Culturally Speaking for Oct. 14

Enjoy zydeco at Sunday in the Park concert

Angela Berry's photo, 'N. Miro Apt 2011,' is among the works showing at The Front gallery, 4100 St. Claude Ave, in New Orleans.

Sunday in the Park

The next performance in the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s 2012 Fall Sunday in the Park free concert series will feature Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, in North Boulevard Town Square. The event will include face-painting for children provided by The Party Artist. For more information, call [phone].

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Lamar opening night

Tickets are on sale for the opening concert in the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-13 Lamar Family Chamber Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. The symphony’s music director and conductor Timothy Muffitt will conduct the Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players. Tickets are $25. Student rush tickets are $10, and season tickets are $60. Senior and student discounts also are available. For tickets or more information, call [phone], ext. 100.

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At BRLT

Tickets are on sale for Baton Rouge Little Theater’s productions of Always ... Patsy Cline, Nov. 2-18, and A Christmas Carol, Dec. 7-16, at the theater, 7155 Florida Blvd. Tickets for Always ... Patsy Cline are $27, individuals; $22, subscribers; and $14, students. Tickets for A Christmas Carol are $25, individuals; $12, subscribers; and $13, students. For tickets or more information, call [phone].

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http://www.brlt.org

Elephant’s Graveyard tickets

Tickets are on sale for the LSU Department Theatre’s Mainstage production of George Brant’s Elephant’s Graveyard at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, Nov. 7-9; Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 13-16; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 11 and 18, at the Reilly Theatre, Tower Drive on campus. Admission is pay-what-you-can for the Nov. 7 performance with a recommended donation of $10. Admission to the sneak preview on Nov. 8 is $12. Tickets to all other performances are $18, adults; $15, seniors and LSU faculty and staff; and $12, students. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.theatre.lsu.edu

Rock & Roll tickets

Tickets are on sale for contemporary dance company Of Moving Colors’ production, Rock & Roll, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Tickets are $35. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.manshiptheatre.org

Wind Ensemble concert

The LSU Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Donald McKinney, will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the LSU Union Theater, Raphael Semmes Drive on campus. Tickets are $20, general admission; $17, seniors age 65 and older and LSU faculty and staff; and $12, students. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.music.lsu.edu

In West Baton Rouge

The exhibit, Two Hundred Years of Steamboats on the Mighty Mississippi, will run through Sunday, Oct. 28, at the West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. Also, showing through Dec. 2, is the exhibit Mardi Gras Shipwreck: Recovered Cache C. 1812. In conjunction with the Mardi Gras Shipwreck exhibit, the museum is conducting the “Shipwrecked Family Adventure Workshop” from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14; showing the documentary, Mystery Mardi Gras Shipwreck at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20; and hosting the lunchtime lecture “The Mardi Gras Shipwreck Site: Archaeological Investigations of an Early 19th Century Shipwreck in 4,000 feet of Water” by Jack Irion at noon Wednesday, Oct. 24. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.westbatonrougemuseum.com

Exhibit continues

The exhibit, Our Louisiana: Celebrating 200 Years of Statehood runs through March 2013 at the Louisiana State Museum’s Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St. Among 450,000 artifacts in the museum’s holdings, curators chose some 150 for the exhibit, including paintings, prints, photographs, clothing, textiles, industrial and scientific equipment, furniture, decorative arts, maps, books and manuscripts, including the hospital bed in which Huey P. Long died in Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. Admission is free.

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http://www.crt.state.la.us/museum

Call to artists

The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography is accepting Louisiana artist entries for its exhibit Past, Current, Future — Gulf of Mexico, which will run Feb. 17-21, 2013, at its 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, “Learning for the Future,” at the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans. The entry deadline is Jan. 11, 2013, and artists must be age 18 or older creating work that relates to the Gulf of Mexico. For an application, requirements or more information, call [phone], email [e-mail] or visit the website.

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http://www.aslo.org/neworleans2013/special_events.html

Artist entries sought

The George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts is calling for artists’ entries for its fourth annual art contest in partnership with the Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation. The 2013 theme is “Louisiana’s Culinary Heritage,” and the winning artwork will be used in a new cookbook published by both foundations. The annual George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts scholarship art contest offers one-time college scholarships and awards totaling more than $45,000 to the top 10 senior and top five junior winners. The top winner will receive a $6,000 college scholarship. All Louisiana juniors and seniors attending public and private high schools, home-schooled students and GED students are eligible to enter. The deadline for entries is Feb. 20, 2013. For requirements, an application or more information, visit the website.

