The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, March 5.
FRIDAY
ART AFTER HOURS: MOVEMENT & MEMORY WITH MIKE WEARY: 6 p.m., Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. An evening of art, dialogue and performance exploring lived experience, cultural memory and creative expression. Free. lasm.org.
“BILLY PRESTON: THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT”: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. A documentary about the Grammy-winning musician, with never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes and rare photos. $9.50. manshiptheatre.org.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
EVENING SKY VIEWING: 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m., BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. See the majesty of the night sky in these public viewings for those 6 and up. hrpo.lsu.edu/events.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
“ROMEO & JULIET”: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Ascension Community Theatre, 823 N. Felicity Ave., Gonzales. An ACT production. $19-$34. https://www.actgonzales.org/.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND THURSDAY
“SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Thursday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Sullivan Theater, 8849 Sullivan Road, Central. $35, adults; $25 for students. www.sullivantheater.com/tickets.
SATURDAY
RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations. breada.org.
FAMILY-HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show. lasm.org.
“COLLAGE INSPIRED BY AI: ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS”: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St. A drop-in art-making program for teens and adults inspired by works on view. Included with admission. lsumoa.org.
SUNDAY
FREE FIRST SUNDAY: Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; Old Governors’ Mansion, 502 North Blvd.; Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, 2161 Nicholson Drive; LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St.; and Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. and LSU Center for River Studies, 100 Terrace Ave. Free admission to all exhibits and installations, plus reduced-price entry to LASM’s Irene Pennington Planetarium shows.
PBS KIDS: “ODD SQUAD: WORLD TURNED ODD”: 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. After using a gadget to travel back to 1983, Oona, Olympia and Otis accidentally change the past, which alters the outcomes of all the cases that Odd Squad has ever solved. Free. manshiptheatre.org.
“A SONG FOR CORETTA”: 3 p.m., UpStage Theatre, 1713 Wooddale Blvd. $27. https://upstagetheatre.biz.
TUESDAY
BATON ROUGE CHESS CLUB: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., La Divina Italian Cafe, 3535 Perkins Road, Unit 360. A chance to play and learn; all levels welcome. Free.
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket.
WEEKLY SOCIAL BIKE RIDE: 7 p.m., Geaux Ride, 521 N. Third St., Suite A. Free. fareharbor.com.
ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Classes: Sarah Sedwick — Dynamic Still Life in Oil or Acrylic, Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Dana Mosby: Interpreting the Landscape in Pastel: Infusing Your Work with Passion, March 14, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Both classes at Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave. (225) 773-8020 or artguildlouisiana.org.
BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Member artists’ show by Jacqueline Dee Parker, Eleanor Owen Kerr and Her Roe, with opening reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. batonrougegallery.org.
CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. “Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation,” “The Louisiana Experience: Discovering the Soul of America,” “African American History,” “Music and Musicians” and “Mardi Gras,” permanent exhibits. (225) 342-5428 or louisianastatemuseum.org.
CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “Dennisparkercelloetc,” exhibit of cellist Dennis Parker’s transformations of musical instruments into sculptural works, through April 17. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. artsbr.org.
LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Pinpointing the Stars,” through Aug. 1; “Crossroads & Connections: A Century of the Railway in Baton Rouge,” through Oct. 1; “Landscapes Along the Railway: The Art of John Cleaveland,” through March 15; “Going Places: Transportation Toys of the Past,” through July 6, and “Shelf Queens: Model Train Masterpieces,” also through July 6. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.
LSU’S BARNES OGDEN GALLERY: 31 S. Campus Drive. “Twofold: Collaborative Work by Addoley Dzegede & Lyndon Barrois Jr.” through Saturday.
LSU’S GLASSELL GALLERY: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “The Middle: Paintings by Will Maxen & Bradley Kerl,” new LSU School of Art faculty members, through March 14. Hours: noon-5 p.m.
LSU’S LAURA AND CLARK BOYCE GALLERY: Julian T. White Hall, 297 Field House Drive. “Interiors Under Construction: Ria Bravo” through Saturday.
LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “Daphnis and Chloe and Other Lovers: Lithographs by Marc Chagall,” through May 24. “AI: Artistic Interpretations, Studio Art Quilt Associates,” through May 10. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org.
MANSHIP THEATRE JONES WALKER FOYER: 100 Lafayette St. “Look up: A Philosophy for Birding and Life” by Gail Suberbielle. Free and open during regular Shaw Center building hours unless there is a private event.
LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Building, Tower Drive, LSU campus. “Dressing Louisiana Histories de la mode de la Louisiane,” through March 6. (225) 578-5992 or email [email protected].
MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound.
OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com.
OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. “A More Perfect Union: Reconstruction’s Legacy in Louisiana,” permanent exhibit; and “Louisiana Photographic Society Presents: Present Day Traces of Segregation, Civil Rights, and Collective Memory in Louisiana,” through March 14. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.
USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. Displays of a variety of artifacts that celebrate veteran and naval military history. Note: Vessel is in Houma for dry dock repairs. usskidd.com.
WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “Gone But Not Forgotten: Black Cemeteries of West Baton Rouge,” through March 8. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.
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