a preview performance on Wednesday, Oct. 17. All performances are at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 for the preview performance and $15 at the door. Tickets for all other performances are $20. For tickets or more information, call (504) 522-6545 or visit the website.
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At Tulane
Tickets are on sale for the Tulane University Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of A Night of Chekhov One-Acts: The Bear and The Proposal by Anton Chekhov at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 16-20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Lupin Theater on the Tulane University campus in New Orleans. Tickets are $12, general admission; $9, Tulane community; and $8, students and seniors. For more information, call (504) 865-5106.
Film fest set
The New Orleans Afrikan Film and Arts Festival will be Friday through Sunday, Oct. 5-7, at Cafe Istanbul, 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans. For more information, visit the website.
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At NOMA
The solo exhibit, Jim Richard: Make Yourself at Home, will open Friday, Oct. 5, at the New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans. The show will run through Feb. 24, 2013, and there will be a lecture at 6 p.m. Oct.
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Gershwin in N.O.
Tickets are on sale for the Louisiana Philharmonic presentation of the touring multimedia production Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1419 Basin St., New Orleans. For tickets, call (800) 745-3000 or visit the websites.
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