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http://www.rodriguefoundation.org/artcontest

At Golden Gallery

The Rolland Golden Gallery, 409 Main St., Natchez, Miss., will explore history and fine art of Tunisian lace crochet with a demonstration of the technique from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Wine, cheese and sweets will be served. Also, preregistration will be open for subsequent classes in this technique on Tuesdays, Nov. 6, 20 and 27. The fee is $25 for the Oct. 18 program. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

At Fanfare

Performances by Southeastern Louisiana University’s own performers, a visiting artist lecture and a French film highlight the third week of Fanfare, the university’s annual October arts festival in Hammond. This week’s events are:

• Noon Monday, Oct. 15, guest lecture by visiting artist Maya Erdelyi-Perez, Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery.
• 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Department of Languages and Communication presents the French film My Best Friend, Student Union Theatre.
• 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, Southeastern Theatre opens its season with the world premiere of Murderous Innocent, Vonnie Borden Theatre. The production will run through Friday, Oct. 19. Tickets are $10, general admission; $6 Southeastern faculty and staff, seniors and non-Southeastern students. Southeastern students are admitted free with university ID. For tickets, call [phone].
• 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, The Louisiana Connections: Fiction and Poetry Readings by English Department Faculty continue with faculty members Richard Louth and Alison Pelegrin, D Vickers Hall, Room 383. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.columbiatheatre.org

Specters, Saints and Spirits

The exhibit, Specters, Saints and Spirits: Discoveries from the New Orleans Museum of Art, an exhibition of works from the museum’s permanent collection, will run through Saturday, Nov. 3, at the St. Tammany Art Association, 320 N. Columbia St., Covington. In conjunction with the exhibit, the association will host the program, “Funerals and All that Jazz!,” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, featuring a demonstration and lecture by second line drummer and historian Barry Martyn. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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http://www.sttammanyartassociation.org

At Ohr-O’Keefe

The exhibit, Geoff Mitchell: Chaos at the Confessional, featuring large-scale mixed media works and contemplative videos, is showing at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, 386 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, Miss. Also showing is The Art of Eugene Martin: A Great Concept. Martin (1938-2005), Trailer McQuilkin: An Uncommon Beauty and George Edgar Ohr: Selections from Gulf Coast Collections highlights work of the “Mad Potter of Biloxi.” For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.georgeohr.org

JPAS season

Due to Hurricane Isaac’s damage to the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society has revised its 35th season schedule. The schedule is:

• Pasta & Puccini Fundraising Gala, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave., New Orleans. Tickets start at $165. For tickets or more information, call [phone], ext. 212 or email [e-mail].
• Danny O’Flaherty’s A Celtic Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, East Jefferson High School Auditorium, 400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• Ballet Hysell’s The Nutcracker, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• Avenue Q, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 12-13 and 19-20, 2013, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie. Performances also are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26, 2013, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, North Star Theatre, 347 Girod St., Mandeville.
• The Full Monty, 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23, 2013, and 3 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 17 and 24, 2013, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, Columbia Theatre, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond.
• Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013, Columbia Theatre, Hammond. Performances also are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, March 9 and 16, 2013, and 3 p.m. Sundays, March 10 and 17, 2013, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• One Great Moment in Time, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, Furhmann Auditorium, 317 N. Jefferson Ave., Covington, and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, North Star Theatre, 347 Girod St., Mandeville.
• Frost/Nixon, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, April 26-May 5, 2013, Westwego Performing Arts, Theatre, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego. Performances also are set for 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, May 10-19, 2013, North Star Theatre, Girod St., Mandeville.
• Driving Miss Daisy, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, May 10-19, 2013, Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego. Performances also are set for 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays, May 24-June 2, North Star Theatre, 347 Girod St., Mandeville.
• JPAS Theatre Kids! Present Disney’s Aladdin, Jr., 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, Jefferson Performing Arts Center,400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• A Christmas Carol, 9:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• Slim Goodbody: Lighten Up! Tour, 9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, Jefferson Performing Arts Center,400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• Les Gitans, 9:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 27-28, 2013, Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox St., Metairie.
• JPAS Theatre Kids! presents Fiddler on the Roof, Jr., 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, April 5-7 and 12-14, 2013, Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego. Tickets are $18-$30, adults; $15-$27, seniors/military; $15-$20, students; $15, children. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.jpas.org

At the Ogden Museum

A celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, will begin Tuesday, Oct. 16, and run through Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans. The celebration will offer authentic art, music, food and family activities. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

At Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

Several exhibits are showing at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St., New Orleans: Body Shop: New Multimedia Paintings by Maximilian Toth through Wednesday, Oct. 31; Blessing in Da’ Skies: New Paintings by Justin Forbes through Wednesday, Oct. 31; Never Records New Orleans: a Multimedia Project by New York Artist/Musician Ted Riederer at 841 Carondolet St. through Sunday, Nov. 4. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Sundays or by appointment. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

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http://www.jonathanferraragallery.com

Tour tickets

Tickets are on sale for the third annual Art Home New Orleans Tour, set for noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4. This is a self-guided tour of artist’s studios and private art collections in New Orleans. The Saturday tour is citywide; the Sunday tour is in the Lower 9th Ward. Tickets are $15 for one day or $25 for both and include a location map. Student tickets are $10 each day. For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.cano-la.org

At The Last Gallery

The Last Gallery on Magazine, 7028 Magazine St., New Orleans, is showing the exhibit Four Friends: Day of the Dead, featuring work by Tim Neil, Claudia Lynch, Amzie Adams and E.C. Bell. The show will end with a closing reception from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28. For more information, email: [e-mail].

At Newcomb Gallery

The exhibit Image Transfer: Pictures in a Remix Culture, is showing in the Newcomb Gallery in the Woldenberg Art Center, Building No. 81, at Newcomb College on the Tulane University Uptown campus in New Orleans. For more information, email [e-mail].

Upcoming markets set

Piety Street Market dates are set for 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 10, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, at Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., New Orleans. The market offers arts, crafts, vintage, food and live music. Admission is free. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].

Slonem show in N.O.

Hunt Slonem’s Bayou Series will show through Saturday, Nov. 24, at Martine Chaisson Gallery, 727 Camp St., New Orleans. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.martinechaissongallery.com

Indoor market set

The Spun Crossroads “Art in Motion” indoor artists market runs 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sundays and as part of the St. Claude Art Walk, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. the second Sunday of each month, at the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St. Claude Ave. The market offers fine art, crafts and fashion by local and regional artists, along with live demonstrations. For more information, email [e-mail].

At The Front

The Front, 4100 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans, is featuring a group exhibition of work by artists Angela Berry, Kyle Bravo, Lee Deigaard, Andrea Ferguson, Dave Greber, Kyhle Hossili, Rachel Jones, Morgana King, Stephanie Patton, Brooke Pickett, Alex Podesta, Claire Rau, Megan Roniger and Jonathan Traviesa. The show will run through Nov. 4. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.nolafront.org

At NOMA

The New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, has scheduled several events:

• The exhibit Jim Richard: Make Yourself at Home runs through Feb. 24, 2013.
• 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, Movie in the Garden, featuring Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds.
• 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Japan Fest at NOMA.
• Noon Wednesday, Wednesday Noon Time Talks.
• Tickets are on sale for the 47th Odyssey Ball on Saturday, Nov. 10.

For tickets or more information, call [phone] or visit the website.

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http://www.noma.org

Garden Gateways

Families looking for outdoor activities this October can visit The National World War II Museum’s Victory Garden, 945 Magazine St., and other participating gardens in the New Orleans area, as part of the Garden Gateways program. The Victory Garden is open to the public from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays in October. Other participating gardens are Longue Vue, New Orleans Botanical Garden, Hollygrove Market and Farm and the Medicinal Garden at the Pharmacy Museum. A punch card may be downloaded from any participating gardens’ website. When the card has been punched twice, families can turn it in to the organization of their choice after Wednesday, Oct. 31. In mid-November, there will be a drawing at each organization to determine prize winners. For more information, call [phone], ext. 229, or email [e-mail].

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http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/public-programming/victory-garden.html

Looking for artists

The Bucket Brigade would like to sponsor any artist who is interested in creating art about oil and/or pollution in the New Orleans Fringe Yard Art Tour. The organization will provide artists with $25 in materials and help them find locations to install their art. For more information, email [e-mail].

Hearn exhibit

An exhibition featuring first editions of books by Lafcadio Hearn, whose writings promoted the mystique of New Orleans to the nation, as well as prized works from his art collection will be on view from Thursday, Oct. 18, through Sunday, Oct. 28, in Tulane University’s Special Collections Gallery, Jones Hall, Room 205, on campus in New Orleans. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and noon-6 p.m. Sundays.

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http://tulane.edu/news/releases/pr_100512.cfm

Boo-tique in French Market

The Halloween Costume Boo-tique will move to the corner of North Peters and Barracks in the French Market, New Orleans, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, showcasing a handpicked selection of original work by New Orleans’ most creative designers, hatters, costumers and mask-makers. Then, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, revelry continues at the Boo Carre Halloween and Harvest Festival in Dutch Alley and the Farmers Market. For more information, email [e-mail] or [e-mail].

At Loyola

Several events are scheduled in coming weeks at Loyola University New Orleans:

• The Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series will present world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a master class at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall in the Communications Music Complex on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street. The master class is free, but a ticket is required to attend. To reserve a ticket, call [phone] or visit http://www.montage.loyno.edu.
• The Department of Art and Design at Loyola University New Orleans will continue its free lecture series at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, with artist Mark Dion in Miller Hall, Room 114. For more information, call [phone] or email [e-mail].
• A short film by two Loyola University New Orleans professors will screen at the New Orleans Film Festival at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., New Orleans. “You Are Here” was written by Loyola English professor John Biguenet and directed by graphic design instructor Tom Varisco, who also served as cinematographer. Varisco and Erik Winkowski edited the film. For tickets, visit http://neworleansfilmsociety.org/festival.

Call for applications

The deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 28, for Jazz Fest’s crafts applications. The application free is $30, and the festival runs April 26-May 5, 2013. For requirements, an application or more information, call [phone], email [e-mail] or visit the website:

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http://www.nojazzfest.com

At Barrister’s Gallery

Spirit Realm at Barrister’s Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, is showing Claudia Lynch’s ShoeStories through Saturday, Nov. 3. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.barristersgallery.com

Larguia exhibit in N.O.

The Academy Gallery, 5256 Magazine St., New Orleans, is showing new work by Diego Larguia through Saturday, Oct. 27. For more information, call [phone].

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http://www.noafa.com